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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. What is this to the purpose; if some of their successions be not enrolled in stories: some that are enrolled were broken off a while by calamities that fell upon them? For although lEusebius recorded the successions but of four Churches, in 2the mother-cities of the provinces (as he calleth them,) Rome Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem; and mNicephorus added Constantinople to them: yet the Churches which I named had successions of Bishops too, as I showed out of nthe Fathers. And in them, in which you note that succession hath discontinued, the faith had failed often, while the succession lasted: which is enough for my proof. But if you think your Church sure by this prerogative, that the Roman Bishops succession lasteth still, and you can reckon them from Peter the Apostle to Gregory who sitteth now: what say you to the Church of Constantinople? In it there have succeeded Bishops to this day: and they can reckon them ofrom Andrew the Apostle pto Jeremiah who sitteth now. Yet, to say nothing of the old heresies from which the successors are free, though set abroach by their predecessors, as by qMacedonius, rNestorius, and sSergius: tthe whole line of them many ages together have denied the Roman Bishops supreme-headship, & claimed it to them selves, u