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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 this is the substance of the word of life: not that there shall be a Christ, which the Jews believe till this day; but that Jesus of Nazareth, whom they crucified, was that Christ. The Scribes and the Pharisees said, he was not. Ought the Jews herein to believe, as they said? If you think that they ought: no marvel if you hold, that we must do as Popes say. If you think, they ought not: then the Scribes and Pharisees did err in some thing that they taught. As for that you answer, they erred in Christs person, not in expounding the law: it is a mere cavil. For we speak in general of the chair of Moses, that is, of his doctrine. They erred in expounding the doctrine of Moses, when they denied to Christ the things which Moses wrote of him. Howbeit that it is false too, that they erred not in expounding the law. For whereas athe law is holy and bspiritual, requiring perfect righteousness cnot only in the outward actions of the body, but also in the in ward affections of the mind: the Scribes and the Pharisees taught that ⟨p. 318⟩the affection is no transgression of the law, so that a man refrain from the action of doing evil. As, for example, it is said in the law, Thou shalt not kill. This commandment dthey tied to the act of murder, and glossed thus upon it; whosoever killeth shall be culpable of judgement: as though it bridled only the hand, and not the heart. In like sort ethey expounded, Thou shalt not commit adultery: as if it were enough to keep the flesh chaste, the soul defiled with uncleanness. But our Saviour teacheth them an other lesson: that, howsoever they pretend fantiquity for their glosses, yet wrath, malice, lust, even the very affections of murder and adultery do break the commandments, and not the outward deeds only. The rest of their perverse expositions I pass over.