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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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yet I feared least I should offend in a common fault, an itching lust to write, which eHorace did term madness in his days, what would he have done if he had lived in ours? in which there is such plenty both of passing wits, and of works excellent, that wise men may justly think it unmeet to publish any thing, that is not wrought with cunning, filed with judgement, polished with labour, fruitful for commodity, and for use necessary. Howbeit, after that I was discharged of that profession of arts of humanity, that I might the better apply the study of divinity: what before of bashfulness and judgement I had still refrained to do in things of less importance, least I should do it more rawly then I thought meet; the duty which I owe to God and his Church hath moved me now to do that in a weighty matter, though not so ripely as I would. Which thing, undertaken both by the advise and the request of the godly, I was occasioned to think off by one Richard Bristow, an Englishman borne, abiding at Douai, professing the Romish faith: who hath set forth a poisoned work against the faith and Church of Jesus Christ, the faith which we profess, the Church of which we be. That work, entitled Motives to the catholic faith, when first he set it forth, he hath abridged since into a pamphlet of Demands to be proponed of catholics to heretics, and printed it again: setting before us the same unsavoury Coleworts, twice sodden by himself, a thousand times by Popish cooks, to the great annoyance of guests, if they feed on it; great loathing, if they feed not. What a grievous injury therein be hath done to the Church of England, nor only to the whole body thereof, but to the several parts also, by raising up untrue and wicked surmises, by casting out reproachful speeches, by laying heresies to our charge: it shall be declared (as I hear) shortly; in the mean season let the godly judge: whiles, to begin with our most gracious Queen, the daughter of godliness, the defender of the faith▪ the maintainer of peace, the nurse of the Church, the preserver of the weal public, the mother of our country▪ ⟨p. 663⟩he doth not only fnote her by the name of Pharaoh, but also g