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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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whether that to yield such power, such authority, such sovereignty and rule of the Church of Christ, to any Saint in heaven, be not an impairing of the majesty, dominion, and sovereign authority of the king of Saints, the holy one of Israel. It grieveth me to speak so much against Leo: whose learning I do love, and reverence his ancient years. But 1the Ancient of days, is more ancient then he, & must be had in greater reverence: who taught young Elihu 2to reprove his ancients, feven holy Job amongst them, and to say of them, gI will not accept the person of any, neither will I give titles unto man: for I may not give titles: If I should do it a little, he that made me would take me away. Wherefore, I do freely without courtesy of titles and accepting of persons, profess, that I mislike those haughty speeches in Leo: and I think that the mystery of iniquity so wrought through his ambitious advancing Peter, that of the eggs, which he cherished, two of the most venomous cockatrices were bred, that ever poisoned the church of Christ: the one, the Popes supremacy, usurping Princely power over the church and common-weal, with breach of faith to God and man: the other, the worshipping of Saints, wherein that honour is given to creatures which ⟨p. 51⟩ought to be given to the Creator only. One example may show them both, even Hildebrand (called Gregory the seventh in his Popedom) who depriving Henry the Emperor of his Empire, and discharging his subjects of their oath of allegiance, pronounced sentence, with such an invocation of Peter, as a true Christian would tremble to have heard used to any, but to God. hIncline thine ears ô blessed Peter, Prince of the Apostles, & hear me 1thy servant, 2whom thou hast brought up from mine infancy, and