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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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Hart. If one expound a thing otherwise then all the rest, the rest must be followed, and he must be refused. As by D. Stapletons example in S. Austin I showed dere-while.
Hart. If one expound a thing otherwise then all the rest, the rest must be followed, and he must be refused. As by D. Stapletons example in S. Austin I shewed dere-while.
- dChapt. 2. Divi•. 1.Chapt. 2. Diui•. 1.
Rainoldes. S. Austin was against you then. But if he make for you, though he be alone, you will leave all and follow him: whereof you give notable proof in the division of the ten commandments. For, the second commandment against the worship of Images, Thou shalt not bow down to them nor worship them, because the words are sharp, and rip the hart strings of your church, whose spiritual whoredoms do pass the whoredoms of Jezebel, and all your temples are stews of them: therefore ⟨p. 75⟩you omit it in fprayer books and gcatechisms; & to salve the matter, least thereby we should have no more than nine commandments, you cut the tenth into two. Now for this, hS. Austin is all in all with you: the rest of the Fathers go for naught. Yet the rest expound it literally as it were: S. Austin fancied a mystery, that the number of three commandments touching God might betoken the Trinity. Thus under the colour of one Fathers judgement against all the rest, you conceal the second commandment from the people, least your vile idolatry, or