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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
so the Popedom of Grammarians dealing too too Pope-like in expounding of words, (as *Popes do full oft in dispensing with things) will not have them bound to the Grammatical sense wherein their authors use them. But if we may obtain, that justice be ministered according to the civill laws of our kingdom: then shall the poor words (which your Popedom forceth to speak for the Papacy that which they never meant) be rescued from that injury. For, the Scripture showeth that, [Greek or Hebrew] signifieth as fervent love as [Greek or Hebrew] in deed the very same, chiefly in S. John: who declaring the perfect and entire love, of cGod towards Christ, of dChrist towards him; one where expresseth it by [Greek or Hebrew] & other where by [Greek or Hebrew] yea by [Greek or Hebrew] more oft then by [Greek or Hebrew]. So that (if the words had any difference in sense,) ⟨p. 138⟩it would be very likely, that [Greek or Hebrew] is rather the more significant of the two: sith it is used also ecommonly to note the love which the Lord doth bear towards us and we should bear one to an other: and that in place of greatest force, as when he saith, fThis is my commandment that ye 1love one an other, as I have 2loved you: 3greater love then this hath no man, when a man bestoweth his life for his friends. Whereas S. John therefore uttered Christs demand by the one word, and Peters answer by the other: it seemeth that he used the words indifferently, as having both the same meaning. Which is proved also by the consent and judgement of the Syriac translation, that hath the