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

§ 95. An. 1012. Two Popes were chosen and set up; which is the 19th. schism or double-head of the Roman Church. The Emperor's party chose Benedict the 8th. The City Party chose Gregory. The Citizens were the stronger at present (and so long their's was the true Pope.) The Emperor proved strongest at last, and therefore Benedict became the true Pope (for Hobbes his Law ruled among them,) [that Right is nothing but Power to get and keep] Gregory had no power to keep his Place: Ergo he had no right to it: Benedict fled to Germany, and the good Emperor Henry came to Rome with an Army, and made Gregory fly, and set up Benedict. Here Henry first instituted the Golden Globe and Cross as fit for an Emperor's hand and aspect.¹ Bin. out of Glab. li. 3. c. 8. speaketh of the Jews injuring Christ's Image by a ludicrous crucifixion, and that after the adoring of the cross the same day, a whirlwind cast down the Houses [omnesque pene Romanos occisos esse] and almost all the Romans were killed (that's scarce credible,) and that it ceased not till the Pope had put the Jews to death. Platina saith, that this Emperor Henry and his Wife were so pious that they omitted nothing that might do good. He overthrew the Saracens, and giving his Sister in marriage to the King of Hungary converted him and his People to the Faith: And Baron. giveth you the copy of his large grant of Cities and Principalities to the Pope, by way of confirmation of former grants.

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§ 96. They call it a Council at Legio in Spain, where the King and Queen and Nobles with the Bishops and Abbots, made some Laws for Church-privileges.

§ 96. They call it a Council at Legio in Spain, where the King and Queen and Nobles with the Bishops and Abbots, made some Laws for Church-priviledges.