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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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that bthe end whereto, cthe matter whereof, it is all written, be marked in general, dand ⟨p. 82⟩all be understood according to that end and matter: that eall be read over & over, & fthose things chiefly noted which are set down plainly, both precepts of life, and rules of belief, because that all things, which concern belief and life, are plainly written in it: that obscure & dark speeches be lightened and opened by the plain and manifest: that to remove the doubt of uncertain sentences the clear and certain be followed: that grecourse be had unto the Greek and Hebrew copies, to clear out of the fountains, if the translation be muddy: that hdoubtful places be expounded by the rule of faith, which we are taught out of the plainer places of the scripture: that all the circumstances of the text be weighed, what goeth before, what cometh after; ithe manner how, kthe cause why, lthe men to whom, mthe time when, every thing is said: to be short, that nstill we seek to know the will and meaning of the Author by whom the holy Ghost hath spoken; if we find it not, yet give such a sense as agreeth with the right faith, approved by some other place of scripture: