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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. Yet were this also a blemish of the Council, to condemn a Pope in stead of an heretic. But they have not deserved to be touched with it. For, the 1former epistle, upon the proof whereof they did proceed to sentence, they saw it conferred with the authentical Latin copy, & found it to agree. Beside that, ythe author whom your selves allege to clear Honorius, confessed it to be Honorius his own: and he confessed it then, when the secretary of Honorius, who wrote it with his own hand, was alive, of good account, and bare witness of it. The 3later was approved to the Council, as the former: though they ⟨p. 297⟩stood less about it, as needing less inquiry, when he was now already cast. But it hath all presumptions for it, so probable, that not as much as aPighius could suspect it, though he suspected the other. Neither do I think that father Robert thought them in deed to be counterfeited. But as a man that is in danger of drowning doth snatch at every bulrush to save his life, if it may be: so he, seeing the Pope made subject to heresy by the sixth general Council, doth catch at every fancy, whereby he hath some hope to help him. The fancy of Pighius is, that the Council did not condemn Honorius: the copies of it are corrupted. bAndradius checketh that, and saith he was condemned: but the Council erred in condemning him, as judging him to err, who did not. cTorrensis varieth from them both, and cometh in with a finer quirk: to wit, that Pope Honorius did consent with heretics, but, as a private man; and not, as Pope. This dCanus, and Alfonsus, and Harding rest upon, and e