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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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Whereof it doth follow that against sundry of them who have succeeded in the seat of Peter, the gates of hell have prevailed. As for S. Austins judgement, that heresies of the Arians, or Donatists, or others did not prevail against them: I know no cause to the contrary but he might justly say so then. For though the Arian heresy did set upon Liberius fiercely and overthrew him, pwhen he being wearied with the tediousness of his banishment did subscribe to it: yet sith he recovered himself from his fall, and manfully qwithstood it afterward, it cannot be said to have prevailed against him. Whether it prevailed or no against Felix, of whom rsome report that he was an Arian; ssome, that he communicated only with the Arians: it is no matter to S. tAustin, who reckoneth him not amongst the Roman Bishops. Wherein though your Genebrard do dissent from him, because Felix dyed a martyr, as uhe saith, & citeth Sozomen to prove it (but he belieth Sozomen) to infer on that lye, that Peters chair hath such a virtue, that it could rather bear a martyr then an heretic, or a Pope that favoured heretics: yet xothers (not seeing belike such a mystery in the death of Felix) are of S. Austins mind; even your yOnuph•ius also, who neither doth acknowledge his Popedom, nor his martyrdom. Now, the heresy of the Donatists had less prevailed against them. For as zthey had before withstood the Novatians, the cousin germans to the Donatists: so