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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. That sense is the right sense of the scriptures, which the holy Ghost, the author of them, meant. Now, the holy Ghost hath uttered them in such sort, that not the words only do signify things, according to their natural sense: but the things also expressed by the words do signify other things, according to the Lords ordinance, who shadowed that by figures in the old Testament, which is performed in the new. As, for example, it is written in ithe law of Moses, you shall not break a bone of him. These words are spoken touching the lamb of the passover: ⟨p. 239⟩and signify, as they sound, that the Jews should dress it whole, without breaking any bone thereof. But this thing doth signify a fa•ther thing in secret: to wit, that when kChrist, who was represented & figured by the lamb, should suffer death to save us, a bone of him should not be broken. Thus, of one place there are two senses: the former called literal, because the letter, as it were that is the very words, being understood aright, do import it; and the later, mystical, because the thing imported and meant by the letter, doth betoken a deeper mystery. Of these, the literal sense is known to be the meaning of the holy Ghost. For words were made to open the conceits of our mind: and so are they used by the holy Ghost to show the will of God unto us. The mystical is known to be his meaning also, when himself revealeth it: as he hath done in that touching the lamb. Otherwise it is not. For men may devise many mystical senses of a place in scripture, and them, one contrary to an other: as often times they do. Which all could not be meant by the Spirit of truth: and whether any of them were, who can say? We have no assurance then of mystical senses: which may be mens fancies. Only the literal sense, which is meant undoubtedly by the holy Ghost, is of force to prove the assured truth, and therefore doth bind in matters of belief. And this is so clear that lyour own Doctors acknowledge it, and teach it: even *he whom you alleged. For he saith, It is agreed between you and us