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Now as touching the variance & diversity of opinions nowadays, as touching the dissension & controversy that is at this time among us I would to God that all such as defend & maintain the Popes authority & power, would be content to be judged by this rule, to be tried by this only rule that S. Paul here giveth. These are the most & the greatest controversies, whereupon hath risen all the contention & variance that we have seen; whether we should have a Communion, or a private Mass: whether the Communion should be ministered under both kinds, or not: whether we ought to have our Prayers in our vulgar tongue: whether we should have and set up in our Churches any graven Images: and whether we may lawfully have the Scriptures in our common tongue, that every man may read and understand them. These are, I say, the controversies, whereon hangeth all our debate. But now let us see and consider, whether such as taught you to have a private Mass: such as would have the Communion ministered ⟨image 16⟩under one kind alone: such as taught you to worship Images: such as would you to pray in an unknown tongue: such as would not suffer you to have the knowledge of Gods word and his gospel: let us I say, according unto S. Pauls rule, see whether they were the true Ministers of Christ, & faithful stewards of the secrets of God; let us weigh whether they disclosed unto you the mysteries of Gods word, and whether their doctrine agreed with the gospel of Christ.

Now as touching the variance & diuersity of opinions nowadaies, as touching the dissention & controuersie that is at this time among vs I would to God that all such as defend & maintain the Popes authoritie & power, would be content to be iudged by this rule, to be tried by this only rule that S. Paul here giueth. These are the most & the greatest controuersies, wherupon hath risen all the contention & variance that we haue séen; whether we should haue a Communion, or a priuat Masse: whether the Communion should be ministred vnder both kinds, or not: whether we ought to haue our Prayers in our vulgar tongue: whether we shold haue and set vp in our Churches any grauen Images: and whether we may lawfully haue the Scriptures in our common tongue, that euery man may read and vnderstand them. These are, I say, the controuersies, whereon hangeth all our debate. But now let vs sée and consider, whether such as taught you to haue a priuate Masse: such as would haue the Communion ministred ⟨image 16⟩