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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. If I do: let me be smitten, not with the blunt weapon of the words of men (for so I may justly term them in this comparison:) but with the sharp two-edged sword of Gods word. For, mit is written in S. Matthew's gospel: these are the names of the twelve Apostles; the first is Simon, called Peter. Now, if he were the first: then he had the primacy. For although the reason be not so plain in English, because we have not a fit word derived from our English [first] as 1primacy is derived from the [2 first] in Latin: yet they who know reason will never deny, but that he that is first, hath the first•ship (if I might speak so) that is to say, the primacy. But this is such a primacy, as a foreman of the Quest is wont to have in Juries: not a primacy of power, as over inferiors; but a primacy of order, as amongst equals.
Rainoldes. If I doo: let me be smitten, not with the blunt weapon of the words of men (for so I may iustly terme them in this comparison:) but with the sharpe two-edged sword of Gods word. For, mit is writen in S. Matthewes gospell: these are the names of the twelue Apostles; the first is Simon, called Peter. Now, if he were the first: then he had the primacie. For although the reason be not so plaine in English, because we haue not a fit word deriued from our English [first] as 1primacie is deriued from the [2 first] in Latin: yet they who know reason will neuer deny, but that he that is first, hath the first•ship (if I might speake so) that is to say, the primacie. But this is such a primacie, as a foreman of the Quest is wont to haue in Iuries: not a primacie of power, as ouer inferiours; but a primacie of order, as amongst equals.
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