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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 edition. Excerpt: ...for a contest with Bernard, whether from conscious guilt, as the Abbot declares, or other motives, it is impossible to say. Bernard appears at this position of affairs to have moved on to Clairvaux, hoping for the best from his slippery Archbishop. But the man, who had hastened away from Lyons, went to seek the A.d. 1137. king, and had actually obtained the investiture of the Aetat. 46. temporalities of the see of Langres. Then the time Bishop ffa and the place of his consecration were suddenly changed, for all the promises to Bernard about taking the counsel of religious persons were forgotten when he had turned his back upon Lyons. So great was the speed used, that when Bernard heard of the resumption of the proceedings, he had only four days in which to enter his protest. Such was the account of this transaction, which Bernard, in a long letter, laid before the Pope. This first letter was rapidly followed up by others, his wrath and indignation waxing even hotter; indeed, during the whole course of his life he never used more excited and unmeasured language than he did in this matter. Two things are evident: (1) that his appeal to Kome in the first instance was taken but little notice of; (2) that he was determined no one of whom he did not completely approve, should sit in the see of Langres. He declares that a multitude of saints will be put to confusion, if this yoke be thrust on them; that they will bear it as they would bear compulsion to bend the knee to Baal, or, in the words of the prophet, to make a covenant with death, and with hell to conclude an agreement. He says gold and silver have prevented his appeal to law, reason, and equity from being heard; and asserts, at last, that if his opponents do not desist from their wicked...

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