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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 11
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§ 92. In a Council at Frankford the Emperor Henry, having a great love to Bamberg, would endow it and make it an Archbishopric. The Bishop of Wir••burge would not come to the Council unless it might be joined to his Bishopric. It seemed a hard controversy. The good Emperor (oft prostrate before them) first, having no Children, dedicateth all that he hath to Christ, and then desireth them to consider, that [It was not for the Lord, but for ambition, and to get more dignity that this Bishop did resist his desire] (his agent speaking for him.) (Oh that Princes had sooner discerned the evil of such ambition and aspiring!) At last the Emperor (being present) carried it, and chose an Archbishop who was ordained to Bamberg.
§ 92. In a Council at Frankford the Emperor Henry, having a great love to Bamberge, would endow it and make it an Archbishoprick. The Bishop of Wir••burge would not come to the Council unless it might be joyned to his Bishoprick. It seem'd a hard controversy. The good Emperor (oft prostrate before them) first, having no Children, dedicateth all that he hath to Christ, and then desireth them to consider, that [It was not for the Lord, but for ambition, and to get more dignity that this Bishop did resist his desire] (his agent speaking for him.) (Oh that Princes had sooner discerned the evil of such ambition and aspiring!) At last the Emperor (being present) carried it, and chose an Archbishop who was ordained to Bamberge.
§ 93. Next Peter Bishop of Abbane is made Pope and called Sergius 4th (The Canons are here again violated) Now saith Bin. was a great prodigy, in a Church at Rome rose a spring of oil, of which a vessel full was sent to King Henry, no doubt to call him to take the Empire.]
§ 93. Next Peter Bishop of Abbane is made Pope and called Sergius 4th (The Canons are here again violated) Now saith Bin. was a great prodigie, in a Church at Rome rose a spring of oyl, of which a vessel full was sent to King Henry, no doubt to call him to take the Empire.]