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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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For having said before that Christ did place Peter as it were a certain head, to pour his gifts from him as it were into all the body: to this point he knitteth *these words by way of proof. So that if the proof have any kin with the thing proved, the words must needs import some preeminence in Peter above all the rest of the Disciples of Christ. But unity of will, wherein kChrist doth pray that his Disciples may be one as he is one with his Father, is common unto all, not peculiar to Peter, las Christ himself doth show. That plaster then of yours hath no virtue in it to salve the sore of Leo. Neither can you cure it indeed with any other. For the unity, which the Scriptures do note in God and us, is of three sorts: the first of persons in one nature; the second of natures in one person; the third of sundry natures and persons in one quality. In the first is mOne God: In the second is nOne Christ: In the third is oOne church. ⟨p. 49⟩The Lord received not Peter into the first unity: wherein the father, the son, the holy Ghost, are one God. Not into the second: wherein he himself consisting of two natures (God, and man) is one Christ. Into the third, wherein the Church is one with Christ her head, and the Churches members are one amongst them selves, he did receive Peter: but in society with his brethren, not without them in singularity. pThe multitude of the believers were of one hart, and of one soul: They all are qone body, sanctified by one spirit, through the Sacrament of one baptism, knit to Christ by one faith, to themselves in one love, to serve together one Lord, in one hope and expectation of one eternal bliss and glory. So that, of this unity, whereof Peters state and nature is capable, apply which you list unto the words of Leo, either unity of will, as you seem to do; or unity of grace, as