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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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because they loved the praise of men more then the praise of God, and hunted after honour one of another, not seeking for that honour which cometh from the Lord alone, Deny your self. and your friends, and all fleshly respects, & give the glory to the Highest.
because they loued the praise of men more then the praise of God, and hunted after honor one of another, not seking for that honor which commeth from the Lord alone, Deny your selfe. and your frends, and all fleshly respectes, & geue the glory to the Highest.
Hart. I neither seek for shifts to darken the trueth, nor love the praise of men more then the praise of God. It were a madness for a man to adventure his life (as we do, you see,) for the maintenance of error, or of his own credit. As for M. Campian I think of him as of my self. I heard the disputations, wherein he answered them who came to reason with him: and I perceived nothing in any of his answers, but sincerity and trueth.
Hart. I neither séeke for shiftes to darken the trueth, nor loue the praise of men more then the praise of God. It were a madnesse for a man to aduenture his life (as we doe, you see,) for the maintenance of error, or of his own credit. As for M. Campian I thinke of him as of my selfe. I heard the disputations, wherein he answered them who came to reason with him: and I perceyued nothing in any of his answeres, but synceritie and trueth.
Rainoldes. My self was not present at the disputations, but I have read them 1written: and that (least you suspect the writer as partial) by a favourer of yours, who was present, as he saith, at the whole action. And (I do affirm it in singleness of heart, as before the Lord: neither do I doubt but all who have the wisdom to discern spirits will see the same, if they peruse them:) he sought in such sort to maintain the credit of his cause or person, as though he had set nothing more before his eyes, then to persuade his