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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. In that your Rhemists lavish too. For though the lying Greeks (as your yMolanus calleth them,) zdo vouch it very boldly: yet athe Latin writers do say it is uncertain. Yea the very bMartyrology of the Roman Church affirmeth, that the Church celebrateth the memory of S. Mary's death: but where it hath pleased God to hide her body, 1the Churches sobriety hath chosen rather to be ignorant thereof religiously, then to hold and teach 2some frivolous thing & forged. How much the more shameful is the misdemeanour, first, of ca Papist, who saith that it is certain she was assumed by death, not only in soul, but in body also: then, of dthe ⟨p. 491⟩Pope, who, setting forth his new Portesse, saith that those things which are uncertain, are put out: where this is left in, which they can not deny themselves to be uncertain. But your Rhemists pass. Who, as though the Por•esse were not bold enough in alleging Damascene, ethough it mend his tale with more then one lye: they take that which their Portesse doth tell them, lye and all, and father it upon S. Denis, that it may have the greater credit.
Rainoldes. In that your Rhemists lauish too. For though the lying Greekes (as your y