The history of the ancient Germans Volume 2 ; including that of the Cimbri, Suevi, Alemanni, Franks, Saxons, Goths, Vandals, and other ancient ... of Germany, and most of the kingdoms of E

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. 1738 Excerpt: ...divino, lus eiccitat mutuas seditiones civium: nemo me-anathemate condemnatus. ditetur interitus Regum, fed et, defuncto in pace Principe, Primates totius gentis cum sacerdotibus, (2) Coneil. To/er. IV. can. 75. Te quoque præ successorem Regni, concilio communi, constituant, sentem Regem, futurosque sequentium ætatum ut, dum unitatis concordia a nobis retinetur, nul-' Principes, humilitate, qua debemus, deposcimus. lum Patriæ gentis dissidiura per vim atque ambi-ut moderati, & mites erga subjectcjs existentes, turn oriatur. In the Council at Toledo V, can. cum Justitia & Pietate Ppuls a. Deo uobis credi 21, this is yet more accurately express'd. Quaprop. tos regatis, bonamque vicissitudinem, qui vos con ter, quoniam inconsideratæ quorundam mentes, M"". largitori Christo, respondeatis: regnantes & fe minime capientes, quos nee origo ornat, cum humilitate cordis, cum studio bonœ actionis. nee virtus decorat, passim putant licenterque ad Nee quisquam vestrum solus in caussis capitum, Regiæ majestatis pervenire fastigium; hujus rei aut return sententiam ferat: fed consensu pubheo caussa nostra omnium, cum invocatione divina, cum rectoribus, & judicio manifesto, delmquen profertur sententia, ut qui talia meditatus fuerit, tium "'pa patescat. quem nee electio omnium probat, Nec Gothi Vol. n. O o cils cils, which were held, as well in Political, as in Ecclesiastical Affairs, demonstrate. The Church in Spain was greatly honour'd by the Goths, and is oblig'd to them for several Parts of her Constitution (3). The Administration at Court, in the Country, and in the Army, was almost the lame with that of other German Nations, who established particular States in the Roman Provinces (4). The Goths kept their o...