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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL and reverend in Christ, the heads of Colleges, and company of students, of the University of Oxford, John Rainoldes wisheth grace and peace from God the father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ.
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL and reuerend in Christ, the heads of Colleges, and companie of students, of the Vniuersitie of Oxford, Iohn Rainoldes wisheth grace and peace from God the father, and from our Lord Iesus Christ.
When Anna the mother of Samuel had brought up her child, whom she had obtained of God with earnest prayers to put from her self the reproach of barrenness: she consecrated him to God before Eli the Priest, athat he might live and serve in the temple of the Lord. In like manner I desiring to consecrate to the temple of the Lord my Samuel, as it were, & the first child of travail that God hath given to my barrenness, have thought good to present him to God before you, fathers, and brethren, well beloved in Christ, who either are already or shall be put in trust with the charge of the temple, to serve (if it may any way) bthe temple of the living God. Perhaps a rash enterprise, & undertaken somewhat more boldly, then advisedly: chiefly seeing that it is so far inferior to the ripeness of Samuel. And truly I have hitherto been still of the mind, that I had liefer the things which I had brought forth (rather as untimely fruits, then perfect children) should be kept within, then come abroad into the light; & stay in the court of the temple, then press into the temple. For I have been dealt with both oft, and earnestly, by my very friends, that I would suffer to be printed and published, as other slender exercises made rather for the fence-school (as you would say) then for the field: so chiefly my Orations, which, when I read the Greek lecture in our College. I made to mine audience concerning the studies of humanity and philosophy. Which yet I have refrained to do, not of envy, for I have addicted my self to wish well unto the Church & common wealth; neither of unkindness, as though I were not willing to gratify them whom I was greatly bound too: but partly through bashfulness, least any man should think me to hunt after glory, which young men are too greedy of; partly through the knowledge of mine own weakness, who neither in respect of wit, nor age, nor learning, was ripe enough to bring forth fruits which might be set before all men to be