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Nous à ede expoff comrncrif fufuant la Reformatio na gaiies faideen noftrecitc imperialledcAu (bourchjSC par les cftaz du faincl r tnpire approunbsp;uec amp; acceptée, amp; uueillantà icelle come fubiecffcnbsp;dudidfaiiuQ Empire obeyr amp; fatiffaire , à enui-ron lafefte defainrt Martin dernier, faiflcöuoc-quer amp; afTamblerle clergiede fon diocefe amp; celenbsp;brer fa Synode Diocefane ou Epifeopaîe, affin danbsp;cheuer lexecution de la didc Reformation . tn lanbsp;quelle aflatnbleeont cite conceuz arrcftczplu-fieurs poindes amp; articles par les quelz la dide Renbsp;formation pourroit auoir meilleure amp;plushcilcnbsp;execution amp; yffuc. Lefquelzpoindsfontrcdigesnbsp;parcfcriptenungquoyer. Et entend le did fkponbsp;ïant les taire imprimer par ung nome lacques Bathen imprimeur demourant en noftreuilledcLounbsp;uain,affin quelefdids ordonnances amp; artideô foinbsp;ent cogneus amp; notoires à tous ceulx de fon Dio-ccfe,aufquelzla chofe touche,que nul neu puiftnbsp;prétendre caufedignoranceuMaisle did ejipofanCnbsp;ne le u oui droit faire obffant noiis deffenceifaidcsnbsp;amp; publicesau contraire,fans fur ce auoirobtenunbsp;nous lettres de cogie amp; licence à ce pertin-tes, d»tnbsp;il nous à trefhumblemëti'uplieamp; requis.

Pource eft il, Que nous les chofes dcffidids ca fideres inclinans fauorableînenrà la requffte de nonbsp;ftre did coufin Lcuefque de Liege cxpofjnt.Et denbsp;firans lafainde côclufion faide à ladidr Synodenbsp;amp; congregatiô Ëpifcopale fortir effed eftre exenbsp;cute, Auons au did lacqucs Barhen ottroye amp; acnbsp;corde, ottroyons 8i accordons de grare efpccialenbsp;par CCS prefcntcSjQue durant le temps amp; terme denbsp;deux

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riôrum,quiîpfiSynodo à principio ufqjadfinem interfucrunt, fubfcriptionein publicam amp;' authcjinbsp;ticam forma redafla» Jb x quibus difees amp;' qua fre*nbsp;quentia alacritateqùcPatres quos eidemiynodonbsp;oportebat intcrefsc,adcamconuencrint, amp; cumnbsp;quanta maturitate,quoq?ordine acmodoinchoa»nbsp;ta, coniinuata amp; abfoluta : N ecnon quid in qualt;^nbsp;fcffionegeftum-fit. Port hiftoriam aâorum,contxnbsp;nuo fubiiciuntur exempla binaium ipfiut Reuerennbsp;diflimi Jiterarum quarum in ipfisaflis fit mentio.nbsp;Primo uidelicet,earum quibus patres Synodalesnbsp;fuerunt côuocati« Deinde ,i]larum quibus eaquaenbsp;pro commodiori ex ecutione praxi Reformationisnbsp;in nouifsimisComitiislmperialibus Auguftar ce»nbsp;lebratisiufTu S . Cariar. Maieû, per uiros erudi»nbsp;tione acpietatepraeftantcs,primum concept»: Denbsp;indeab hcdefiafi.Principibus mature difcuïïæacnbsp;probati|:;tâdcniq;ab omnibus pariter Imperil or»nbsp;dinibus

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tffnîBus reccptar, ibidcmq? in publicuir emi/Tar, de ' unanimi diAorum Reueren.acpatrum SynodaÜûnbsp;confenfu, confilio 8C approbatione codufa amp; connbsp;ftitutaac demutiiin choro Cathedralis Ecclcfiafnbsp;Leodien. corä eifdcm magna populi frequrntianbsp;jaffiftente,publicataf fuerunt. Qu»profeAo ciu-fmodifunrut à cunAis Chrifti gloria Ecdefiaffuaenbsp;decorem 8c inueteratorfiabuluum cmcndationemnbsp;ucrc defiderantibus,mcrito debcant bencuolc ob-uiif'quc (ut dici lolet ) ulnis excipi,8i operum ex-hibitionecoinprobari. AdieAfi cftinfuperhis 8Cnbsp;aliud ipfius Reuerendifs» mandatum,aliquantonbsp;poft lolutumSynodum editfj, aduerfus huiusfu»nbsp;Diceccf, dericos!,qui cfifacris ordinibus,ad quosnbsp;imprudentcranhelant, adhucimmaturifint amp; in-digni,formidinediiigentior(scxaminis,quod iunbsp;xtafupradiAas ConftitutionesSynodalcsàReucnbsp;rend.Patcrn.fuar députa tisfuperuita amp;litterarutnnbsp;fdentia, priurquàm ad diAos ordines promoueannbsp;tur, fieri debet, prout nouifsime quatuor tempo-ribus Aduentus ceptum eft, cöfidunt fe eofdem abnbsp;alienis amp; extraneis Epjfcopis, uelnullo ucl perfiinnbsp;Aoriotantum examine praruio confecuturos,innbsp;eifqj nullo prohibente miniftraturos: fpë uideJicetnbsp;collocantes in difpenfationibus furreptitiae doio'nbsp;fc'cÿ , utpleruncp fit, obtentis uel obtinendis, qui-bus ifta putant indulgcri YItimo loco, pro inftru-Aione,praciertimPaftorum. aliorumqjuerbiDeinbsp;prardicatorum,ac facris ordinibus infignirorû,afq^nbsp;adeo omnium Ghrift)fidelium,quiin facris littcnsnbsp;doArina'c^ Gatholica minus folide fundati funt,nbsp;appofiti funt trigtnta duo Articuii, Orthodoxamnbsp;Fidem

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lefinio Quingentfftmo q^uadragcfimo oâauo ,ln‘ diftioncTcïita, Meiifis NoucmbriSjDicfcprima,nbsp;, (adquam fynodus Dicrcffanaper literaspatentes Reuerendifsimi Sc IIluftrifsifni Principis amp; Donbsp;mini,Domini oeorgu ab avïtrja, Epifco-pi Lcodienfis, PrarlarisPatribus'qj cidem Synodonbsp;deiureuel confuctudin« intcrcflc habentibüs; Innbsp;CiuitateLfodienfi cclebranda indidafuit,fubtelt;nbsp;noreinfrafcripto (horacirciter odaua antemeri-.nbsp;diem, Pontificatus Sandifsirni in ch ui jt o Pa-tris8i Domini noftri ,Dominip a v l i Diuina pronbsp;uidentiaPapaf tertti. Anno dedmo quinto,In nonbsp;ftra Notariorum amp; Teftium infrafcriptorum, adnbsp;hocfpccialiteruocatorum amp; rogatorum prarfen-tia,Antcdiâus K euerendifsimus Princeps, comi-tatus Praflatisamp; Patribusinfra defignandis, quinbsp;pridie comparucrant, copiofa'tppopuli concur-rentismultitudincüipatus, cóparuitinchoro nis-ioriEcclefia?Lcodicnfis,ipfe quidtm indunicntisnbsp;Pontificalibus amidus, mitramq? in capiregeftäsnbsp;Abbatcscuminfignibus Abbatialis dignitatis, fint.nbsp;mitris,Decanus öi Arthidiaconidilt;ïrlt;e inaioris Ecnbsp;clcfia;, cuni cap'pisprctiofis; Canonici a utem eiu-

ACTA SYNOD. fdcmmaiorisSi coîlegîatarum cccîcfiarutn îtitra-nearinn 8C extranearum ; Decani cutn fupcrpelli-ccis SCaÏmutiis. Archiprcsbytcrifcu Decani rurales, cum albis manipulis amp; ftolis, abfqj cafiilis.Prinbsp;ores ucróinfuo confuctohabituregulari.Quibusnbsp;ordineconlidcntibus ,primum omnium ceiebratanbsp;«ft à Rcuerendo in Chrifto Parre, domino Gedeonbsp;ne vandcr Gracht, Epifcopo Ca(Torienfi,acfuffranbsp;ganeo Leodienfi,Miffafolcmnisde SanftoSpirinbsp;tu, pro obtinçnda gratia ipfam Synodumfalubrinbsp;ter inchoandi, fruduofeqj terminandi. Qua abfonbsp;luta,ftatimcutidi pariter fc recepcrunt in Capitulum maius,quod in clauftro diftae primariae Eccicnbsp;fiar fitn eft, V bi uenerabilis amp; eximius facrae Theonbsp;Iqgia: profeffor,acuerbi Dei praedicatoregregiusnbsp;Frater GeorgiusSyluius, Prior conuentusHrae-dicatorumLcodien . orationem habuit Latinam,nbsp;piam, 8Celegantem : Quahocin fummaegit,utnbsp;oftenderet propter corrupios Chriftiani populi,nbsp;amp; praffertim ckri mores, multipliciac^ fcclera, 8Cnbsp;nimiscollapfamdifciplinam,iuftoDeiiudicio,totnbsp;perniciofas hærefes liactcinpeftate natas cfTe, tan-taq; in Repub. Chrifliana ( 8i. præfertim in Germanbsp;nicanatione)fcandala, calamitatcs perturba-xicnes emcrgifTe,nec aliam fupcrefle uiam,ac rationbsp;nem Dcum iratum nobisrepropiciandi,calamitanbsp;tesqjuel iam prementes euadendi,yel grauioresnbsp;imminentes auertcndi,quàm fr mores deprauati innbsp;meliusreformarctur,amp;in primis Ecclefiaftici praenbsp;ftarcntquar fui funt officii ,acomnes pariter iugonbsp;difciplinæ Euangelicar colla fpbraitterent ,ca^ denbsp;caufa dudumin nouifsimis Comitiis Auguffanisnbsp;ex

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ex ordinatione Carfareæ Maieftatis ftatuum^Tm peril conceptam, approbatam, amp; publicatam fuifnbsp;fequandam Reformationisfonnulam, pcrutilcmnbsp;amp; facris litcris, fandorum^ Patrum dccretis, pernbsp;omnia confcntaneam : Ad quam infinuandam,nbsp;necnon ad confultandum unacum Patribus, dcnbsp;congruismodisac mediisquibus executionimannbsp;danda elTct, Synodum iftam cx mandate Rcue-rendifsimi,tanquam unius ex Imperii Principibusnbsp;amp; Epifcopisfuiflc conuocatam, Cuiuslcctionemnbsp;mox eflent audituri. Hac oratioiic finita, uirerunbsp;ditusacfacundus M. Rutgerus Verlerius,ipfiusnbsp;Reuerend. àSccrctis,confccnfo pulpito ,primo dinbsp;ftasliteras,fcu mandatum conuocationisad Sy-nodumjDeinde eandem Reformationis formu-lam, ^ta amp;intelligibiliHOCe, dc ucibo ad uerbumnbsp;recitauit, acapite ufqueadcalcem. ftquoniamlcnbsp;ctione abfolutahorarardior erat, iufiu Reuerend.nbsp;Domini fignificatum cft ad Synodum citatie, amp;nbsp;ibidempraifcntibus,utpoftridiead eandem ho-ram (feiliect octauam ) mane adefirntin capitulonbsp;minori, quod Sacrario uicinum eft, tractationemnbsp;negotiorum ( propter quatSynodus coactaerat)nbsp;aggreffuri. O CT A V A igiturdieRe-uercdifsimodominoin propriapeTfona,unà cumnbsp;dicto,fuaf gratiae fulîraganeo, cætcriscj Patribusnbsp;SynodalibuSjin prætactoloco Capitulari conue- -nientibus,Primqiufi’usefttecitaricathalogusco-nimquiadSyuodumuocati fucrant,amp; cidemin-terciïc debebant. Quo conrtarepofrct,quinamnbsp;eorum ,]iterisacmand3tis conuocationis pramarnbsp;ratarpamiffent, Si quiadeffe comtcmpfilTent,uelnbsp;B ii neglexilTent

ACTA SYNOD, negîexiffent, commcndauqj comparentium oBe«nbsp;dientia ,amp;eorutn qui nulla légitima caufaprolu-*nbsp;bitiadeflc neglexerant, nec fc Icgitimeexcufauc-rantjaccufata contumacia. Continuo iuiTu didtnbsp;Reuerendifsimi ^Reucrendus 8(. Generotus-Dominbsp;nus Wilhelmus à Ptcrania , did« Ecckfiac Leo»nbsp;dienGCanonicus amp; Scholadicus Jpfiusrj^Reuequot;nbsp;rend^ O* Cancellarius, expofuit patribus caufamnbsp;curG. S.Reuerendifs. conucntum hunc Synodanbsp;kmindixiffet : ut fcilicct ordinationi did« C«fa-re«Maieft. amp; ordinum Imperii,in didis poftre-mis comitiis Auguftanisfad« de celebrandis innbsp;unaquaqj dicecehper Germaniain Synodis Epi-fcopaiibusfeudicecefanis,circiterfeRum f. Martfnbsp;ni, ex tunc proxime futurum, deqj publicanda innbsp;eis prædida reformatióis formula, qu« in eifdemnbsp;comitiis iulTu did« C«fare« Maiiiaiis, auirisalinbsp;quotuitaamp;{acrarum literarum canonumq;£cclenbsp;(iaHicorum peritiapr«n'antibus, primum conce*nbsp;pta. Deinde à Principibus Ecclcfiafticis examina-taacprobata,amp; ad extremum ab omnibus pariternbsp;Imperiiordinibusreceptaamp;promulgaia fuit,fatifnbsp;faccret,amp;Rcuerend.domino Archicpifcopo Conbsp;lonienh, Metropolitano fuo,c«te( is!]j Gcrmani«nbsp;Epifeopis, fefe confonnaret. Proindeqj G. S. hornbsp;Yaretur eos omnes8i fingulos, ut ipl'am Reforma-tionem,hoc tempore prorfus neceffaria n, 8( ra-tioniatq; honeifati maximeconfonatn, obedien-ter bencuolccp fufcipcrent ,inxracp eä finguli, tamnbsp;feipfos, quam regiminiiuo commilfos (proqui-busrationemreJdiruri effent) emendatefatage-rent, quo (olitis abufibus, excefsibus'q; corredisnbsp;omni^

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•mnic^ fcandalorum materia fub]ata,pax 8( tran-quillitas Ecclefiar reddi poflct. Qua adhortationC prarmiHa G. S. per eutidem Caiicelbrium palamnbsp;declararifecit omnibus, fe (quantum perfonamnbsp;fuam amp; ordinemdignitatemqjrefpiceret ) didlar renbsp;formationis formulae, per omiiia fatisfactre ueile,nbsp;daturum quoque operam, ut amp; officiales 8^ mini-ftrifui, eandem obferuarent* Etne patres prarfen-tes exiftimarent autfufpicarentur G. S. praetextunbsp;iffiusreformationis, priuilegiis eorum rationabilinbsp;bus, præiudicare uelle ; utqj omnis eontradicendinbsp;occafio tolleretur, utetiam^nodusipfa ciiius at-que commodius abfolui pollet, permifit eidc!ri,utnbsp;ex fingulis flatibus feu ordinibus,nonnu]los depunbsp;tarent, qui unacum deputatisG .S. difpicerenr^nbsp;quomodo (fine eorundem priuilegiorumprafiii-dicio ) didaformulain hac dicccefi commodepranbsp;«Tricari,acferuaripoiïeu Hiisex parte Reuerend,nbsp;prarmifsisllatim didus Reuerenduspater, dominus Suffragancus, amp; poft eum Rcuerendi domininbsp;maiorisEcclcfiæDefauus ,necnonCampiniæ 8Cnbsp;Hannoniae Archidiaconi, amp; poft eosReucrendinbsp;patres Abbates,amp; Priores, CoUcgiatarumqjcc-clefiarum tam extranearum, quam intraneai û Cenbsp;cani,amp; Archipresbyterijfeu Decani rurales, parsnbsp;uidelicetporfifimpliciter : aliiuero fubccrtis pronbsp;tcftationibus,per nos( præfcntis Synodi Nota-rios ) apudiiliuscotnmunia ada latiusrcgiftrat’S,nbsp;dictam Reformationis formulam, bencuolc acce-ptarunt,ad fe, ( una cum fibi amp; regimini fuo com-mifsis ) iuxtailJam reformate uelle, profefsi funt.nbsp;Deindefinguli ordines/uos defignarunt depnta-tO9

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tos,qui (ut fupradifl-uinffi-) unacum deputaft's Rcuercndifs. inter fe difquirercnt amp; confultarent,nbsp;decongruismodis ac rationibus, didam Refor-mationem adcffedumamp; cxccutioncmdcducen-di : Qui quidem dcputati, eadcin die à prandio amp;nbsp;fubfcquentibus aliquot diebus, pariterconucniennbsp;tes,amp;datamfibi prouinciam magna cum diligentia, abfqjintermifsioneprofequcntes. Tandem 'nbsp;décima tcrtia fupra didi MenfisNouembris, quaenbsp;dam inter fc concepra,ac in forma mandati ipfiusnbsp;RcucrendifsimiDomini,amp; conftitutionumSynonbsp;dalium redada, ad patres ea de caufa itcrum con-uocatos amp;in dido minpri Capitulo comparentesnbsp;prarfenteeodcm Reuerendifs. retulcrunt,CGramq;nbsp;didis Patribus, clara uoccleda, amp; omnium defunbsp;per calculis (fub praetadis tarnen protcftationibusnbsp;ibidem denuo' fcpetitis,amp;jllisfaiuis ) approbatanbsp;amp; accepta fuerunt. Quibus omnibus pratferiftonbsp;©rdinc pcradis^ipfequoq? Reuerendifs.perfei-pfum dcc!arauit,quod ficut proteßationcsa qui-DUfdam iplorn die odaua interpofitas, iamq?pernbsp;cofdem repetitasG.S.benigneaudineratjita ipfenbsp;quoqjfibiprotcflandumputauit: Et proteftiba-tur,fenóintendere,quod perillas authoritatifuatnbsp;Ordinariat in aliquo pratindicari, uel dida R efor-matio 8( eiuscxecutio,quoquomodo deberctimnbsp;pediri. Tandemqrordinatum efl- ,ut die Decimanbsp;qiiartaad horam nonam cundiin Cboro maiovinbsp;adelTent, finguli eo habitu,quo prima die compa-ruerant, Primo miffam de fan da Trinitate adidonbsp;R•lt;P .Domino fußraganeo loleniniter decantaiinbsp;dampro gratiarum adionc: Demdc didimauda-

ti,feu confliturionum Synodaliuin,itfratam rela-tioncm,audiruri:’Quibus cadem die decimaquar ra peraAis,amp;' bcnedidionc Epifcopali à Rcucren-difsiino, cafula, mitra, amp; fuperhumcrali,cætens^nbsp;Pontificalibus induto, omnibus impertita, Syno-dusipfa foluta fuit : amp; omnibus conceiTum, ut adnbsp;propria rcmearent. Prætcr fupradidosuero dcpunbsp;tatos,defignati fucrunt 8i aliialiquot uiricordatinbsp;( quorum præcipuus erat didus R. D. Suffraga-neus) qui omnium amp; fingulorum querimonias, 8Cnbsp;grauamina, proutin Synodisfieri coufucuitaudinbsp;rent, amp; audira,ad Synodum referrcnt: quod amp; fe-ccrunt,plurimiq^IibcHosfupplicesrecepcrüt. Venbsp;rumquiaPatubuspoftea uifumfuitjpaucosillosnbsp;dies( quibus Synoduscelcbrabatur ) non fufficc-re,(adomnïu!n per Diceccfiin cöqtjcriuoientium)nbsp;. grauamina audicnda,amp; difcutienda, dirtadiede-cimaurtia Noucmbris,qua penultima feffio habita fuit, prorogatum eft tempus cxponcndorum,nbsp;examinandorum , ac dcfiniendorum huiufmodinbsp;grauaminum ,ufqucNatiuitatcm Dominiproxi-me futuram : quat temporis prorogatio, ctiam adnbsp;hooconccfla eft,utfi qui exuocatisad Synodum,nbsp;amp; non comparentibus, abfentiâ fuam interim ex-cufarcuellcnt,huiufmodi prorogatione durante,nbsp;hocipfum faccre poffent. De amp; fuper quibus pracnbsp;mifsis omnibus amp;:fingulis, tain prarlibatus Reue-rendifsimus 8c lllufiriflïmus Princcps amp; Dominus D »Georgius ab Auftria EpifcopusLeodien-fis, quam. prat nominati Si infcrius latius dcfcripti,nbsp;ReucrendiPatresantedirtæ facrofanftac Synodonbsp;‘intereiTentes^ ipfisrefpediue ànobis infrafcriptisnbsp;Mo tarifs

ACT A S Y N O D ; Notants,unuH*ufrr!ura,pubIicunrfen publica,nbsp;fieri,lt;onfici,atïijtra.iî petierunt in mcliori formanbsp;înftrumcntumfeuinftrumenta* ACT A fucruntnbsp;amp;'funtha;cfucclt;fstue amp; refpcâiue Leodii, in lo-rnbsp;cisprædcfignatjs,fub Anno, }iididione,Mcnfe,nbsp;t)iebiis,Horis,amp; Pontificatu fuprafcriptis, in praenbsp;fentia eorundtin Rewercndilsimi Domini Epifconbsp;pi Leodienfis,amp; Rcucrçndorumpatrum ,Gcdeonbsp;nisvandcr Gracht, Epifcopo Caftoricnfi,ctiifdcmnbsp;Feucrendifs. D* Epifcopi Suffraganci,Geardiànbsp;Groef beck,,fupr ata drafinaioris Ecclcfiae Lco.di-enf Decani,nec non Campiniæ, amp; Hannoniarrenbsp;fpcdiuc rchidiaconorum, in cadcmecciefia,atc]pnbsp;famffiLaurcntiiprope amp; extra muros ciuitatisLcnbsp;odienf. fanefi lacobi in eadem ciuitate, Vvalfodonbsp;rienfis , VJicrbaccnfis, Florincfis, ordinis faudinbsp;Bcncdidi, Aluenfis,Val!isfandi Lamberti, Vallisnbsp;Dei, de mollinis, Boneffienfis fandii Remigii ornbsp;dim’s Cifferfienfjs,Floreffienfis,Parccnfis, Hellenbsp;chimenfis, Acucrbodienfis,Leffenfjs, Bellireditusnbsp;Leodienf. ordinis Praemonftrateiifis ? Flonenfisnbsp;prope Huyum,fandi GertrudisLouanienfiS, Manbsp;lomenf. ordinis,Canonicorumrcgulariumfandinbsp;Auguftini refpediue Abbatum,fandorum Petri,,nbsp;A artini,Cruels,loannis Euangeliftaf,Dionyfiinbsp;8i Bartholome« in Lcodio, Beate Maria; Tögrennbsp;fis, Aqucnfis,Saudi SeruatiiTraicdenfis,B.Manbsp;ria;Traicdêfis,fandi Petri Louanicn fandiIoannbsp;nisBufcoducenf,Bcata:MariatHuycnfis,fandiAlnbsp;baniibidëfandi Adelberti, Aquêf.B. Maiiar.Dionbsp;natcnfis»Mo!haniéf.ThudiniêLFJorinenf.Cyma-cçGFoffëf.Sdadiftcf. Cortfeefcçmëf.Loffenf.l he-neuL,

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' «mf,Dieffenfis,LcuWenfis ,'Sanfl;i Spiritus Rure mundenfis, Eykenß Bergenfis fupra Zoihâi, Brtcnbsp;kenf, F.ydouienfis, amp; Grauienfis Collegiatarumnbsp;«cclefiarum, patri» amp; dioecefisLeodienfis Deed-norunr, atq? diuiPauIiLeodienf» Vicedecani,Nécnbsp;non VvakutienfiSjHauzuienfis Cennaccnf»Haf-fouienf. Vifetenfis ,Hugardienfis, cçdcfiarum panbsp;tri» amp; dïcecefis Leodienf. pr»pofitorum Gredc'nnbsp;fisquoq?,Cymacenf. Flcrucenfis, Cennatenfis,nbsp;dcHozcmont, Eafionienfis, Stabuknfis,Sandinbsp;Pemadipontis amari cordis, Vffienfis de Ham c-fche, Andancnf. lllorincnf. Pupefortenf*Eyc-kenfis, TraiedenfjTongrenf. Louanienf* Cuyc-JcenfiSjLcWcnfis, Sandi Trudonis Bernigenfis,nbsp;Sutterenf. didarum patri» amp; dicrcefis Chriftianinbsp;tatum condliorum Archiprcsbyierorum fiuoDe**nbsp;canorum, Vallis fcholarum inLeodio ,de Leu-1»is, de Geroefa, de Huffalizca,Pr»dicatorü,Garnbsp;melitarum, Hofpitalisad cathenam, Sandifepulnbsp;chriciuitatisLeodienf. Carthufi» propeamp; extranbsp;Leodium, de Bolicfageto, de Beenhafays, dc Orme propc Niuellam refpediue Prioi um. Pr»fentinbsp;bus etiam honorabilibus aeprouidis uitis amp;difcrenbsp;tisdominis loanncdePuteo, amp;Ioanne dcEJft,nbsp;preibyten’s collegiifandi IMaterniin antetadaecnbsp;def a Leodienf. Canonids amp;daufirariis, loannenbsp;deEd;Pctro Hongne, amp; JMathia Wathaignóbanbsp;ftionariis in eadem ccdefi?, copiofa^Tapedida-rum ciuiratis amp; diacefis clcri amp; popuJi multitudi-ne,in choro ecdcfi»Leodienf.pr»tad»congre-gatis,intcfies uocatisatmtogatis*

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Et quia nos loanncs Oemfcls prcsbyterLeo* dienf, dicccef. amp;VvaIterus Garray Clericus Leo-dienf.publicifacris ApoftolicaSC Impcrialiaudonbsp;. ricatibus, Neciion fingulorum Synod. aclorumnbsp;7praffcriptoruin Notarii fpecialiteralîutnptiyquianbsp;illis duni prout pratmittuntur, tcmporibusamp;lo-cis prænarratis fucceffiue 8C refpeftiue pcrReuc-reiidifsimu^rn cartcrosc^ Reucrend. Patres Synodanbsp;les agerentur, præfentes interfuiinus, ac ea fie fierinbsp;uidiinus,Sf in notant fu'npfirnus - Idcirco nos hicnbsp;manibus amp; fubfignatuns nofiris minoribusnbsp;coniuctis fubnotanirnus in corundemnbsp;præmiirorum fidem SCteftiino-niumrequifitis.

loanncs Oemfcls qui fupra Notarius»

• nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Vvalu Garry, quifupranotarius,

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Tenor lîterarum côn*

VOCATIONIS PATRVM ad Synodum, de quibusfupra fit men- ;nbsp;tio, fequitur in hscc uetba*

Comes LofTenfis, Vniucrfis 8C fingulis Abbatibus, Prioribus, Prarpofitis, Denbsp;canis, tamCollegiatis ,qujm Ruralibus Dfaccfisnbsp;noftrae, finccram in Domino falutem*

Quandoquidem altifsimo omnium bonorum largitoriplacuit fponfam fuam fandam F.cclefiamnbsp;pretiofo unici filii fui fanguinercdemptam, peccanbsp;tis noftris cxigentibus,plures iam annes ab har re-ticisac fchifmaticisgrauitcramp; periculofenimisiatnbsp;daiamßc afflidam amp; pcrturbatam, tandem deinen tiori oculo refpicere, ac Chriftianifs. ac J nui-difsimo Imperator! noftro Carolo, eiufdemfan-dæ E cdefiar amp;. fidei Catholicæ feruentifs. fortifsinbsp;mo^ propu'gnatorïaduerfus pernidofifsimos fa*nbsp;than» fatdlites,quoium fuperbia, 8i uires iam ni-mis excreuerant, prat daram uidoriam, quafi praenbsp;ter omnium ex pedationem coditus concedere*nbsp;£aq;parta Maieftatisfuat animfi (hidium^ omnenbsp;ad pefsimorum dogmatum ab ipfis harretida lon-

INDICT. SYNOD

geîateqj difTetninatorum extirpationent, ueræ^ fi dei rcfhtutiQuein, nee non {id diu defideratant^bnbsp;omntb'uspiis, Siplufqiiim necefTariam difciplinacnbsp;Ecclcfiaft.i.cae (fuperioru n temporen iiiçurUjUynbsp;inium coHapfæ ) Refornlationem (fine qua fpcsnbsp;non eft Oeutn populo fuo unqùàm placatum iri )nbsp;excitare 8C accendere dignitus eftzeoq; rem perdunbsp;xit,ut Formula Reforinationis ipfiujin nouifsirnbsp;misComitiis Auguftxhabitij ,iuiTu diiftae C»fa-rcacIVIaieftatisàuirisaliquotzclo , prudential fanbsp;Cfarumliterarum S^canonum, Sanclorumcp Patrum peritia prat ftantibuj concepta, atqj à ftatibusnbsp;Ecclifiafticis facri Romani Imperii, feu Ecoieftarnbsp;Germanicaf antiftitibus mature expenf3,Slt; omniünbsp;confenfu pro ipfis clcrocp uniuerfo fibi fubdito renbsp;cepta, qua? etiam nunc eft typis excufta, 8i in pu-blicupt emifta, quamSi pluresueftrumuidinc atqjnbsp;iegiffe non ambigimus : Nec aliud dcinceps reftet,nbsp;guàraut Epifepporum opcra,quibushoc incum-bit,infinguiorum diaçcfibus quàm pnmumexc-cutioni mandetur. Tantam ergo Dei benignjt{i^nbsp;tern expertos, iuftum eft in rerfi Ecclefiafticar.uninbsp;deinceps felicius gerendarum, ecclefiaeq; in prifti-nam dignitatem reftitueudar, optimam fpem fefenbsp;. Crigeie,ipfi(Ç Deo à quo omne bonum procedit^nbsp;Sc qui folus facit miràbilia, ex toto gratias agere,nbsp;Àtq; nunc tandem curandumfedulo,utquodadnbsp;iram Deimitigandam, 8C benficia eius promerennbsp;dajnprimis ntccftariumcftjdida Reformatio ànbsp;cundtis beneuolefufeepta, in mores tranfmittatur,nbsp;Singulier pro fua uocationeddfacultatead ipfiusnbsp;' Reformationispromotionempro uiribusitdeliternbsp;cooperen

n I EO G, L E O D I E Ni

Cooperentur.Rci igitur de qua agitur pondus, algue Çæfareae Maieftatis jufsto urget poftulat, |itpro eorumquaf pro cotnnjuni ^ute concepta,nbsp;ediu^funt,^ iquibus;£ccIcG% tranquillitas delt;rnbsp;pendet, eicecutione dioecefana^ynodusC ut olimnbsp;in ümilibus fieri coufueuit ) iudicatur. lt;^V AREnbsp;VOS omnesamp; fingulosauthorkate noftraEpifco-palijnuirtutefandar obcdientikin Domino re-guirimus 8C moncmus, iuxta dida; Cacfareac Ma-ieftatisfcriam declarationem amp; mandatum, ut adnbsp;fcptimam proximam Menfis Nouembris,quam ccnbsp;ïebrationi fynodinpftraf dicecefanarpro execu-tio*ncincmoratafiieformatiönispraffigimus,praf-fixamqj effe uolumus in ciuiiatenoftra Leodicnfi,nbsp;Omni cxcufationc pofthabita, compareatis audi-luri â nobis qnaf ad haue rem pertinent, nobifcumnbsp;que confultaturi atqjtradaturi de modo rationednbsp;congrua zizania errorü prauorumqj dogmatum,nbsp;ab hatreticiSjDci amp; ueritatisinimicisin medio tri-tici feminata, cradicandl, 8(. ea quae ad debitam acnbsp;uni formem Sacramenton'i adminiftrationem uernbsp;bi Dei prardicationem, Necnon Ecclefiafticorumnbsp;officiorutn fundionem poft hac in Ecclefiis, Mo-naftcriis,Sacenis,8c Oratoriis ueftris obferuandSnbsp;pertinereuidebuntur ,communicato confilio or-lt;iinandi,ftatucndi,atqjpublicandi. Itaque operaenbsp;gre;cium fucrit,utdiAae Reformationescxempla-ria, quae publicae proftant,diligcn£er à nobis leda^nbsp;expenfa, atqj difcufla,iis qui uobisfubfunt,feu cunbsp;rasueftrarcommifsifunt,ftatimintimetis 8Cprarlenbsp;gatis, ut interim defedibus,quos quifqueueftrumnbsp;spud fuos in genere uel in fpecie, publics uel priua

I nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tim.

I N D I C T SYNOD. L É O; tîiTgt;inuenerit,colleâi\apnotatis,acniemoriat mSnbsp;datisde eifdem fidelem ac ueraccm ( ficuti teneminbsp;ni J in ipfa Synodo lelarionem facere, atqj congriinbsp;am eorundem nnendationetn, prout ex confcicnnbsp;lia tenenijni,proinouerc ualcatis,amp; quifqj ueftrumnbsp;ualeat, Denuntiamus autetn uobis omnibus 8£nbsp;fingulis prafdidis ,praffentium per tenorem, ut fi-*nbsp;we ad diâam diem Synodo præfixam comparue-ritis fiue non, nos nihilominus ad ditflar Reformanbsp;»ionisexecutionem7’amp; aliaqua: ratio pofcct,pro'nbsp;iniundo nobisofficio procelTuros,eorum qui abenbsp;runt contumacianonobfiante.ln quorumfinbsp;dem amp; teftimonium prarfenies noftrasnbsp;litcras figillo noftro infra impreff©nbsp;fecimus communin'.

Datum in Ciuitate no-ilra Leodienf. De dma quintanbsp;men fl snbsp;Odobris. Anno Domini, JV illefimonbsp;Quingen tefimo Quadra gefimonbsp;odauo«

Forma autem didiMandati, Confiitutio-numqj Synodalium, quarum fuperius inadisfit mentio, fcquitur amp; eft tabs.

lis, quàin collcgiataruin ecclefiarum ,DccanisSC Capitulis, rchidtaconis, pratpofitis, Abbatibusnbsp;8C Abbatifsis,conciliorum queqj Decants, amp; Ar»nbsp;chipresbyterts,cundisqjutriufqj fexuspcrfonti,nbsp;ad clericalém ordiiicin ftatuinc^ ecclefiafticuin pernbsp;tinentibus,tamfccularibus, quàm quorumuis or-dtnum rcgularibus , noftraruin ciuitatis, patriae Si,nbsp;dfoecefis Leodteni. Saliitem in Domino.

Quanquam ex libt’llo,feu Formula Reformatio nis inpoftremis Comitiis ïmpcrialtbus Auguft»nbsp;cclebratis per Imperialem Maicftatem,illiuslt;çau-Æeritate arditafjatq^abomnibuslmperiiordini-bus3cccptataf,publicatæ amp; feruaniuffar, utiicui-quciteftrum fatis innotuifiepotcft,quemadmo-dum clericisattÿ perfonts Ecclefiafticis deincepsnbsp;uiuendutn fit, amp; in quibus fe reformarc, emenda-Tccp debeant. Quia tarnen nori fatis eft, nofle quaenbsp;facienda funt,nifi amp; opcreimplcantur,pratceptaqjnbsp;falubria in mores tranfeant, Idqjut fiat, Epifeopinbsp;Sc imperii Principes ( de quorum numero déponente domino, fumus) pro fua quifqj uiriliapud ftnbsp;bi coinmiftos 8C fubditos, curare debent. Non ahnbsp;reputauitnus uobis 8c cun dis fignificare,Nosadnbsp;promouendum gloriain Dei, amp; antmarum* nobisnbsp;creditarum faluteni firmiter ftatuifte, acrefolutosnbsp;efte

DECRETA S y N O D;

^e,diôam. R^forraatiQjwm^p^pr nçfîras ciuita« tem, patriarô amp; dicècefiÂi ftieniiu^iS^abftÇ fimu-latioik,uelperÄnafrumscceptiofteexequi. Idqucnbsp;eo faduros libentius, quod eadcm Reformatio 'nbsp;(prteterqùiîil'qil^ hot^mfeîici fcculo quo omnis.nbsp;câto corrnpîtuiamfuam, praefcrtimq; ordo clcri-corum,8lt;£cclefiafticorum nimium dégénérant,nbsp;plusquàm unquam eft ncccftafia ) ctiam facrisJitenbsp;fisSandoruiti^ Patrum dccrctis, amp;redcrationinbsp;comperiatur côfentanca, ut ncm o nifi maleuolusnbsp;acdeplorafus, eamullo colore uclprætcxtu detranbsp;dari pofsit. Quo circauos omncs amp; fmgulosinnbsp;Domino hortamurjerio^ amp; in uirtutefanâaf o-bedientiæ requirimus, utmcmores uocationis ucnbsp;ftrat 8C dignitatis, ordinis clericalis, acSacerdota-lis cui uos mancipaftis, Necnon etiam firide rationbsp;hisà uobis exigcndar,Rcfoimationem ipfam benenbsp;uolc amp; ex animo fufcipicntes omni Audio accinganbsp;mini ad cam ( quantum qucnquc ucArum rcfpicit)nbsp;opéréexequcndam,amp;quaf unuiquifqueueftrumnbsp;(nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;infua,uelregiminifuo commifTorum.uitaacmo

ribus, habituqj amp; aliis rcformatione indigcre co-gnoueritjfic rcformare faragat, ut amp; Dcusnoftrii excelîibus offcnfus plaçait pofsit, amp; hi qui de no-bis fcandalizatifunt, uidentts emcndationem nonbsp;ftram,rurfusatdificcntur amp;. Dcuminnobis gloiiânbsp;cent,

Vt autem dida Reformatio fcliciorem expedie tiorcm^fortiatur cxccutionejn,de confiho amp; unanbsp;h’mi coufcnfu uenerabilium Patrum amp; Domino-mm, in Sanda Synodo noftra diacefana in Domino

beodibn; niînacongregatorum,NonnuI]a ad hancrrm connbsp;diicentia,ftatuendaSC ordinanda duximus,quxnbsp;fcguuntur

Pc non promouen*

DIS 1 N D 1 G N I S.

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T primo, ad obuiandum promo-tionibus indignorum ad facros Or dines, dignitatcs Ecclcfiafticas, 8(.nbsp;Z V curas paiioralcs, carufnq^ defcrui-iÀturas,ßatuimusamp; ordjnamus,utnbsp;___M quifquis poft hac adfacrum Subdi àconatus ordinernpromoueriuoluerit ,feriaquarnbsp;ta quatuor temporum, ad horain feptimam antenbsp;meridiem ; qui ucro ad Diaco natura, uel Sacerdonbsp;tium, quinta feria eadcm hora in ciuitate noftra Lenbsp;odicnft comparcat, adferens fecum teftimoniumnbsp;ïcgittimum fui Paftoris autVicepaftoris feu prx-ceptorum,aut aliorum proborumuirorum, quinbsp;jpfius ordinandi uitam Si mores nouerint, eum^nbsp;fuisliteris talem effe teftentur, quales dtdat Rcfoinbsp;mationis formula promouendos a d huiufmodi ornbsp;dines efte requirit : amp;' nifi talis compertus ac iudi*'nbsp;caïusfueritabillisquosin ciuitatenoftraLéo»nbsp;dienfi ad examen morum amp; literatutæ fpc

lt; cialiter deputabimus, ad didos or dûiesrefpediue non admit-r

tttitur*

DECRETA synod;

IDE E KAMI N E PRO-mouendorutn.

Ari modo ad probandam îdo-ncitatcmfcu dignitatem u«l indi gnitatem eorum, qui ad dignitanbsp;tes Ecdefiafticas,cledi uelaiîutnnbsp;pti, uelad Ecclefiasparochialei,nbsp;earumùe deferuituras, praffcn-tatifcu nominatifucrint, Volu-mus eos, atquc unumqucmt]? eorum, per uiros donbsp;ftosamp;probos,quos fimiliterindiiflaeiuitateno-ftradeputabimuSjfuper uita, moribus amp; literarurrtnbsp;feientia ,ad huiufmodi dignitates, Parochialcs ecnbsp;defiasearutftqj deferuituras refpeifliuc requifitis,nbsp;diligenterexaniinari: ita tarnen, utfi eccleiiæ huiunbsp;fmodiin ea parte Brabantiaf,HoIlandiæ uelZdaixnbsp;dix,quarhuicnoffræ diceccfifubeft,fit»fint ele-Aiacprxfentati jfeunominatt adeafdem ueiea«nbsp;rum deferuit'uras, per deputandos à nobis in Bra-bantia ,in loco ubi curiam noitram refidefe conti»nbsp;gerit,debeantfuper iis quæ difta funt examinari»nbsp;Etquiteftimonio deputandorum ad quospertinenbsp;bit, pronunciati ernt idonei, ab illis qutbus incuntnbsp;bit Paftorcsinfiituere, ac Vicepafiores a Jmîttere,nbsp;feueledosconfirmare,infi:itui SCadmilri,acele-Clones poteruntconfirmari ; Solito intérim exa»nbsp;mine fuper reliquis qualitatibus, tam ad fupradi-dlos ordinesfacros, quiin ad dignitates huiufnionbsp;di,uelcurasPaftoralesrequifitis,puta fuper ele-Aorum uel prxfentatorum perfonis,eledionumcÿnbsp;ualiditate uel inualiditate, Vicario noftro èC Offi-ciaÜ ,alüs^ ad quosperünet, referuato. Quemadnbsp;modum

L E O D I.E N.

inoJum ftïam examen caufarum proprerquas ue^ lipaftores aperfcnaliapucl ecciefiasfuasrtfiden**nbsp;»ia excufan peteut penes nos feu uieariü iiofn um,nbsp;amp; Archidiacoüos ficuthaftcnus remanercuolu-inu$»

f D E CtV A L I T A T E IN-ftnuendorum in E cclcfiis ucl dignitatibus.

y o circa dedidaf Synodi conüliO' mandamus, ut omnes amp; finguli.adnbsp;quospcrtinet,dcEccleCisparochiinbsp;alibus, uel qnibufcuncj dignitatibus Ecclcfiafticis huius noftr» dicenbsp;cefis,fiuepfr uiam colJationis, prxnbsp;fentationis uel elelt;fïionis,fïucper aliam quâcun-quepTouidcre,feu ecclcfiarum deferuitotesuerianbsp;Paftoribus abfentibus admittetetalesdefigiient,nbsp;pratfentent, eJigant, amp;adinittant,quales iam di-aaFormuiadefcribitjAlioquiad ecclefias Paro-chiales, earumue dcferuituiaspra:fcntatos,abAr-'nbsp;chidiaconis amp; alij$ ad quosprarfentatorum «nftirnbsp;tütio feu dcfcruitorum admifsio pertiner de huiu-fmodi ecclefiis inueftiri, ucl ad earum deferuinbsp;turas-nequaquàm uolumusadmitti.JNc»nbsp;que elcâos ad dignitaies per Vica-rium noftruni,autquemcun.

quealium confirmari*

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DECRETA SYNOD.

f D E MODO CELE BRA N di Diuinuin oHiciuin*

officiorum, lUis incumbcntium, haiflenus in mul-tis Ecclefiis, praffertim Colicgiatis ,nanfinerna-gno popuIifcanJîIo contigcrunt,auâoritateno; lira, Sandæ^ Synodipræcipimus amp; mandamus,nbsp;«t dein ceps in omnibus amp; fingulis Ecclefiis noftraünbsp;dicecefiSjinquibus horæ Canonicarcollegialiternbsp;decantantur,iuxtauniufcuiufq; Ecclefiat dignitatem amp; facultates (habita rationecorum,quaradnbsp;di/lumufumrelida) inftituantur diftributiones,nbsp;ubi tamen non funtinftitutar, prarfertim pro una-quaquctrium horarumprincipalium ,fciIicctMa-tutinarum,Summæ milTae, 8C Vefperarum quasnbsp;foli illi quihuiufmodi horisfeu officiis à principionbsp;ufquead fiiiem intcrfucrunt idqjin habitu unifornbsp;mijaliqj qualcm temporis conditio rcquirit,pcr-, cipient.

Xdem quoque autoritäre diftrite prasci-fingulisGanonicis,Ca p '^^pellanisamp; Ecclefiarum miniftris fupradi-tis,utà uagationibus 8i obambulationibusquacnbsp;in multis locis tempore diuinorum officiorum innbsp;Ecclefiis, U el intra illarum immunitatescumgrauinbsp;laicerum

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hiconïm fcandalo, amp; ipforutn atnbulantium âhf« maruai pcriculo, fieri foJei«,deincepsabftineant Snbsp;Alioqui d'ftributiones illius horar feu illarunt ho-rarum,fub qua uel quibushocfaccie prxfatnpfe*;nbsp;runt, pcnitus amittant,,

I GAVDERE PO5-fint Vniucrfitatum piiuilegiis,

Olumus etiam SC mandamus, ut in Vniuerfitateoppidi Louanienf.autnbsp;alia quacunq; nulli nifi ad ftudia Ijnbsp;terarum idonei, amp; illarmn gratianbsp;principalrtcr fead Vniuerfitatc connbsp;tcrenies, infuppofita , amp; ad ufumnbsp;priuilcgiorum huiufinodi Vniuerfitatis redpian-tur,autfuorumbcnefidorumfrudibuseo pratte-xtu gaudeant,nec rccepti, ipfis priuiicgiis, ac bc-neficiorutnfrudibus utifinâtur,nifiquàmdiu eau-»nbsp;fa ftudii pennanferint,amp; fpes fitquod ex ftudi©nbsp;fuofrudum uberioremin Ecclefia Deifintpanbsp;rituri. Qui uerô defides amp; Qtioficomper*nbsp;ti fuerint, ab corundempriuilegiorwnbsp;ufu Sc fruAuum perceptionenbsp;repcliantur«

Et

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fvojt hacin huiufmodi kholis, praficgi uoluinus authorrs Grajnmaticos, Dialct^icos Oraiorw,nbsp;atcp Portas ,quospatentibus noftris literis,brcuinbsp;defignaturifumus. Quitus etiam tirulos ac norni-gt;jaliororuin,praua dogmata continentium, pro-ptereaq; ab omnibus uitindorum,panter cxprimr

ÇD E ASSVMENDO IN qoalibet opukntiori ccdcfia Thco-9“* facras profitcaturnbsp;litcras.

dem ecçlefiarum, carterisqj comparer« uolentibut facrasliteras ( prarcipuèillas,qüarin ecdefiafticisnbsp;officiis leguntur ) publice prarkgat, profitcatur^nbsp;- «ßCexponat- Idemq^in Traicdenfiamp;Aquü-granenfj, acaliis Canonicorum col-Icgiis opuJentioribus fieri,nbsp;uolumus..

L E O D I E

4|DE Modo dispensan*

di bona pauperibus rclida.

j Rarrerra, ut hofpitalia 8i alia

,’ibct pia loca huius no/fræ diact/is in quibus bonaaliqua in ufus pau**nbsp;pcrum relida, fundataqj funt, deinnbsp;ceps fideJitcr regantur, ftatuimus amp;nbsp;ordinamus, ut bona huiufmodi per

nandi, quemipfi uifitatores eligendü duxerintper infpedionem antiquorum munimentorum regi-ftrorum. Si quorumlibetaliorum documcntoruinnbsp;bona, (Scfundationes huiufmodi concernentium ,nbsp;cum omni diligentia inquiratur, quid amp; quantumnbsp;in pauperum fuftemationem relidum fit, Si quamnbsp;fideliter diftributum. Sihocproiftauicc duntaxatnbsp;amp; fincprariudicio tam Articulorum didar Reformatio-^

DECRETA synod; mationis,quàm pnuilegiorum didis Monaftenî«nbsp;feu Coliegiis conccHbrutn« gt;

fCtVI AD DOCENDVM uerbum Deicx Mendicantibusnbsp;adtnittidebeant. '

fuorum Prouincialium ac Guardianorum, feu Pri orum, tanquàm iuxta Reformationis tenorem, acnbsp;alias idonei nobis prxfentati,ac per nos admifsinbsp;fuerint, 8( iam admiftos, didi ipforum Guardiani .nbsp;feu PriorcSjtenebuntur ferio adhortari ac moncrenbsp;Ht iuxta reguJaminipfa Reformationis Formulanbsp;^raeferiptam, populum doceant,£aueantqjnenbsp;çontra eâdemquicquàmtemcrècfïutiât,nbsp;unde auditores maleardificari, uel,nbsp;adcontemptumfeuminonbsp;remaeftimationemnbsp;uerbiDeipro

uocaripof fuit,.

r: LEODIENZ '' |DB CONCESSÄ ABSOL-uendiaudoritate in cafibus Ordina-*nbsp;rio refcruatis«.

poteftatcm abfolurndià cafibusnobis deiureucl pcrftatutaSynodalia rcfcruatis, concedimus amp; c-largimur, liccbitcp unicuiquc ipforum Priorum 8Cnbsp;Guardianorum, unum ex illis,quosad prardican-duni praffcntabunt, nobis defignare, cui fimilcm à.nbsp;didis cafibus abfoluendi facultatem imparticmur,nbsp;quamaliispcrnós ucluicarium noftrum anuacónbsp;ceffatn, adimus amp; rcqocamus.

lt; Q_V O TEMPORE SACRA-celebrari non dcbcant.

, Tem ordinamus ut in ccclefu's Pa-

i rofhialibus non colJegiaris, fub mif ö’ fainaion,diebus Dominias Su fc-*, ftis cclébribuSjSó tam in bis quamnbsp;collegiatis ecclefus, tempore pratdinbsp;lcatioius ufrbiDci,ab aliarum mif-farum celebratione abftincaiur,ne occafiodeturnbsp;populo, hue illucq^difcurrcndijiniflam^’ Panbsp;rocbialem, aut uerbum Deincgli-gentiusaudiendi*

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Il D E NV MERO SVSCEi ptorumSCfufccptricum. i

N Baptifmo infantium ,nos plurei à parcntibus eorundetn adhibean»nbsp;tur, autà Sacerdotibus bapcifantinbsp;busadmittantur fufceptores acfu-fceptrices, quàtn quatuor, aut adnbsp;fumraum quinq;,habita ratione fe-

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trituonii.

iungi uolucrint, coram altcriusipfonl Partorc fea Viccpaftore, SC no coram aliis Sacerdotibusfponnbsp;falia contrahantjUecadcoutrahendum matrimo»nbsp;nium, rïifi praeuüstribus proclamatiouibus ( quasnbsp;tribus Oominicis uel fe(Hs,faltem uno die intermenbsp;dio ab inuicem diftantibus.in ecclcfia fub fermonenbsp;«el poft euangeltum fummaf Miffat, populo ad dinbsp;uinaaudienda congregato Jolemniter fieri uolu-mus ) procedere prat fumant : Salua tarnen Archi-diaconis,a!iisqj Prarlatis, prodamationes remit-tendi facultatem habentibus poteftate, duas e x trinbsp;busremittendi, Q^to tarnen cafunonpoteritPa*nbsp;ftor

L E o n I E N.

ftorillosadcontrahendum niatrimonium admit-tere, nifitertiam ( quæremitrinonpotent)piocU tnaiionem nwdoiupradido prætrtiferit. J nier quenbsp;eandem amp;'contraâutn fokmnizationrni^ huiu«nbsp;finodi^unus ut minimum dies interccflcrit;Vbj uenbsp;To trina huiufmodi prodamatio^feu duabus rc mifnbsp;fsuna pr»cfffcnt,dcqj fpontaneoamp;' liberocon»nbsp;trahereuolentium conienfu, quod nullum Canonicum obßlt;timpcdimfntum,Paftorifcu Vicenbsp;paftori ccTum ftu alte tins ex ipfis ( fi diuerfarumnbsp;fnt parochiaru it ) perlitcras teftimoniales confuenbsp;tas legitime conftiterit, licebit Paftori uel Vicepa-ftori alterutrius corn, quern ad hoc requifiuerint,nbsp;«OS in ecclefia bora fummae Miflae, amp; aliter minime coniungerc. Quificconiunäijiniflamtene-buntur audire, nifi confuetudo quod earn ante manbsp;Xtimoniifolemnizaticncbraudire pofsint,permitnbsp;tat, noftrainprarmifsisauâ^oritatefalua. Horta-muT nihilominus diâos Archidiaconos ,aliofqûenbsp;PrælatoSjUt non pafsim aut promifcuf,fed légitima duntaxatSr rationabilifubfifteute caufa,lupernbsp;didis duabus proclamalionibus difpenfent*

Pohibemus etiam diftridefubpeena cx-communicationis,nedicccefis noftraf 5a-cerdotes, contra huiusnoftrar dioccefanae 5ynodi formani amp;' ordinaiionem prarfumant ali-5U0S matrimonialiterconiungere, ntucNobilesnbsp;caftrauel capeltas quibus pr»funthabentes ,nbsp;Tub cuiiifuis liberratis uel confuetudinis

pra;textu,inei{demidheri ' permittant.

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DECRETA synod; lt;5 DE TOLLENDO CON-

incontinentia » amp; jnhoncfta cuni mulieribus eom-încrcia, Otnnes Sc fingulos Subdiaconos,Diaço-nos,amp;Sacerdoces ,amp; alios quofcunt^ clericos be neßciatos,uelecctefi« miniüros, diltride rrqùirinbsp;mus 8i monemus,ut qui concubinas, uel quafcunnbsp;que mulicres fufpedas,cuin quibusantchacde fornbsp;nicatione diiïamatifucrint, tenentac fouent,fe«nbsp;quibus cuinfcandalopopuliadharrenc^eafdem in-^nbsp;tra qnindcdm dicrfi fpatium, poft publicationemnbsp;prarfcntifi (quos pro peremptoria à canonica monbsp;nitione ipfis prarßgimus ( à fuiscohabitatione,connbsp;fortio^amoueant, Alioqui fententiam fufpcnfionbsp;nis ab officio amp; bencficio ( quam ferimtis in hisnbsp;fcriptis) fenouerintincurrilTe. Ipfasueroinulieresnbsp;quaf poft didos quindecim dies in doinibusdidonbsp;rumClericorura repert» fueriiw pcnnanfiffe, uelnbsp;permanere,auc alias fufpedam cum eifdem con-'nbsp;uerfationem non dimififle, per Officiales noftrosnbsp;ÔC Dccanos rurales, audoritatenoftra ,excommttnbsp;nica/i uoliimus,Slt;l excommunicatasdenunciari.nbsp;Idem quoq; fieri uolumus per illos, ad quos (denbsp;legitimæ prarfcripta confuetudine uel priuilegio )nbsp;perünct huiufrnodi exccffus corrigcrc, ne nos id

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ipfumfacere, amp;illorum iiegligentiartifupplerccô gamuff

fDE TOLLENDA PLV^

ralitate beneficiorum*

Tern ad reftringcndam irrationab{ lem amp;'fcandalofam bencficiorum^nbsp;(prsTfcrtirnquibus cura animarumnbsp;annexa eft ) pluralitatem auclori-_,;i rate noftra amp; Synodi huius prarcipinbsp;mus omnibus amp; fingulis dittccfisnoftrxpcrfonisnbsp;plura beneficia habentibus, ut nobis, feu uifitato-ribus noftris uifitationis tempore, litcras difpenfanbsp;tionum fuarum fuper huiufmodi pJuraJitate (ftnbsp;quash3beant)oftendat. Alioqui uno q[uodnbsp;inaJucrint retento, reliqua dimittantnbsp;uiris idoneisperfonaliter renbsp;fidercuolentibus con

ferenda.

DECRETA SYNOD. lt;DE ASSIGNANDA P A-rocliisf ortione Caiionica,

l£ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;petuos,qiJibus ucl propter décima

îum ipfis ecclefiis olimin toto ucl in parte ablata-riim ademptionem, amp; monafteriis, collegiis amp; di gnitatibus, uel aliis fundationifcus fartam incor-porationcm,uelC3nonicaf portfoniseîs olimre-feruatæ, diminutioiiem à quadraginta ar.nii citta,nbsp;«on fuppetitunde pro dignitatc ccdefiarum fua-rum amp; onerum illis incumbentium decenteramp;ho

toTibus feu temporalibus uicariis, ftipendium ni-mis exiguum àueris paûoribus quibus inferuint, amp; pondus xftuscpdici portant, illis intérim nihilnbsp;cnerisferentibus.fuppeditari. t ifdem Pafloribuanbsp;prarfcribanttalem mcrcedcm,3c portionera ipfisnbsp;deferuientibuSjpræbendamqjillis ad decenterhonbsp;«eUc^ uiuendum fufficiat,eamq,’ex ecclefiarumnbsp;prouentibusdurante eorum uicariatu quotannianbsp;perfoîuant,ne uidelicet diâi Paflores ueluicariinbsp;temporales autperpetui, propter fuificientis fti»nbsp;pendii feu fufteniationis defedum, occafionem funbsp;maiitpopulumindcbitiscxaâionibus,ultra gra-uandi

L E O D I E Ni

Band! afquc fcandalizandi»

. ritiautaJiquos cowipotandifeu commc/Tandigra tiain eisrccipi (pcregnnis atqjinhrmis duntaxatnbsp;exceptis)doiiecfumina Mifia tucntabfoluta. Neenbsp;nou amp;alio prat (tare curent, atqj à populo obferuanbsp;ri faciant,quar in dida Rcforinatione fub titulo denbsp;difcipliiia populi pratcipiuntur. Qücmadinodutnnbsp;omaibus nobis fubiedis ut ptæfnifla fidcliternbsp;obferuent, 8( audoritatc iioftra obfer-t uanfaciant,ferio præcipiinus Si,nbsp;mandamus.

decret A ' s Ÿ N O d;

lt;5 D E VISITA T 10'3 E •’ 8i modo uifitandi.

T quia'Âego^um R^oïSmatîonîs potiflïmum dep«dct à ftrcnnua ui-fitatione, fine qua defedus corre-dione indigentes,fciri nequeuntnbsp;amp;minus coi rigi, Omnibus amp;: fm-gulis Abbatibus, ƒ* rchidiaconis,

Archipresbyteris, Collegiatarum ecclefiarum De canis, 8^ aliis quibufcunqj quibus nifitandi officifinbsp;incumbit,finguli eorumquàm citifsifne fieri potenbsp;lit, amp; fl non prius,faltem ante proximü fand» lo-annis Baptift» feftumfuos.uifitentrefpcdiueAr-chidiaconatus 8C iurifdidionis termines ,feu loçanbsp;in quibus uifitandiius babent J idq; non pcrfulidonbsp;riè,{ed fideliter,diligenter 8i ferio, quemadmodûnbsp;dida R eformatio praeferibit, quo fperatus emen-dationis frudusex ipfis uifitationibus prouenirenbsp;pofsit. De^ perado huiufmodi uifitationis officio, neenô derebellioncamp; inobedicHti«(fiquarnnbsp;inuencrint) nosantéiara didum feftum perfuasnbsp;literas certiores reddant, quo aduerfus ipfosnbsp;rebelles 8i inobedientes de oportunbsp;no remedio prouiderenbsp;pofsimus.

L E O D I E Ngt;

Ifdem ftiam Vifitatoribus diftri^af prsrcï-pimus,ut ubicunq; in lods iurifdidionis fuæ deprehenderintmonachos aut monianbsp;les apoftatasjfcufugitiuosicos corporaliter ap-

J Vper omnia uero follicitifintdcbarrcticis 1 ac dehaerefi fufpcflisueldifFamatis,dcqjnbsp;hxreticorum fautoribus , receptatoribusnbsp;atlt;5 defenforibus. D e libris item hacretica conti-nentibus ac prohibits, omni Audio inueAigare 8C.nbsp;inquircre, amp; qua? repererint,inquifitoribus noArisnbsp;fidcliter curent intimare,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Aeterum uteaqux fubtitulo deexcom-indifla Formula habentur* debitam fortianturexecutionem,ut^abunbsp;fusiudicum ApoAolicorû atqj impedimenta,quaenbsp;eccIefiaAicat ordinaric iurifdinioni ha Aenus præ-Aitafunttollantur, mature cumReuerend» domino Archiepifeopo Colonièfi, Metropolitano no-ftrohabito confilio prouidebimus,amp; Aatuemusnbsp;lempusquoqj quo proxima fynodus noAranbsp;dicecefana feruari dcbcat, po A celebra-tam proximam prouincialemSy-nodum conAituemus,

äc rcfpicit ) ftrennüe excquaiirur, fuist^ officüs, ut oportetfungantur,Alioquicontracos,quos di-dat Maieftatis Imperialis, ordinumq^ Imperii, SCnbsp;hæc noftra mandata, falubriaqj monita compererinbsp;tnusnonferuaflCjfupradidasSi aliasindifta Reform atione contentas pcenas,abf^difrimulationenbsp;exequemur, uelad Catfaream Maieftatem, aliof-ue fuperiores, prout res poftulare uidebitur, refe-remus» Per praEmifta tarnen antiquis Synodalibusnbsp;ftatutis non intendfmus derogare,fed in fuo ill a ronbsp;boreuolumuspermanere*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Datum in ciuirate

noftra Lcodienfi, Anno à natiuitate Domini Mil-lefimo Quijigcntcfimo Quadrageftmo odauo, Menfu NouembriSjdiedecimatertia.

Ad mandatum Reuerend. Illuftrifsimi Do mini D. Epifcopi Leodienfis, praffati donbsp;mininoftri gratioftfsimiproprium.

L E o D I E N,

¦EORGIVS

iDci Gratia Epifcopus Leo dien fis, ___________j Dux Bullonenfis, Comes Loflcnfis amp;c. Vniuerfis 8i fingulis Archidiaconis, Archiprenbsp;ftgt;ytcris,feu Decanisruralibus, cætcrif^ ErcTcha-rum ac Monafteriorum Prælatis, Paftoribus quonbsp;que acPlcbanis, eorumqj Vicariis noftrarum ciuinbsp;taris amp;dicecefis,fynceraminDominofalutem.nbsp;Etfiad obuiandum promotioni indignorum adnbsp;facrosordines,in Synodo noftra dicccefana nu-per in hac noftra ciuitate celebrata,falubriter pronbsp;uide^ ordinatum eft, quod deinceps nemo in dicenbsp;cefinoftraLeodicnfiadaliquem facrum ordinemnbsp;admitti debeat, nifi quipræuio examine non qualinbsp;cunqjjfeddiligcnti aclegitimo fuper ipfius ordi-_nbsp;nandiuiramoribusqj amp; literarum feientia,per np-,nbsp;ftrosad hocfpecialiterdeputandos,inuentusfue-ritidoneus.Tarnen fteut ex fidedignorum infinuanbsp;tione interca didicimus,nonnulliClerici eiufdeninbsp;noftræ diœccfis, uel propter confeientiam indigninbsp;tatisinfcitiacqjfuæ non audentes,u,el propter pro-teruiam dedignantes huiufcemodi examen fufcire,nbsp;modum excogitaruntquofeconfiduntacejiamianbsp;dant, didam ordinationem Synodalem, licet ra-tioniac facris Canonibus omnino conlentaneam,nbsp;neenon hoc corrupto feculô fumme neceffariam jnbsp;proptereaq^ ab omnibus.bonis merito acceptan-dam,pofte fruftrari amp; eluderc; Spem uidelicet çolnbsp;locantes in difpenl'ationibus Apoftoheis,facile utnbsp;F iinbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;ftbi

I

DECRETA S Y N O Dgt; fibi pollicenturjmpetrandis, quarum practextu 8Cnbsp;adminiculo putant feab extraneis feu ab aliis Epi-fcopis, a3quos confugerinE, didos facros Ordi-ncs confecuturos, in cKdemqj poftea etiam in bacnbsp;noftra diœccfi libéré miniftraturos» Nos igitur hunbsp;îufmodi uiisobliquis quibus taies difpenfationesnbsp;plcruncpfraudulentcrfurreptitiarqjamp; contra men-tem illasconcedentium obtinerilolent,tacitis iisnbsp;quaf pro uera illoruni informatione exprimi dc-buerant, obuiareuolentes.^ Vobis omnibus amp; finnbsp;guiis, inuirtute fandat obcdientiar, Si fub excomnbsp;municationis Si fufpenfionis â Diuinis officiis pœnbsp;nis diftridc mandamus, ne poft hac aliquemfubnbsp;prattextucuiufcunqj difpenfationis feu licentiæ ,inbsp;quocunqjalio quàm ànobisin EccIefiis,Monaftcnbsp;riis aut Gapellis ueftiis,feu fub ueftra iurifdidio-ne fuis, publice ue] occulte celebrare, aut in ordinînbsp;busficfufceptisminiftrare, nifiprius legitime do-cucritfcnoftramfupcr hoc Iicentiam obtinuifiTeînbsp;quamnulli dare intcndimus, nifi qucmdepucatinbsp;noftri compererint atteftatiq; fuerint, Si probat uinbsp;tatlegitimum habere teftimonium. Si ultra compcnbsp;tentem Latiiiæ linguarperitiam. De iis quar ad fi-dem ac Reiigion'em noftram, ecclefiatqj Sacramennbsp;ta pertinent, eanoffequac omnes facris ordinibusnbsp;infigniti, merito fcire debent. Datum in ciuitatenbsp;noftra Leodienfi, Anno a’ Natiuitare Domininbsp;M» D« XLVtlI. Menfisdecembris-dienbsp;XX lit

Admandatum Rcuerendifsimi amp; Illuftrifs, Domini,D, Epifcopi Leodien.S^c» praffati domi-|M noftri gratiofifsimi proprium.

V yeert. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;M. de laillon.

FIDEL

Dccanus amp; Facultas

THEOLOGIAE LOVA, nicnfium, omnibus in Chrifto fidc-libus, Saluiem»

qui nupcr obfcuris adhuc nominibus emergere cœperunt; ncc dici poteft, quanto ftudio tcnean-tur multi clancuîum monftra ifta alendi. Quartnbsp;pro officio, quodin ccckfia Dci gerimus, ucrbisnbsp;paucis complex) fumus Articules certes dogmaturn , qua? propter hærcfes didas, ualdc expeditnbsp;hoc temporc, à bonis amp; Catholicis concionatorinbsp;bus populo (nam populi caufa banc opcram fufccnbsp;pimus ) exponi, fideliterqj 8c diligenter explicari,nbsp;Cofcripfcramus autem bare cadem initio aliquante fufius pauloqjaltius repetitis principiis ,ucrùm

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'A R T I C V L I

inus, eandem Cacfareat Maieft. magna? curar efle, amp; quafipfiusegrcgiapietascftjuliro «iainiftiuf-modiquippiani expetere.

Articuîus primus.

REDENDVM cftfeptcm efTc ccckfiæ Sanbsp;cramenta, à Chrifto infti-tuta: Quæfunt,Bapti-fmus, Confirmatie , Eu-charifria ,Pccnircntia,Exnbsp;trema unlt;îrio, Orde, 8^nbsp;Matrimonium. Perquatnbsp;qua'muis externa 8i coi-

poralia figna, Deus inuifibiliter ( fiue per bonos, fiuc per malos miniftros) noftram falutcm opcra-tur.

BAptifmus ad falutem omnibus eft neceftarius, etiam infantibus : per quem peccata plene tolnbsp;]untur,amp;:fiuntfiIiiDci,achceredesuitara:ter-næ ^ntc unquàm eft iterandus.

FID ei;

Articulus tcrtius»

POenîtentiæ Sacramentuni (quo J poft Baptî-fmum omnibuç rclapfiscftad faJutein ncccfta rium )complc(ftitur Gontnrioncm, Confcf-fionem, amp; Sati'sfadionetn*

Articulus Quartus,

COntritio ,eft dolor de peccatîs propter Dci offcnfam fufceptus, cum propofito confitcnnbsp;di amp; fatisfacieiidi: non autcm ( ut quidâ hocnbsp;fcculoperniciofedocent) terror confcientiar, pronbsp;pter apprehenfum gehennx fupplicium peccatîsnbsp;debitum. Præparat tarnen hic terror amp;gehcnnaçnbsp;metus ,adueram animicontntioncm.

Articulus Quintus*

COnfefturus, diligcntiam legittimamadhibe re debet, quo Sacerdotiiudici fuo , mahife-ftet omtîia peccatafua mortalia, etiam occulta cordis, ut ab eis per ilium abfoluantur : cuiusnbsp;abfolutionis minifter eft folus Saccrdos, fccüdumnbsp;Ecclefix ritum confecratus,

ArticuIusSextus,

SAtisfaiftio ,eft perfolutio panae,pleruniç ad-huc debitae, rcmiffa iam culpa. Nä omnera pœ nampeccato debitam femper condonari culpanbsp;rcnuf'

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femifla, erroneû eft, Si. fcripturisfacris aducrfatur»

Articulus Septimus*

CErta fide tenendum eft, hominem habere Is* herum arbîtrium,quo poteft male amp; cfi gratia Dei bene agere, amp; poft mortale peccatûnbsp;admiffum,Deo adiuuante ,pccnitere, amp; peccato-rum remifsionem confequi*

Articulus Odauus.

Ad iuftificationem ante omnia neceftatiaeft in adultisfides, qua certo credimus, Chri-ftum Icfum Dei filiuro,nobis propiciatoremnbsp;à Patre propofitum efte pro peccatis noftris in fannbsp;guine ipfius fine qua nullis noftris operibus, nulla^ pccnitcntia iuftificatio obtineri poteft : ficutnbsp;nec fide fola, fine pcenitentia amp; propofito uiuendinbsp;fecundum mandata Dei,

Articulus Nonus*

FIdesquaquis firmiter credit, Sf certo ftatuit propter Chriftum fibiremifia efle'peccata,fe-quepoffelTurum uitam aternam, nullum ha-betin fcripturisteftimonium ,imô eifdem aduerfanbsp;tur,etiamfifirma 8i certafpe expcâare debemusnbsp;inhacquidemuita,per Sacramentum BaptifmiSlt;nbsp;Pcenitentiaf peccatorum rcmiflloncm,in fcculb annbsp;tern futuro, uitam seternam.

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FIDEL Articulus Decimar»

ITalt;^quimdiu inter holies nollros 8^aduerfari-aspoteftateshic uiuimus, nulla nobis ell fecuri* tas : fed cum timoré amp; tremore ( iuxta fententiS'nbsp;Apolloli)noftramfahitcmoperaridebcmus', i tnbsp;fecundum uarias animorum nollrorum aifedio*nbsp;lies, nunc magisfperare, nunc magis timere : fim-pliciter tarnen magisamp;frequentius de mifericor-dia Domini Iperandum ell, quam formidanduminbsp;defeuentate*

ArticulusVndccimus«

OPera bona omnibus adultis funt ad falutent: neceiraria,amp; cum ex fidei amp;' charitatis fpirinbsp;tuprolicifcuntur,itagratafunt deo,ut eianbsp;tanquàm iullam mercedem uitam retnbuatseterni

Articulus duodf cimuj.

COnfirmatio Sf extrema VnfliOjSacramenta funtà Chrifto inftituta: fed nonut duo prx,.nbsp;cedentiaadfalutem neceHaria» content*nbsp;ptu tarnen ilia omittere, mortale peccatum eft*

Articulusxlccimurtertius,

IN Eucharilïiàf faciamento,ellreipfauerum cor* pus Domini noliri lefu Chrilli, illud iplum,^nbsp;quod de Virgine natum, amp; in cruce palTum ell*nbsp;G

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Articulas decimusquartus*

INEuchariftianon raanentpanîsamp; umuni,red bare in corpus SC fanguinetn Chrifti admirabüFnbsp;,potentia uerbi ipfius funt conuerfa ; manentibusnbsp;tàntùm panis uiniq,’ fpeciebus, unde certa fide te*nbsp;nendum eil facrâ Ruchariftiam fandèà nobis adonbsp;rari, fiue in Miffa ,fiue extra Milîam, ubicuncg re-pofita fuerit : autquotiesin fupplicationibuspu*nbsp;Blicis àSacerdote circumfertur«

Articulus decimusquintus*

N OneflIaicisneceiTaria ad falutem commu» nio fub utraqjfpecie iuïiifcpdecauûsabEcnbsp;défia fancitû éil, ut illis fub una tantum pa*nbsp;lûsfpecieSacramentûcommunicctur ,in quo car-nem Sc fanguinem, arque ita totum Chriftum fubnbsp;una fpcciefumuiitt.

Articulus decimufleptimus,

SAcrificium MiiTæexinftitutione Chrîili,ta(n uiuis prodeit, quàm defuniflis,

Articulus decimuflextus*

SOlis Sacerdotibus fecundum Ecdefiæ ritû or-dinatis,data eil â Chriilo poteilas coufecrandi

. uerum corpus Chriili Slt; (anguûiem.

Ma trim onium contra dû amp; confumma tum interChriftianos,eft indiiToluhilc: quali-feuntç fiat alter coniugum,fiueadultcr,fiuenbsp;fienlis , fiue hacreticus.

Articulus D ecimusno nus»

NVnquam licet Chriftiano poft diuortiu con trahere matrim onium, uiuentc eo cum quonbsp;prius legitimccontraxerat,

Articulus Vigefimus,^

MAtrimoniacontrada contra Canonesipfa dirimentes, fimpliciier funt irrita ÔC nulla,

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Articulus Vigefimusprimus,

Firma fide tenendum eft ,unam elTeïn terrisue ram atqj Catholicam Chrifticcclefiam eamc^nbsp;uifibilem, quæ ab Apoftolis fundata, in hancnbsp;noflram artatemperdurans, rctinet,amp;fufcipitnbsp;quicquid de fideamp;: rcligione tradidit,tradit 8i tranbsp;ditura eft cathedra Petri : fuper quam ita à Chriftönbsp;fuo fponfo eft ardificata,utinhis quae fidcifunt 8Cnbsp;icligionis, errare non poflit»

Articulus VigefimirfTecundus.

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Xtrahäcnullifperanda cftfalusifunt^ extra eamhjrretici ,fcifinatici 8C excommunkati:unnbsp;dcuebementerformidanda eff excommunknbsp;catio : nee humana, fed diuina eft excotmnunicannbsp;dipotefta^.

Articulus Vigefimustertius«

oV ƒ NuseftEcclefiæfummusPaftorjCUt omne* y obedire tenentur : ad cuius iudicium contronbsp;uerfixquarrupcrfideamp; religione exinunt,nbsp;funt referenda«

Ardculus Vigenmufquartus*

SVmmamhancprxpoüturam primus omnium gelTit fandusEetrus, ucrus Cbrifti in terris ui-carius, 8C totius familiat eius paftor. Poft Petrum ueró^ex Chrtfti inftitutióe, omnes deincepcnbsp;PontificeSjPetri in cathedra fucceftores«

Articulus Vigefimusquintus»

CERT A fide tenenda funt, non folumqu« feripturis expreïTc funt prodfta ,fed ctiam quar pernbsp;traditionein Ecchrfiac Catholicat credenda accepi-mus : amp; quar definita funtfuper fidei amp; morum nenbsp;^ociis per cathedram Petri, uelper conciliage-turalia légitime congregaia»

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Articulas Vigeftmusfextu».

COnftitutiones Eccleftafticx de ieiuntisÿ flt; abftinertia ciborum,aliifi^multtinbsp;obligantin conkieutia : etiam cxua cafumnbsp;fcandali.

Articulas Vigcfirauff^timu».

REdèütin Ecclefia, quodfantflosia caliscit

Chrifto agentes ueneramur amp; inuocamus ut pro nobis orcnt : quorü etiam meriris 8C inter ce(rione,Chriftus nobis hic multa largitur,aliasnbsp;non largiturus : per quos etiam miracula malta innbsp;terris opcratur*

Articulas Vigefimufodauus *

I yVapropterfan^ir amp; religfofr faciunt,quilo cisdicata,unàcumipforum reliquiisre-*'''*****îigîofa pictate uifitant, amp; hoc modonbsp;ab ipfis opltulationem querunt.

ArticulusVigerimufnonus«

G Ratus eft etiam Deolmagînum ufus : redé-quccoram eis procumbimus,inuocatuiifaii öosquosrepraefcntant«

ArticulusTrigeftmus«

Firmiter er eden dum, eftp o ft b an c uitam purga torium elTe animarum, in quo foluitur pcenanbsp;' pcccatis adhuc débita.Eifdern tarnen fubueninbsp;tur, facrificio aharis, oratione, ieiunio, elccmofynbsp;•na,aliis^bonis operibus uiuorum',ficutamp;indulnbsp;gentils qua citius ab ea liberentur*

ArticuIusTrigefimusprimus.

ÄNimardefuneftorum purgatæ,mox regnat cum Chriftoj’n ccclis. Et animaf impiorumnbsp;t f- bine migrantes jfcmpiternis inferni tradun-lur fuppliciis.

Arficulus Trigefimuftecundus#

Re ftè uota Deo facimus, tä monaftica, quam alia ; amp;fa(fta obligantapud Deum : nccad-uerfantur libcrtatiEuangelicat : quae à pec«nbsp;tis libertas eft, 8iiis qua: fpiritum noftrfi quonbsp;¦quomodoimpcdiunt,quo minusto-tusDeofetuiatznonautëà uoti ueLnbsp;juramenti obligatiöe, necab obenbsp;. dicntiamagiftratusEcclefianbsp;nbsp;nbsp;—-—-

fticiuelfecularis»

tibus his contrarium fit ; deinde, ut eadem fideli-ter ciirn locus amp; çccafiopoftulabit ,tueaniur amp; ex plicentad uetcris amp;. Orthodoxarfidei cuftodiamnbsp;amp; adificationem Ghriftfani populi.Si quiuero donbsp;cuenntcontraria,eospromodofacultaris no ft rarnbsp;omnino punire decreuimus.

Anno à NatiuitatcDomini 1544. Men-fisDecembris, Die 6. FacukasThcologiar con grcgata per iuramentum in Collegio Thcologo-rum fuper Ariiculis prarcedentibus, proba-uithos Articulosfub forma quafcriptinbsp;funi. Sic fubfcriptum* , Denbsp;mandato Decani S^FacuZ

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