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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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Hart. Howsoever it seemed in S. Cyprian's judgement to belong to all Bishops, and so after a sort to the Bishop of Carthage, as *he applieth it: yet other of the Fathers apply it in special to the Bishop of Rome, & give it particularly to that Church, & See.
Hart. Howsoeuer it seemed in S. Cyprians iudgement to belong to all Bishops, and so after a sort to the Bishop of Carthage, as *he applyeth it: yet other of the Fathers apply it in speciall to the Bishop of Rome, & giue it particularly to that Church, & Sée.
- *Epist. 27. a• lapsos.
Rainoldes. They do: but in such sort, that they might have done it to any faithful Church, even to the Church of Carthage, as S. Cyprian did. For that which is verified of a thing in general, is verified in the special. As, for example, the Catholic Church in general is named gthe house of God, and hthe spouse of Christ. The Apostle applieth those titles in special, ithe one to the Hebrews, kthe other to the Corinthians, if they continue faithful. And so what Christ hath said of his whole Church, that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it: that is true in every part of his Church. And if he named Peter, a rock, (in respect of the faith that he professed,) on the which he said he would build his Church; then all, on whom (professing the same faith of Christ) his Church in part is builded, may, in a proportion, be called rocks also. Wherefore sith the Fathers did speak of the Church of Rome when it was holy, and of the Roman Bishops, when they professed the faith of Peter: no marvel, if they said the Church was built on that rock, and the gates of hell did not prevail against it. Howbeit I deny not but that in their speeches of the Church of Rome