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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. This your answer of two heads doth stand with more reason, then ahis, who said that Christ, and Christs vicar Peter, and Peters successor the Pope, are all but one head of the church. Howbeit, so to make a twofold head, as you do, by the variety of two duties: it is not to divide but to rent a sunder the duties of the head, and to make the Pope a head imperial rather then a ministerial. For, by rule and power to direct either the inward or outward functions of the body, is the chief and proper function of the head, agreeing to that head alone, that giveth power of life and feeling and moving to the body. Wherefore, sith Christ, having bound him self by his promise bto be with us until the end of the world, doth give this power unto his church by the effectual working of his holy spirit, which doth quicken both the whole and every member of his body: they who do divide the preeminence of this duty between him and the Pope, allotting to him the inward, to the Pope the outward functions to be directed, deserve to be attainted of treason against the Lord. For seeing that to exercise this rule and dominion, is a prerogative royal, and proper to the king of kings: to give it either in whole or in part to any subject, can not be a lesser offence ⟨p. 39⟩then hie treason.
Rainoldes. This your answere of two heades doth stand with more reason, then ahis, who said that Christ, and Christes vicar Peter, and Peters successor the Pope, are all but one head of the church. Howbeit, so to make a twofold head, as you do, by the variety of two dueties: it is not to diuide but to rent a sunder the dueties of the head, and to make the Pope a head imperiall rather then a ministeriall. For, by rule and power to direct either the inward or outward functions of the bodie, is the chiefe and proper function of the head, agréeing to that head alone, that giueth power of life and féeling and mouing to the body. Wherefore, sith Christ, hauing bound him selfe by his promise bto be with vs vntill the end of the world, doth giue this power vnto his church by the effectuall working of his holy spirite, which doth quicken both the whole and euery member of his body: they who do diuide the preeminence of this duety betwéene him and the Pope, allotting to him the inward, to the Pope the outward functions to be directed, deserue to be attainted of treason against the Lord. For séeing that to exercise this rule and dominion, is a prerogatiue royall, and proper to the king of kings: to giue it either in whole or in part to any subiect, can not be a lesser offence