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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. How far the supremacy of Peter did reach in earthly things and heavenly, spiritual and temporal: I will not reason now. But *the ancient Fathers allege the same scriptures to prove that his supremacy came to his successors in the Church of Rome, which I alleged before to prove his right to the supremacy. For, that the promise in the sixteenth of Matthew, upon this rock I will build my Church, and so forth, is verified in the See of Rome, S. bAugustin teacheth: Number (saith he) the Priests even from the very seat of Peter, and in that rank of fathers mark who succeeded whom: that is the rock against which the proud gates of hell prevail not. And, that the performance of the said promise in the last of John, Feed my sheep, pertaineth also to the Pope, S. cChrysostom is witness, avouching expressly, that Christ did commit his sheep to be fed both unto Peter, and to Peters successors. Which to be likewise meant by those words in the two and twentieth of Luke, I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not, and thou being converted strengthen thy brethren: dPope Marcus in his decretal epistle to Athanasius, Pope Lucius in his decretal epistle to the demands of French and Spanish Bishops, Pope Felix in his decretal epistle to Benignus, have manifestly taught.
Hart. How farre the supremacie of Peter did reach in earthly things and heauenly, spirituall and temporall: I will not reason now. But *the auncient Fathers alleage the same scriptures to proue that his supremacie came to his successors in the Church of Rome, which I alleaged before to proue his right to the supremacie. For, that the promise in the sixtéenth of Matthew, vpon this rocke I will build my Church, and so forth, is verified in the Sée of Rome, S. bAugustin teacheth: Number (saith hee) the Priestes euen from the verie seate of Peter, and in that ranke of fathers marke who succeeded whom: that is the rock against which the proud gates of hell preuaile not. And, that the performance of the said promise in the last of Iohn, Feede my sheep, perteineth also to the Pope, S.