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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 that even there, where you note that word importeth greatest power of beating down the wicked: Christ applieth it to all his faithful servants and not to Peter only. Wherefore, if it were so that he had meant more by saying [Greek or Hebrew] than by [Greek or Hebrew], in his charge to Peter: yet he meant no more then that which belongeth to every shepherds charge for the sheep which God ordaineth him to feed. But, in truth, if your itch of wresting holy scriptures to private fancies were healed; you would rather think that S. John did utter one sense with sundry words, as in the Lords demand of Peter, Dost thou mlove me? so in his commandment to Peter nFeed my sheep. For the Syriac translation, which your self alleged, to prove, that the Greek words [Greek or Hebrew] & [Greek or Hebrew], though different in sound yet are one in sense, because our Saviour spake in the Syriac tongue, and in the Syriac both are [Greek or Hebrew] expresseth here also the two sundry Greek words by one [Greek or Hebrew] as if that our Saviour had used the same word, and meant the same thing in both. Which interpretation should be ⟨p. 141⟩of greater credit with you in this point then it was in that, because your authentical Latin translation which there dissented from it, agreeth with it here, expressing likewise both by pasce. Unless you will say that your authentical Latin doth not express fully the meaning of the Greek.
So that euen there, where you note that word importeth greatest power of beating downe the wicked: Christ applieth it to all his faithfull seruants and not to Peter onely. Wherefore, if it were so that hee had ment more by saying 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 thē by 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, in his charge to Peter: yet he meant no more then that which belongeth to euery shepheards charge for the shéepe which God ordeineth him to féede. But, in truth, if your itche of wresting holy scriptures to priuate fansies were healed; you woulde rather thinke that S. Iohn did vtter one sense with sundry wordes, as in the Lordes demaunde of Peter, Doost thou