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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. 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 pNauclerus citeth him. For, as he citeth him, he giveth him a touch withal to overthrow him. There is (saith Nauclerus) no mention of Constantine's donation in any authors, but in the book of decrees: and the Archbishop of Florence, Antoninus, affirmeth in his chronicles, that in ancient books of the Decrees it is not neither. Which I greatly marvel at, sith Isidore reporteth plainly in his story, that Constantine did yield the city of Rome unto the Pope, and all the imperial ornaments, that is to say, the crown, the apparel, and the white palfrey to ride upon. Nauclerus therefore citeth Isidore as saying it: but so, as though he thought all were not well in Isidore, sith there is no mention of it in any authors of credit or antiquity. I showed you qbefore how the writings of the ancient Fathers have been corrupted to countenance the Popes ⟨p. 413⟩power. The story of Isidore might be wrought in like sort to countenance the Popes pomp, his triple crown, his robes imperial, his *horses of estate. Which to have been so, it is the more likely, because it is testified by