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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 12
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§ 102. CCCLXXIX. An. 1094. A Council at Ostio in France Excommunicated their own King Philip, for putting away his Wife, and marrying another; and again Excommunicateth the Emperor and Pope Clement.
§ 103. CCCLXXX. An. 1095. A Council at Placentia heard the Cause of the Emperor of Const. begging help against the Infidels; and of the King of France; and the Empress complained how filthily she had been forced by her Husband's command. It repeated damnations, and decreed that no money be taken for Baptizings, Chrysms or Burials.
§ 104. CCCLXXXI. A Council at Clermont for the same Causes. It decreeth, That if one injure another on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday, it shall not be reputed a breach of Peace: but if it be done on any of the other four days, it shall be judged a breach of holy Peace, and be punished as shall be judged. C. 1.
And that no Clergyman shall receive any Honour (or Preferment) from the hand of Lay-men. C. 15.