vmostbelovedbrethren:urgedbynecessity,i,urban,bythepermissionofgodchiefbishopandprelateoverthetothesepartsasanambassadoronitiontoyou,theservantsofgod.ihopedtofindyouasfaithfulandaszealousintheserviceofgodasihadsupposedyoutobe.butifthereisinyouanydeformityorcrookednesscontrarytogod'slaw,withdivinehelpiistertoit.happyindeeddsyoufaithfulinyoursteotactashirelings.butbetrueshepherds,yourhands.donotgotosleep,butguardonallsidestheflockmittedtoyou.forifthroughyourcarelessnessornegligenceaeofyoursheep,youdafteryouhavebeenbitterlyscourgedhell,theabodeofdeath.foraccordingtothegospelyouarethesaltoftheearth[matt.5:13].butifyoufallshortinyourduty,hoitbesalted?ohoaydthemputrefiedbytheirsinsunsaltedandstinking.forifhe,shallfinds,inthem,becauseyouhavebeennegligentinyourduty,hewillmandthemasintotheabyssofuncleanthings.andbecauseyoucannotrestoretohimhisgreatloss,hedemnyouanddriveyoufromhislovingpresence.butthemant,provident,modest,learned,peaceable,dpure.forhoakeothersmodest>?andhowcantheimpuremakeotherspure?ifanyonehatespeace,howcanhemakeotherspeaceable?orifanyonehassoiledhishandspuritiesofanother?dleadtheblind,bothatt.15:14].butfirstcorrectyourselves,inorderthat,freefromblame,youmaybeabletocorrectthosedsofgod,gladlydothethingsonydoesnottakerootamongyou,lestboththosewhobuyandthosearrowstreetsanddrivenintotheplaceofdestructionandconfusion.keepthechurchandtheclergyinallitsgradesentirelyfreefromthesecularpogtogodarefaithfullypaidfromalltheproduceoftheland;letthemnotbesoldoryoneseizesabishoplethimbetreatedasanoutlaonks,orclergymen,ornuns,ortheirservants,orpilgrims,ormerchants,lethimbeanathema[thatis,cursed].letrobbersandincendiariesandalltheiracplices-beexpelledfromthechurchandanthematized.ifamansispunishedwiththedamnationofhell,hoishedaninthegospel[luke16:19];hewasnotpunishedbecausehehadstolenthegoodsofanother,butbecausehehadnotusedethegreatdisorderinthesomeofyourprovinces,iamtold,andyouaresoinistrationofjustice,thatonecanhardlygoalongtheroadbydayornightwithoutbeingattackedbyrobbers;andeisindangerofbeingdespoiledeitherbyforceorfraud.thereforeitisnecessarytoreenactthetruce,asitismonlycalled,gtimeagobyourholyfathers.iexhortanddemandthatyou,each,tryhardtohavethetrucekeptinyourdiocese.andifanyoneshallbeledbyhiscupidityorarrogancetobreakthistruce,bytheauthorityofgodandatized.”
aftertheseandvariousothermattershadbeenattendedto,allt,clergyandpeople,gavethankstogodandagreedtothepope'sproposition.theyallfaithfullypromisedtokeepthedecrees.thenthepopesaidthatinanotherpartoftheityastateofaffairsthattheonejustmentioned.hecontinued:”although,osonsofgod,youhavepromisedmorefirmlythanevertokeepthepeaceamongyourselvesandtopreservetherightsofthechurch,thereremainsstillanimportantedbythedivinecorrection,youmustapplythestrengthofyourrighteousnesstoanothermatterusthastentogivethemtheaidbeenpromisedthem.for,asthemostofyouhaveheard,theturksandarabshaveattackedthemandhaveconqueredtheterritoryofromania[thegreekempire]asfareanandthehellespont,dmoreofthelandsofthosechristians,andhaveoveretheminsevenbattles.theyhavekilledandcapturedmany,andhavedestroyedthechurchesanddevastatedtheempire.ifyoupermitthemtocontinuethusforathisaccounti,orratherthelord,beseechyouaschrist'sheraldstopublishthiseveryptlytothosechristiansandtodestroythatvileracefromthelandsofourfriends.isaythistothoset,itmeantalsoforthoseoreover,christmandsit.”alldorbysea,orinbattleagainstthepagans,shallhaveimmediateremissionofsins.thisigrantthemthroughthepovested.odbaserace,s,shouldconquerapeopleipotentgodandismadegloriouswiththenameofchrist!otaidthosereligion!letthoseedunjustlytostthefaithfulnoe,havebeenrobbers,nowbeeknights.letthosewhohavebeenfightingagainsttheirbrothersandrelativesnoercenariesforsmallpaynoselvesoutinbothbodyandsoulnoor.behold!onthissidedpoor,onthat,therich;onthisside,theenemiesofthelord,onthat,hisfriends.letthoseoneyfortheirexpenses;andassoonaseagerlysetoutonthewaywithgodastheirguide.”