4'4 Church fliflory of fi/hops, World : No doubt, but all Willy is a fin that is againtt either Mercy or ytuticet But that Come Ufury may be an Ad ofgreat Charity, many wife men think paft doubt : We have known force get eftates of many thou- fand pounds a year by trading with money taken upon llfury,when per- haps fome that Leant that money, had nothing but the Life to buy them bread and courfe cloathing, and keep them from perithing. How many thoufand Great Men, Lawyers and Citizens are to be curled, burnt, and damned by this Canon, for holding force tifury to be Lawful: Nay, how many for not refforieg it when taken ; when perhaps, an Orphan took it of a rich man to fave them from famine. This is the benefit of he- reticators. § 244. Anno 13m r. Was a Council at Ravenna CCCCVIII. for Difcipline and Reformation of the Churches manners, with many taper- ltitions. § 245. CCCCLIX. Arno 13 t4. Another at Ravenna, was like the for- mer. § 24e. Next comethPope John the loth alias 2 ith. alias 22tó. alias23th. Ile lived atAvinion: He thought fouls were kept in fomereceptacles from the fight.of God till the Refurret lion : He damned thole that held that Chrift and his Apoftles poffeffed no propriety (Platina thinks contrary to the Gofpel.) He tormented to death Hugo Bifhop of Catare for being a- gainft him. He curled and excommunicated the Emperor Lewis of Ba- varia, and many other great men : Italy was all in Wars in his days. The Emperor let up another Pope in Italy againfi him, Nicol. the 5th. which was faith, Onuph.28th. Schifm at Rome, was not he that was at Rome liker to be Bifhop of Rome, thanhe that was inFrance.) But the Pope Nicolas after three years Reign was catched by one that would merit of Pope John, and lent to him, and put in Prifon, wherthefoon died: and John died at Ninety years Old after Nineteen years Reign, leaving more money behind him, than any Pope that ever went beforehim. They His proccfs againfi Lodov. the Emperor, you may fee in Freberas Hiltory any forbad a Rer. Bobem. and others moreat large. BO"? a or § 247. CCCCLX. Another Council at Ravena, Anno 1317. to the fame xame a purpofe with the former, where the manners of thole timesmay benoted vrift al bú in the crimes forbidden : The 3d.Can. fheweth that men had then the place ordinar..,. of Archdeacons before they were ordained Deacons,. and the placesor be- nefices of Abbots, Deans, Archpresbyters, Prelates, (Pr.epofiti) before they were ordainedPriefts: And the Cannon requireth tìrchxo be after ordain- ed within a year. Can, 18. Excommunicateth all Lay Magifirates, that take a Priefi or Clerk in arms or in any excels or fin, and keep him, (that is imprifon him or punith him) and_do not fend him to his Bithop; or that fending I'm to the Bifhop do openly flame him, by fending himwith trumpets or, armed men, or withhis arms hang'd about his neck. § 245. CCCCLXI. Anna 0322. A Concilium Sabinenfe had many of the like
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