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

CCCCXXVIII. An. 1179. was the Synod at Venice for reconciliation.

§ 181. CCCCXXIX. An. 1180. Alexander being at peace, called a Council at Rome, which they call General, or the 11th General Council approved at Lateran: In which are many reforming Canons, and many for the Papal power. The first is (as aforesaid) to confine the power of Pope-making to two third parts of the Cardinals only. Another to degrade those ordained by the three Anti-Popes. Another that no one have many Churches, &c. And the last against some called Cathari, Patrini, or Publicani as Heretics, giving those Indulgences that will fight against them, and absolving all Inferiors from all Fidelity and Duty to them, &c. Some think that these were the Waldenses, some the Albigenses. But I have elsewhere showed (against Mr. Danvers) that there were several sorts then in those Countries, some Manichee Heretics, and some good Christians called Waldense!, and Albigenses, but against the Pope and his Superstitions, whom the Papists would jumble together to disgrace the best: who were, as some of their own Writers (e.g. Sanders lib. 7. de vis. Monar.) say, A portion of the Henricians, that is, of the Emperor Henry's Heresy, that held the Pope's false usurping Excommunications were to be contemned (not as from Henry their Teacher) that is, they were Royalists, and against the Pope's ruling the abused world by the Cursing way.

§ 181. CCCCXXIX. An. 1180. Alexander being at peace, called a Council at Rome, which they call General, or the 11th General Council approved at Lateran: In which are many reforming Canons, and many for the Papal power. The first is (as aforesaid) to confine the power of Pope-making to two third parts of the Cardinals only. Another to degrade those ordained by the three Anti-Popes. Another that no one have many Churches, &c. And the last against some called Cathari, Patrini, or Publicani as Hereticks, giving those Indulgences that will fight against them, and absolving all Inferiors from all Fidelity and Duty to them, &c. Some think that these were the Waldenses, some the Albigenses. But I have elsewhere shewed (against Mr. Danvers) that there were several sorts then in those Countries, some Manichee Hereticks, and some good Christians called Waldense!, and Albigenses, but against the Pope and his Superstitions, whom the Papists would jumble together to disgrace the best: who were, as some of their own Writers (e.g. Sanders lib. 7. de vis. Monar.) say, A portion of the Henricians, that is, of the Emperor Henry's Heresie, that held the Pope's false usurping Excommunications were to be contemned (not as from Henry their Teacher) that is, they were Royalists, and against the Pope's ruling the abused world by the Cursing way.