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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. Which all antiquity giveth him? That speech is too lavishing. Beside that, 1some of them who give it to him, give it to Paul also. But suppose that all: and to him only. What is there implied more in this title, then I have granted you already? For must he not be needs the Prince of the Apostles, to whom the principality of the Apostleship is allowed? And if the principality of the Apostleship infer not your supremacy: can you infer a supreme head by the Prince of the Apostles? But the name of Prince perhaps doth deceive you, or you deceive others by it. For our English tongue doth use it to note a sovereign power in government: as ithe Princes of Judah, kthe Princes of Israel, lthe Princes of the Gentiles are named in the scriptures. Whereas the Fathers used it (after the Latin phrase) for chief, and most excellent: as Plato is named the prince of the Philosophers. As Plato, saith mJerome, was prince of the philosophers, so was Peter of the Apostles. Wherefore, this is all you may conclude of it, that Peter did excel amongst the Apostles, for grace and gifts of grace: as Plato did excel among the Philosophers for wit, and gifts of wit. In the which conclusion (that you may perceive what I give to Peter, and refuse it, if you mislike it:) by the gifts of grace I mean all the blessings, wherewith the Lord did honour him; by excelling in them, I mean that he did pass, not all the Apostles in them all, but every one in some or other. For John, the disciple, whom the Lord loved, who wrote the Gospel so divinely, In the beginning was the word, who saw by revelation the things that were to come, and wrote them by the spirit of prophecy: John excelled Peter in many gifts of grace, as nJerome declareth. And Paul excelled him farther even in the chiefest gifts: in so much that oAustin who giveth