Ci 〈◊〉 The Carmelits oâ— White-Friars Waldâ—nsis de Sacram. tit 9. c. 84. The Franciscans or Gray-Friars The Dominicans or Black-â—â—iars The Seruiâ—es Celestines Câ—â—â—hes-Friar Mount-Oliuet Iesuati Heremits of Sainâ— Hierome Miniâ—â—â— The Clergie were at iust Religious men Medinâ— lib. 2 de Canâ—n â— 36. Sulp in vit S Martin S. Gregorie â— 4. Reg. â—pâ—st 74. Prosp. â—ib 2. de vitae Const. c. 9. The Clergie did liue in common C. 21. q. 1. c. Dilictâ—ss S. Greg. in respons ad August 12. q 1 c. necessaria And did vow it Râ—fâ—rtur 12. q. 1. ◠〈◊〉 Medina lib. 5. de continent c. 10. Canons Parish-Priests Aug. 1.2 〈◊〉 vita 〈◊〉 q. 2. c carte â—â—o causes of relaxation in the Clergie S. Ambrose Epist. 2 5. Possidonius in vitâ— Augustin Pius 4. bullaâ—t incipit sediâ— Apost apud Nanarrum in staturâ—â—â—â— 19. q. 3. in 6. 7. 〈…〉 Regis 10.1 〈◊〉 pâ—r And their employments S. Bernard Ep. 3. 81. The Societie of IESVS Schooles Syn. 9. c. 4. 5 Coâ— c. Mog c 4â— S. Basil. reg Prou q. 29â— The state of the Clergie and the state of Monks compared S. Ambrose S. Antonie Ps. 64. â—2 S. Athan. in 〈◊〉 Antoâ—â— Numb 24.5 S. Hilarion S. Hierome in 〈…〉 S. Maâ—arius Cariton Isidorus Apollonius Palla l. in hist Lausi Pacomius Serapion S Hiâ—r in Epâ—tâ—ph Pauâ—ae The great order that was among them S Hier. Ep. 22. The multitude of Religious in S. Benedict's dayes Tritem l. 1. de Viviâ— Illustr c. 2. S. Bernard in vit Malachiâ— Monasteries in Ireland Luanus Ps. 64.20 S. Columbanus S. Bernard The Franciscan-Fryars The number of Religious in these dayes Leuit. 26.9 The multiplication of Religious people a signe of perfection in Religious Orders An ornament to the Church S. Bernard in Apol. Ps. 44.20 Gen. 31.3 S. Thomas 2.2 q 18â— ar 2. 2. Tim. 2.20 Varietie of Religious Orders a benefit to the Church Aristotle 2. c. 1. Seueral diâ—pâ—sitioÌ„s reâ—uiâ—ed seueral Orders The greatest part of the most eminent men haue been Religious Serapton Pamphilus S. Hierome 〈◊〉 p. Eccl. â—uâ—ian 〈◊〉 S Basil. S. Gregorie Nazian Vide Russin lib. 11. S. Epiphanius S. Iâ—hn Chrysostome S. Iohn Damascen Bâ—ssarion S Hierome S Augustin S. Hierome Ep. 62. Idem Ep 60. Idem Ep 26. Idem in lib â— Hiâ—â—â—m S Augustin Ep 29. q. 4. Idem 3. contra Petilian c. 40. S. Paulinus S. Hierome Ep. 13. S. Martin Iohn Cassian Eucherius Prospâ—r S. Fulgentius of Ruspae Cassiodorus S. Gregorie 〈…〉 Eutropius Isiâ—orus Ildâ—â—onsus Caesarius Veneralls Bede S. Anselm◠〈◊〉 2.9 Ezâ—â—h 18. Why Religion ioyned with Nobilitie is so admired S. Augustin 8. Cons â— 4 Iob 36.5.25 S Bernarâ—â—p â—â—â— S. Hâ—â—rome 〈◊〉 26. Grecian Emperoura Religious Western Emperours Lothariuâ—â— Hugo 〈…〉 king of Italie Pipin Bamba Veremund Ramirez Kings of England Religious Sigebert Ethelred Chemed Offa. Inas Ceolulf â—gbert Charlemain Trebellius Iohn Prena King of Hierusalem c. Henrie K. of Cyprus Iohn King of Armenia Three sonnes of Charles the Great Three sonnes of Vibian King of Ireland A nâ—table example Two sâ—nnes of Richard K. of England Two sonne of Charlâ—â— King of 〈…〉 S. Lewis Bishop of 〈◊〉 Peter sonne to the King of Aragon Princes of inferiour degree Great men of S. Francis his Oâ—der And of the Societie of IESVS Fa. Francis Borgia Duke of Gandie Antonie de Cordoua sonne to the Duke of Feria Râ—phe Aquauiua sonne to the Duke of Atri Eâ—cl 11. Andrew Spinola Theodora Empresse Augusta Richarde Cunegundes S. Cunegundes Agnes Elizâ—beth Tâ—sâ—a Radegundes Adocra Batilda English exampler Alfred Ethelburg Etheldred Margaret daughter to the King of Hungarie Sancha Agnes Câ—â—â—gundes Ioane Isabel. Blanâ—h Margaret 〈◊〉 15. Dionysius Benedictus 1. Pelagius 2. S. Gregorie the Grâ—at Bonifaâ—ius 4. Adeodatus Agatho Benedictus 2. Gregorie the Second and the Third Stephanus 3. Paschalis â— Gregoriâ— â— Leo 4. Leo 5. Triâ—hâ—mius l. 4. de Vir. Illâ—c 8. Syluester 2. Sergius 4. 〈◊〉 19. Stephenus 9. 〈…〉 men for fiftie yeares togeather Gregoriuâ— â— Victor â— Paschalis â— Gelasius 1. Callistus 2. Eugenius 3. S. Bernard Epist. 236. Anastasius 4. Adrianus 4. Celestinus 5. 〈◊〉 22. Câ—â—mâ—ns 6. Maison-Dâ—â— Veâ—anus 5. 〈…〉 Order 〈◊〉 Dominick Innocent ut 3. Benedictus 11. Pius 5. Popes that were Franciscans Nicolaus â— Alexander 5. Sixtus 5. Sixtuâ— 5. Eugenius 4 Paulus 4. Trith de vir 〈◊〉 c. 21. Cardinals Benedictius 80. Dominicans to Franciscans 43. Bâ—shops S. Antâ—n p. 3. in â—3 〈…〉 Triâ—â— l. 4. c. 1â— Sulpiâ—â—us S Greg. 1. p. â—ast c. 1. Religious men more fit to gouerne then anie others Why Matth â—â— 23. Io. 10. Manie notable Bishops that were Monks S Basil. S. 〈…〉 S Fulgâ—ntâ—us S. Anselme Culiâ—â—mus â—iturâ—â—â—n S Boniface Andreaâ—â—â—sulanus Laurentius Iustinianus S. Antonine Antonius Câ—â—â—â—orum S. Dunstan Martin Sarmiento â—â—â—â—uent in â—â—ta S. Francis Reliâ—â—â—â—â— peâ—â—le vphold the Church The prayers of Religious people very beneficial S Bernard serm par 93. S. Gregorie Nazian or 〈…〉 de Euâ— c. 8. The benefit of Example S. Iohn Chrysostome hom 5â— ad pâ—p S. Iohn Chrysostome 〈…〉 Matth. â— Religious people do greatly help towards the saluation of others Religious men oppose themselues against hereticksâ— And conuert Nations S. Râ—migius Martin S. Augustin of England Lambert S. Wilfride S. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Luâ—ger Ausgarius Allus Adalberâ—us Bruno Humbertâ—â— Otho Vicelinuâ— Dominicans Franciscans The Greek Church 〈◊〉 Tartarians Armenia Babylon Dalmâ—tia Catâ—â—â— Hungaâ—â— The Societie of Iâ—svs S. Bernard Carnâ—◠〈…〉 S. Vincent The Francisâ—ans the first 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 the New World The Dominicans The 〈◊〉 The labours troubles hazards in conuerting of Barbarous nations God chose the ignoble to preach the Ghospel 1. Cor. 1. S. Ambrose San Lucam 2. Corinth 9. S. Hierome in vita Malach. 1. Reg. 17.34.49 Ios. 6. Example more forcible then words Contempt of the world admirable in the eyes of the world S. Iohn Chrysostom hâ—m 46. in Matth. Religious people more free to attend to the conuersion of Soules Deut. 20. S. Ambros. lib. c. in Luâ— People sinne more out of infirmitie then 〈◊〉 oâ—ance S. Gregorie 2. Moraâ— c. 25. Vnion of manie is a great help to compaâ— good things Const. mo 〈…〉 Chastitie a great help S. Greg. mor 2. c. q. Iob 9. S. Ronauent in viâ—a S. Franâ— Cant. 4. Man eâ—â—elleth beasts in two things Religious men haue made Learning more learned S. Gregorie 2. d. 〈◊〉 1. Cassiodorus Dionysius 〈◊〉 2. Gregorieâ— Leanâ—â—r Caesarius Theodore Vencrable Bâ—de Bâ—â—â—fiâ—e 〈◊〉 Haymo Rabanus Straâ—us Odo Cluniacen Rodulphus Fuldensis Marianus Scotus Lanfâ—anâ—k S. Anselmâ— Humberâ— Petrus Damianus Hâ—rmannus Câ—ntractas Petrus Cluniacensiâ— Sigebert Gratian. Hugo Victorinus Rupertus Heâ—man Lapus Boliâ—riâ—is Auian Clâ—men 6. Panormitanus A memorable saying of a Cardinal Dominicans S. Thomas Franciscans S. Anthonie of Padua Alexander Hales S. Bonauenture Riâ—hard Middleton Scotus Oâ—kam Maâ—ron Aâ—uarus Pelagius Lyra. Oâ—her Orders â—â—gidius Romanus Thomas Waldensis Dionysius The Societie of IESVS
been false vnto him easily cleared herself but yet made vse of the occasion to quit his marriage as she had long desired and retiring herself into Halsatia built a monasterie wherin she lead a Religious life about the yeare Eight hundred ninetie nine 5. The case of Cunegundes wife to Henrie King of England first then afterwards Emperour in the yeare One thousand one hundred thirtie nine was not vnlike to this For diuorcing herself from him vpon the like suspicion and fault which was cast vpon her she made a better marriage with Christ our Sauiour 6. And yet another Cunegundes was more happie about the yeare One thousand one hundred and twentie For being married to the Emperour Henrie the First she liued manie yeares with him and kept her virginitie and he dying before her she lead so holie a life for fifteen yeares togeather in the Monasterie of Confugium that she is registred among the Saints in the Church of God 7. Agnes wife to the Emperour Henrie the Third gouerned the Empire after his decease according as he had left in his Wil til his sonne who at the time of his death was but an infant came to twelue yeares of age and then giuing ouer the charge of the Empire and also the Dukedome of Bauiere which belonged vnto her she went to Rome and there chose to liue in the humilitie of a Monastical life in the yeare One thousand one hundred fiftie seauen 8. The like did Elizabeth wife to the Emperour Albertus the First Archduke of Austria for he being most lamentably slayne she bad the world Farewel and liued a heauenlie life in a Monasterie which herself had built in the yeare One thousand two hundred and ninetie Two of her daughters followed her example the one married to the King of Hungarie the other to the Count of Ottighen two of her grandchildren the Queene of Polonia and her daughter though she were sure to the Duke of Vratislaw 9. Now from Empresses to come to Queenes in Italie Tâ—sia wife to Rachisins of whom we spake before following the example of her husband would not be farre-of from him neither in distance of place For as he retired himself into the monasterie of Mount-Cassin so she with her daughter Reâ—â—uda hid herself in a Monasterie which was not farre distant wherin S. Scholastica had sometimes liued and she had restored and there she spent her dayes in great sanctitie 10. In France in the yeare Fiue hundred twentie fiue Radegundes being married against her wil to king Cloâ—â—re after some yeares by much importunitie get his consent and retired herself to Poictiers and there gaue herself to God with great feruour and earnestnes of deuotion that in a short time she arriued to a high degree of perfection in vertue as it is recorded of her 11. Not manie yeares after her Adocra wife to Chilperick king of France togeather with her daughter Childâ—rade forsaking their Princes pleasures be tooke themselues to the same heauenlie profession And Batilda about the yeare Six hundred and fiftie by the decease of king Clouis remaining as it were at libertie and with ful power to performe what she had alwayes desired from her infancie she went to Callis and enlarging a Monasterie which was there already built the ioyned herself to a better Spouse our Sauiour and was famous for al kind of vertue but specially for her humilitie 12. In Spayne we find recorded of two Queenes that were also Religious Nunez wife to Verâ—mund of whom we spake before for she entred 〈◊〉 her husband and was no litle encouragement vnto him by her example And Peresa who being by her brother Alfonso king of Leon married to Aâ—â—â—â—â—las king of Toledo a More or Saracen she not being able by al the entreaties protestations which she did alleage to hinder it God did hinder it 〈…〉 the Barbarous king a most grieuous and deadlie sicknes whereby he 〈◊〉 it was the hand of God sent Teresa back againe vntouched she presently espoused herself according to her desire to our Sauiour in the Monasterie of S. Pelayo in the yeare One thousand and six 13. But it is strange to see how manie of these like examples we haue out of England as of Alfred Spouse to the King of the Northumbers who was slayne before they were bedded togeather in the yeare Six hundred and seauentie and Ethelburg who perswaded king Inas to the resolution which he tooke as we sayd before and afterwards followed his example in the like course But what can be more strange then that which hapned to Etheldred who being wife to two Kings kept her virginitie with them both and obtayned of the second after twelue yeares that they had been married togeather leaue to goe liue among other Virgins in a Monasterie What a life may we imagin she liued in the Monasterie that was so great a Saint in her worldlie kingdome And she is also registred among the Saints by Holie Church She liued about the yeare Seauen hundred and six 14. Sesburg her sister Queene of Kent followed her not long after so soone as her husband was dead And Alfrede Queene of the Mercians and Northumbers is not to be omitted who like another Magdalen to redeeme her former offences and among the rest the vniust murther of her yong innocent sonne-in-law lead an austere life among other seruants of Christ in a Monasterie which herself had built at her owne proper cost and charge about the yeare of our Lord Nine hundred seauentie fiue 15. It were long and tedious to rehearse al the Kings daughters which both in England and other Countries haue consecrated themselues to God in Monasteries the number of them is so very great Wherefore passing those in silence which are more ancient we wil mention a few only of those that are of later memorie Margaret daughter to Bela king of Hungarie is famous among the Nunnes of S. Dominick's Order for her rare vertue and shineth like a starre in the firmament For of eight and twentie yeares which she liued she spent foure and twentie in Religion being vowed therunto by her parents when she was but foure yeare olde But the Nobilitie of her bloud was the least thing in her for the Sanctitie of her life and the rigour which she vsed in punishing her bodie both by continual fasting and with whippes like spurres is farre more conspicuous her profound humilitie which she chiefly shewed in tending the sick being alwaies giuen to such like humble and charitable offices the practise wherof was farre more to be admired in her then her Princelie descent And it is recorded of her that out of the great esteeme which she had of this Religious course of life she constantly refused the marriage of three Kings to wit of Poland of Bohemia and of Sicilie and when it was offered her that there should be a dispensation procured from
yeares since fourescore Cardinals whose names were extant besides manie others that were not knowne And I find that the Dominicans haue had thirtie and the Franciscans three and fourtie of their Order of other Orders there haue not been so manie yet most of them haue had some And wheras these men were chosen to this dignitie not in consideration of the noblenes of their bloud nor for their ambitious pretences but by reason of their long tryed and approued learning vertue and pietie it is no wonder that we may truly say they did not so much receaue as they did adde honour to the honour to which they were assumed For to omit manie others what a man was Cardinal Torq eâ—â—dâ— and Caâ—eâ—an and S. Bonauenture ancienter then them both and diuers besides whom we shal not need to speake of themselues hauing got so great renowne as the world knowes both by their learned pennes and noble actions 3. Much lesse shal we need to speake of Arch-Bishops and Bishops it is so euident that there haue been in a manner infinit preferred to these sacred degrees of Dignitie out of al ancient and moderne Orders S. Antonine a knowne graue Authour reckoned a hundred twentie fiue of S. Dominick's Order til his dayes adding that he nameth not al but rather few And least a bodie might think that it was the deuour disposition of those times which cast these dignities vpon them we can reckon in these last three-score and ten yeares wherof the memorie is yet fresh abâ—ue a hundred and foure-score Franciscans only that haue been Bishops which a man may iustly wonder at What shal I say of the Benedictins of whome alone Trithemius aboue mentioned hath collected to the number of aboue fiue thousand threescore and ten which no man hath cause to find strange considering that antienâ—ly the name of a Monck was so venerable that Bishops were almost euerie where chosen only out of Monasteries In so much that Sulpiâ—â—us relating of manie Bishops which had been elected out of the Couent which S. Martin founded he concludeth thus For what Cittie or Church was there which desired not a Bishop of S. Martin's Monasterie 4. Throughout al Greece it was so general a custome that to this verie day notwithstanding the Schisme in which they liue they consecrate no Patriarck or Bishop that is not a Monck In other Countries it was also very frequent so long as the Dignities of the Church were not so ambitiously pretended but cast vpon those that were farre from desiring and farther from willingly thrusting themselues vpon them vpon those I say that did rather indeed resist their promotion and decline it as a heauie burthen Who can expresse how beneficial the light of these men placed vpon a candlestick was not only to the people whome they had in charge but to other both people Pastours that learned to gouerne their flock by their forme of gouernment and example For where is it possible for men to learne the Art of Arts as S. Gregorie stileth the busines of gouerning of soules more exactly then in Religion For that which is now growne into a common Prouerb is most true that No man can profitably be ouer another that is not willingly vnder and hath not learned how to be so And doubtles the hardnes of the work requiring great forces no place is more apt to breed them or by daylie practise and exercise to encrease them then Religion 5. Innocentius the Fourth vnderstood this point very wel and accordingly it is recorded of him that he chose so often and so manie Bishops out of Religious Orders and chiefly from among the Dominicans that euerie bodie did wonder at him which though it were a great credit to the Order yet most of the Religious tooke it very heauily for diuers reasons and particularly because they found themselues bereaued of their principal and grauest Fathers And therupon their General Iohn Teuto laying open his owne and his whole Orders aggrieuance to the Pope in this behalf and earnestly beseeching him that he would from thence-forward leaue the Religious of that Order in the humilitie which they had professed the Pope made him answer in the words of our Sauiour that the candle is not to be hidden but to be set in the midst that it may giue light to the whole house and that the Maister condemned the Seruant that had hid his talent 6. Moreouer it is of no smal moment that these kind of people come not by stealth into the sheep-cote bâ—â— enter by the doore that is they hunt not alter these dignities vpon ambitious desire of honour or wealth but being lawfully called they obey the voice and commandment of God So that being chosen in this manner and bringing with them the vertue which is necessarie for the performance of their charge they must needs be both fit instruments for great matters and bring forth most plentiful fruit for the glorie of God by their industrie Witnes S. Basil and his equal in time and bosome-friend S. Gregorie Nazianzen Both their atchieuements are wel knowne to the world S. Basil's against the heretical Emperour Valens S. Gregorie's against the Arians the Macedonians the followers of Apollinaris and against Iulian the Apostate and once he ran hazard of his life because the seditious people began to throw stones at him while he constantly stood for God's cause 7. S. Iohn Chrysostome was not inferiour vnto them in vertue and constancie both against Gainas an Arian Prince and against the Empresse Eudoxia not sticking publickly in a Sermon which he made to cal her an other Herodias In a later Age S. Fulgentius was not behind in courage for himself alone withstood the storme which wicked King Trasimond had raysed against the Catholicks encouraging the Faithful and danting his aduersaties very much by his great learning and sanctitie and by the admirable eloquence of his tongue so farre that he was bannished into Sardinia yet parting with the great grief of al he prophecied that he should shortly returne and so it hapned For Trasimond dying not long after his successour Hilderick restored the Church to the former peace 8. And to come yet lower S. Anselme Archbishop of Canterburie came out of the same schoole of Religion and often shewed how much he had profited therin but particularly in his opposition against King Henrie of England who diuiding himself from Pope Vrban stood in Schisme against him and commanded that no Appeale should be made to Rome in al his Kingdome S. Anselme gathered a National Councel to deliberate vpon this busines and wheras al the Bishops and Abbots and Peeres of the Realme held of for feare of the King he alone with two others only whom he had wonne to himself by his authoritie stood for the Pope and voluntarily went into bannishment rather then he would yeald to vniustice 9. Wiliam a Monk of the
for that he perswaded the Emperour and the Countrey to submit themselves which was a ioyful sight brought fourtie Peeres of the Countrey to kisse the Pope's foot and to the Councel which was then assembled at Lions 22. The Religious of the same Order haue also more then once passed to the Tartarians first in the yeare One thousand two hundred fourtie fiue sent by Innocent the Fourth at which time manie being conuerted to the Ghospel not long after there went more of them into the Vinyard and erected there manie Monasteries and Christianitie did much prosper among them 23. In the yeare One thousand three hundred fourtie one two againe of the same Order were sent Legats from Benedict the Tenth with others of their Brethren with them who obtayning leaue of the Emperour of the Countrey to preach the Faith of Christ built againe manie Churches and Monasteries to the great enlargement of the Service of God and conuersion of manie soules 24. Moreouer no smal number of them passed into Armenia in the yeare One thousand three hundred thirtie two The chiefe man among them was Gonsales Saâ—rata a man very learned and one that hath much benefitted that Countrey both by his seruent preaching by translating manie of our bookes into their language And about the same time we finde that one Paschalâ—â— trauelled in the couersion of the Medes and one Gentilis among the Persians The former writeth in an epistle which is yet extant that the people of the Countrey tempted him at first with diuers presents and offered him manie wiues which and manie other allurements he constantly refusing they fel to iniuries and reproches they twice stoned him and burnt his face and the soales of his feete with fire and yet he was so farre from being danted therewith that he neuer so much as altered his Habit for it nor intermitted his preaching 25. And of Gentilis there is this notable thing recorded that liuing in Babylon and finding himself dul in learning the Arabick language he resolued to returne into Italie But as he was vpon the way there met him a yong man that hauing sifted out the cause of his iourney bad him goe back againe because God would giue him the guift of that tongue and from that houre he spake it as perfectly as if he had been borne in the Countrey 26. Bosna a cittie of Dalmatia was also in those dayes conuerted from Heresie by the meanes of Gerard General of that Order as he had occasion by chance to trauel that way and afterwards sending diuers others thither he wonne also the countrey there abouts it being infected with the same Heresie and brought it within the fould of Christ. 27. Odoricus of 〈◊〉 much about the selfsame time both to shunne the honour which euerie one was forward to giue him and through the burning zeale of Soules got leaue of his Superiour to goe preach to the Infidels where maâ—inâ— his excursions into diuers countreys towards the East and the South in seauenteen yeares which he spent in that noble work he is reported himself alone to haue baptized and instructed twentie thousand Soules 28. 〈◊〉 on the yeare One thousand three hundred and seauentie Wiliam 〈◊〉 being sent to Caraye to preach the Ghospel of Christ carried three-score of his Friars with him And in Hungarie the King hauing lately brought diuers â—ioyning Provinces to his obedience sent eight Franciscan-friars amongst them whos â—ithiâ— the compasse of fiftie dayes brought two hundred thousand to belieue in Christ. The King seing the happie successe wrote earnestly to the General of their Order to send him two thousand of his Friars assuring him they should not want employment The letter which the General wrote back is yet extant wherein he deuoutly and feruently inuiteth his Religious to so withful and glorious an enterprise And among the rest we must not let passe 〈◊〉 Cap stranus who about the yeare One thousand foure hundred and fiftie brought to the bosome of the Church in one excursion twelue thousand Infidels and manie Schismatiks besides 29. We might heer speake of much more that hath been done to the excessiue benefit of the Church both by Other orders and by this our least Societie of IESVS which in Italic and Spaine where Catholick Religion doth remaine incorrupt and flourish laboureth with that fruit which euerie one seeth and knoweth and in France Germanie the Low-countries Poland and in al the Northern parts infected more or lesse with Heresie employeth itself incessantly in strengthning Catholicks instructing the ignorant reducing or conuincing Hereticks by preaching teaching schooles priuate conuersation and by al manner of holesome meanes and wayes At which how much the Diuel is grieued he lately shewed as by certain Relation we haue heard when being vrged by Exorcisines in a possessed person among other things he professed that he hated no kind of people more then the Iesuits 30. But not to be too long we wil instance the matter we haue in hand in two only of two seueral Families by which it wil sufficiently appeare how much the whole Orders may haue benefitted the Church of God seing one man in an Order hath done so much good S. Bernard is one and the good which he hath wrought in the Church of God cannot indeed be valued For in that fearful Schisme which was raised against Pope Innocent the Second he bestirred himself so diligently that we may truly say he was the cause and meanes at last of extinguishing it For he alone brought al France to the Pope's obedience the Sâ—nod of Estamps where al the Bishops of the Realme the King al his Peeres were purposely assembled to that end putting al their voices in him He reconciled King Henrie of England also to the Pope euen against the mind and endeauâ—ur of al the Bishops of the Countrey and afterwards brought in Germanie Then he went to the Councel of â—iâ—a and was not only present at al their meetings and deliberations in the weightiest affaires of Christendome but did in a manner gouerne them al referring themselues to him Againe when the Church â—f â—urdeanâ— was miserably torne by factious people insomuch that is diuâ—rs placeâ— the lawful Bishops were thrust out of their Seas he stirred-vp by the Pope's Nantio Bishâ—p of â—harâ—e quenched al that fire with his eloquence authoritie and miracles After this Roâ—â— being oppressed with publick calamities he was called thither by the often and earnest letters of the Pope and Cardinal and there confuted Roger King of â—â—â—ilie in open disputation and by his counsel wisdome so weakned the partie of the Antipope Peter Leo that being forsaken of al he made a miserable end Peter Abaylard was an Heretick so proude of his learning and eloquence that no man almost could stand against him S. Bernard first in a priuate meeting then publickly in the Councel of Sâ—ns put him to shame Soone after