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The sum of the conference between John Rainoldes and John Hart touching the head…The summe of the conference betwene Iohn Rainoldes and Iohn Hart touching the head…
The sum of the conference between John Rainoldes and John Hart touching the head and the faith of the Church. Wherein by the way are handled sundry points, of the sufficiency and right expounding of the Scriptures, the ministry of the Church, the function of priesthood, the sacrifice of the mass, with other controversies of religion: but chiefly and purposely the point of Church-government ... Penned by John Rainoldes, according to the notes set down in writing by them both: perused by John Hart, and (after things supplied, & altered, as he thought good) allowed for the faithful report of that which past in conference between them. Whereunto is annexed a treatise entitled, Six conclusions touching the Holy Scripture and the Church, written by John Rainoldes. With a defence of such things as Thomas Stapleton and Gregory Martin have carped at therein.The summe of the conference betwene Iohn Rainoldes and Iohn Hart touching the head and the faith of the Church. Wherein by the way are handled sundrie points, of the sufficiencie and right expounding of the Scriptures, the ministerie of the Church, the function of priesthood, the sacrifice of the masse, with other controuerises of religion: but chiefly and purposely the point of Church-gouernment ... Penned by Iohn Rainoldes, according to the notes set downe in writing by them both: perused by Iohn Hart, and (after things supplied, & altered, as he thought good) allowed for the faithfull report of that which past in conference betwene them. Whereunto is annexed a treatise intitled, Six conclusions touching the Holie Scripture and the Church, writen by Iohn Rainoldes. With a defence of such thinges as Thomas Stapleton and Gregorie Martin haue carped at therein.
Londini: printed by John Wolfe, 1584Londini: printed by Iohn Wolfe, 1584
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So that when Julius warred, either to recover, or to enlarge the bounds of his dominion temporal, then was he about the affairs of the Church. And this is apparent by the Italian history written of those affairs: dwherein Faenza, and the cities which he requireth the Venetians to restore unto him, are called cities of the Church; and ewhen he seizeth on them by force or composition, they return to the government and obedience of the Church; and if his martial feats do ⟨p. 369⟩stick in some distress, fthough things go hard (quoth Julius) yet God will help his Church; and the means by which, the ends whereto he fighteth, are invested all with the Churches title, gthe captains of the Church, and armies of the Church, against the Churches enemies, & rebels to the Church; the Churches horsemen; the Churches footmen, the Churches subjects, the Churches vassals: in a word, the things which the Pope possesseth, they are the Churches state; the hChurches state is said to be in peril and danger, when he is like to lose somewhat; ihe bindeth the Spanish king to find him yearly three hundred men of arms to defend the Churches state; khe sendeth word to sundry princes, that the French king will bring a mighty host to oppress the Churches state; lthe French king offereth to the Emperor, that he will help him *by force of arms to get Rome and all the Churches state, as belonging by right and reason to the Empire. This is the state in deed, about the affairs whereof the Popes are busied. The affairs of religion and government of the Church throughout all Christendom, are but pretences and pillars to support this state. For, as