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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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I would not have vouchsafed as much as to name him, but to cast the dung of your solemnities in your faces: and to show the fondness of a Popish reason, by practise of a Papal mockery. Though I see not, why you should prefer so the scriptures and Fathers before the book of Ceremonies. For the book of Ceremonies speaketh more good of the Pope in one leaf, then both the other do throughout all their volumes. And *it is solemnly printed at Rome with Peters picture in the front, and the keys in his hands and [* Feed my sheep] written about him, as a book of great account: where many of the Fathers do lye in the dust of the Vatican Library, and cannot come into the light. Notwithstanding, if you be willing to yield your self prisoner to the Fathers, as Gentlemen, & think the book of Ceremonies to be a rascal soldier whom you disdain to yield unto: behold your own witnesses who make not Paul inferior to Peter, otherwise, then in the time of his Apostleship, ⟨p. 171⟩the one made first, the other last. S. Jerome: who putteth san equality between them, though Paul did honour him, tas an Apostle before him. S. uChrysostom: who pronounceth that Paul (to say no more of him) was Peters peer in dignity. S. xAmbrose: who giveth a primacy to them both, and saith that Paul was even such an other as Peter. S. yAustin: who declareth their authority to have been equal; and that, for Pauls honour, what he wanteth in time, is supplied by Christs glory, in that he made him an Apostle, not (as the rest) upon the earth, but when he reigned now in majesty. And these things are written by the same Fathers, whose words, touching the honour that Paul gave to Peter, your *