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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 by these devises (which all were invented by the Popes at Avignon) they had now disfurnished many Churches of Bishops, to furnish, in word, the Church of Rome with Priests, and Deacons; in deed, the Court of Rome with rich and mighty Cardinals. Yet this is the least part of that abomination of desolation, which they have set in the holy places. For under pretence, that it is their duty to see that all Churches be provided of fit pastors, they have 7reserved Church-livings, when and which they listed, to their own bestowing, and them have they seized on to maintain the port of their Cardinals too. This was not only done, but also professed to be done to that end by Clemens the sixth. Who having made new Cardinals, reserved the benefices in England that were void, and should be void next, (besides Bishoprics & Abbeys) to the sum of two thousand marks, ⟨p. 385⟩and for them he provided two Cardinals to be their pastors. Whereof when stay was made by king Edward the third, who seeing how the Church and realm were both decayed by tho•e provisions for aliens, did inhibit them to be se•u•d: oPope Clemens wrote unto him, that having lately made new Cardinals of the Church of Rome, he could not with reason but provide for them, 1as it was seemly for their state; & this he had done by providing benefices which either were presently void, or should be after, unto a certain sum, for two of them in England, for the rest in other kingdoms and coasts of Christendom; through all the which almost he had made the like provision for new Cardinals, neither amongst them all had found any 2rebellion, (so he termed it,) save this in England only. The Cardinals, which Clemens had pthen made, were twelve. Two of them he furnished with so many benefices, as should be worth two thousand marks. I cannot say precisely what number that might be. But it must be noted that (as the rate of money and price of things hath grown) a benefice, worth three hundred marks or better now, was then not worth a hundred; neither did the Pope choose the fattest benefices but such as next came to the net: and he meant his Cardinals should have that pension clear, besides their farmers shares, and vicars, or curates. So that the two Cardinals (by probable conjecture) might have an hundred benefices before they had their yearly two thousand mark pension.