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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. Nay, I am bound to keep counsel in that. For 4the preface (wherein he brought those reasons) is not printed. Though I must clear Plantin the printer from the fault. For I caused a friend of mine to ask of him, why it was not printed, and what became of it, whether a man might see it or no. To whom he made answer, that the Censor, appointed to oversee books to be allowed to the print, would not suffer it to pass; but what became of it, he remembered not, nor knew how to procure it. They that do evil, hate the light. There was somewhat in that preface, which the Censor would not that all men should see. But fthe truth (saith Tully) which is pressed down by many lewd men, doth rise up often times by this one means: that either they, who are crafty to deceive, are not bold to enterprise so much as they devise; or they, who are bold enough to do any thing, have not wit and subtlety to convey their practises. Which consideration of a wise Orator, the folly of your Censor hath proved to be true. For though he were bold enough to leave out the preface of Contius: yet he had not craft enough to raze out that note which mentioneth the preface. And yet a little after, (to see the mischief of it how that should scape his hands,) he hath put in a note under Contius his name, which would have helped well if he had razed out the other. For, gupon a text of Pope Anacletus he hath made him say: I know that 5some affirm those epistles of the Popes who next succeeded Peter to be false and counterfeit; but I would desire them to bring 6better proof: specially sith they are found in all the courses of canons that are extant, collected 7by Isidore out of the book of Damasus which was Bishop of Rome. This note was juggled in well by the Censor, with this subscription, [Contius.] Pity, that he took not away the other note, where [Contius] is subscribed too.
Rainoldes. Nay, I am bound to kéepe counsell in that. For