3 9° Church-Hij1ory of Bihops and he came home repented , and impofed fo ftrié} Penance on himfelf, that the Pope hearing of it, was fain to abfolve him. r 8o. CCCCXXViL An. 117 r. Binnius faith, that Ireland being given to the Popeas loon as they became Chriftians, the Pope gave it to King Hen- ry the td, as foon as he had conquered it ; and a Council at Caffel was cal- led for Reformation. Note here, r. That the Pope hath great reafon to Peek theConverfion of the Kingdoms of the world, if 'they are his when they are converted. 2. That it is no wonder if five parts of fix of the world be Bill Infidels, or at leaf} that they are unwilling to yield to Popifh Chriftianity, when Hea- then and Infidel Kings muft lofe their Kingdoms,and become Subjefts to the Pope, if they turn toPopifh Chriftianity. 3. That it hath longbeen a cunning way of&untywith Popes, to give Princes their ówn Kingdoms and Conquel}s, when they cannot takethem from them. CCCCXXVIII. An. r t 79. was the Synodat Venice for reconciliation. 18 I. CCCCXXIX. An. r t 80. Alexander being at peace , called a Council at Rome, which they 'call General, or the r tth General Council ap- proved at Lateran : Inwhich are many reforming Canons, and many for the Papal power. The firft is (as aforefaid) to confine thepower of Pope-ma- king to two third parts of the Cardinals only. Another to degrade thofe or- dained by the threeAnti-Popes. Another that no one have many Churches, &c. And the laf} againft forte called Cathari, Patrini, or Publicáni as Here- ticks, giving thofe Indulgences that will fight againft them, and abfolving all Inferiors from all Fidelity and Duty to them,&c.. Some think that thefe were the Walldenfe3,fome theAlbigenfes. But I have elfewhere (hewed ,(againft Mr. Danvers ) that there were feveral forts then in thofe Countries, forte Mani- chee Hereticks, and fortegood Chriftians called Waldenfes, and Albigenfes, but againft the Pope and his Superftitions, whom the Papifts would jumble to- gether to difgrace the belt : who were,as forte of their own Writers (e. g. Sanders lib. 7. de vifMenar.) fay, A portion of the Henricians, that is, ofthe Emperor Henry'sHerefie, that held the Pope's Falk ufurping Excommunicati- ons were to be contemned (not as fromHenry theirTeacher) that is , they were Royalifis, and again(}: the Pope's ruling the abufed world by the_Curfing way. r 8z. To this Council, Crab and Binnius have annexed, a voluminous Appendix of Decrees, of which many are notable. As that eh:'Bi(kop may frfpend
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