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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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Rainoldes. Nay: no more of Photius. For it is not he (as I have showed) who saith it, but Balsamon who commenteth on him. And Balsamon is later by three hundred years.
Rainoldes. Nay: no more of Photius. For it is not he (as I haue shewed) who saith it, but Balsamon who commenteth on him. And Balsamon is later by thrée hundred yeares.
Hart. Yet he was a Grecian too, and an enemy of the See of Rome: and therefore not likely to vouch it, if it were not true.
Hart. Yet he was a Grecian too, and an enimie of the Sée of Rome: and therefore not likely to vouch it, if it were not true.
Rainoldes. But Genebrard hath granted that to be false which he voucheth. For he saith that Constantine did give to Pope Sylvester, the provinces, and places, and fortresses of all Italy, or of the western countries, and not the city of Rome only. Neither doth he vouch this in respect of Rome but of Constantinople: which being to enjoy the privileges of Rome oby a law y• Photius rehearseth in his Nomocanon, Now if you will know the privileges of Rome (saith Balsamon) they are enrolled in the decree of Constantine's donation made to Pope Sylvester. So that it was for love to the Patriarchs See of Constantinople, not to the Popes of Rome, that he avoucheth it: that as Rome might thereby claim all the West, so Constantinople might get all the East. Wherefore, that circumstance, that Balsamon was an enemy of the See of Rome, doth nothing help the credit of Constantine's donation. Neither doth S. Isidore make much more for it, as