their Councils itbridged. Let it be here noted, t. That this Council confeflèth that the Sacrament and vifible Communion is not of necefity to falvation : And why not the fame of vifible Baptifm, when it cannot be had on lawful terms ? z That therefore it is no finfulSeparation to refufe fuch Church-Communion as can- not be had on lawful terms , or but from Hereticks , Simoniacs, or Sacrile- gious. 3. That this fheweth that the Church of Rome hath their Succeflion oft interrupted : For by the teftimony of their molt flattering Hiftorians, and of General Councils, many Popes havebeen Simoniacs ; Ergo;faith this Coun- cil, Hereticks and Infidels ; Ergo no Popes : Ergo their Faithfailed. q. That this maketh their Bifhops,Priefts, and Churches in all their own Kingdoms where Princes have the prefenting and inverting of Bifhops, to be all void and null, as being Infidels. And that not only among Proteftants none fhould communicate withany Bifliops that have their Prefentation and Inveftiture from Kings, but muff feparate from them as Infidels,but even in Papifts King- doms they mutt do the fàme. § 94.., Vibtor commended Odo, or Otho Offienfis for his Succeffor; who is chofen in his ftead againft Clement, and called Urban the ad. He made their old Patrons Mathildis in her age to marry with an Italian Duke Irelpho, on conditionthat they fhould never have CarnalCopulation. TheEmperor came to Rome, and fet up Clement : Urban (or Otho) being one that before had publifhed the Excommunication of the Emperor, Excommunicareth him again, and goeth fromRome, into Italy and France; and fets the Princes upon the recovering of 7erufalem, Lifting 300000Men, andfo reconciled mofeof their Strifes at home. The Hiftoryof this Expedition, Platina briefly, and many Authors largely giveus, to whom I refer you. . Conrade the Emperor's Son rebelleth againft his Father, encouraged by the Pope. The Papal Hiftorians pretend that his Father would have forced him toInceft, but others think otherwife. It was thisPope ( faith Bin. p. 5293.) that appointed the horary Pray- ers, called the Office of the BleffedVirgin, to be ufedby Clergy and Laity, fr fuccefs againft the Saracens. Having Reigned eleven years, and four months, he died. § 95. CCCLXXIV. An. 5089. Urban in a Council at Rome, repeateth againft the Emperorand Pope Clement whatwas done before byGreg.the 7th. Clement is expelled Rome, and driven to renounce. The Holy , Wars breed reconciling thoughts. The Papal Party offer the Emperor his Crown, if he will depofè Clement. His Bifhops diffuade bins, and he refufeth; being other- wife for Peace inclined to it. § 96. CCCLXXV. 4Council at Troy inApulia about marriage of Kinf: folk. &§ 97. An. 5090. A Council at Toloufe depoled the Billtop as criminal, c. 4 98. An. 5090. A Council of Urban's at Melfia decreed again, that no Bithop receive Inveftiture from anyLay-man ; and that no Lay-man have right or authority over any Clerk. Alto againf falfe Penance ( Hildebrand B b b a hcyo e 371
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