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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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but the beginning doth come from unity, that the church of Christ may be showed to be one. Now, this place of Cyprian, which by the former prints was thought to make rather for an equality of all the Apostles in power, then a supremacy of one, as it doth in deed: is farced with such words, in the Roman Cyprian, that in show it maketh for Peters supremacy, and so for a supremacy in power like the Popes, mas you teach men to gather of it. For where it was in Cyprian, that the rest of the Apostles were equal both in honour and power ⟨p. 211⟩unto Peter but the beginning doth come from unity: the Roman Cyprian addeth these words, 1and the primacy is given unto Peter. Where it was in Cyprian, that Christ did dispose the original of unity beginning from one: the Roman Cyprian addeth, 2he appointed one chair. And again where Cyprian said, that the church of Christ may be showed to be one: the Roman Cyprian addeth 3and the chair to be one. This was well, to begin with; that unto Peter the primacy is given, that Christ appointed one chair, and, as the church must be one so the chair must be one. Yet because one chair (in nCyprian's language) doth make no more for the chair of the bishop of Rome, then of the bishop of Carthage: the Cyprian of Antwerp (to help the matter forward) doth bring in Peters chair. And where it was in Cyprian, even in the Roman print too, He who withstandeth and resisteth the church, doth he trust him self to be in the church? the Antwerp Cyprian addeth, 4He who forsaketh Peters chair on which the church was founded, doth he trust himself to be in the church? So, whereas aforetime S. Cyprian showed the unity of the church in an equality of Peter with the rest of the Apostles: now, by good handling, he showeth Peters primacy; and that, by good expounding, is the Popes supremacy. For, we must imagine, that by Peters chair is meant the Popes chair: which chair be forsaketh, who is not obedient and subject to the Pope, according to