and their Councils Abridged. they are reflored to agreat degree of freedome, I mean eventhde that.yet are Papifts, the Pope dare not nowdamn them as Henrician Heretickr, as he longhad done ; he dare not be fobold in taking away, and giving King- domes ; hedare not execute his Laws againft Princes Inveftitures, nor ex- communicate them, and depofe them, and abfolve their Subjects, nor inter- didt whole Kingdomes, and{hut up Church doors, nor fomuch asopenly profefs that he hath powerfrom God, and S. Peter, to depofe Kings accord- ing to their Merits, andto fet up others in their ftead. O howmuch quie- ter is Italy, Spain, France, Germany, &c. fince the Reformation, and 'how much lefs troubledwith Papal terrours and wars, than heretofore ; and all is for fear left if the Pope fhould anger them, the sell of the Princes thould forfake him. Heretofore if one Kingdome flood up againft the Pope, the reft wereready blindly to obey his Commands, to fall upon them and de- limy them: But now the Reformed Nations have more firength to defend- themfelves, and thofe that (hall joyn with them : The truth is, it is Refor- mation that bath made even the Papiffr Princes Frei-men. 4 63. The Hifiory of all the Roman horrid bloody cruelties, by which they laboured to fupprefs Reformation, I here omit, becaufe (as it well deferveth) it is written in many large volumns by it felf : I mean the bloody murders of the Albigenfes, Waldenfes, Bohemians, the cruelties of the Inquifition in Spain, Belgia and other parts : TheMaffacre in France. The burning peo- ple in England and the murde rs in Ireland, and in other countries: you may read them at large in many Hiftories : In 7hkantu, Sleidan, Illerictu, Marley, Perin, Moreland, the Belgian, and French Hiftories : Foxe's Ac`sand Monu- ments, and fummarily in Mr.Sam, Clerks Martyrology: And Carion, Me- lanilon, Micreleur, D. Paretts, Vignerius, Scullctus, Bucholcer, Fualliuc, and ma- ny others give you anaccount of the Reformation. And the Livesof the German Divines, written by Melchior Adauner, yea and of their Lawyers, Phyficians and Philofophers, giveth not an unpleafant light into that Hiftorv: So that for me here to treat of the Reformation ina large volumn (to do what is fo oftendone already) would be incougruous. The making of Vrban the 6th, the Emperours Schoolmaller Pope, and the Wars in his time; The SuccetTon of Clement the7th. and the Italian Wars in histime, between the Emperour and the French ándothers, and the taking of Rome by the Emperour (Charles the 5th.) army underCharles Duke ofBourbon, andall the progrefs of their broils, Hiftorians haveat large record- ed ; and therefore I (hall pretermit. 4.64. The day before Charles the 5th; was chofenEmperour, the Senate of Eletias chofe John FrederickDuke of Saxony ; : but he ingenti animo recufa vit, refuted it ; and being asked whom he thought moil eligible, he faid none but Charles was fit. For this noblemind, he was offired 3.00aoFlo- rens of money, which he conftantly reje led : And when they urged .him that r0000might begiven to his fervants, he laid, let them that will take it, but he that taketh any (hall not flay to morrowwith me, and taking üurfe went his waits, left they furthesttroubledhim: Thus faith Er eftnrr, Epji.l. 13. 455
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