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AS I will bestow no great pain and cost, finely, and curiously, to handle this disputation. Even so likewise will I take such a good order, as that the readers may simply and plainly understand what my intent and purpose is. And surely, whatsoever he do that will take upon him to dispute upon any matter, although in very deed, it greatly a•••eth, that the thing which is to be dealt withal, be very substantially understood of him that shall write thereof, and so, many festly, and easily delivered unto the Render, to the end that the first man pass not his bounds, and made far from the matter, or that the other stray and err not in the self same field of the ⟨image 14⟩disputation, without keeping any sure and certain course: yet notwithstanding, this, in all controversies, ought most chiefly and diligently to be observed: considering, that the care which here I have, is not only to instruct: but I have also to deal with such an adversary, who out of all doubt (as it is the common disposition of most men) will in no wise, but against his will, yield himself vanquished: neither yet will he grant himself overcome, so long as he may have any thing, wherewith, wranglingly, quarrellingly, and shiftingly, pleasantly to make sport, and feed his own humour. And therefore the best way to shut him clean up, that he be not able to escape, is this, to have the principal point of the controversy, so clearly manifested and opened, as that he may be brought hand to hand to the Combat, as it were even at the first chop.

AS I will bestow no great paine and coste, finely, and curiously, to handle this disputation. Euen so lykewise wil I take such a good order, as that the readers may simply and playnely vnderstand what my entent and purpose is. And surely, whatsoeuer he do that will take vpon him to dispute vpon any matter, although in very deede, it greatly a•••eth, that the thing which is to be dealt withall, be very substantially vnderstode of him that shall write thereof, and so, many festly, and easely deliuered vnto the Render, to the end that the first man passe not his boundes, and made farre from the matter, or that the other straye and erre not in the selfe same fielde of the ⟨image 14⟩disputation, without keeping any sure and certayne course: yet notwithstanding, this, in all cō trouersies, ought most chiefely and diligently to be obserued: considering, that the care which here I haue, is not onely to instruct: but I haue also to deale with such an aduersary, who out of all doubt (as it is the cō mon dispositiō of most men) will in no wise, but agaynst his will, yelde himselfe vanquished: neyther yet will he graunt himselfe ouercome, so lōg as he may haue any thing, wherwith, wranglingly, quarrellingly, and shiftingly, pleasantly to make sport, and feede his owne humor. And therfore the best way to shut him cleane vp, that he be not able to escape, is this, to haue the principall poynt of the controuersie, so clearely manifested and opened, as that he may be brought hand to hand to the Combate, as it were euen at the first chop.