A10345:1854
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. You persuade not me that he alluded so to the robe of Aaron: but that he meant in deed a robe which Christian Bishops wore.
Hart. You perswade not me that he alluded so to the robe of Aaron: but that hee meant in déede a robe which Christian Bishops wore.
Rainoldes. And what gain you by it, if so much were granted? For you cannot prove by any circumstance of the place, that it must be a Massing-robe. The only show of any such is in your last proof out of the Greek Fathers, Chrysostom, and Basil; or rather, out of the Liturgies, which falsely bear their names; or rather, out of some copies of those Liturgies, wherein are mentioned the amice, the girdle, the chasuble, and the fanel. Howbeit, if a man should sift the Greek words, out of the which you pick these, and confer your amice with their [Greek or Hebrew], your biggin of the head with their shoulder garment, your one cord or fanel with their mo [Greek or Hebrew], your chasuble with their [Greek or Hebrew]: perhaps he should leave the girdle post alone to bind your proof with. And doubtless, in that which is most mask-like, and least beseemeth Christian Pastors at public service, I mean that which the Priest at Mass weareth uppermost, the ⟨p. 599⟩chasuble you call it (I trow) or upper vestiment: the Greek word declareth that you do wrong to the Grecians in matching that of theirs with yours. For the word 1[Greek or Hebrew], by the which their upper vestiment is noted, doth signify a cloak: a garment worn much ( cas single, and ready) by Christians in old time, chiefly by the Grecians, whose Bishops kept it thence belike in solemnities, when other wise they left it off▪ But your upper vestiment is far from that singleness: nor is it like to that common garment, but to a little cottage, (whence it is named