3 q. a C1}itirch-Hiflory of Difoops and (* Though a "Citizens poyloned his predeceffor Clem. 2. And that he feized on the C" place by violence without any confent of Clergy or People, it being "now the cuftom for any ambitious man, that could, to feize on the "Popedom; but God, faith Plat. as a juß revenger refilled him, for "he dyed the twenty third day of his Papacie. Yet the Romans had &s again taken an oath in Clem.zd's. time to choofe no Pope without the " Emperor's licence. For the Romans were become fo wicked and fa ious that they were not to be trufled in fach a thing. § r t r. Upon thefe horrid villanies and fchifms Baron. and Bin. again cry out on the Novatores, for calling thefe things in the teeth of the Roman Church, as impudent men. And they fay ßi11, r. That it '° was not the Church that chofe thefe Popes (as Benediti 9.)but Tyrants obtruded them. z. "That yet fe great was the power of the Roman "Church that even falfe Popes were obeyed by all the Chriftianworld.] Anf. r. Whenyet they tell us themfelves that even the City of Rome was fo far from obeying them, that they imprifoned, depofed, killed them. And the whole GreekChurch excommunicated them lince Photi- tes's dayes; only the horrid contentions between the Sons and off -fpring of Charlmain and the Germane Princes, gave them advantage to Lord it by Anathema's in France, Germany, and Italy, and loch nearer parts, whileft the contenders would make ufe of them, and they of the con- tenders. And horrid ignorance had invaded the clergy, and confe- quently the Laity, and fubjeâed them in darknefs to this Ruler that maketh fo great ufe ofdarknefs. z. And if thefe men uncalled were true Popes, why might not the Turkbe one, or any man that can get the place or Title? Why were not all the 4 or S or 6 at once true Popes? If not, Where was the Catholick Church this while, if a Pope was a conßitutive head or part? and what is become of your Succeßion ? will any poffeffionjure vel injurid ferve for a Succef ion? If íò, Why tell you the Proteftants that they want it? If nor, What pretence have you for it? I think the Pro- teßants can prove a far better fuccefTion. § t tz. Berengarius rote in thefe horrid dayes; and it is no wonder if filch a monfter as Pope Benedi??, and his companions condemned him, and let up the monßrous doctrine of Tranfubßantiation. As Tertullian faith it was an honour to , Chriftians to be firft perfecuted by fuch a one as Nero, fo was it to the doftrine of the Sacrament to be condemn- ed by fuch a one as Benedif 9. and in the time (as Baron, and Bin. fpeak) of the three headed monftrous beaft. § 113. Rome was now fo wife as to be confcious a little of their bad- nefs and unfitnefs to choofe themfelves a Pope, and therefore Pent to the Emperor Henry to choofe them one. He chofe them Bruno a good Bifh- op of Tullum; who in his way, at the Abby of Cluny, met'withHilde- brand that went from Rome thither, who told him that the Emperor being a Lay-man had no power to make or choofe a Pope C) but the Clergy
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