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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 these things are linked by nature in relation, and mutual dependence (as I may say) ⟨p. 553⟩one of an other: 1the altar, 2the sacrifice, and 3the sacrificers who serve the altar, that is, Priests and Levites. Wherefore if the Fathers meant a very altar in the proper sense to sacrifice Christs body upon: then must they mean also qthe Levitical Priesthood to serve in sacrificing of it. But rthe Levitical Priesthood is gone, and they knew it: nether did they call the ministry of the Gospel so, but by a figure. Your Rhemists therefore do abuse them, in proving, as by them, that the communion table is called an altar properly. But us of the other side they do abuse more, by setting an altar against a common table in such sort of speech, as if we, whose Churches have not a very altar to kill our Saviour Christ and sacrifice him upon it, had but a common table and profane communion board to eat mere bread upon. A feat to make us odious in the eyes of men, whom you would persuade that we discern not the body of the Lord. Which your privy slander doth us open injury. For we have not a common, but a holy table, as both swe call it, and esteem it; not a profane communion board, but a sanctified; to eat, not mere bread, but the Lords supper; wherein we receive the bread of thanks-giving and the cup of blessing, as tthe Apostles doctrine and practise of uthe Fathers teach us. Your selves are guilty rather of feeding men with mere bread, x