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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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For although by reason uhe thought that the word doth properly signify, not simply to minister, but to minister in holy things, as they who serve in the Priesthood, therefore he did translate it that the Prophets & Doctors in the Church at Antioch were sacrificing to the Lord: yet he saith xthat hereby is meant that they employed their gifts to Gods glory, and the salvation of the Church, the Prophets in prophesying, the Doctors in teaching the doctrine of the Gospel. So he understandeth nothing else by sacrificing, then others do by ministering, or rather then the scripture doth: as it is observed out of the circumstances of the text by ythe best of your own interpreters. Who seeing that the men were Prophets, and Doctors, which are said to have been ministering to the Lord, thereupon do gather that they served him in executing their own ministry, that is to say, the ministry of prophesying, and teaching. In which sort zthe Greek fathers do expound it also: 1what meaneth the word ministering? (say they,) it meaneth preaching. Wherefore if the name of Liturgy were taken hereof, by the Greek fathers, as your Rhemists add: it is a good hearing, but so much the less will it prove your Mas•e. For if they understood preaching, by ministering, when the word is spoken of Prophets, and Doctors: it is the more likely that when they applied it to the ministry of the Pastors, • service of the Church, they meant the public prayers and other holy functions which we do call Divine service. As in truth they did. For that which we call evening prayer, they called 2the evening Liturgy, as ⟨p. 544⟩you would say the service done to God at evening: and in the very Liturgy, that is called Chrysostoms, because he made some part of it belike, not all, for himself