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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. In deed, as the names of [Archbishop] and [diocese] are used in our days, and have been of some writers in ancient times also: my speech may seem absurd, who say that the Pope was but Archbishop of a diocese, when he was Patriarch as I grant. But after the language that was then received when the second sort of Popes were at the best, I speak the words of sense and reason. For Justinian the Emperor, who (as it is requisite in penning of laws) is wont to keep the proper and usual speech of his time, (and *his reign did fall into the time we treat off,) xordained, that if an Elder or Deacon were accused, his Bishop should have the hearing of the matter; if a Bishop, his Metropolitan; if a Metropolitan, his Archbishop. And yagain he provided for the ecclesiastical causes of clergy men, that first they should be brought to the Bishop of the city; from the Bishop of the city, to the Metropolitan; from the Metropolitan, to the Synod of the province; from the Synod of the province, to the Patriarch of the diocese: and a Patriarch is all one with an Archbishop, zin him. Whereby you may perceive, both that an Archbishop had Metropolitans under him: and that a diocese was more then a province. In which respect I called it a ⟨p. 535⟩Princely diocese, to distinguish it from a Lordly, that you might know I meant a diocese of a larger size, then as the word is taken for a Bishops circuit. But that you may have the clearer light to see the truth of mine answer, and thereby to perceive how the Pope encroached on Bishops by degrees, until of an equal he became a sovereign, first over a few, next over many, at last over all: I must fetch the matter of Bishops, Metropolitans, and Archbishops somewhat higher, and show how Christian cities provinces, and dioceses, were allotted to them. First therefore, when aElders were ordained by the Apostles in every Church, b