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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. S. Peter was head of all the Apostles? The Bishop of Rome is head of all Bishops? I had thought that Christ our Saviour both was, and is the head, as of the whole church, so of Apostles, of Bishops, of all the members of it. For the church is his body: and he alone performeth the duty of an head unto it, by giving it power of life, of feeling, of moving: and yhim hath God appointed to be the head to the Church, and zby him all the body furnished and knit together by joints and bands, increaseth with the increasing of God.
Rainoldes. S. Peter was head of all the Apostles? The Bishop of Rome is head of all Bishops? I had thought that Christ our Sauiour both was, and is the head, as of the whole church, so of Apostles, of Bishops, of all the members of it. For the church is his body: and he alone performeth the dutie of an head vnto it, by giuing it power of life, of feeling, of mouing: and yhim hath God appointed to be the head to the Church, and zby him all the body furnished and knit togither by iointes and bandes, encreaseth with the encreasing of God.
- yEphes 1.2•.
- zColos. 2.19.
Hart. We grant that Christ is properly the head of the church, the principal and quickening head. But this head is imperial, so to term him, and invisible. The Pope is a visible, and ministerial head: yet in truth a head also.