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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. To the point in question, as direct as may be. For this Thomas died uupon occasion of a quarrel about the Popes supremacy: while he maintained appeals (against the king) to the Pope. Now, to prove that he stood in defence of the truth, those miracles were wrought. For, that, which they preached who had the grace of miracles, was the truth, saith xBristow: adding, that S. Thomas of Canterbury, S. Thomas of Aquine, S. Francis, S. Dominic, and infinite others had that grace, in such sort, that no man is able to put any difference between the miracles of Christ with his Apostles, and of these men. Yet well-fare their hearts who reformed your Portesse. For they have put out those miracles of S. Thomas of Canterbury, and many others: which they would not have done, (I trow,) had they not known some difference between the miracles of these men, and the miracles of Christ. But they have left in as worthy a miracle, as those, of an other of Bristow's miracle-workers, even of S. Thomas of Aquine: and (I hope) you will not call that an idle fancy; though it be as idle with me, as the former. For ythey report of him, that when he was praying earnestly at Naples before the image of the crucifix, he heard a voice (* the crucifix spake it) saying to him, 1Thomas, thou hast written well of me, Thomas. I should have thought (for my part) that the wooden crucifix of a loving thankful hart, had commended him, because he did honour it with the fame honour that is due to God, and zwriteth solemnly that men ought to do so. But Pope aPius the fifth, the Lord-reformer of the Portesse, affirmeth, that 2the doctrine of Thomas was approved by the mouth of the crucifix him self in this miracle. And he knew best the meaning of it. So that I perceive this miracle was rather a dogmatical miracle (as