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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. A proof of some weight, if all this be true that the Century-writers report, yea and report it using these very words, that Justinian the Emperor confirmed that donation a hundred years after, and Arithpert, Pippin, Charles, Lewes, and Otho. But what if these be not the very words in which the Century-writers do report it? What if the Century-writers ⟨p. 409⟩do not report it at all? As in deed they do not. For these are ctheir words: Pope Leo the eighth to show his thankfulness to the Emperor (by whom he had the Popedom) restored to the Empire the things which either Constantine or Charles gave unto the Church, or Justinian confirmed before him, or Arithpert the Lombard king bestowed on it. Now we have set down before out of Krantzius in the tenth chapter of the fourth book of his story of Saxony the copy of the letters by which Leo restored them. Thus far the Century-writers. Wherein, first, they speak not of Constantine's donation either the greater or the lesser, but in general only of things that he gave. Which might be other things, and not the city of Rome. Secondly, they say not, [the things which he gave, and Charles did confirm,] but [the things which either he or Charles gave:] that it might be Charles donation, and not his, for any thing that they say. Thirdly, *their very words are the words of Krantzius, whom they allege and dquote: and Krantzius doth speak them by way of a jest. For neither is Constantine named in the letters in which he saith that thankfulness is showed by Pope Leo: and eupon the letters he frameth a reproof of Constantine's donation. So that, to prove it by those words of Krantzius, is, as if the Pharisees should prove their traditions by that speech of Christ: fWell do ye reject the commandments of God, that ye may observe your own tradition. Fourthly, the Century-writers do not as much as mention either Lewes, or Pippin; neither here, nor g