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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. S. Austin, as he noteth that grace in the Popes, so doth he show it in all other Catholic Bishops of his time, whose doctrine the Donatists (against whom he writeth) did not reprove, but their manners. He calleth kthe chair, (in which they all sit) the chair of wholesome doctrine: and saith, they are constrained to speak good things in it. He openeth the cause why they are constrained: lto wit, that although they seek their own things; yet 1they are afraid, and dare not teach their own things, out of the pulpit of that Church in which sound doctrine is established. So that the special grace, whereby they are constrained to speak good things and true: is an ungracious grace, whereby they are induced to seek their wealth or honour. For, mthey preach Christ for earthly commodities, nof money, or dignities, and the praise of man. The love of which things is so mighty with ⟨p. 354⟩them, that it doth move them effectually and forcibly to preach in such sort as is fit to get or keep the things which they love. And hereupon S. Austin saith, they are constrained and enforced to it: as oPaul said to Peter that he constrained the Gentiles to do like the Jews, because by his example he moved them effectually; as pLaelius told his friends that they constrained him to grant them a thing, which they by earnest suite entreated. For that he used the word [constrain] in that sense: himself hath declared qother-where, by saying, that 2