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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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let zthe two edged sword be drawn out and sharpened with this conference, and, as the flame of fire devoureth the stubble, so will the point of truth rip up the bowels of their errors. So the Arians, when they brought broken sentences of scripture, in show resembling somewhat their blasphemous doctrine against the son of God, but indeed unlike it: they were overthrown through the conference of ascriptures by the Nicene council and bgodly pastors of the church. So the Pelagians, the enemies of grace under the name of nature, when they trifled vainly to shift the scriptures off, which make against the free-will of man for Gods favour: they were put to flight with plainer places of the scriptures, by the Councils of cCarthage, of dMilevis, of eOrange, and chiefly by S. fAustin. So hath God confounded others of that rabble, & will (no doubt) their complices: if with the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God, we join the gshield of faith to quench the fiery darts of Satan. The Family of love shall feel it in time; the Father of the Family feared it: and therefore he warned his children to beware of them who bear ⟨p. 98⟩this weapon, and have skill to handle it, of scripture-learned men. And you, hwho lay the Families sin to our charge, as though we did foster that venomous vipers brood, do join your selves to them, and march into the field with them, and strengthen their hands against us. Of you they have learned to take up the name of