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fane title: That John (that is, the patriarch of (Constantinople wlKim they were ihii» condemning). That Jobn his «Dde&voiir therein, was an ar- gument that the tinier of Antichrist drew near: That the kin^' of pride was at hund. aud that as army of priests was prepared for him, I conS* dcntly affirm, that whosoever callcth himself uni- versal hifthop, or devireth U> he mo railed, he doth in his pride make way for AnliehriKt/ Tku« dtil the greate&t of the Popea write tus succotiM>rft Amichrist, when they should take up that title. THE THEEE WCLCAy »riftlT«. [OmT. wbicfa ihoitly niitt thcv reccired, and still retain, Tboit was tbcir spintoal usurpatioo complcti over an ihc fsainlft of tbe Mo$t High : and hem forth ihey set ihcTDscWes against the ciril jiowerj whose subTersioa was completed about ihe yi 1070, by Hildcbrand, who excomfflunicated ihi Emperor, and absolved bis sobjccu from ihcu all^liance ; ooDCeming which, one of their o' hUtoriaru thus writcth : ' Surely thb novelty (I will not call il herejsy) waa n<^ver liefrrr tirard in the worid ; namely. That prie^u should lead tbe people that they owe no subjection unto cv kings ; and that, notwithstanding they hare tab an oath of fidelity unto them, yet they owe thi iKi fidelity, nor are to be accounted perjured th: ridate the said oath. Nay, that if any obey king in that case, lie sh^l be held for an excoi municatc person: and he that aitcmpteth oai thing against such a king, shall be absolved ftom the offence of injustice and of perjury/ Pra this time, the Bishop of Home was both king priest, universal king and univerHal priei^t ; whi toe priiicp-if were wont to kiss, whose bridle r^ii and stirrup they would hold, while he mountet his mule, fit emblem of tht^priestinoiiarchmou?! which it bore. To talk of thia power not having allowed by certain learned doctors of the churcl is merely to say that there was a generation faithful witnesses in these times, as there is now to ffay that it was not claimed and exercii>'ed, is declare ourselves ignorant of the history of tl Papacy from Hildcbrand. who was Gregory Seventh, until this day^ 1'his Spirit having pei fcclcd il* instrument, now began to work it agail the saints in all quarters of Christendom, bl ^Hf^^^ THE TRRKK VHCtT.AS a^lHrT^ 863 e?<fMrcially in tire west, by meaDs of crusades, ihe iiic|ui«iljon, and per^ecuiions of erery kind unlil lliift day : holding all to be licretic^ wbo stand up aifaitittt this man of sia and call him accursed^ ■ as 1 do tbis night; excluding us. when they can,