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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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Hart. Not for milk perhaps, which babes are to suck: but ⟨p. 89⟩for strong meat wherewith men are nourished. For mothers feed not their children, being grown, with milk out of their breasts.
Hart. Not for milke perhaps, which babes are to sucke: but ⟨p. 89⟩for strong meate wherewith men are nourished. For mothers féede not their children, being growne, with mylke out of theyr brestes.
Rainoldes. But S. Austin addeth that the holy scriptures have both milk for babes, and strong meat for men: milk, in plainer things and easier to be understood; strong meat, in harder and greater mysteries. Yea, where *Christ said, that every Scribe which is taught unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto an householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things both new and old: S. eAustin judgeth that he meant by new things and old, the old and new testament. Wherefore, sith every pastor and teacher of the church is meant (f you grant) by this Scribe: it followeth by S. Austin that the meat which he is to fetch out of his storehouse for the sustenance of his household, must be the Scripture only. Which the light of reason will induce you too, if you believe the former points. For the gPhilosopher teacheth that we are nourished by the same things of which we do consist. Then, if we are begotten of Gods word, as seed: the word, as it is milk to nourish us, when we are young; so must it nourish us, when we are grown, as strong meat. But if it were so, that S. Austin had not had this opinion touching strong meat: yet must he needs have it, in that whereof we reason: for there he speaketh of milk. And he saith that the rule of faith is received of plainer places of the scriptures and of the authority of the church: to note the churches practise,