boo fl Çevelation of the Apocalyfe. C r.tq, oftime, but their ancient love and zeale to the Pope fhould begin to quaile fhortly after,and fhould abate fomewhat of the former fer- vencie thercòf by little and little. Now who is there that will not marvel,to fee fogreat confpi ring and combiningofmindes and forces throughout fo long a fucceflion,that they fhould all of them delire a- like to have the chief dignity and Soveraignty to reft in the hands of the Bi op of Rome, and that they fhould let nothingpaffe which 'might bring increafe ofglory and pomp unto him? The matter is ma- niteft to every one in theferfltenHorne,evenluli,an,who:alone fpene his ftrengrh in vangtdü irig the enemies of the Empire, if not-of the Church, did not a little helix the E.Jh p.óf Rome. And When Roi lay inher rui.ies,and the Popedome was almolt quite aboliíl ed, the endeavour of the Emperours was not wanting to reflore, and to re- ferve the former authority to ancient Rome, when as it might have feemed equal' and jute, to transferre the primatie ro Conffantinople, that was the feat ofthe Empire at that time,chiefiy when as the 73i- ./hops ofConflantinople did challenge it to themfelves with all their earneft endeavour, yea they did fiippreflë the ambition of their Ea- fferne Bithops at length, and commanded them to fïibmit themfelves to the Rifbop of Rome. At la(t,when the tWo ncWHornes,Pipine and C,heirles "thegreeat (.role in theor7,fl,there was more(tout and fiercecontention then befòare,iri theBeaflsgnarrel,c. t 3.1 t.Yea and it came to this paffe at í'ength,t??a. the Emperours obliged themfelves to the l'o e with an ()nth of Fealty, an.d now they did that neceffarily, which before rhct,"'did freely and oftheir own accord. It feemed a politick device t6 tfi Beatfl for the better fecuringofhis eftate,to let this for a ?IfarkV tip the right honde of the 'Emperer,rf afterwards, as we have (hewed, Chap. 13. 17. Which cultoine mu% be derived to all their poftcrity, till the words of God(hall be fulfilled, as it is after, very 17. There was indeed a great combate between the Beajf and forne few of the Emperours,but this is t'ó be marvelled at in every one, even of thefe,that they thought they had a matter of ftrife, with a man one, ly, and nor with the Teafi., that is, with the Pope,not as he was Pape; but as he was a man. They did perhaps hate him, as an openenemy of their outward eftate, but yet they honoured and advanced the Topedommoil cart- fully. But neither did the Pope Rand in need of thofe Hornes at that time,whowas grown fo mighty by his own ftrength,that he compel- led the Emperotars that reGii't.ed limn to stoop unto him,whetherthey would
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