A10345:1972
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, The Apostles of Christ (I hope) were Saints too. Yet hath the spirit of God set down for our instruction that ithey did not only desire superiority, but also strive about it. Innocentius, Leo, Gelasius, Vigilius, Pelagius, and Gregory, the men whom you alleged, were not greater then the Apostles. And the praise which they give to their See of Rome, doth so exceed the truth: that it beareth evident marks of their affection. You might have perceived it in that which you cited out of kInnocentius concerning the Fathers and the sentence of God: by which (he saith) they decreed, that, whatsoever was done in provinces far off, it should not be concluded before it came to the notice of the See of Rome. For what were the Fathers who decreed that? where is the sentence of God, by which they did it? Though this is the least of many friendly speeches, which not Innocentius only, but the rest too (as lI have showed in Leo,) do lend their Church & Peter. Yea, some flat repugnant to the holy scripture: and that, confessed by your selves. For they say that mall Churches took their beginning from the Roman. The holy nscripture maketh *Jerusalem the spring of them. They say that oall Bishops had their honour and name from Peter. The holy pscripture teacheth, that many had it from other Apostles, not from him. They say qthat the Church of Rome hath neither spot, nor wrinkle, nor any such thing. The holy rscripture showeth that the Church is sanctified, & framed to be hereafter not having spot, or wrinkle or any such thing, when Christ shall make it glorious & triumphant in heaven: not, but that it hath such, while it is militant