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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. I see that the Jesuit maketh no conscience of lying, so that it be for advantage: as ta lewd person professeth in the poet. For whereas the commandments, which touch our duty towards God, are noted to be four, (and that of Images, one of them) by the chiefest authors and witnesses of antiquity; first by the Hebrews, (as uPhilo and xJosephus show) who have still continued of the same minds, y(as it may seem) in their posterity; next, by the Grecians, zGregory Nazianzen, aOrigen, bAthanasius, cChrysostom, or whosoever was author of the work unperfect upon Matthew; thirdly, by the ⟨p. 77⟩Latins, dS. Ambrose, eS. Jerome, and one more ancient then they both, fthe author of the questions of the old and new Testament: nevertheless this Jesuit, as though his face were hardened, like the face of an harlot, blusheth not to say, that antiquity, that all antiquity doth affirm the contrary.
Rainoldes. I sée that the Iesuit maketh no conscience of lying, so that it be for aduantage: as t