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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. Sixtus saith in deed of his Commentaries upon Matthew, that they were corrupted, chiefly in athat place, where Ferus speaketh of the keys that Christ did promise Peter. For there is set down, as a special note, that Christ saith to Peter, *I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: he saith not, the keys of the kingdom of earth. These words pertain nothing to an earthly power: which yet some endeavour by them to establish, affirming that Peter received fullness of power not only in spiritual things, but also temporal. And after declaration, how this is plainly reproved by S. bBernard, writing to Pope Eugenius: it is added farther. Peter received the keys, that is to say, power: not an earthly power, that he might give and take away dominions and kingdoms: neither such a power that it should be lawful for him to do what he list, (as many men dream,) but he received the power of binding and loosing, opening & shutting, remitting and retaining sins: neither this at his pleasure, but as a minister and servant, doing the will of his Lord. And these are the words, which savour so strongly of an heretical spirit, that Sixtus saith, it is avouched by credible witnesses, the commentaries of Ferus on Matthew were corrupted, after his death, by heretics, 4chiefly in this place, before they were printed. Wherein both the witnesses, & Sixtus (in my judgement) have showed them selves wise. For it is better to bear men in hand that heretics corrupted the commentaries of Ferus, chiefly in this place: then it should be thought that the strongest hold of all your religion [the Popes supreme power to give and take away kingdoms] is shaken by a man so learned, so famous, so Catholic, as Ferus. But Sixtus saith not of his Commentaries on the Acts, that they were corrupted also by heretics. Yet some heretics hand may seem to have been in them, chiefly in this place: where he doth reprove the arrogance of the Popes, and nameth them ⟨p. 183⟩wicked Bishops. Wherefore it would do well, that the oversight of Sixtus, herein, were mended by some other Sixtus: who might say as much of Ferus on the Acts, as Sixtus saith of him on Matthew. Perhaps you have not witnesses, that will avouch this, as some avouched that. The least matter of a thousand.