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

§. 43. CCCXI. If yet you perceive not the sad State of the Church, by Men's striving for Church-Dignities; a Council at Soissons, Anno 940. will tell you more. You heard before, how the Earl of Aquitaine had got his Son to be made Arch-Bishop of Rhemes: The Child in coats, was but Five Years old: It happened, that he was put out again for his Infancy, or Non-Age; and Artaldus, a Monk, chosen in his stead. This Council of Bishops, was to decide the C••e between the two Arch-Bishops. The Objection against one, was his Infancy, and his Father's ill means to bring him in:¹ The Objection against the other, was Perjury; He had sworn, that he would never accept an Arch-Bishopric: (Alas! Must the Church of France be Headed by one of these;² an Infant, or a Perjured Monk!) The Synod cast out the Perjured Monk, and judged the Seat to the Infant, as being lawfully Chosen; (Power made it a Lawful Call.) And the Bishops went to Rhemes, and Consecrated him.

§. 43. CCCXI. If yet you perceive not the sad State of the Church, by Men's striving for Church-Dignities; a Council at Soissons, Anno 940. will tell you more. You heard before, how the Earl of Aquitane had got his Son to be made Arch-Bishop of Rhemes: The Child in coats, was but Five Years old: It happened, that he was put out again for his Infancy, or Non-Age; and Artaldus, a Monk, chosen in his stead. This Council of Bishops, was to decide the C••e between the two Arch-Bishops. The Objection against one, was his Infancy, and his Father's ill means to bring him in:¹ The Objection against the other, was Perjury; He had sworn, that he would never accept an Arch-Bishoprick: (Alas! Must the Church of France be Headed by one of these;² an Infant, or a Perjured Monk!) The Synod cast out the Perjured Monk, and judged the Seat to the Infant, as being lawfully Chosen; (Power made it a Lawful Call.) And the Bishops went to Rhemes, and Consecrated him.

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