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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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against whom, to justify his opinion, (though false,) that Peters fault at Antioch was no fault in deed, nor Paul reproved him in earnest, he saith, for the credit of one above the other, Paul had not had security of preaching the Gospel, unless that Peter had approved it. Wherefore I may justly speak in his excuse (at the least, to soften the hardness of his speech) the same which fBasil said in excuse of Gregory, that his words were uttered *not by way of doctrine, but of contention; rather to maintain his quarrel against Austin, then to deliver his judgement of the matter; as writing ⟨p. 177⟩of affection more what he fancied, then of discretion what he thought. Whereof there appeareth as it were a print even in his own words. For he doth mention Peter by name, (of whom he did contend with Austin,) and none of the rest: whereas the Scripture nameth no more him then others; but gfirst saith (in general) of Paul, that he conferred with them that were the chief; and hafter (in particular) of James, Peter and John, that they were counted to be pillars. Thus, neither did Paul confer with Peter only, but with James and John, and therefore it proveth no supremacy of Peter, more then of James and John; and, although he had, yet were it a token (by Jeromes own judgement) that Paul was Peters equal; not Peter his superior. For, *there is equality between them (saith Jerome) who confer together. I would to God, M. Hart, if you will needs follow S. Jeromes authority, yet you would follow him in the best things: and what you say with error in heat of contention, you would amend by truth in judgement of doctrine. But that which is written of gifts and rewards, ithey blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the just: is no truer in judges and arbiters of civill causes, then in you and