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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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But after, when the number of the faithful grew, each of them had more. And 1hence did the name of Cardinals arise, that he who was chief amongst the Priests of one parish was called the Cardinal Priest, that is to say, principal. In like sort 2when the several wards of the city could not be served by several Deacons, but each of them had moe: the chief amongst the Deacons of the same ward, was called the Cardinal Deacon. The name being worshipful amongst Priests and Deacons of the city of Rome, 3spread to the Bishops that dwelt near about, and they were called Cardinal Bishops, though it were long first. For 4amongst the ancients it was never heard of; neither might with reason, ⟨p. 383⟩sith they, being equal in power to other Bishops cannot be called Cardinal in respect of them. Yet in time, by custom, I know not how, they got it. Wherefore of the Cardinals of Rome, six are Bishops, the Bishop of Alba, Tusculum, Praeneste, Sabine, Portuese, and Ostia: the rest, whose number in old time was certain according to the number of parishes and wards, now they are more or fewer, as the Pope will, (they were three score and three *when this was written by Onuphrius) but all the rest are Priests, or Deacons And for almost twelve hundred years after Christ, although the Pope employed them much in his affairs, yet ordinarily they lived on their charge, and kept their calling and degree. The honour & power of Cardinal Bishops, was as the Bishops of other cities. The Cardinal Priests, and Deacons, were neither Bishops themselves, nor equal unto them in dignity. And if a Cardinal Priest were chosen (as worthy of a greater charge) to be a Bishop else where: he left his place in Rome and ceased to be Cardinal, because 1it is ordered by the ancient rules of ecclesiastical discipline, that one man may have but one ecclesiastical charge, and therefore no man might be a Cardinal Priest of Rome, and Bishop of an other Church. But