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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hart. Rock or stone, if I should give you leave to choose whither of them you list: what gain you thereby?
Hart. Rocke or stone, if I should giue you leaue to choose whither of them you list: what gaine you thereby?
Rainoldes. The truth, which I deal for, shall gain thus much by it, that although you construe those words (that Christ would build his church upon Peter) for your most advantage, even as Sanders doth: yet is it not proved thereby that Christ did promise him a supreme-headship over the Apostles. For the church of Christ, which is the company of Gods elect and chosen, is resembled in Scripture to a material temple, such as was the temple which Solomon built. So, as that was called a house, fthe house of prayer: in like sort the church is called a house too, but ga spiritual house, to distinguish it from that: which house because it must be made of all the godly, as it were of stones, grounded on Christ by faith, though the doctrine of the Apostles: therefore Christ is called hthe chief corner stone in respect of ⟨p. 60⟩the Jews and Gentiles (as of walls) 1which are joined in him: *the foundation, in respect of the whole house, yea hthe foundation of foundation, as the Prophet termeth him: the twelve Apostles laid next upon Christ are called i