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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. Pope Gregory the seventh (named Hildebrand ⟨p. 583⟩before his Popedom, kept not those odd numbers for any magical fancy, though mBenno charge him falsely with that devilish art: but to note a mystery. For nhe said that one, or three, or five crosses must therefore still be made, because by one, and three, we signify one God in trinity; by five, the five parts of the passion of Christ ▪
Hart. Pope Gregorie the seuenth (named Hildebrand ⟨p. 583⟩before his Popedome, kept not those odde numbers for any magicall fansie, though mBenno charge him falsly with that diuelish art: but to note a mysterie. For nhe said that one, or three, or fiue crosses must therefore still be made, because by one, and three, we signifie one God in trinitie; by fiue, the fiue partes of the passion of Christ ▪
- mBenno Cardinalis in histor. de vita Hildebrandi.
- nMicrolog. de obseruat. ecclesiast. cap. 14.
Rainoldes. As who say omagicians had not the like mysteries in their odd numbers too. And if Pope Hildebrand would have had