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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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I do confess, (and good cause why) that the charge of the Christian people was committed, and the power of binding & loosing granted unto me, 6not through my deserts, but by thy grace. 7Trusting therefore on this assurance, for the honour and safeguard of 8thy holy church, in the name of God almighty, the father, the son, and the holy Ghost, I throw down King Henry, the son of Henry sometime Emperor (who hath laid hands too boldly and rashly 9upon thy church) from his imperial and kingly government: and I absolve all Christians subject to the Empire, from that oath by the which they are wont to bear faith & allegiance unto true Kings. Do you see to what iniquity their pride, abusing Peters name, and claiming all by him, hath puffed them up? To what usurping over Emperors? To what dishonouring of the Almighty? But of this we shall have fitter occasion to confer, when we come to the question of the worship of Saints. For the other, (to return to the point which we have in hand:) the name of head, in that sense, as it is made a conduit of the gifts of God, to pour them abroad into all the body, is only due and proper unto the Mediator between God & man, the Apostle of our profession, our Saviour Jesus Christ. When the right of this title is called into question: every knee must bow in heaven, in earth, and under the earth, and yield it unto him whom God hath set at his ⟨p. 52⟩right hand above all powers and principalities. Wherefore, I say not, if a man, if Leo, (whom hope of profit might blind, taking himself for Peters heir,) but if an Angel from heaven do give it unto Peter: shall I say iwith the Apostle, Let him be accursed? I will not take on me that sentence: but this I will say, the sin is very heinous▪ How much more heinous, that it is pretended, in show, unto Peter: in deed, by Peters name conveyed to the Pope. For as boldly as Leo applieth it to Peter: so boldly doth