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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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doth move them to it with this reason, that lif they serve the tabernacle, and stick unto the rites of the Jewish Priesthood, their souls shall have no part of the food of our sacrifice, no fruit of Christs death. For, mas the bodies of those beasts which were offered for sin, and their blood brought into the holy place by the high Priest, might not be eaten by the Priests, but were burnt without the camp: nso neither may the keepers of the Priestly ceremonies have life by feeding upon Christ, who (to show this mystery) did suffer death without the gate, when he shed his blood to cleanse the people from their sin. And thus it appeareth by the text it self that the name of altar betokeneth the sacrifice, that is to say, Christ crucified: not as his death is showed forth in the sacrament, but as he did suffer death without the gate. Whereby you may perceive, first, the folly of your Rhemists about the Greek word, (as also the Hebrew) that it signifieth properly an altar to sacrifice on: as though it might not therefore be used figuratively; where yet them selves must needs acknowledge it to be so too. Next, the weakness of your reason, who thereof do gather, that, by the sacrifice, which that word importeth in the Apostle, is meant the clean offering of which the Prophet speaketh. For, the clean offering, of which the Prophet speaketh, is offered oin every place: the sacrifice meant by the Apostle, in one place only, pwithout the gate. Wherefore the name of altar in the epistle to the Hebrews doth neither signify a Massing-altar, nor prove the sacrifice of Massing-priests.
doth moue them to it with this reason, that lif they serue the tabernacle, and sticke vnto the rites of the Iewish Priesthood, their soules shall haue no part of the foode of our sacrifice, no fruit of Christs death. For, m