A10345:1905
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 grate on the Communion still, as if the Canon and all S. Gregory's Mass did aim at that. Which is not so. For the principal point thereof is the sacrifice, even the sovereign sacrifice, that is, our Saviour Christ offered to God his father. And sith this is that which the Canon speaketh of, and S. Gregory offered, and the Mass importeth with us, whom you call Mass-priests: it followeth that S. Gregory celebrated the sacrifice of the Mass, as we do; and therefore was a Mass-priest, not a Minister of the Communion.
Hart. You grate on the Communion still, as if the Canon and all S. Gregories Masse did aime at that. Which is not so. For the principall point thereof is the sacrifice, euen the soueraine sacrifice, that is, our Sauiour Christ offered to God his father. And sith this is that which the Canon speaketh of, and S. Gregorie offered, and the Masse importeth with vs, whom you call Masse-priests: it foloweth that S. Gregorie celebrated the sacrifice of the Masse, as we doo; and therefore was a Masse-priest, not a Minister of the Communion.
Rainoldes. Then the men & women of Rome were Mass-priests too in S. Gregory's time, and celebrated the sacrifice of the Mass, as you do. For the sacrifice which he offered, and the Canon speaketh of, is 1the bread and wine, offered by the men and women for the Communion; and 2the sacrifice of praise, which they did offer all to God.
Rainoldes. Then the men & women of Rome were Masse-priestes too in S. Gregories time, and celebrated the sacrifice of the Masse, as you doo. For the sacrifice which he offered, and the Canon speaketh of, is 1the bread and wine, offered by the men and women for the Communion; and 2