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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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Hart. Yet their own words are that Justinian confirmed things unto the church.
Hart. Yet their owne wordes are that Iustinian confirmed thinges vnto the church.
Rainoldes. And so Justinian did. For 1his constitution which Genebrard allegeth out of his Authentics, that the Church of Rome should enjoy the prescription of a hundred years, hath this force, that whereas thirty years prescription did hold against the lands and possessions of others in actions and suites of law, no less then a hundred should hold against the lands and ⟨p. 410⟩possessions of others in actions and suites of law: no less then a hundred should hold against the lands and possessions of the Church. Though the Century-writers meant by [confirming] the assuring of those things that any way came from Justinian: as appeareth by ithe letters which they refer them selves unto. But Genebrard doth take the advantage of 1the word, and helpeth it with adding [* a hundred years after,] which fitteth some what roundly the time that Justinian reigned after Constantine: to the intent, that the term of a hundred years in Justinian's constitution might be thought to have respect to Constantine's donation. In the which dealing he doth notorious injury not only to them, but to Justinian also. To Justinian, by laying on him a lewd slander, that he did confirm, yea confirm by law, a surmised donation devised against all law. To them, by putting words of falsehood in their mouth; nor making them only false witnesses, but also foolish; as if they had thought a thing to be confirmed by that constitution, whereof the constitution hath no word at all. And as it were to fill up the measure of his iniquity, he addeth that