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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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Hart. The very same Fathers, whose words I alleged, pbefore, and them acknowledged to be their own, not counterfeits, give Peter the supremacy, which you call pretended. For S. qJerome saith of him, Peter was of so great authority, that Paul wrote, Then after three years, and so forth: and S. rAustin affirmeth that the primacy of the Apostles is conspicuous and preeminent with excellent grace in Peter: and Chrysostom calleth him, the mouth of the Apostles, the chief, and top of the company: and he is named by tTheodoret, sthe prince of the Apostles; the prince, which title also is given him by all antiquity. Whereto *I may add that uEpiphanius termeth him [Greek or Hebrew], as you would say, the highest of the Apostles: and xS. Austin yet farther, their head, & their President, & the first of them: which preeminence he proveth also out of S. yCyprian, who saith that the Lord did choose Peter first: & S. zJerome teacheth, that Peter was chosen, one, among the twelve, to the intent that (a head being appointed) occasion of schism might be taken away. The books of the Fathers are full of such sayings: but they are all to this effect. And therefore these few may serve to show their judgement.
Hart. The very same Fathers, whose wordes I alleaged, p