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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

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because_o they_o be_v not_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v carry_v up_o into_o the_o advancement_n of_o eternity_n by_o the_o glory_n of_o martyrdom_n saint_n austin_n who_o be_v somewhat_o before_o saint_n hilary_n the_o infant_n say_v he_o can_v suffer_v for_o christ_n though_o they_o can_v not_o as_o yet_o confess_v he_o again_o in_o another_o place_n you_o be_v not_o of_o age_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n who_o be_v to_o suffer_v but_o yet_o you_o have_v flesh_n of_o your_o own_o wherein_o you_o can_v endure_v the_o passion_n for_o christ_n who_o be_v to_o suffer_v and_o in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o free_a will_n the_o church_n do_v not_o in_o vain_a commend_v the_o infant_n receive_v into_o the_o honour_n of_o martyr_n which_o be_v slay_v by_o herod_n etc._n etc._n which_o very_o self_n same_o sentence_n he_o remember_v verbatim_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o saint_n jerom_n copious_a in_o this_o argument_n be_v his_o homily_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o four_o senerall_a sermon_n call_v the_o innocent_n martyr_n and_o their_o death_n martyrdom_n and_o in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr symbolo_fw-la ad_fw-la catechumenos_fw-la the_o five_o chap._n etc._n etc._n before_o he_o saint_n origen_n homil_n 3._o make_v mention_n of_o they_o after_o this_o manner_n 2._o horum_fw-la memoria_fw-la semper_fw-la ut_fw-la dignum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ecclesit_n celebratur_fw-la secundum_fw-la integrum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la sactorum_fw-la ut_fw-la primorum_fw-la martyrum_fw-la &c_n &c_n origen_n homil_n 3._o in_o diversos_fw-la benè_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la dei_fw-la corum_fw-la memoriam_fw-la sancti_fw-la patres_fw-la celebrari_fw-la mandaverunt_fw-la sen_fw-la piternam_fw-la in_o ecclesus_fw-la velut_fw-la pro_fw-la domino_fw-la morien_n tium_fw-la ibid._n ecle_fw-mi paruuli_fw-la esti_fw-la quos_fw-la hostess_fw-la natura_fw-la crudelitatis_fw-la monstrum_fw-la herodes_n occidit_fw-la subito_fw-la fiunt_fw-la mar_v tire_n &_o dumb_a vice_n christi_fw-la &_o 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