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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. Molanus did cover the sins of Victorius, when he found no other fault with his notes, but of uncivil speeches. If favour to the man, and fancy to the cause had not made him partial: he might have said of him, that as he past the bounds of Christian modesty in 4railing at Erasmus person, so had he past the bounds of Christian truth in noting errors of Erasmus. But dhe that would affirm Erasmus to be ignorant of the Greek tongue, whereof his works so many, both in divinity, and humanity, through all sorts of writers do proclaim the contrary; needeth no other Censor to advertise men, with what eyes he looked into Erasmus doings. It was not Erasmus ignorance of Greek, which bred so many errors in his corrections of, or notes upon, S. Jerome. It was his knowledge of the Latin, the Roman churches faults. It was his skill of the Italian abuses of the Pope. It was ethe treacle which he giveth that 4seemeth poison unto you. These things, because they ⟨p. 198⟩moved many to suspect that somewhat in Popery was not of the best: it was thought expedient that they should be taken out of S. Jerome. Victorius (to do it with a fair show) pretended other errors: but through too much choler he bewrayed his humour. He lacked that discretion which hath been showed since by the Divines of Lovan, in setting forth the notes of Vives on S. Austin. For gthey have omitted a great many things wherein Vives touched their Popes and Churches sores: yet say they not so much. Only hthey say, that *certain things are omitted: certain, as not many; and errors they name them not; neither tell they what. Now, if the notes of Vives on S. Austin have found such disfavour: the censures of Erasmus, on him, may better bear it. And, to say the truth, they have deserved it at your hands. For in those censures hath Erasmus showed that many books do falsely bear S. Austins name, by which, as by the warrant of S. Austins judgement, sundry of your Schoolmens and Canonists dreams have been advanced and aided. But he rejecteth some as counterfeit, you say, which Torrensis proveth to be S. Austins own. And what marvel is it, if amongst hundreds he were deceived in one or two? And having had trial of many false titles, he thought some false which were not? A fish, that hath been touched once with the hook, is said to fear the hook under every meat.