The largeness of the challenge containing in number seven and twenty articles of controversy, you labour to extenuate, by an old history recorded in Livy of Titus Falminius host, who by diverse manners of dressing and preparing one only kind of meat, furnished his table with great variety of dishes. And would ⟨p. 151⟩you bear us down, Master Rainolds, that this multitude of articles is but of one matter, drawn forth into sundry parts, by skilful varying and mincing the same? If any will look upon them, he shall soon be able to control you. The first of Private mass, the second of receiving in one kind, the third of common prayers in an unknown tongue, the fourth of the Popes supremacy, the fifth of the real presence, the seventh of elevation, the eight of Adoration, the ninth of Hanging the Sacrament under a Canopy, the tenth of Accidents without subject, the fourteenth of worshipping Images, the fifteenth of reading the scriptures in the vulgar tongue, the seventeenth of the sacrifice of the mass: can you deny that these controversies, being the arguments of several articles, are diverse and differing one from an other? And are not these weighty points, general heads, principal questions, great mysteries, and keys, as Master Jewel calleth them, of your religion? some of the other articles (I grant) have more affinity together, yet not so great, except in one or two, but that they may in reason and nature be distinguished, and stand each by them ⟨p. 152⟩selves without necessary support or defence, from others. And what though there had been a nearer respect between them, might they not therefore be propounded and handled severally? The manner of your own schools, and controversy lectures, prove the contrary, wherein every question according to the subject matter is divided into sundry articles, and every article hath a special treatise. Your tale therefore of the Chalcidian host, who entertained the Roman Captain with one only kind of meat dressed diversly, commendeth the cunning of that cook, but serveth nothing to your purpose, though you set it out with as great show as you can.
The largenes of the chalenge containing in number seauen and twentie articles of controuersie, you labour to extenuate, by an old historie recorded in Liuie of Titus Falminius host, who by diuerse maners of dressing and preparing one onely kinde of meate, furnished his table with great varietie of dishes. And would ⟨p. 151⟩you beare vs downe, Master Rainolds, that this multitude of articles is but of one matter, drawne forth into sundrie partes, by skilful varying and mincing the same? If anie will looke vpon them, he shall soone be hable to controll you. The first of Priuate masse, the second of receiuing in one kinde, the third of common praiers in an vnknowen tongue, the fourth of the Popes supremacy, the fift of the reall presence, the seuenth of eleuation, the eight of Adoration, the ninthe of Hanging the Sacrament vnder a Canopy, the tenth of Accidents without subiect, the fourtenth of worshiping Images, the fiftenth of reading the scriptures in the vulgar tongue, the seauententh of the sacrifice of the masse: can you denie that these controuersies, being the arguments of seuerall articles, are diuerse and differing one from an other? And are not these waightie pointes, generall heads, principall questions, great misteries, and keies, as Master Iewel calleth them, of your religion? some of the other articles (I graunt) haue more affinitie together, yet not so great, except in one or two, but that they maie in reason and nature be distinguished, and stand each by them ⟨p. 152⟩selues without necessarie support or defense, from others. And what though there had bene a nearer respect betweene them, might they not therefore be propounded and handled seuerally? The manner of your owne schooles, and controuersie lectures, prooue the contrarie, wherin euerie question according to the subiect matter is deuided into sundrie articles, and euerie article hath a special treatise. Your tale therefore of the Calcidian hoste, who entertained the Romane Captaine with one onely kinde of meat dressed diuersly, commendeth the cunning of that cooke, but serueth nothing to your purpose, though you set it out with as great shew as you can.
