366 Church-fliflory of Bifhops and Ep. 22. He tells the Count of Anglers (or Anjou) that he Mould have obeyed the fentence of his Bifloop, though it was unjuff. And fo every wicked Prelates power over Princes and all others thall be abfolute. He flattered our King William theConqueror more than other Kings ; but ep. 2. 1. i i. He complaineth of his punifhing a Bithop, telling him that God taketh them as the apple of his eye, and faith,Touch not mine anointed; and though they are naught and very unworthy they muff be honoured, and being called Gods, men muff not meddlewith them. Ep. I.Append.(Bin.p.5278)he tells LanfrankArch-Bithop ofCanterbury; how far the Church was from purity in hisdays ; viz. that [TheBithops and fuch asfhould be Paflors of Souls, do with infatiable defre hunt after the Glory of the World,and theplea/Sires of the,flefe. And do not only themfelves confoundall things that are holy and religious,but by their example draw their Subjefls to all wickednefs; And that tolet them alone is unlawful, and to rejig them howdifficult! So Much of the Epiftles of Greg. 7th. who feemeth to be much more againft vice than his predeceffors for manyages, but more for tyrannical ufurpation and rebellion than ever any that was before him: And if the better fort of them be fuch, what may be expe led from them? § 67. CCCLIII. An. 5074. in a Council at Rome Priefts were for- bid marrying, and all that were married commanded to put away their Wives : The Arch- Bithop of Mentz trying to do the. fame in Germany, the whole partyof theClergy (faithLambert, an. 1074)raged againft it, and called the Pope a downright Heretick that oppofedChrifls taw, who forbad putting awayWives exceptfor fornication,faying, all men cannot receive this laying; and as driving men tofornication : They went from the Synod, and fame were for calling out the Archbilhop of Mentz and puttinghim to death : But he fpake them fair. But the Popewent on. § 68. CCCLIV. In a Synodat Genefrus, the PopesLegate and Anfelm Lucent, excommunicated many that had been againftAnfelm: whereupon the whole City was enraged, and forfook Mathildis, and joyned with the Emperor, and expelled the Bithop, one Peter a Canon leading them. § 69.CCCLV.an.5o75. a Council at Rome excommunicated five ofthe Emperors Family; unlefs they travelled to Rome and made fatisfaltion : It excommunicated Philip King of France unlefs he fatisfied the Nuntii of the Pope : It fufpended the Arch- bithop of Breme, the Bithopof Strasburg, theBifhop of Spire, the Bithopof Bamberg, and in Lombardia the Bifhop of Papia, the Bifhop of Turine, the Bithop of Placentine, and alto Robert Dukeof Apulia, and Robertde Roritello. &e. § 70. an. 5075. Was the forefaid Synod at Mentz where the Arch= Bithop Peeking to bring the Clergy to obey the Pope in putting away their Wives, was fain to put it off to fave his life from the Clergies rage. The Englifh Councils I omit referring you to Spelman, of which one depofed Wuljan ( they fay injurioufly) &c. § 71. CCCLVI. an. 1 076. A Council at Worms fentenced the Pope depofed. Two Bifhops awhile refuted confenr, but at Taft yielded : And they
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