Footnotes:

143 A. D. 843.—Christus Lupim, at Ferrara, refuted the new Roman doctrines concerning purgatory, matrimony of priests, and other points. P. J. Twisck, Chron., 9th book, page 288, col. 1, from Catal. Test., fol. 103.

144 A. D. 858.—At this time, Gunther, Bishop of Cologne, wrote to Pope Nicholas: “Thou art playing the tyrant: under the guise of a shepherd we find thee to be a wolf. The title, indeed, is father, but virtually thou showest thyself a Jupiter.” Sam. Veltius, Geslacht-register, page 127.

145 To go without delay to heaven, to Christ, may fitly be understood as having reference to the commending of their souls into the hands of Christ; as is stated of the holy martyr Stephen, namely, that he saw the heavens opened, and Christ standing on the right hand of God; to whom, in his extremity, he commended his soul, saying: “Lord Jesus, receive my Spirit. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” Acts 7:59,60.

146 This was a treatise on the name of God, and the heavenly order of the angels.

147 What Smaragdus has written on 1 Pet. 2, saying: “Such holy, pure, and innocent childhood, the mother, the church of Christ, gains through the grace of baptism,” gave cause to consider whether by the word childhood he meant infants of the cradle, and by the words grace of baptism, infant baptism; but it is also interpreted as having reference to the believing children of God, according to Gal. 3:26, and to the baptism of believers, according to Mark 16:16. As to the exposition, however, which he is stated to have made on John 13, it is held that it took place before his enlightenment.

148 What Fulbertus says, in this comparison, of baptism, is, as far as the sense is concerned, identical with that which Paul, Rom. 6:4, declares of the baptism of believers, saying: “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism unto death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

149 For further comments respecting Eugenia’s confession of faith, see the explanation which we shall append to the account of the death of Pelagius.

150 To die for the name of Christ, our author says.

151 With regard to what is attributed to Anselm, concerning the suspicion in reference to infant baptism, namely, that he (on Eph. 4 and Hebr. 10.) agreed with Meginhard (de Fide at Gunth.), we let those say, who can show more evidence of it, than we have yet met with. In the mean time, we have weighty reasons, which induce us to show the contrary concerning him. The same is true also with regard to what he is said to have written, touching said doctrine, on Matt. 15; 1 Cor. 7, and in Concordia Gratia, and lib. Arbitrii, etc.; which things as well as the above, we leave without comment, reserving our explanation of them to ourselves.

152 Laymen and nobles, etc., the papist writer says.

153 A. Mell., fol. 395, ex Baron., in Chron. Eccl., 1088. Art. 15, 20, 21

154 This Peter de Bruis, with his disciple Henry, was known, A. D. 1130, throughout all France, on account of his learning and his boldness in reproving the abuses of the Roman church. Bapt. Hist., page 686.

155 Doopsgesinde, German, Taufsgesinde.

156 P. J. Twisck, in his Chronijk, shows expressly that the Waldenses would not swear, etc. Book 14, page 743, col. 2. from Henr. Boh., fol. 27.

157 War, says the writer; but this signifies violence, vexation, etc.

158 “Zealous Bernard,” writes Mellinus, “allowed himself to be bribed, and dared to preach and write whatever he heard said.” Second book, fol. 438, col. 2, in the margin.

159 Vignierus, in Hist. Eccl.

160 The papistic writer says: “From an unknown author.” The Calvanistic Mellinus however says: “But perhaps from Peter de Bruis, Henry of Toulouse, or Berengarius himself.” Second book fol. 439, col. 4, in the margin.

161 All these passages, Mellinus has taken from the account of Guido Perpigna, in lib. de Haeresib. Bal. Cent. 2, in Append. ad Gervasium Giestrensem. Guido was of the opinion, that said people belonged to the Poor Men of Lyons, that is, the Waldenses.

162 From the writings of Gascony.

163 The reader must know that the writers who have given vent in this most odious manner to said testimonies respecting the holy martyrs, were papists.

164 Master, or sir; a title of the middle ages, equivalent to the modern title of doctor.

165 We will say nothing of this Alexander, but merely speak of his doctrine.

166 The following words are obscure in the author; hence we experienced difficulty in translating them.—Van. Braght.

167 Gen. 15:1.