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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. Nay, you did mistake me, if you thought I meant that they are all Jewish, or Jewish absolutely. For I must needs confess that some of them are Heathnish rather then Jewish. As namely the shaving of your Priests crowns: after the manner of rPriests of Isis in Egypt. Your lighting of candles on Candlemas-day:s which came from the Februall ceremonies of the Romans. Your painting or graving of the images of men: ta thing that Christians took 1by custom of the Heathens. Your 2censing of images, and setting tapers before them: uas the Romans also did, when they were Heathens. To be short, the whole substance of your image-worship, xyour kissing, kneeling, & creeping to the image of the cross, like ySicilians to Hercules; your images borne in procession, like to the zGrecians idols; your pilgrimage to Saints images, where they are most famous, as aour Lady of *Lauretto, like bDiana of Ephesus, with infinite such other fancies, do resemble lively the Heathnish rites of Paganism, and grew by likelihood from the Heathens. But I▪ because the temple of Solomon had images, although not of men; the Levites had shaving, although not of crowns; the tabernacle had lights, although not in the day time, much less at the beginning of February more then other times: did speak of your Popish rites herein as Jewish, to make the best of them. And for all the difference that you find betwixt them, of wax in yours, and oil in theirs; and their perfume, and your frankincense; though