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A03928	The second and last part of Reasons for refusall of subscription to the Booke of common prayer vnder the hands of certaine ministers of Deuon. and Cornwall, as they were exhibited by them to the right Reuerend Father in God William Cotton Doctor of Diuinitie, and Lord Bishop of Exceter. As also an appendix, or compendious briefe of all other exceptions taken by others against the bookes of communion, homilies, and ordination, word for word, as it came to the hands of an honorable personage. VVith an ansvvere to both at seuerall times returned them in publike conference, and in diuerse sermons vpon occasion preached in the cathedrall church of Exceter by Thomas Hutton Bachiler of Diuinitie, and fellow of S. Iohns Colledge in Oxon.; Reasons for refusal of subscription to the booke of common praier. Part 2	Hutton, Thomas, 1566-1639.; Cotton, William, d. 1621.	1606 (1606)	STC 14036; ESTC S104340	264,229	290

THE SECOND AND LAST part of Reasons for Refusall of Subscription to the Booke of Common prayer vnder the hands of certaine Ministers of Deuon and Cornwall as they were exhibited by them to the right Reuerend Father in God WILLIAM COTTON Doctor of Diuinitie and Lord Bishop of Exceter As also an APPENDIX or Compendious Briefe of all other Exceptions taken by others against the Bookes of Communion Homilies and Ordination word for word as it came to the hands of an Honorable Personage VVith an ANSVVERE to both at seuerall times returned them in publike conference and in diuerse Sermons vpon occasion preached in the Cathedrall Church of Exceter by Thomas Hutton Bachiler of Diuinitie and Fellow of S. Iohns Colledge in Oxon. Fuerant hortamenta vt Deus Christus eius à populo in vnum conueniente pariter rogaretur Nullus erat primitus terror Nemo viderat virgam nemo custodiam Sola vt diximus fuerant hortamenta Optatus Lib. Tertio LONDON Printed by Iohn Windet for the Companie of Stationers 1606. To the most Reuerend father in God my very good Lord the Lord Arch bishop his Grace Primate and Metropolitan of all England MOst Reuerend in Christ my late trauiles in laboring other of my fellow brethren their godly peaceable quiet contentment in such doubts as their busie learning and too much paines hath vnnecessarily occasioned I began and withall at once thought to haue finished but since finding I haue but begun for somewhat remained and that somewhat much in their opinion whose opinions goe for articles of faith much or little such as it is I present vnto your Graces fauour May it stand with your good pleasure to take knowledge of my best affections how deepely indebted to God his Church the Kings most excellent Maiestie and your Honorable selfe for your speciall fauours done me in the prime of my studies after some few yeares spent in the Vniuersitie of Oxford I shall take it for no small comfort specially as the times now are wherein like the daies of Moses that blessed peace maker Act. 7.27 I am sure to receaue no small portion of griefe from them whose vnderstanding I labour to reconcile vnto our forme of publike praiers And were not that duetifull remembrance I haue of your auncient fauour sufficient cause as I must and doe professe it is farre more then any seruice of mine can thoroughly recompence yet your continuall long graue experience in this argument your Reuerend learned great paines heretofore in the daies of our Renowned late Queene both by preaching and writing as also in that late conference where our now dread soueraigne Lord King Iames royally to the admiration of all there present moderated the controuersies then proposed are effectuall motiues to imbolden me in the humble offer which I make of this present treatise Nor are all these the onely persuasiue though euery of them forcible inough but the eminencie of your place and highest prelacie whereunto you are now called farder exacteth of me submission of my writings because your greatest authoritie next after the Kings highnesse may in these Ecclesiasticall causes giue me best approbation VVherefore be intreated to vouchsafe your gracious acceptance of a few lines and whatsoeuer may be thought defectiue I hartily craue it may no way impeach that fuller defence with which our Church can make supplie to whose most sacred iudgement I wholy commend my selfe Now that God of power who hath so mercifully appointed the times and seasons in aduancing the throne of King Iames aboue the throne of Queene Elizabeth be blessed and praised of vs all this day and for euer So are mine and euery true harted subiect his vnfained thanks to Godward for roote and branch for our King Queene their roiall progenie with the high Court of Parliament graue Senators Reuerend Bishops Honorable Iudges our Worshipfull knights choisest Burgesses so lately so mightily so miraculously preserued to the euerlasting shame of all mischieuous traitors Nouemb. 5.1605 and to the incredible ioy of all them that truely feare God and the King More it is my thoughts conceaue in this point But remembring as I pray to God in heauen so I write to men on earth I stay my selfe for this time Humblie beseeching your Grace to pardon this my attempt and to interpret it as I vnfainedly intend it the earnest of greater in deede as the truth is of all possible thankfulnesses Your Graces in all duty Thomas Hutton To my fellow brethren the ministers of 〈…〉 Cornwall whose exceptions made against subscription follow farder to bee examined ACcording to my promise I proceed and send the rest of that answer which before was intended reuiew your grieuāces with the seueral defence annexed It may be vpon examinatiō of what you reproue we maintaine if you spare a little time to keep repetitions with your selues and read that ouer which you did dislike you wil bee of another mind Second thoghts are better then the first 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Consider what peril may come to the Church to your selues knowing that many of your congregation did not so much admire your paines as they now heartily lament to see thē soil bestowed in vncharitablie taxing Inuidiam facitis Macario qui sialiquid asper●fecit pro vnitate leue viders poterit d●● v●● pro dissentione c. Optat. lib. 2. what the wisdome and zeale of our godlie auncients haue faithfullie penned Drawe not blessed Macarius into enuie who if he haue done anie thing sharplie for preseruation of godlie vnitie Quiduis facer●debuisse poti●●q●●m ecclesiam schismate sci●d●●e Diony Ale●ad N●●at apud Hieronan Cataelo it may seeme light to the harme which commeth by needlesse opposition Anie thing you should haue done as Dionysius Alexandrinus writeth to Nouatian rather then cause a rent in the Church remembring Manus dextra prasbyter Origen homil 7. in Iosu● though you bee taken for right hand and be called Presbiters and seeme to preach the word of God yet if you doe any thing against the discipline of the Church Si aliquid contra ●cclesiastscam discipl●nam ibid. In vno consens● ecclesia e●● cidat dexteram suam c. or rule of the Gospell the Church with one consent must cut you off being their right hand and cast you from them VVhich seuere course some you know that fauour the discipline you stand for took in places where it preuaileth against others that were contrary minded Ducto Sutr in the ●al●e semblār pag. 182. For whē one Iohn Morellie disputed in a certaine treatise that the wordes Tell the Church belonged not to the consistorie his booke was burnt and the man excommunicate Two ministers at Geneua were deposed and banished for speaking against vsurie allowed in that estate and a third was glad to flie for speaking against vnleauened bread But fearing the allegation of these examples may distast your liking of that which I write my