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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. Who doth deny it? For rhe had the same commission from Christ, that sChrist from God his Father, to preach the Gospel to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised and preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Which is, in other words, to feed the lambs and sheep of Christ. For Christ by a similitude, is named the tchief shepherd: his church, and chosen servants, ua flock of sheep and lambs; whereof he gave a principal charge to his Apostles, that they should feed it. Wherefore the commandment given unto Peter to feed his sheep and lambs: importeth the commission which before was given him, when Christ sent him, as God sent Christ. But in this commission the Apostles all were equal unto Peter. They were equal therefore to him in charge of feeding the sheep and lambs of Christ. And so the second point which I had to prove (the very deaths-wound of your supremacy) is proved.
Rainoldes. Who dooth deny it? For rhe had the same commission from Christ, that sChrist from God his Father, to preach the Gospell to the poore, to heale the broken-hearted, to preach deliuerance to the captiues, and recouering of sight to the blind, to set at libertie them that are bruised and preach the acceptable yeare of the Lord. Which is, in other wordes, to feede the lambes and sheepe of Christ. For Christ by a similitude, is named the tchiefe shepheard: his church, and chosen seruants, ua flocke of sheepe and lambes; whereof he gaue a principall charge to his Apostles, that they should féede it. Wherefore the commandement giuen vnto Peter to feede his sheepe and lambes: importeth the commission which before was giuen him, when Christ sent him, as God sent Christ. But in this commission the Apostles all were equall vnto Peter. They were equall therefore to him in charge of feeding the sheepe and lambes of Christ. And so the second point which I had to proue (the verie deaths-wound of your supremacy) is proued.