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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. I wish with all my hart, he would. For then he should repent, and amend his errors: the only way to make that good, which is evil. But thus you may see (by his own confession) that Christ gave the keys to all the Apostles which he promised to Peter. For seeing by the keys is signified the full power, and the full power was given to them all: it followeth that the keys were given to them all. How much the more idle is that fancy-full tale which you told out of him, that to bind and loose, to remit & retain sins, imply a part only, or (as he termeth it) are only 4partial not total, and lesser not the chief actions of the keys: but to open and shut, wherein is implied the power correspondent fully and evenly to the keys, is the whole power, even a power most ample: 5and so the partial lesser actions of the keys were committed by Christ to all the Apostles, 7whereas the keys were given to Peter alone. Whereof the conclusion is so clearly false, that himself (as though he had swallowed a hot morsel which he must needs ungorge) was fain to cast it up straightway, and say the contrary. For, in that he addeth, that the full power of the keys was promised 8to Peter alone principally, before and above all the rest: he granteth (by consequent) that it was promised to the rest of the Apostles, and therefore given to them also.
Rainoldes. I wish with all my hart, he would. For then he should repent, and amend his errors: the onely way to make that good, which is euill. But thus you may sée (by his own confession) that Christ gaue the keyes to all the Apostles which he promised to Peter. For seing by the keyes is signified the full power, and the full power was giuen to them all: it foloweth that the keies were giuen to them all. How much the more idle is that fansi-full tale which you told out of him, that to bynd and loose, to remitte & retayne sinnes, imply a part onely, or (as he termeth it) are onely 4partiall not totall, and lesser not the chiefe actions of the keyes: but to open and shut, wherein is implyed the power correspondent fully and euenly to the keyes, is the whole power, euen a power most ample: