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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. The Prophets speak much in deed of things to come not properly, and simply, but figuratively, by obscure speeches, and allegories, and parables, that must be understood otherwise then they are written as rTertullian noteth. But the name of altar is used properly for a material altar by the Apostle to the Hebrews, saying, swe have an altar whereof they have not power to eat which serve the tabernacle. For he putteth them in mind by these words, that in following too much their old Jewish rites they deprived themselves of an other manner & a more excellent sacrifice and meat: meaning, of the holy altar, and Christs own blessed body offered and eaten there. Of ⟨p. 445⟩which they that continue in the figures of the old law could not be partakers. This altar (saith tIsychius) is the altar of Christs body, which the Jews for their incredulity must not behold. And the 1Greek word (as also the 2Hebrew answering thereunto in the old testament) signifieth properly an altar to sacrifice on, and not a metaphorical and spiritual altar. Wherefore seeing that we have a very altar in the proper sense, and the name of altar doth import a sacrifice that is offered on it: it followeth that the body of Christ upon the altar is a very sacrifice in the proper sense. And that out of doubt is the clean offering which the Prophet speaketh of: according as the Council of Trent hath defined.
Hart. The Prophetes speake much in déed of thinges to come not properly, and simply, but figuratiuely, by obscure spéeches, and allegories, and parables, that must be vnderstood otherwise then they are writen as rTertullian noteth. But the name of altar is vsed properly for a materiall altar by the Apostle to the Hebrewes, saying,