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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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And let him who flashed it take heed, if he be ⟨p. 665⟩wise, least his foolish lightning (as bthey say it happened to the lightner Salmoneus) be revenged with true lightning of almighty God, to the utter ruin of him self, his town, and citizens. For the Church which is clead by the holy Ghost into all truth, hath been already taught by him out of the scriptures, and shall be taught farther (through the grace of God,) what difference there is between the lightning of Bristow, and the light of Jesus Christ: the lightning of Bristow, the heat whereof doth hurt the bodies which it striketh; the light of Jesus Christ, the beams whereof delight the men to whom it shineth: the lightning, evil and pestilent, which blindeth them who see, and killeth them who live; the light, good and healthful, which giveth sight unto the blind, and life unto the dead. Neither are we without many godly men of excellent authority, learning, and judgement, even amongst them whom dthis Tertullus nameth reproachfully egreat Masters, who could have showed this long ago. howbeit they have stayed hitherto from doing it, either because they thought his follies were refuted before they were written, for that (after the manner of the Popish writers) he bringeth no new matter, but scoureth up old rusty stuff, as eone of them did note long since: or because they purposed first to encounter with such as had written before, and more pithily, intending to deal after with the rest in due time, as fan other signified of late that he meant: or because, the controversies being sufficiently travelled in by many, they thought that they might well cease from this labour, though the Papists ceased not from their impudency; as gJeremiah having answered Hananiah once, gave him no answer when he repeated his error: or because perhaps some had no leisure from their weightier charge of feeding the Church; some listed not to strive with such a railing person; some, while they think that others have taken it in hand, do let it alone; all, either remember the counsel of the wise man, that