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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. The auncientie of the epistle is no warrant for it, but that it might be false and forged. pThe epistles of Seneca to Paul, of Paul to Seneca, are no less ancient: which yet have nothing worthy of either Paul, or Seneca. There have been very many misbegotten pamphlets wandering abroad, qeven from the time of the Apostles; yea, under the names of ⟨p. 272⟩the Apostles themselves. The less have you to marvel, if there were some miscreant who wrote in the name of Clemens to James. As for Rufinus, who translated it, (if yet he did translate it, and some have not abused 1him as well as Clemens:) his judgement was not such, but he might be deceived in a greater matter. Which, if you believe not on S. rJeromes credit, because he was his adversary: look into these same works that he translated, and you shall perceive it. For, the things written in the Recognitions of Clemens (which you mention) sent to James also, are, the most of them, uncertain; many, fabulous; yea and some, heretical, as syour selves confess. Yet tRufinus judged it a hidden treasure of wisdom, & thought he had a booty of it. Again, in uthat epistle, wherein Clemens maketh him self Peters successor, he certifieth James, that he sent him before (by the commandment of Peter) an other book, entitled, 2the book of Clemens touching things which Peter did in his journey. Now, this journey-book hath been so long, so famously known, for a rogue: that he hath not only been burnt through the •are of old by