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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
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Platina mentioneth the Pope's Cursing William of Sicily, and absolving his Subjects from their Oaths that they might Rebel, but saith nothing of the Emperor's after-quarrel with the Pope, occasioned by a Letter of the Pope's rebuking him, for not helping the Bishop of London, saith Binnius, and refusing an offered Bishop of Ravenna.
The Pope's Epistles against the Emperor, &c. Binnius leaveth out. At last the Romans again rising against him, he goeth to Anagria, and dyeth.
§ 175. An. 1160. Roland is made Pope, called Alexander the 3d; and Octavian, called Victor the 4th, is made Pope by others, and sate four years, and seven months. This is, saith Onuphrius, the 27th Schism, or double Papacy. ⟨p. 386⟩Three more succeeded Clement, to keep up the duplicate before Alexander dyed, of whom one Reigned five years, and another seven.
Alexander addresseth himself to the Emperor Frederick to heal the Schism; who therefore bids both the Popes come to him, that he may hear the Case: But Alexander himself refuseth, and gets away. The Emperor sendeth two Bishops to him to summon him to a Council; Alexander refuseth to appear. The Bishops go to Octavian (Victor) and the Emperor calleth a Council, and this Council with the Emperor make Octavian the confirmed Pope. (Quer. Whether this was not as good Authority as Alexander's greater number of the Cardinals?) Hereupon Alexander curseth the Pope Victor, and the Emperor, and sendeth Letters to Christian, Princes to tell them that he did it justly: (Wonderful! that Empires and Kingdoms could be then disposed of by Cursing!) The Emperor seizeth on many of the Church-Cities. Alexander returneth to Rome, but findeth so many against him that he durst not stay there, but flieth into France, invited by King Philip; and there again at a Council, curseth the Emperor. The Emperor Frederick destroyeth Milan, and translateth thence to Colen the supposed Bodies of the Magi, or three wise men that came to Bethlehem!