分章完结阅读120（1/3）

l,howshouldhebepunishedwhorobsanotherofhisgoods?forthusithappenedtotherichmaninthegospel[luke16:19];hewasnotpunishedbecausehehadstolenthegoodsofanother,butbecausehehadnotusedwellthethingswhichwerehis.

”youhaveseenforalongtimethegreatdisorderintheworldcausedbythesecrimes.itissobadinsomeofyourprovinces,iamtold,andyouaresoweakintheadministrationofjustice,thatonecanhardlygoalongtheroadbydayornightwithoutbeingattackedbyrobbers;andwhetherathomeorabroadoneisindangerofbeingdespoiledeitherbyforceorfraud.thereforeitisnecessarytoreenactthetruce,asitisorgmonlycalled,whichwasproclaimedalongtimeagobyourholyfathers.iexhortanddemandthatyou,each,tryhardtohavethetrucekeptinyourdiocese.andifanyoneshallbeledbyhiscupidityorarrogancetobreakthistruce,bytheauthorityofgodandwiththesanctionofthiscouncilheshallbeanathematized.”

aftertheseandvariousothermattershadbeenattendedto,allwhowerepresent,clergyandpeople,gavethankstogodandagreedtothepope'sproposition.theyallfaithfullypromisedtokeepthedecrees.thenthepopesaidthatinanotherpartoftheworldchristianitywassufferingfromastateofaffairsthatwasworsethantheonejustmentioned.hecontinued:

”although,osonsofgod,youhavepromisedmorefirmlythanevertokeepthepeaceamongyourselvesandtopreservetherightsofthechurch,thereremainsstillanimportantworkforyoutodo.freshlyquickenedbythedivinecorrection,youmustapplythestrengthofyourrighteousnesstoanothermatterwhichconcernsyouaswellasgod.foryourbrethrenwholiveintheeastareinurgentneedofyourhelp,andyoumusthastentogivethemtheaidwhichhasoftenbeenpromisedthewww.for,asthemostofyouhaveheard,theturksandarabshaveattackedthemandhaveconqueredtheterritoryofromania[thegreekempire]asfarwestastheshoreofthemediterraneanandthehellespont,whichiscalledthearmofst.gecce.theyhaveoccupiedmoreandmoreofthelandsofthosechristians,andhaveoverorgetheminsevenbattles.theyhavekilledandcapturedmany,andhavedestroyedthechurchesanddevastatedtheempire.ifyoupermitthemtocontinuethusforawhilewithimpurity,thefaithfulofgodwillbemuchmor