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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. In deed I saw not whence you could frame a proof. Bear with mine oversight. The silence of the multitude was fitter stuff for it. For all sorts of men do know by experience, Princes and Counsellors in matters of State, Nobles and Commons in the houses of Parliament, Citizens and Townsmen in their common assemblies, our Students of universities, both publicly in convocations, and privately in their colleges: that he is not always above the rest in power, whose sentence all the rest agree unto in consultation. But if your friends M. Hart, have done you such injury, that (by means they sent you untimely beyond sea) you are become a stranger in things of common sense, & humanity, at home: yet you have read (I trust) the story of the Acts, out of the which you reason; and God hath furnished you with gifts of wit and memory to understand it, and remember it. Tell me, do you think, that uGamaliel the Pharisee, the Doctor of the law, whom all the people honoured, was superior in power to the hie Priest, and Council of the Jews.
Rainoldes. In déede I saw not whence you could frame a proofe. Beare with mine ouersight. The silence of the multitude was fitter stuffe for it. For all sortes of men do know by experience, Princes and Counsailours in matters of State, Nobles and Commons in the houses of Parlament, Citizens and Townsmen in their common assemblies, our Students of vniuersities, both publikely in conuocations, and priuately in their colleges: that he is not alwaies aboue the rest in power, whose sentence al the rest agrée vnto in consultation. But if your frends M. Hart, haue done you such iniury, that (by meanes they sent you vntimely beyond sea) you are become a straunger in things of common sense, & humanity, at home: yet you haue read (I trust) the story of the Actes, out of the which you reason; and God hath furnished you with giftes of witte and memory to vnderstand it, and remember it. Tell me, do you thinke, that uGamaliel the Pharise, the Doctor of the law, whom all the people honored, was superiour in power to the hie Priest, and Councell of the Iewes.
- uAct. 3. ver. 34.