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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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In Joshua it is showed how this prophecy was performed both in sSimeon, and tLevi Rabbi Selomoh, not perceiving it, surmised that the tribe of Simeon must be scattered in the same sort as was the tribe of Levi. Wherefore as the Levites were scattered throughout Israel, uto teach the whole Church: so he had a fancy that the Simeonites were to teach little children. With this he did travel, and he brought it forth: he thought it might be; he liked it should be; he wrote it was so. Wherefore, if Rabbi Selomoh had meant the same Scribes of whom our Saviour spake: his credit is too poor to witness what they were, who lived a thousand years before him, unless he prove it better. But that the Pharisees were of other tribes and not of Levi only: D. Genebrard proveth (you say) and I grant it. True. And I grant farther (which xhe proveth too) that they were Catholics. But your self did tell me that if you should say, ⟨p. 326⟩that the Catholics sit upon the chair of Christ, I must not think you mean of Catholics who be scholars, but of Catholics who be teachers; of Catholic Priests, and Bishops. The Scribes and Pharisees therefore had ordinary succession, for any thing that Genebrard showeth to the contrary. But they did both err them selves, and teach errors. Then they, who succeed ordinarily, may err and teach errors. Now the Popes succeed in the chair of the Apostles, as the Scribes and Pharisees did in the chair of Aaron. The Popes are not warranted therefore by succession but they may err, and teach errors.
In Iosua it is shewed how this prophecie was performed both in sSimeon, and tLeui Rabbi Selomoh, not perceiuing it, surmised that the trib• of Simeon must be scattered in the same sort as was the tibe of Leui. Wherefore as the Leuites were scttered throughout Israel,