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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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§ 70. CCLXXXV. An. 879. Carolus Calvus King of France, unjustly possessed the Kingdom of Lotharius, which by inheritance fell to Ludovicus. Ludovicus got the Pope to interpose, who sent his Legates to Charles: But the Bishops had not yet learned to obey Popes against Kings in power. A Council of Bishops called at Metz, give the Kingdom to Charles, because he was the stronger. This was called Concilium Praedatorium, 1a Council of Robbers and Traitors: And no wonder, when Bishops must be the Givers of Kingdoms. Was it not enough for the Pope, to usurp such power, to be over Kings, and dispose of Crowns, but ordinary Bishops must do the like?
§ 70. CCLXXXV. An. 879. Carolus Calvus King of France, unjustly possessed the Kingdom of Lotharius, which by inheritance fell to Ludovicus. Ludovicus got the Pope to interpose, who sent his Legates to Charles: But the Bishops had not yet learned to obey Popes against Kings in power. A Council of Bishops called at Metz, give the Kingdom to Charles, because he was the stronger. This was called Concilium Praedatorium, 1a Council of Robbers and Traytors: And no wonder, when Bishops must be the Givers of Kingdoms. Was it not enough for the Pope, to usurp such power, to be over Kings, and dispose of Crowns, but ordinary Bishops must do the like?
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§ 71. CCLXXXVI. Yet another Council against the Pope. King Charles had authorized Northman, a great man, to receive some Goods that were taken to belong to the Church. The Pope commandeth Hincmarus, Bishop of Rhemes, and the rest of the Bishops of France, to excommunicate Northman. 1Hincmarus and the Bishops refuse to obey him, only one Hincmarus Bishop of Laon, (Laudunum) obeyeth him, and publisheth the Excommunication. A Council is called at Wermria, where Hincmarus Rhem. and the Bishops (the King consenting) condemn Hincmarus Laudunensis, for disobeying his Metropolitan, in obeying the Pope. He appeals to Rome: They will not let him go. He writeth. Hiucmarus Rhem. writeth largely against him, (though his Nephew) showing how he broke the Canons, how bad a man he was; how he had neglected his own Charge, left Children unbaptized, and for private quarrels excommunicated his Flock, and had silenced and suspended the Ministers under him tyrannically, &c.