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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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In so much that yPolydore Virgil, an Italian, who knew their state well, and did not hate them for religion, doth affirm of them, that it is *a thing uncredible to be spoken how greatly they are grown out of kind, from their ancestors. Wherefore, it stained not the censures of Erasmus, that he had a misliking of these unkindly monks, evil beasts, & idle bellies. But the liking of them professed by Torrensis hath stained with a witness his Austins confession. For, to bring men in love and admiration of their beggarly ceremonies, zhe writeth of S. Austin that he was clad with a black cool, and girded with a leather girdle; and that, by no meaner man then S. Ambrose; awhose sermon he allegeth for the proof thereof, and *noteth it as a worthy matter. Where, in truth, that sermon is so far from being S. Ambrose his own: that the learned note it to be undoubtedly forged in his name bby a cozening and prattling merchant, as the which hath nothing in it of S. Ambrose.
In so much that yPolydore Virgil, an Italian, who knewe their state well, and did not hate them for religion, doth affirme of them, that it is *a thing vncredible to bee spoken how greatly they are growne out of kinde, from their auncestors. Wherefore, it stained not the censures of Erasmus, that he had a misliking of these vnkindly monkes, euill beastes, & idle bellies. But the liking of them professed by Torrēsis hath stained with a witnes his Austins confession. For, to bring men in loue and admiration of their beggerly ceremonies, zhe writeth of S. Austin that he was clad with a blacke coole, and girded with a leather girdle; and that, by no meaner man then S. Ambrose;