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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. You can never prove that Christ did give it him, but by *the word of Christ, which is the holy scripture. And the scripture standeth in substance of the sense, not in the show of words. Wherefore, it was needful, sith we seek herein to find out Christs will, that first we agreed what way the right sense of the scripture may be known. Which, seeing you would have me to fetch from the Pope, and I have no lust to go unto Rome, nor think it lodgeth in 1the Vatican, so that by this way no agreement can be made, or end of controversy hoped for: I will take a shorter and a surer way, confessed by us both to be a good way, whereby the right sense of the scripture may be found, and so the will of Christ be known.
Rainoldes. You can neuer proue that Christ did giue it him, but by *the word of Christ, which is the holie scripture. And the scripture standeth in substance of the sense, not in the shew of wordes. UUherefore, it was néedfull, sith we séeke herein to finde out Christes will, that first we agreed what way the right sense of the scripture may be knowne. UUhich, séeing you would haue me to fetch from the Pope, and I haue no lust to go vnto Rome, nor thinke it lodgeth in 1the Vatican, so yt by this way no agréement can be made, or ende of controuersie hoped for: I will take a shorter and a surer way, confessed by vs both to be a good way, whereby the right sense of the scripture may be found, and so the will of Christ be knowne.
- *Col. 3.16.
- 1The Palace of the Pope.