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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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Wherefore in these last words is promised to Peter, not only power of binding and loosing in the court, either outward or inward; which both are only 4partial actions of the keys. But because the keys themselves were promised him, indefinitely, and were not restrained to any one kind of opening or shutting: doubtless all the power which is contained in the keys was promised to him, how great soever it be, and of what sort soever. Now 5the whole power, and correspondent fully and evenly to the keys, is to open and shut: what means soever it be done by. For, to open and shut is the duty of keys: in token whereof the keys of the city are brought unto the chiefest magistrate, that by his commandment the city may be shut and opened. To receive the keys therefore of the kingdom of heaven, is, to receive the power of shutting and opening the kingdom of heaven: whither you take the name of the kingdom of heaven for everlasting life, or for the communion of the militant church. Now this is done by divers and many other ways, beside those of binding and loosing in either court. For Pastors do open and shut the kingdom of heaven, (the one, by exercising that power; the other, by withdrawing it) in their whole spiritual government: in preaching of the word, in ministering of Sacraments, in making of laws, in expounding of the holy scripture, in declaring articles of faith, in deciding points of controversy and doubt. To be short, the keys of the church may be divided, into the key of knowledge, ⟨p. 105⟩and the key of power. To open the scriptures, belongeth to the key of knowledge: which Christ himself exercised in the four and twentieth of Luke, and whereof he said to the Lawyers, eye have taken away the key of knowledge, and so forth. The key of power, is either of order, or jurisdiction. And jurisdiction it self is either in the outward court, by excommunicating, by suspending from office, by granting of pardons, and making of laws: or in the inward court, by forgiving of sins. All this 5most ample power, & correspondent wholly and evenly to the keys, is promised in this place by Christ to Peter only. Which, as the force and meaning of the word [keys,] so the kind of speech of holy scripture showeth.