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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 Pope, understanding by the return of his legates both in what peril they had been, and what the Emperor answered: wrote letters thereupon to the Bishops of Germany, wherein he willed them to deal with the Emperor & make him do his duty. The Bishops spake unto him, & he answered them, that he obeyed the Pope ⟨p. 378⟩gladly: but the crown of the Empire he accounted him self to have received of God chiefly, and next of the Princes Electors of Germany; his regal coronation, of the Bishop of Cologne; his imperial, of the Pope. As for the Cardinals whom the Pope had sent: he forbade them to go forward, because he found that they had brought letters from the Pope to the endamaging of the Empire. Heretofore the Empire hath lifted up the Church: but now the Church (saith he) doth press down the Empire. 1It began with painting: thence it came to writing: now is the writing sought to be maintained by authority. I will not suffer, nay I will rather leave my crown, then I will permit the authority of the Empire to be diminished any way. 2Let the picture be razed out, let the writing be called back, that there remain not monuments still to raise strife between the kingdom and the priesthood: and then shall there no duty be wanting of my part towards the church of Rome. This answer of the Emperor seemed so reasonable to the German Bishops: that they advised and wished Pope Break-spear to pacify his wrath with a gentler embassage. The Popes chiefest instruments to pluck down Henry the third, were the German Bishops. Wherefore Pope Break-spear, perceiving that they were not so forward against Frederick, as they had been against Henry, was f•ine to follow their advise. So he sent two wiser and discreeter legates, writing by them unto him, that there was no cause why he should be offended with his former letters. For though other men (saith he) take the word [benefit] in an other sense; yet you should have taken it in that in which we took it, and which it seemeth to have by the first original. For 8it is compounded of two words, good and fact: and it signifieth, not a thing that is given in •ee, but a good fact. As it is used throughout the whole course of the holy scripture: