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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 I look for an answer so much the sooner, because there are now four years past, since phe promised a Latin book: to which whether it be come abroad already, or to come shortly, he may join (if it please him) an answer to these Conclusions. Wherein if he think it meet for him to deal, there are three things both easy to be done, and reasonable (in my judgement) ⟨p. 667⟩which I will request him. One is, that he will set down the text of my Conclusions wholly with his answer, (as I had determined to do with his Demands,) that the readers may see, what he confuteth, and how. An other, that he will not kick against the pricks: that he will yield to the truth and not go about to darken the clear light of the sun of righteousness with cavils and slanders. The third, that if he be ashamed to say, the truth prevails against me: yet in reproving such things as he assayeth to reprove, he will deal more soundly and sincerely then D. Stapleton hath done in his Doctrinal Principles of faith, a work more full of words then truth. For to confute our doctrine, qthat the Church is the company of Gods elect and chosen, which we teach of the Catholic Church, and it is true: he teacheth rthat evil men are mingled in the Church with good, the reprobate with the elect, which thing is also true in the militant Church. But true things agree with true things; ne••her doth one truth overthrow an other. We hold▪ that the Catholic Church, which is commended to us in the Creed, is the whole company of Gods elect and chosen. He answereth, that the militant Church, which is mentioned in the scriptures too, containeth neither all the elect, nor them only. And by this answer he saith he hath confuted the error and heresy of the *Hussites. But therein he dealeth like them of whom the proverb is, I asked for hooks, & they say they have no mattocks. But (to return to my purpose) I have thought good to publish my Conclusions, even in the same sort as they were set down in verses, and opened with suppositions, according to the order of public disputations of our University; the rather for this cause, that strangers might perceive the kind of our disputations; which and all things else of our University are so debased by