A10345:1582
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 a written copy, at Rome, it may be: but in ⟨p. 514⟩no printed copy yet. An oversight of some, who, when Friar Su•ius set forth the Councils last, did not inform him of it, that h• might have mended it in Damasus. But if Damasus thought it a matter worth the noting how often they gave orders: it is very likely that he would have noted how they wrote sometimes too, if they had been such writers. As for Eusebius, and Jerome, though (I grant) all writers came not to their hands: yet were it very strange, that rthe one of them being in great favour with Constantine the Roman Emperor, sthe other attending on Damasus the Roman Bishop in ecclesiastical writings, both of them desirous and curious to know all Christian writers monuments tpurposely to speak of them; neither of them could see one of these epistles, that such and so many Bishops of Rome had written. Chiefly, sith they found sundry epistles written uby them, which they mention: and yet of all which they found, there is not one amongst these nether.
Rainoldes. In a writen copie, at Rome, it may be: but in ⟨p. 514⟩no printed copie yet. An ouersight of some, who, when Frier Su•ius set forth the Councels last, did not informe him of it, that h• might haue mended it in Damasus. But if Damasus thought it a matter worth the noting how often they gaue orders: it is very likely that he would haue noted how they wrote sometimes too, if they had béene such writers. As for Eusebius, and Ierom, though (I graunt) all writers came not to their hands: yet were it very straunge, that r