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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. Whether I abuse him, or he you, neither you only but all sorts of authors: the trial is easy. You say that the donation of Constantine is proved by them whom you named, and many mo besides, as I may read in the Chronicles. The many mo besides, whom I read alleged in your Chronicle-writer, are Zosimus, Nauclerus, S. Isidore, S. Jerome, Gratian, ⟨p. 402⟩Ivo, Picernus, and the Jews, Rabbi Abraham, and Aben Ezra. Do you rehearse his words, wherein he allegeth both these and the rest whom your self named: and as you shall find him to deal in this point with all sorts of authors, so speak of him hereafter, and credit him in others.
Rainoldes. Whether I abuse him, or he you, neither you onely but all sortes of autours: the tryall is easie. You say that the donation of Constantine is proued by them whom you named, and many mo besides, as I may reade in the Chronicles. The many mo besides, whom I reade alleaged in your Chronicle-writer, are Zosimus, Nauclerus, S. Isidore, S. Ierom, Gratian, ⟨p. 402⟩Iuo, Picernus, and the Iewes, Rabbi Abraham, and Aben Ezra. Do you rehearse his wordes, wherein he alleageth both these and the rest whom your selfe named: and as you shall finde him to deale in this point with all sortes of autours, so speake of him hereafter, and credit him in others.
Hart. I doubt not but he dealeth as a good Catholic. bHis words (touching Constantine's donation, and the witnesses by whom he proveth it) are these, if you will have them. Constantine the Emperor did give Rome and all the Imperial robes and ornaments to S. Sylvester Pope, and to his successors, as Eugubinus proveth manifestly in two books, and Photius the Greek Patriarch in his Nomocanon, the eighth title, the first chapter.
Hart. I doubt not but he dealeth as a good Catholike.