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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. Wholly and only to the order of Aaron? Nay, then I can abide your Rhemists no longer, if their mouths do so run over. For we give it also to the order of Melchizedek, nafter the which our Saviour is is a Priest for ever. And they who charge us with falsehood and corruption in that we call the Ministers of the gospel, Elders: are guilty themselves of heresy and blasphemy in that they call them Priests. For they do not call them Priests in respect of the ospiritual sacrifices ⟨p. 537⟩of pprayers and qgood works, which Christians of all sorts are bound to offer unto God, and thence are called rPriests in scripture: but they call them Priests in respect of the carnal and external sacrifice of the cursed Mass, wherein they pretend that they offer Christ under the forms of bread and wine to God his Father, a sacrifice propitiatory, that is, of force to pacify God, and reconcile him unto men. So, whereas the scripture doth teach that sone Priest, by tone sacrifice, uonce offered, that is, our Saviour Christ, by giving himself to death upon the cross hath reconciled God unto us, and sanctified us for ever: the doctrine of Rhemes ordaineth many Priests, to offer up often, whether *the same sacrifice that Christ, or an other, they speak staggeringly, but to offer it often. As though there were yet left x