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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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that if English men would be studious, honest, and thankful, (chiefly the sons of Noble men,) he would provide for them also, *and dispense honourably with the worthiest of them for plurality of benefices; finally, that no Italian should immediately succeed an Italian; which was obtained for their treacheries, who when one that had a benefice was dead, would foist an other into his room. And these things were promised: but they were promised only. For after that the Council was dissolved once, the Pope played the Pope, and 8brake them all with Non obstante. And as aPharaoh hardened his hart against Israel, and laid more work upon them, when they desired ease of bondage: so did Innocent against England. In so much, that after six or seven years, when a view was taken again of the brick made of our English Israel for the Italian Pharaoh: the sum of those revenues which before amounted to three score thousand marks, bwas grown to three score thousand and ten with the advantage. Now if the outrage of this abomination were so monstrous in one realm▪ what was it in all, throughout the rest of ⟨p. 389⟩Christendom? If Popes did so exceed above three hundred years ago, in the prime of their Papacy, when the joints of it were yet scarcely knit: what is it likely they did after? If by one policy they brought so great wealth unto their Court and state, yea, by part of one applied to furnish their Italians: what may be thought of the same, applied to furnish the home-borne, each in their own country? What of so many others, some of them as fruitful as this, some more fruitful? What of their whole government: wherein they have claimed a fullness of power to do what they list, and they have put their claim in practise? What words may serve to utter the spoils which they have made of the Church of Christ; first, by ordaining of the Church-officers, in creating Bishops, Archbishops, Patriarchs, and weaving palls for them; in disannulling the elections of some who lawfully were chosen; in granting some (who could not be chosen lawfully) to have the rooms by postulations; in chopping and changing their persons from one See to an other by translations, and their dioceses by divisions; in giving pastors livings away uer their heads by