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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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But in a word to cut off your cavil of succession of Bishops in the Roman Church, whereby you would prove your faith to be sound, because the Fathers proved the faith in their time so: gthe eldest of the Fathers, whom you allege, proved it by the succession of all Churches; hthe next, by the succession of all Apostolic Churches; ithe youngest, by them all in effect, by some namely. Wherefore if the succession of the Church of Rome do prove that the Romans have hitherto continued in the true faith, because by that succession the Fathers proved the true faith: then also the succession of the East Churches, of Ephesus, Smyrna, Corinth, Philippi, and Thessalonica ▪ do prove that they have hitherto continued in the true faith, because by their succession the Fathers proved the true faith. But kyour selves do write that the Greeks (of whom these East Churches are) have failed in the faith, and yielded unto sundry heresies. The speeches ⟨p. 446⟩therefore of the Fathers touching the succession of the Bishops of Rome, prove not, that the Romans do now profess the true faith.
But in a word to cut off your cauill of succession of Bishops in the Roman Church, whereby you would proue your faith to be sound, because the Fathers proued the faith in their time so: gthe eldest of the Fathers, whom you alleage, proued it by the succession of all Churches; hthe next, by the succession of all Apostolike Churches; ithe yongest, by them all in effect, by some namely. Wherefore if the succession of the Church of Rome doo proue that the Romans haue hitherto continued in the true faith, because by that succession the Fathers proued the true faith: then also the succession of the East Churches, of Ephesus, Smyrna, Corinth, Philippi, and Thessalonica doo proue that they haue hithertoo continued in the true faith, because by their succession the Fathers proued the true faith. But