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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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For (in Isaiah the Prophet) when it had been said 6to the high Priest Eliakim in the figure of Christ, fThe key of the house of David will I lay on his shoulder: the scripture declaring the use of this key doth by and by add; and he shall open and none shall shut, he shall shut and none shall open. Which likewise is spoken again of the person of Christ in the Apocalypse: for he is called gthe holy one and true, which hath the key of David, which openeth and no man shutteth, shutteth and no man openeth. Wherefore, as Eliakim in figure, Christ in truth, receiving the key of the house of David, that is, of the church, or the kingdom of heaven, received withal the power of shutting and opening: in like sort S. Peter being to receive (in the room and stead of Christ) the keys of the kingdom of heaven, is (out of controversy) to receive withal the power of shutting and opening; that is to say, not only of binding and loosing in judgement of both the courts, which are only 4partial not total, and lesser not chief actions of the keys, which also were committed to all the Apostles in the eighteenth of Matthew, and twentieth of John, 7whereas the keys were given to Peter alone: but also besides, of governing, of teaching, of disposing, and doing all things which may any way belong to the general duty of a Pastor: which actions are fully and evenly correspondent to the keys themselves, and therefore in those words were promised 8to Peter alone principally, before and over all the rest. This is D. Stapletons judgement of the keys promised to Peter: wherein the ground of Peters supremacy and headship over the Apostles is set down very plainly, and very strongly proved.
For (in Esay the Prophet) when it had béene sayd 6to the hye Priest Eliakim in the figure of Christ,