* 'In Prato Spiritual!, c. 26, quod citatur, a VIL Synodo,
et a Johanne Diacono, lib. ii. c. 45. vitas B. Gregorii
narratur fevelatio, qua Origines viras est in Gehenna ignis
cum Alio et Netftorio."*--Fobric. BMiotk Grate torn. v. p.
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Directions of Dr. Barlow, Bishop of Lincoln, to a young divine.
"It will be of great use for a divine to be acquainted with the arts,
knavery, and fraud of the Roman inquisitor, in purging, correcting, or
rather corrupting authors in all arts and faculties. For this purpose
we may consult the _Index Expurgatorius_. By considering this Index, we
come to know the best editions of many good books.
"1st. The best books; that is, those that are condemned.
"2nd. The best editions; viz. those that are dated before the _Index_,
and consequently not altered.
"3rd. The _Index_ is a good common place book, to point out who has
written well against the Church, p. 70.
"Ockam is damned in the _Index_, and therefore we may be sure he was
guilty of telling some great truth, p. 41.*"
* The Bishop's rule is as good for one church as for
another, and every church has its Index.