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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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But for these thousand years, almost, they have been prowling to keep their State, or to increase it: and for these last five hundred, sith the Roman Church, of small, weak, and (in a manner) a 1handmaid of the Emperors, is become 2the lady of Emperors, nay, of all, (as cOnuphrius writeth,) they have been troubled more about it. Wherefore though some of them, it may be, have preached, sometimes, for a fashion, at solemn feasts, after the order of dtheir book of ceremonies: yet that which the duty of a faithful pastor & steward doth require eto give the household meat in season, fto teach both publicly and privately, gto be instant in season & out of season, to improve, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine: they were *entangled so with the affairs of this life, that they could not do it. At least, if you say, that they, who did preach, discharged faithfully the whole duty: with what face can you say it of them, who preached not, as Gregory the lawyer, and Julius the warrior?
But for these thousand yeares, almost, they haue béene proling to kepe their State, or to encrease it: and for these last fiue hundred, sith the Romane Church, of small, weake, and (in a maner) a 1handmaide of the Emperours, is become 2the ladie of Emperours, nay, of all, (as c