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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. He seemeth to have meant it. And xTorrensis (who gathered S. Austins Confession out of all his works) allegeth these places to prove that Christians ought to believe many things which have come to us from the Apostles themselves (delivered as it were by hand) although they be not written expressly in scriptures.
Hart. Hée séemeth to haue meant it. And xTorrensis (who gathered S. Austins Confession out of all his workes) alleageth these places to proue that Christians ought to belieue manie things which haue come to vs from the Apostles themselues (deliuered as it were by hand) although they bee not written expresly in scriptures.
- xConfess. Augustinian. lib. 1. cap. 8. tit. 4.
Rainoldes. The Jesuit Torrensis doth great wrong herein to the truth of God, to S. Austins credit, and to you who read him. And yet with such a sophism in the word [expressly:] that, if it should be laid unto his charge, he would wash his hands of it, as yPilate did of Christs blood. For *he allegeth those places of S. Austin, thereby to prove Traditions: as though we had received that doctrine (touching God) by tradition unwritten, not by the written word. S. Austin, no such matter. But cdealing with an Arian, who required 2the very word consubstantial to be showed in scripture: doth tell him that the thing it self is there found though not that word perhaps. Whereupon, he presseth him in like sort with