their Councils abridged. Servants of fome Earls and thefe Bithops fought for Quarters: The Bithops Servants prevailed, and Blood was fhed, and theNephew of anEarl wounded near todeath, and all was on an uproar. TheKing ( Stephen ) took the ad- vantage,and made the twoBithops deliver up the Keysof their CatIles ,. left they prepared to be'for the Emprefs Maud in time. The Bihhop the King's Brother was the Pope's Legat ; he callsa Council at Wsnchefler, and fummon- eth the King,where he and other Bithops pleaded againfl the King , that he violated the Canons,wronged theChurch, invaded the Bifhops Propriety, &c, But a French Bithop of Rouen pleaded for theKing, that no Canon allowed them thofCailles, and that in danger of Wars all Princes would fecure fuck places; and fo far got the better, as that they durPt not proceed againfl the King, who told them that if any went toRome to complain againil him, they muff not think eafily to return intoEngland. § a 6r . CCCCXV. An. I i 4.o. A Council at Sons condemned Teter :Abailard's Books to the Fire ; but faith Otto Frifing. (b Bin. ex eo) they wouldnot hear himpeakfor himfelf, fuffietting or fearing his skill in dilluta- tion, hisgreat acutenefs being famous. His Heretic was, That whereas ( faith Otto) the Church holdeth the Three Perfons in the Trinity to be res difrïn&as*, See l the diftintt things ; Peter ufed an ill fimilitude, and faid that [ As thefame argu- in ment orjeech is Propofition, Affumption and Conclufon,fo thefameEffence is the School- men what Father, Son and Holy GhoFt] and this was judged Sabellianifm. But fure, they hold, I. Peter never meant this fimilitude fhould hold in all refpe&s. z. Sure this particu- afferteth unhappily fuch adifference as is between the Whole and the Parts, if larii) Meu- he had meant it to be fullyfienile. And that maketh a greater difference inter riJJ de ' perfonas, than the Schools allow. But be the Man Heretick or not, what And Pe. juffice was in thefe pitiful Prelates that condemned him,and durf' not hear him tau de' (peak? Is fuch Hereticatingmuch regardable ? Trinir. § a 6z. CCCCXVI. Another Synod (Senonenfis) got St. Bernard among ahem, who debated the cafe of - Peter, and he appealed to the Pope, who con- demned him, and yet faith that Peter deniedmanyof the words, and all the finje that was charged on him : but nameth five Errors, worthy his condemna- tion,if his indeed. § 563. Binnivafrom WMalmesbury (whowas prefent) reciteth.another Council at Winchefter,King Stephen' being taken Prifòner by fame Lords, and the Londoners pleading for-hisliberty,his Brother the Pope's Legat was againíl him, and accufed hint, Excommunicatingdivers Lords that were for,him. § 164 CCCCXVII. A Synod at 7erufalem againíf the Patriark of An- tioch, thePrince, and the Pope'sLegat being againft him : Accufed of many Crimes he would not appear, and was depofed and imprifoned, and fcapingout went to Rome for help, and was there poifoned. An unlearned bad Man '73aymericoss is put intohis fèat. - § 165.
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