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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. Because many Christians, whom Paul had preached the Gospel too, began to be seduced by false Apostles of the Jews: uwho taught them, that except they kept the law of Moses, they could not be saved. And to win credit to their heretical doctrine, that the hearers might receive it the sooner for ⟨p. 176⟩the authority of the teachers: they said, it was the doctrine of Peter, and the rest, the chief of the Apostles, the pillars of the Church. As for Paul, who taught the contrary thereof: they disgraced him, as one that was crept into the Apostleship after them; and having learned the gospel of them, which he preached, yet dissented from them in the preaching of it. Which speeches of seducers, if they had believed, whom Paul either should or had already preached the Gospel unto: xthen should they have fallen away with minds corrupted from the simplicity, that is in Christ, and Paul have lost his labour, and run in vain, as he speaketh, that is to say, without profit, without the y