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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 he saith farther, that, tfor as much as the scriptures say to Peter, Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven, *therefore he, and (accordingly to him) every Bishop doth admit the godly, and disinherit the godless, by declaring the sentence and administering the word of God. And this doth pluck up the Popes supremacy by the roots. For your umasters ground it on that charge of binding and loosing given Peter: as though after Peter it were proper to the Pope. Denis saith the contrary, that it is common to all Bishops. Whereby you may perceive beside, that if the title which he giveth Peter did prove his supremacy, though xI have showed it doth not, but if it did: yet your common reason, from Peters supremacy to the Popes, is jointless. For he, who calleth Peter, chief of the Apostles, yet maketh Bishops equal; and giveth Rome no greater privilege, then Antioch, or Jerusalem. But to knit up that which brought us unto this of Denis: you see that your Rhemists tale of the assumption of the blessed virgin is contrary to the scriptures. Yet they do believe it for the authority of Fathers. That I might doubt justly whether you would believe the Fathers in those things, in which they are convicted of error by the scriptures.
Rainoldes. But he saith farther, that, tfor as much as the scriptures say to Peter, Whatsoeuer thou shalt bind on earth shall bee bound in heauen, and whatsoeuer thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heauen, *therefore he, and (accordingly to him) euery Bishop doth admit the godly, and disinherite the godlesse, by declaring the sentence and administring the word of God. And this doth plucke vp the Popes supremacie by the rootes. For your u