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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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For two or three such as 1Surius, Pontacus, and Genebrardus, men that have sold them selves to make lies in the defence of Popery, will be ready (on the credit of a 2Lindan or Bolsecke,) not only to say it but to Chronicle it too. Here is all the difficulty, that xthese books are printed thus amongst your selves: who set them forth first, and we receive them at your hands. A great fault, I know not whether of printers, or censors and allowers of books to the print: who suffer such scandalous places to be printed. Yea yto be printed so still: specially when Sixtus Senensis hath said and credible witnesses have avouched that heretics did corrupt them. No, no, M. Hart, it is too stale a jest to say that heretics have corrupted the commentaries of Ferus. For the abomination of the Popes supremacy, oppressing both the magistracy of the common wealth, and ministry of the Church, is grown to such outrage: that if we (whom you call heretics) should hold our peace, the stones would cry against it.
For two or three such as 1Surius, Pontacus, and Genebrardus, men that haue sold them selues to make lies in the defense of Popery, will be readie (on the credite of a 2Lindan or Bolsecke,) not only to say it but to Chronicle it too. Here is al the difficultie, that xthese bookes are printed thus amongst your selues: who set them foorth first, and we receiue them at your hands. A great faulte, I know not whether of printers, or censours and allowers of bookes to the print: who suffer such scandalous places to bée printed. Yea yto be printed so still: specially when Sixtus Senensis hath said and credible witnesses haue auouched that heretikes did corrupt them. No, no, M. Hart, it is too stale a iest to say that heretikes haue corrupted the commentaries of Ferus. For the abomination of the Popes supremacie, oppressing both the magistracie of the common wealth, and ministerie of the Church, is grown to such outrage: that if we (whom you call heretikes) should hold our peace, the stones would cry against it.