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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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Which words if you could handsomely take away out of him in some new print, (and why not take away so few, as well as add so many?) then would this be a passing fine place for you, to persuade men, that the unity of the church doth presuppose your one chair, to which all must be subject, who will be of the church: and that they (by consequent) are no right Christians, who stand against the Popes supremacy.
Which wordes if you could hansomly take away out of him in some new print, (and why not take away so few, as well as adde so many?) then would this be a passing fine place for you, to perswade men, that the vnity of the church doth presuppose your one chaire, to which all must be subiect, who wil be of the church: and that they (by consequēt) are no right Christians, who stand against the Popes supremacie.
Hart. You are much to blame to lay unto our charge the corrupting of Cyprian: chiefly in those editions, which are best and soundest, the Roman of Manutius, and Antwerp of Pameliu•. ⟨p. 212⟩For, Pius the fourth, a Pope of worthy memory, desirous pthat the Fathers should be set forth corrected most perfectly and cleansed from all spots, sent to Venice, for Manutius, an excellent famous printer, that he should come to Rome, to do it. And to furnish him the better with all things necessary thereto: he put four Cardinals, very wise and virtuous, in trust with the work. Now, for the correcting and cleansing of Cyprian specially above the rest, qsingular care was taken by Cardinal Borromaeus; a copy was gotten of great antiquity from Verona; the exquisite diligence of learned men was used in it. Wherefore I am persuaded, that whatsoever they did add unto Cyprian they did not add it rashly, or of their own head, but with good advise upon the warrant of written copies. Which although they have not declared in particular, yet may we gather it by