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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.
Hart. A translation cannot express the force always of words in the original: as in oEcclesiasticus it is observed of the Hebrew.
Hart. A translation cannot expresse the force alwayes of wordes in the originall: as in oEcclesiasticus it is obserued of the Hebrue.
- oPrologue. in Ecclesiastic. Jesus filij Sirach.Prolog. in Ecclesiastic. Iesu filij Sirach.
Rainoldes. You say true. How much the more were they to blame pwho decreed that a translation should be accounted as authentical *in all Divinity-exercises, and no man under any pretence to reject it. But if there had been such force and importance in the Greek [Greek or Hebrew]: your Latin translator could have expressed it easily. For qotherwhere he doth translate it 1to rule: and that, being spoken of meaner Pastors then Peter, even of the Bishops of Ephesus. Which bewrayeth further the silly state of your proof grounded on the word. For, if Peter were ordained supreme head because he was willed to rule the 2sheep or 3lambs: what headship may the Bishops of Ephesus claim, who were made overseers to rule the church of God, that is both lambs and sheep? But your last proof upon the word