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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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and yielding the reason why Christ did name him so, he mentioned a stone only, because what place a stone hath in holding up the house ⟨p. 59⟩which is built upon it, the same should Peter have in upholding the frame of Christs militant church. Wherefore you must let go your hold of the rock, (whereon dD. Stapleton doth beast your house is built) and be content to lay a stone in steed of it. Let our Saviour Christ alone be the rock. If you dash your self against him therein, he will break you in pieces.
and yelding the reason why Christ did name him so, he mentioned a stone onely, because what place a stone hath in holding vp the house ⟨p. 59⟩which is built vpon it, the same should Peter haue in vpholding the frame of Christes militant church. Wherefore you must let go your holde of the rocke, (whereon dD. Stapleton doth beast your house is built) and be content to lay a stone in stéed of it. Let our Sauiour Christ alone be the rocke. If you dash your selfe against him therein, he will breake you in péeces.
- dPrinc. doctrine. lib. 6. cap. 5.Princ. doctrin. lib. 6. cap. 5.
Hart. It is a disputable point. You see that learned men are of sundry judgements in expounding of it: some thinking, it betokeneth a stone, some a rock. Wherefore you can not force me to take the one and leave the other.
Hart. It is a disputable point. You sée that learned men are of sundrie iudgements in expounding of it: some thinking, it betokeneth a stone, some a rocke. Wherefore you can not force me to take the one and leaue the other.