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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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neither was his treasure fit to write them in, as handling all an other matter, namely, that the Son and the Holy ghost are of one substance with God the Father. But the forging of Cyril might be better borne ⟨p. 208⟩with he was but one man. That is no way tolerable, that the like dealing is used with six hundred Bishops, and more, even with the general Council of Chalcedon. Of whom uThomas writeth that they decreed thus: If any Bishop be accused, let him appeal freely to 1the Pope of Rome, 2because we have Peter for a rock of refuge; and he alone hath right, with freedom of power, in the steed of God, to judge and try the crime of a Bishop accused, according to the keys which the Lord did give him. And again after: Let all things be kept which are defined by him, as defined by the Vicar of the Apostolic see. And, to prove 3that the Pope hath universal sovereignty over the whole church of Christ: It is read, saith Thomas, in the Council of Chalcedō, that the whole Council did cry to Pope Leo, God grant long life to Leo, the most holy, Apostolic, & 4universal Patriarch of the whole world. Now in the general Council of Calcedon there is not one of these things: no more, then the other were in Cyril's treasure. Wherefore it must needs be, that either Thomas coined them, or had them from some coiner. Belike he, who did it, was master of the Popes mint: and who that should be, but Thomas, I know not.
neither was his treasure fitte to write them in, as handling al an other matter, namely, that the Sonne and the Holy ghost are of one substance with God the Father. But the forging of Cyrill might be better borne ⟨p. 208⟩with he was but one man. That is no way tolerable, that the like dealing is vsed with sixe hundred Bishops, and more, euen with the generall Councel of Chalcedon. Of whom