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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 that being settled doth seem withal to settle & strengthen the third: wherein it is avouched,1 that the holy scripture is of greater credit and authority then the Church. Truly, I should marvel, that it could ever come into the mind of any man to think otherwise: had not S. hPaul foretold that the man of sin, the son of perdition, should sit in the temple of God, & exalt him self above God. Which prophecy hath been fulfilled in their eyes, who have seen Antichrist preferred before Christ: & they have seen Antichrist preferred before Christ, who have seen the Church advanced above the scripture. For what is detracted from the scripture, the word of Christ; that is in deed detracted from Christ, the author of the word. And that, which in show is yielded to the Church; is attributed in truth to the Pope of Rome. Both these things are evident by iAlbertus Pighius: whose sayings, concerning the scripture and the Church, although they be very insolent and ⟨p. 670⟩ungodly: yet there were amongst them who lived before Pighius even of the chieftains of the Romish Church, as namely kthe Fathers of the Council of Constance, and Cardinal lCusanus, who spake more insolently. They who lived since, have kept the sense and substance of Cusanus, and Pighius, in that they give a Princely or rather a tyrannical authority to the Church for expounding the scripture, as Cardinal mHosius doth. But they have put fresh colours on it, and qualified as it were the rigour of the speeches: in so much that nBristow (treading the steppes of oHosius,) requireth not greater authority for the Church, but seemeth well content to make it equal with the scripture. Howbeit, he speaketh so, I know not how, that I dare not avouch he is of that mind. For though he do challenge like obedience to them both, like truth, like privilege to be free from error: yet in that he addeth, that we believe the scripture because of the Church, if he come as near to the meaning of