the　human　mind　cannot　reach；　I　shall　speak　no　more　ofthem；　because；　being　exalted　and　maintained　by　God；　it　would　be　the　actof　a　presumptuous　and　rash　man　to　discuss　them。Nevertheless；　if　any　one　should　ask　of　me　how　es　it　that　the　Churchhas　attained　such　greatness　in　temporal　power；　seeing　that　fromAlexander　backwards　the　Italian　potentates　（not　only　those　who　have　beencalled　potentates；　but　every　baron　and　lord；　though　the　smallest）　havevalued　the　temporal　power　very　slightly　……　yet　now　a　king　of　Francetrembles　before　it；　and　it　has　been　able　to　drive　him　fr