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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. In deed the truth of God doth not depend of mens manners. Many Jews, inferior in life to many Paynims: many Christians, to many Jews. Neither did I mention the Popes to that purpose. Howbeit, where you call the truth of their stories (which I touched) into doubt, and match them with reports that some men have written of Bucer and Calvin: it is the part of wise men, to weigh (as judges do in witnesses,) who writeth, what, of whom. The llaw alloweth not that a mans enemy shall be a witness against him. No enemy more deadly, then he, who beareth hatred for quarrel of religion: as mthe Samaritans to the Jews. Such hatred is borne to Bucer and Calvin, by Lindan and Bolsecke, the authors of those lewd reports. And a farther hatred by Bolsecke to Calvin: because nwhen he would have troubled Geneva with erroneous doctrine, Calvin did set himself openly against him; othe ministers of Geneva reproved him by word and writing; pthe magistrates of Geneva did banish him out of their city. qOn like cause whereof when he was driven twice out of the coasts of Berna too, and things fell not out to his mind amongst the Protestants: he revolted from them again to the ⟨p. 342⟩Papists, and returned to Popery as a dog to his vomit. Wherefore they do injury to Calvin and Bucer, who believe so heinous matters against them upon no better proof then Lindan's word, or Bolsecke's: chiefly, sith the knowledge of many, rwho were present at the death of Bucer, of infinite who either lived with Calvin, or read his godly writings, wherein he liveth still, may clear them from the cankered spite of one enemy in all indifferent judges eyes. But the things which I did mention of your Popes are witnessed not by enemies, but by friends; not one, but many; most like to know the truth, and to report thereof no worse, then they knew. For stories do consent that Boniface the eighth was such