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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.
Rainoldes. More? What is that?
Hart. Marry there is a mystery (as S. Jerome showeth) in the number of days which Paul did spend with him.
Hart. Marry there is a mysterie (as S. Ierome sheweth) in the number of dayes which Paule did spend with him.
Rainoldes. You commended the lively words of the text: & now from them you flit to Jerome. They be mysteries, I see, that must set a helping hand to your supremacy: the literal sense of scripture will do nothing for it. But what is the mystery?
Rainoldes. You commended the liuely wordes of the text: & nowe from them you flit to Ierome. They be mysteries, I sée, that must set a helping hand to your supremacy: the literall sense of scripture will do nothing for it. But what is the mysterie?
Hart. S. hJerome (in an epistle, which commonly is printed in the beginning of the Bible, because it entreateth of all the books of holy scriptures) falling into mention of Paul how he stayed with Peter fifteen days, doth give this reason of it: hoc enim mysterio hebdomadis & ogdoadis futurus gentium praedicator instruendus erat; for by this mystery of the number of seven and eight, he who should become the preacher of the Gentiles, was to be instructed.