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

§ 29. CLXXVI. A Council at Paris deposed Bishop Saphoracus for some great Crime.

§ 30. While the Romans were resolving to subject themselves to the Goths again, because the Pope made Narses their Persecutor, Narses took it so ill, that he went away from them, but the Pope drew back, and he^* shortly died. Bellisarius also was ruined, and Justinian himself shortly dyed. Binnius saith it is reported that he had no Learning, and thinketh that his Civil Laws were Tribonian's, and his Ecclesiastical Theodorus Caesariensis's. And saith that the Church rejecteth his Laws of Usury, Churches and Ecclesiastical Persons, as arrogant Usurpations. Qu. Whether the Roman Power was then understood by Princes or People?

§ 30. While the Romans were resolving to subject themselves to the Goths again, because the Pope made Narses their Persecutor, Narses took it so ill, that he went away from them, but the Pope drew back, and he^* shortly died. Bellisarius also was ruined, and Iustinian himself shortly dyed. Binnius saith it is reported that he had no Learning, and thinketh that his Civil Laws were Tribonian's, and his Ecclesiastical Theodorus Caesariensis's. And saith that the Church rejecteth his Laws of Usury, Churches and Ecclesiastical Persons, as arrogant Usurpations. Qu. Whether the Roman Power was then understood by Princes or People?

1. *Bar•nius contradicteth Anastasius & others in this point.

§ 31. CLXXVIII. Another Synod at Paris repeated nine old Canons: