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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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1Whose intolerable presumption is reproved by the third Conclusion too: wherein it resteth to be showed, that the holy scripture is of greater credit & authority then the Church. And although this be so manifestly true, that to have proposed it only, is, to have proved it: yet give me leave I pray to prove it briefly with one reason, I will not trouble you with many. All the words of scripture be the words of truth: some words of the Church be the words of error. But he that telleth the truth always, is more to be credited, then he that lieth sometimes. Therefore the holy scripture is to be credited more, then is the Church. That all the words of scripture be the words of truth: it is out of controversy. For qthe whole scripture is inspired of God: and rGod can neither deceive nor be deceived. That some words of the Church be the words of error: if any be not persuaded perhaps by the reasons which I have brought already, let him hear the sharpest and most earnest Patron of the Church confessing it. sAndrad•us Payua, a Doctor of Portugal, the best learned man (in my opinion) of all the papists, rehearseth certain points wherein Councils also may err, even general Councils: in so much that he saith that the very general Council of Chalcedon, one of those four first which tGregory professeth him self to receive as the four books of the holy Gospel, yet Andradius saith, that this Council erred, in that it did 1rashly and without reason (these are his ⟨p. 701⟩own words) ordain, that the Church of Constantinople should be above the Churches of Alexandria and Anti••he. Neither doth he only say that the Council of Chalcedon erred, and contraried the decrees of the Nicene Council: but he addeth also a reason why Councils may err in such cases, to weet, because they follow