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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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In the which dealing you do band your selves with the ten spies: nwho, when they should have encouraged the people of Israel to enter into the land of promise, they told them that the land certainly is good, and floweth with milk and honey; but the people dwelling in it, is strong, and the cities walled, exceeding great, and the sons of Anak (Giants) be there. The Amalekites dwell in the south country; the Hittites, and Jebusites, and Amorites dwell in the mountains: the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. The oLord sware in his wrath, both to these spies, and to the people who believed them, that they should not enter into his rest. At you, and your men, I marvel, (M. Hart) that whose fact you follow, you tremble not at their end. As for us, although we were but two against your ten, and all the people would rather believe you then us: yet we will follow them who were 3of an other spirit, Caleb and Joshua, and with them will we say to the whole assembly of the children of God; pThe land, through the which we have gone to search it, is an excellent good land. If the Lord take delight in us, he will ⟨p. 99⟩bring us into this land, and give it us: even a land that floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel ye not against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land: for they are bread for us. In deed the holy scripture is bread for our souls: and the word of God is the food of life. If the Lord take delight in us, he will bring us unto it, and give it us. Let us not rebel against him, nor fear the hardness of it. We must qsearch the scriptures, and rpray to him for wisdom, and she will open them to us, (for he hath promised) and make us learned in them.