Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…

§ 5. A Synod at Mentz, An. 852. did we know not what. But 853. CCLIX. one at Soissons was approved by Pope Benedict, and reprobated by Pope […] (Bin. p. 648.) (yet both infallible.) And it is no wonder, for it is about a hard Point, and in which the Papacy is much concerned. When Ebbo was deposed and banished, Lotharius restored him for a while, ⟨p. 264⟩and he intruded again, and ordained many Priests. Hincmarus succeeding in his life-time, rejecteth all those that he thus ordained. A Council is called to judge whether their Ordination was valid or null. The Council decreed, that [Whatever in Ecclesiastical Ordinations the said Ebbo had done after his damnation, ¹according to the Traditions of the Apostolic Seat, as is read in the Deeds of the Popes, except Sacred Baptism, which is perfected in the name of the Trinity, shall be all void and null, and those ordained by him in whatever part of the world they shall be Fugitives or wander, because they cannot fly from God's judgment, let them be held deprived of all Ecclesiastical Degrees by the judgment of the Holy Ghost.] And yet these Men had showed Letters from the King and divers Bishops, for their reception as Presbyters, but the Synod said they were counterfeit.

§ 5. A Synod at Mentz, An. 852. did we know not what. But 853. CCLIX. one at Soisons was approved by Pope Benedict, and reprobated by Pope 〈…〉 (Bin. p. 648.) (yet both infallible.) And it is no wonder, for it is about a hard Point, and in which the Papacy is much concerned. When Ebbo was deposed and banished, Lotharius restored him for a while, ⟨p. 264⟩and he intruded again, and ordained many Priests. Hincmarus succeeding in his life-time, rejecteth all those that he thus ordained. A Council is called to judge whether their Ordination was valid or null. The Council decreed, that [Whatever in Ecclesiastical Ordinations the said Ebbo had done after his damnation, ¹according to the Traditions of the Apostolick Seat, as is read in the Deeds of the Popes, except Sacred Baptism, which is perfected in the name of the Trinity, shall be all void and null, and those ordained by him in whatever part of the world they shall be Fugitives or wander, because they cannot flie from God's judgment, let them be held deprived of all Ecclesiastical Degrees by the judgment of the Holy Ghost.] And yet these Men had shewed Letters from the King and divers Bishops, for their reception as Presbyters, but the Synod said they were counterfeit.