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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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Rainoldes. If any man of our profession be stained with this filth: we wish him and exhort him to cleanse him self of it, least the name of God, be (through his default) blasphemed among the Gentiles. But you do us injury to condemn our church for the offence of some in it. For, rall they are not Israel, which are of Israel: and Jacobs sons, sReuben, did commit incest, tSimeon and Levi, murder; yet the house of Jacob was the church of God. If my self have done your Doctor any wrong, in touching him, as a liar: it was an error, not a crime; not of wilfulness, but oversight. And such an oversight, for which he rather oweth thanks to me, who touch him: then to you, who clear him. For I, who do touch him, touch him with a rod: but you, who do clear him, whip him with scorpions.
Rainoldes. If any man of our profession bee stained with this filth: we wish him and exhort him to clense him selfe of it, least the name of God, be (through his default) blasphemed among the Gentiles. But you do vs iniury to condemne our church for the offense of some in it. For, rall they are not Israel, which are of Israel: and Iacobs sonnes, sRuben, did commit incest, tSimeon and Leui, murder; yet the house of Iacob was the church of God. If my selfe haue done your Doctor any wrong, in touching him, as a lyer: it was an errour, not a crime; not of wilfulnes, but ouersight. And such an ouersight, for which he rather oweth thankes to me, who touch him: then to you, who cléere him. For I, who do touch him, touch him with a rodde: but you, who do cléere him, whippe him with scorpions.
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