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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. Good Lord, what mean you so to say?
Hart. Good Lord, what meane you so to say?
Rainoldes. Nay, I may rather ask: good Lord, what mean you so to do? For, as Amnon, enamoured of his sisters beauty, ensnaring her by fraud, did force her to his lust, and after gcast her out; whereupon she said, hthis evil was greater then the other, which he had done unto her: so the Pope inflamed with love of the church, entrapping her with guile and using violence unto her, doth cast her out of doors by giving this as proper, first to Peter, then to him self, that Christ prayed for him, that his faith should not fail. Wherein I have this reason to say, that he doth greater evil unto the church, then was the other which he did: because in the other she had this comfort left, that the transgression was rather his, who did, then hers, who suffered force: in this he taketh from her all comfort of her misery, and maketh her ashamed to cast her eyes on God or man. For what is the comfort of the Church of Christ, the faithful, and elect, but that ihe hath prayed for us that we fail not, that the kgates of hell shall not prevail against us; that our lhope might be an anchor of strong consolation, that mwe do believe and are assured by Gods spirit we are the heirs of life eternal? of the which comfort that incestuous Amnon seeketh to bereave us and cast us out of the doors, when he saith that Christ prayed for Peter only, and after Peter for the Pope. But of the Pope