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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. The honour which husbands are bound to give unto their wives, as to the weaker vessels, doth signify an honest care and regard of bearing with their weakness, providing for their wants, and showing all husbandly love and duty to them. Such a reverence as you mention it doth not signify, I grant: yet doth it signify a reverence which is implied in the love and duty that their husbands owe them. qS. Paul saith to Timothy: honour the widows, which are widows in deed. ⟨p. 168⟩He meaneth that they should be charitably relieved: but this relief is no reason, why they should not reverently be regarded too. For you are deceived, if you think, that none are bound to reverence others, but only the inferiors their superiors in power. The Gentiles were taught by nature it self, that a reverence is due to every state of men: rto children, with an heed that no unhonest thing be done in their presence, because their tenderness is prove to learn it; sto old men, with an honour, in respect of their wisdom, their experience, their gravity, wherewith the grey hairs are wont to be accompanied; tto all, but chiefly to the best, with a modest account of their good opinion, and an honest desire to be approved of them. Wherefore if your argument do stand upon the proper signification of honour: you shall perceive your self, that it can never prove a supremacy of power. For honour, is an outward profession and testimony of a reverent opinion, which we have conceived of some kind of excellency in him to whom we give it. So, the chiefest honour is due unto uGod, the father of lights, the fountain of all excellency: and after him to men, in several degrees, according to their several estates and gifts of excellency wherewith the Lord hath blessed them: to athe king, as b