their Councils abridged. nods were (till the great executioners) where Gibert and Hugo (one of his Cardinals that was againft him) are depofed and curft from Chrift. This Emperor alto calls a Council' at Warmes,whereby the means of Sigi- fred Arch-Bifhop of Mentz, it is decreed that no man in any thing obey the Pope of Rome. Roland a Clerk is fent to Rome to command the Pope la to meddle with the government no more, and the Cardinals are com- manded to forfake Gregory and leek for another Pope. Now theWarbe- gan between the Sword and the Keys. Gregory by fentence depofed the Arch-Bithóp ofMentz., and the other Clergy that were for the Empe- ror;and he Anathematized the Emperor himfelf, having firft deprived him of all Regal Power and adminif?ratie.n (as far as his decree would do it.) The form of his curie and depofition Platina reciteth,' where are thefe words[" Icafi him down fromhis Imperial andRegal Adminiftration; " And I abfolve all Chriftians Subjefl to the.Empire; from that Oath, by " which they have tiled to fwear. Fidelity to true Icings: For it is meet that <to "he. be deprived ofdignity, who endéavoureth to dimináfh the Majefly of " the Church.] (Mark Oye Kings and be wife.) Some told the Pope that the Emperor fhould not be fo haftily, Ana- thematized : To whomhe anfwered, " Did 'Chrift except Kings when he " faid to Peter [Feedmy Sheep ? when he gave him the Power of binding and loofeing, be excepted none from his power.] The Emperor wrote Letters to manyChriftian Princes and States to acquaint them with the Papal Injuries; and the Pope wrote his accofati- ons of the Emperor and his own Juftification. The Empire was prefent-. ly all in Divifion. One part was for the Emperor, and another for the Pope : Moli of the Bifhops of Germany obeyed the Emperor, and Come were againft him, as excommunicate. Some Councils were for him, and fome againft him. And, as Abbas Vrfpsirgenf:s faid, they did Co often (wear and forfwear according as Power and Inrereft moved, one time for the Emperor, and another againft him, that Perjury was become a com- mon thing both with the Bifhops and the Laity. He that will fee the many treatifes that.Leatned ` men then wrote for thepower of Princes againffthe Papal tyranny and rebellion may find them in the Voluminous Colleftions of Michael Goldaftus de Monarchia. The party that obeyed the Pope chofe another tobe Emperor, Ro- dulph Duke ofSuevia : TheEmperor regoireth'the Pope to Excommu- nicate Rodulph: He refufeth The Emperor calleth a Council of Bifhops at Brixia: They depofe the Pope, and make Gibert of Ravenna Pope called Clement the 3d. who, faithOnuphrius, fate, zi years, fo long had they two Popes, at this 23d. Schifm or doubling. But did the 'Emperor nothing to prevent all this? Yes, at the motion of the German Princes to avoid contention, he made an Oath to ask the Pope forgivenefs, if the Pope would come into Germany. ThePope on his way fearing that the Emperor coming toward himwith anArmy would apprehend him, turned back again, and betook him to a prong Z z City
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