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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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Wherein to have his purposes, he gave himself wholly to the conveyance of devises, confederacies, practises, with Princes, peoples, Signories, English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swizzers, Italian, and set them all by the ears together. Neither did he wage these wars, by others only, that himself might preach the mean while at Rome: but himself was present at usome of them in person. Amongst which he bore himself most valiantly at the siege of Mirandula. Whether he came twice, in the deep of winter, through great cold, and snow, and did a captains duty both in words, and deeds: yea, pitched his tent so near the town wall, that the shot of the artillery had twice almost killed him; it killed two even fast by him. And surely (saith xGuicciardin) it was 1a thing worth the noting, and very strange to mens eyes, that the king of France, a secular Prince, fresh of age, strong of body, brought up in armour from his youth, should rest himself at home, dealing by captains, in a war which was made chiefly against him: and of the other side to see that the Pope 2the vicar of Christ in earth, an old man, and sickly, and brought up pleasurably at ease, ⟨p. 363⟩should come in person to a war 3which he had made against Christians, and come into the camp unto a base town: where putting himself (as a captain of soldiers) to labours & perils, he retained nothing of a Pope but only the robes, and the name. To be short, the captain, the Pope (I would say,) was troubled so with warring that he had no leisure to think of making sermons. ySome do write of him, that when he was going once out of Rome against the French men with an army, he cast S. Peters keys into the river of Tiber, saying, sith Peters keys can not defend us, let us try what the sword of Paul will do. Which though peradventure it be but a jest, yet showeth it a truth,