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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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and it hath been added in all the written Bibles that are in Europe, Africa, or Asia, each of them agreeing throughly therein with other, even as it is printed in the Venice-bibles, to the great wonder of them who read it. Now, in this Masoreth, made so long ago, so diligently written, so faithfully kept, in so many countries, through so many ages, as Arias Montanus witnesseth, the Jews them selves acknowledge by their own testimony, that where in common books it is read Caari, in certain it is Caaru. Wherefore, if some Jewish scriveners (who wrote out books) depraved it of malice, and spite, which might be, though they who accuse them do bring neither author, nor time, nor any sure argument to prove it, but if some depraved it: yet, seeing their Masoreth doth note the diverse reading, and in part doth justify that which is the truer: it is hard to charge them (as you do) with corrupting of the Hebrew text. Much harder, then if we should charge your Romish church, with corrupting of the Latin, where you read [ipsa] in steed of [ipse,] not he, but she shall bruise thy head.
and it hath beene added in all the writen Bibles that are in Europe, Afrike, or Asia, each of them agreing throughly therein with other, euen as it is printed in the Venice-bibles, to the great wonder of them who reade it. Now, in this Masoreth, made so long ago, so diligently writen, so faithfully kept, in so many countryes, through so many ages, as Arias Montanus witnesseth, the Iewes them selues acknowledge by their owne testimonie, that where in common bookes it is read Caari, in certaine it is Caaru. Wherefore, if some Iewish scriueners (who wrote out bookes) depraued it of malice, and spite, which might be, though they who accuse them doo bring neither autour, nor time, nor any sure argument to proue it, but if some depraued it: yet, séeing their Masôreth doth note the diuerse reading, and in part doth iustifie that which is the truer: it is hard to charge them (as you doo) with corrupting of the Hebrewe text. Much harder, then if we should charge your Romish church, with corrupting of the Latin, where you read [ipsa] in stéed of [ipse,] not he, but she shall bruse thy head.
Hart. Not so: for we have kept also that reading [ipse] even in our vulgar Latin translation. For