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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. Because a Prince is, as it were, a physician of the common wealth: and a physician can not err, as physician. For in that he erreth, he misseth of his art. Wherefore, by want of physic he erreth, not by physic. And so (to speak exactly) no artificer can err: at the least he cannot err as an artificer. For he which erreth, erreth because he hath not skill enough, and not because he hath skill.
Rainoldes. Because a Prince is, as it were, a physician of the common wealth: and a physician can not erre, as physician. For in that he erreth, he misseth of his arte. Wherefore, by want of physicke he erreth, not by physicke. And so (to speake exactly) no artificer can erre: at the least he cannot erre as an artificer. For he which erreth, erreth because he hath not skill enough, and not because he hath skill.
Hart. But yet an artificer may err in practise of his art: as a physician, in curing sick men: a Prince, in ruling the common wealth. And therefore, me thinketh, that shift is but a quiddity. For an artificer may be justly said to err as an artificer, when he doth err in that which he dealeth with in respect of his art. At least, if he err not therein as an artificer, he erreth as an evil artificer.
Hart. But yet an artificer may erre in practise of his arte: as a physician, in curing sicke men: a Prince, in ruling the common wealth. And therefore, me thinketh, that shift is but a quidditie. For an artificer may be iustly saide to erre as an artificer, when he doth erre in that which he dealeth with in respect of his arte. At least, if he erre not therein as an artificer, he erreth as an euill artificer.
Rainoldes. That is true, as an evil artificer.