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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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and, in a word, their gins & hooks have been so many to get the goods of men out of all coasts, into their coffers, that da Roman Courtier saith, *the Popes exchequer is like unto the Sea, whereinto all rivers do run, and yet it overfloweth not. Fourthly, by abusing of the Church censures: for what else should I call it? when they have used them as instruments of violence, to compass all that they did covet. If any, either Patron, or Bishop, or Archbishop refused to commit the charge of English flocks to Roman pastors, or rather wolves: if any reproved the wicked sale and godless chaffer of their dispensations, absolutions, pardons: if any would not yield to pay them such taxes as they required by their legates, their merchants, their collectors, their nuntios, spies, & poursuivants: straight, as the person was, so came a censure out against him, either suspension from administering his office, or interditement from use of Church-service, or excommunication from the fellowship of Christians, or citing him to Rome to chastise him by correption, or denouncing him an heretic if he continued rebellious, and then the secular power must burn him. A practise so common, that ordinarily the Auditor of the Popes Exchequer is authorized to excommunicate and execute other ⟨p. 392⟩censures, if the Courtesans, (who pay tribute for license to be common whores) & other farmers of holy rents, keep not touch in bringing in. And because these censures have not prevailed always to achieve their purposes: therefore as they enlarged them against civill powers to purchase somewhat thence, (as from the king of England, beside his Peter-pence, a thousand marks yearly, which yet was but a petty-larceny:) so they strengthened them against ecclesiastical by the oath of fealty (which they have won of Prelates,) to maintain the Papacy and royalties of S. Peter. Chiefly by winding in authority withal, that they may deprive them, and none may deprive Bishops, but they. That if Bishops will not agree to them in all things, when they are commanded in virtue of obedience: yet for fear of losing their livings and promotions, yea their liberty, yea their life, (if they be in the Popes subjection) they may learn to serve their Lord. But the head of all, whereby those wild boars have made the chiefest wast of the Lords vineyard, is the fifth and last point: