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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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To the which end that I might help them forward, as much ⟨p. 671⟩as lay in me: I have done the best I can to heal the dangerous humours of opinions, which do so annoy the taste of silly souls, that they think the heavenly bread to be poison, and abhor the sweetest food of life as wormwood. These humours, that I speak off, are perverse errors, which seduce them from the truth in that article of our Creed, I believe the holy catholic Church. For some are persuaded, that the name of holy Church belongeth not to the whole company of the Christian people, but to the Ministers only and Bishops of the Church: no not to the Ministers of every Church neither, but of the Church of Rome, even the Pope and Cardinals. Whom to have gotten by a certain custom to be called the church, and that the church had done, received, and ordained, that which was do on, received, and ordained by them: tMarsilius Patavinus did note in *his age, and it is too well known unto men of years. Other some, and they of the lernedder sort, acknowledge that the Church doth signify the company of faithful men, and believers, but they will have that company to be ua people assembled by their own Bishop, and cleaving to the head, that is, to the Pope, least the Papal State be any way impaired. They comprehend therefore all such within that company as do profess the faith, both the good and bad, holy and profane, godly and hypocrites. There are some also who think that by this point [to believe the holy church] the churches authority is commended to us: that we should trust, credit, and obey the church, which xthe Council of Trent (it seemeth) would insinuate, though somewhat darkly and distrustfully. But yBristow therein doth bear the bell away. For he (the more easily to deceive English men, at least the simpler, if not all) worketh treachery with the double signification of words; expounding this article, 1