3 9 8 aurch-Ha;ory of Dijhops and ofr the Sabine Council in Spain. 13. From a Council at Toledo under Bened/il rzrh. 14. And from the Council ofTrent. 15. From the Common fenfe of the Cafe of Abbot ?oachim. 16. And of the word Tranfubflantiation. 17. And ofannual confefHon : All taken as fetled by this Council. So that as thePapifts will not accept of this Charity ofour Bifhops in excufing their Religion from this part ofguilt, fo there is littleplace in- deed for an excufe. § zoo. The Papifts themfelves though they have many other Coun- cils and initances to prove the Popes Claim and Praftice ofdepofing Prin- ces, yet will not let go this as being a famous General Council : But when here in England they would excufe their Religion from Rebellion, they ufe to fay, that this being not an ' Article of.Faith, but a Canon of " Pra/tice, they are not bound to take it as infallible.To which the laid Mr.Henry Dodwell ibid. pag. 185'. hath largely anfwered,to which I refer the Reader; adding only, that That which mutt be Believed to be of God is not alway matter ofprall-ice, yet what mull be done as by thewill of God, mas alwaies be, firft thematter of faith: ree mug believe that it is God's will before we canobey it as his will. The full anfwer fee as aforecited. § zoa. In the performance of the Laws of this Council multitudes called hereticks were burnt: Their St. Dominickpreaching to the people to perfwade them to take arms under the Sign of the Crofs to deftroy the Hereticks, for to get pardon of their fins, fo that from firft to lait many hundred thoufand (Come fay two millions, but that feemeth too much) were killed in France, Savoy, Germany, Italy, and other Coun- treys : fee Sam. ClerkMartyrol. and Arch Bithop Vfier defiscal: Ec- clef. Thus hath Papal Rome been built and maintained by Blood, Rebel- lion and Confufion, under pretence ofChurch Purity,Unity and Govern- ment, and all by the pretended KEYES. § 202. Honorius 3d. fucceedeth Innocent: Heconfirmeth the Do= minivan, and Francifcan Religions and SaintethFrancis. He procurerh a new expedition towards 7erufalem, and the deftruftion of many. The Emperor Friderick foiloweth his predeceffors, and invaded' Italy, con- quereth Sicily and Apulia (being his own by his Mothers title.) But the Pope excommunicateth him, and by the mediationof ?ohn King of?eru- falem (in title) he is abfolved. § 203. CCCCXL. Stephen Laughton being refrored, a Synod at Ox- o ford patted many general excommunications, and there numbered all the Holy -dayes to be kept, and made feveral Canons ; One good one was, [that everygreat Parifhhave two or three Presbyters, becaufeof the great- nefs of the woyk, and ifone Mould be lick, &c. Another (repeated ma- ny
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