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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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Now, when they lay thus distressed and diseased in the dust of Libraries: Erasmus, a man of excellent judgement, and no less industrious, then learned, and witty, did enterprise first to cure them, and brought them forth into the light. In the works of S. Jerome, which were most of all depraved above others, chiefly, the former tomes: he did what he could, both to cleanse them from blemishes, and to lighten them with his notes. zHe professed, that his conjectures in restoring of places had not satisfied himself always. He promised, that if any man should restore them better: he would both embrace his travail very gladly, and rejoice at the public profit. What sparkle of thankfulness, but I let go thankfulness, what sparkle of ingenuity was there, and good nature, in Marian Victorius: awho requiteth such a work so carefully attempted, so painfully performed, so modestly excused, with the taunts and contumelies of erring, of lying, of craftiness of ignorance, of heresy, of impiety? bAristotle writeth of them, who begin a thing in points of learning, that although they seem to do less then others, who receive it of them, and after add thereto, yet they do more in deed: because the beginning of every thing is hardest, and it is easy to add. ⟨p. 197⟩Whereupon, he craveth of such as he hath sought to benefit by his labour, thanks, for that he found; pardon, for that he missed. If Victorius have profited no better in the school of Christ, let him go to Aristotle: and learn, first, to think more humbly of him self; afterward, to deal more modestly with others. And you, who like of him, because he findeth fault with the doings of Erasmus; as a shoemaker did with the picture of Apelles, for missing in a shoo-latchet: may know, that 1good and learned men among your selves have found fault with him, for being bold beyond the shoo. That doth cMolanus witness, one of your chiefest Doctors and Censors of books: who (in S. Jeromes works,