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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hart. 1Not in your judgement: but in mine they do. And so doth the other part of the promise also which Christ made unto him; aTo thee will I give the keys of the kingdom of heaven. *For by the name of keys is signified the fullness of ecclesiastical power. But to give the fullness of ecclesiastical power, is to make him head. Therefore Christ did promise to make him head of the church.
Hart. 1Not in your iudgement: but in mine they doo. And so dooth the other part of the promise also which Christ made vnto him; aTo thee will I giue the keyes of the kingdome of heuen. *For by the name of keyes is signified the fulnes of ecclesiasticall power. But to giue the fulnes of ecclesiasticall power, is to make him head. Therefore Christ did promise to make him head of the church.
- 1The second Division.The second Diuision.
- aMat. 16.19.
- *Staplet. princ. doctr. l. 6. c. 1.
Rainoldes. These keys will not open more in the house, then did the foundation lay in the building. For if you mean by fullness of ecclesiastical power, the lawful power of the Apostleship, then the which no greater was ever given to any ministers of the church: Christ gave it both to Peter and to every Apostle. If you mean such power as the Pope claimeth by