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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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The king doth come before the gate▪ first swearing to the cities state: The Popes 6man then doth he become, & of his gift doth take the crown. So finely by the Popes painting, and poetry, was the feat wrought, and as it were the wheel of things turned about: that, ⟨p. 377⟩whereas the Pope before held his Princedom of the Emperor in fee: now must the Emperor be thought to hold his Empire of the Pope in •ee. For though it be said that 7Painters and Poets may feign by authority: yet he and his mates, w•o feigned this pageant, did mean it should be taken for a matter of truth. The proof whereof appeared *not many years after in the next Emperor that was crowned at Rome, even Frederick the first. hThe Pope who crowned him (it was Pope Nicolas Break-spear, called Adrian the fourth,) sending by occasion two legates unto him, Rowland, and Bernard, Cardinals, with letters concerning the thing for which he sent them: did mention therein what honourable courtesy he had showed the Emperor, and given him this 8benefit, that he 9bestowed the crown of the Empire on him. Which letters being read, the Emperor and his Nobles took it very evil that the Pope should write that he had given the Emperor the crown of the Empire by way of a benefit. And fearing least thereby he should mean that, 1which some avouched also commonly, that the kings of Germany do obtain the Empire by the benefit of the Popes, (for 2