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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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Hart. This is one of the arguments that are brought against it by your Centuries of Magdeburg: which I make no account off,b though you allege them all. For cTurrian hath sifted & confuted them, in his defence of the decretal epistles of the Popes: where he bringeth reasons why Clemens might write well to James being dead, and Peter with him so to do.
Hart. This is one of the arguments that are brought against it by your Centuries of Meydenburg: which I make no account off,b though you alleage them all. For cTurrian hath sifted & confuted them, in his defense of the decretal epistles of the Popes: where he bringeth reasons why Clemens might write well to Iames being dead, and Peter with him so to do.
- bHistor. ecclesiast. Magd. Cent. 2. cap. 7.
- cFrancis. Turrian. pro epistolis Pontificum l. 2. c. 13.
Rainoldes. Turrian; a Jesuit: a cover fit for such a cup. Whose defence of those bastards fathered on the ancient Bishops of Rome falsely, may be justly censured with that which dVives saith of your golden legend: it is written by a man of a brazen face & a leaden hart. For nothing can be spoken so fondly & absurdly, which he hath not some reason for: as though he had resolved to be ma• with reason. Howbeit, sith you are fore-stalled with a prejudice of his defence against the Centuries: I will not touch the arguments whereupon they stand. Though his answers to them, if they should be laid in the scales together, would be found lighter then vanity it self, in all indifferent readers eyes. His dealing in this one point may give a taste thereof. For though to write letters to a dead man be a thing so senseless, that the epistle therefore is nipped, as unlikely, by