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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. Yet Pope Innocentius saying that he 1thought so, doth use that word in Latin, which 2sentence cometh from: th•• •e might note thereby the definitive sentence of Caelestine, not the opinion. But whatsoever one Pope thought of another: Alfonsus, a famous patron of the Papacy, doth show that he defined it. aFor that Pope Caelestine did err (saith Alfonsus) about the marriage of the faithful of whom one falleth into heresy it is manifest to all men. Neither was this error of Caelestin such as ought to be imputed to negligence alone, that we may say he erred as a private man, and not as Pope, who in 3defining of any serious matter should ask counsel of learned men. For this 4definition of Caelestine was 5extant in the old decretals, which I my self have seen & read. And this of Alfonsus is confirmed farther by Cardinal bHostiensis: who noteth the very 6paragraph of 7the chapter in the which it was, & speaketh of it as a decretal. Wherefore though the chapter be maimed of the paragraph *since Hostiensis time: yet these records suffice to show that it was a decree of Pope Caelestine's, set forth to teach the Church.
Rainoldes. Yet Pope Innocētius saying that he 1