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A46798 A letter concerning the Council of Trent Jenks, Sylvester, 1656?-1714.; N. N. 1686 (1686) Wing J630C; ESTC R217051 46,244 121

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of Bishops should be continually present 2. The disorders caused by the Calvinists in France and by the Lutherans in Germany required their Bishops residence to secure Catholick Religion at home otherwise they would not have been absent from the Synod 3. The dissentions that hapned betwixt the Pope the Emperour King of France and the civil wars betwixt Catholicks Protestants hindred the Bishops sometimes of one Nation sometimes of another from attending the Council 4. All this was fully recompenc'd in the third last Convocation of the Council under Pius IV. XVII In the end of the Council we find 187. Italian Bishops and all the rest make only 83. A. 1. All these Italians were not of the Pope's Territory but a great many of them subject to the Emperour the King of Spain the Duke of Florence the State of Venice In several matters they had different instructions adhered to their divers interests even in opposition to the Pope when the Ambassadors of their Princes craved their assistance Soave tells us * p. ●22 it was publickly said by the Papalins so he is pleas'd to call them that France had ever pretended to limit the Pope's power subject it to the Canons Canons and that this opinion would be follow'd by many Italians who because they cannot or know not how to make use of the preferments of the Court do envy those that do besides those who are desirous of novity they know not why of whom there seem'd to be a considerable number 2. 'T is no great matter as to our present purpose whether the Pope had all the Italian suffrages at his beck or no because 't is certain he had no need at all of any such assistance in deciding the Protestant controversies in which the Bishops of all nations unanimously agreed See what Soave says concerning the following points Apostolical Traditions p. 145. It was approv'd by all that they should be receiv'd as of equal authority with the Scriptures Vulgar Edition of Scripture p. 150. It was approved almost by a general consent p. 152. the Congregation being ended the Cardinal Santa Croce assembled those that had opposed the Vulgar Edition shew'd they had no reason to complain because it was not prohibited but left free to correct it to have recourse to the Original but that only it was forbid to say there were in it Errors of Faith for which it ought to be corrected Original Sin p. 164. No man resisted the condemnation of the Articles Justification Merit p. 215. In condemning the Lutheran opinions all did agree with exquisite Unity Sacraments p. 219. All the Divines agreed in affirming the number seven condemning the contrary opinion as heretical Baptism Confirmation p. 232. All parties were satisfied Worship of Christ in the Eucharist p. 306. All agreed Communion under one kind p. 306. All made use of long discourses but all to the same purpose p. 485. They all agreed that there was no necessity or precept of the Cup. Transubstantiation p. 309. There was a contention between the two Schools Dominican and Franciscan which troubled the Fathers with the subtility small fruit thereof The Dominicans said the one substance is made of the other The Franciscans said the one doth succeed the other Both agreed that it is properly truly called Transubstantiation p. 310 it was determin'd in the General Congregation to use an expression so universal as might be accommodated to the meaning of both parties without approving or condemning either the one or the other Sacrifice of Mass p. 508. In the discussions of the Divines all were uniform in condemning the Protestant opinions although there was some contention whether or no Christ at supper offered himself p. 538. some saying that in regard of the three twenty contradictors it was not lawfully decided and others answering that an eighth part could not be called considerable Auricular Confession p. 328. 329. 330. No disagreement appears among the Prelates or Divines concerning the 6.7 8. can of the 14. Session Extreme Unction p. 330. The Divines spoke with some prolixity but without any difference among themselves Promotion of married persons to holy Orders p. 698. The Fathers did uniformly without difficulty agree upon the negative Matrimony p. 730. The doctrine anathematisms were read to which all consented Purgatory Invocation of Saints p. 749. The Decrees were read all approved with great brevity little contradiction Indulgences p 757. The Decrees were read approved by all XVIII Proxies were not allowed to have decisive votes A. 1. There were but seven in the Council 2. They had votes in consultations among the rest 3. They had no right to a decisive vote 4. Were it indifferently allowed it would encourage Bishops to pretend necessity of their absence XIX All the Bishops were sworn to the Pope before they sate in Council A. 1. They never swore to vote against their judgment They only swore Canonical obedience fidelity to him that is such obedience fidelity as the Canons of former Councils require * Bellarmin De Concil lib. 1 cap. 21. as long as he is Pope and so long as he commands those things which according to God according to the Canons he can command but they do not swear that they will not in Council say what they think or that they will not depose him if they convict him of being a Heretick 2. An Oath taken in general terms to defend his Canonical rights leaves the Council in perfect liberty to examine what is Canonical what not 3. Without the Oath they are strictly bound by the Canons to the same obedience fidelity so that it induces no new obligation but only confirms what was their duty before 4. Parliament-men swearing fidelity to their King according to the Laws do not loose the freedom of their Vote nor the power of changing many Laws making others with the King's consent 5. Every Bishop in the English Church at his consecration swears due obedience to his Archbishop his Successors Why may not Catholick Bishops swear as much obedience to the Pope And what harm is there if they take the very same Oath again before they sit in Council XX. In one of the Congregations the Bishop of Guadice was interrupted affronted and the Cardinal of Lorain complain'd the Council was not free A. This hapned only once satisfaction was presently given Soave relates it thus * p. 593. The Bishop of Guadice speaking of the last * Seff 23. Canon where it was determin'd that Bishops call'd by the Pope are true lawfull said that there were also Bishops not call'd by the Pope nor confirm'd by him which nevertheless were true lawfull For example he brought four Suffragans elected ordain'd by the Archbishop of Salzburg who take no confirmation from the Pope Cardinal Simoneta did not suffer him to proceed saying that