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Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…
Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part of the government of Christian princes and popes, and a true account of the most troubling controversies and heresies till the Reformation ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by B. Griffin for Thomas Simmons, 1680
Church-History OF BISHOPS And their COUNCILS ABRIDGED, &c. › Chapter 10
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§ 15. This Pope Benedict was he that confirmed Hincmarus's Council, which nullified Ebbo's Ordinations aforesaid, as is to be seen in his first Epist. Bin. p. 662, &c.
§ 16. An. 856. Charles Calvus, by a Synods concurrence at Carissiac, sent Orders against Church-Robbers very strict.
And 857, a Council at Mentz was held CCLXIV, where Gunthar, Bishop of Colen, sent a Letter, that [A terrible Tempest arose, in which the People for fear all ran into St. Peter's Church: And the Church-beams cracking, as ⟨p. 267⟩they fell a praying to God for mercy, suddenly a misshapen Thunderbolt, like a fiery Dragon,1 pierced and t•re the Church, and at one stroke killed three men among all the multitude, (though those three stood in several places) that is, one Priest that stood at St. Peter's Altar, one Deacon that stood at St. Denis's Altar, and one Lay-man at St. Mary's Altar: And six others were struck almost dead, but recovered. At Trevirs also were many Prodigies.
And 857, a Council at Mentz was held CCLXIV, where Gunthar, Bishop of Colen, sent a Letter, that [A terrible Tempest arose, in which the People for fear all ran into St. Peter's Church: And the Church-beams cracking, as ⟨p. 267⟩they fell a praying to God for mercy, suddenly a mishapen Thunderbolt, like a fiery Dragon,1