Reasons for refusal of subscription to the booke of common praier vnder the hands of certaine ministers of Devon, and Cornwall word for word as they were exhibited by them to the Right Reverend Father in God William Coton Doctor of Divinitie L. Bishop of Exceter. VVith an amsvvere [sic] at severall times returned them in publike conference and in diverse sermons vpon occasion preached in the cathedrall church of Exceter, by Thomas Hutton, Bachiler of Divinitie & fellow of St. Iohns Coll. in Oxon. And now published at the very earnest intreatie of some especiall friends for a farther contentment of other the Kings Maiesties good and loyall subiects.

CHAP. 9. Psal. 14.3. whole verses. See their reasons.

ALL the instances in the first of the papers exhibited are at large answered, yet others (as appeareth be∣fore in the second schedule) not contenting them∣selues with these suborned impurations, vrge Psalm. 14. where three whole verses are added (they say) to the text. Wherevpon they conclude it is contrary to the worde of

God. Why? are not those 3. verses Canonical scripture? Doe we not read them, Rom. 3.10.11.12. and are they not in other places, as Psal. 5.9. Their throat is an open sepul∣chre, &c. so Psal. 140.3. the poison of Aspes is vnder their lips. So Psal. 107. Their mouth is ful of cursing, and bitter∣nes. So Isa. 59.7. Their feete are swift to shed blood. So Pro. 1.16. Destruction, and vnhappines is in their way. (So Psal. 36.1. There is no feare of God before their eies. All which verses taken out of the 14. Psal. in the Greek, which S^t. Paul followed, and he guided by the holy spirit knowing what he had to doe, directed our translators to follow also: holding it safer to adde, where is the authority of the Apo∣stle for it, then sparingly to diminish. Jt is an addition can∣not hurt, specially authorized by S^t. Pauls practise which bringeth to my remembrance what S^t. Austen wel noteth vpon like occasion, Let those that knowe it already pardo•• me least I offend the ignorant. For it is better to giue to hi•• that hath, then to turne him of that hath not. In al these pla∣ces vniustly challendged we heartily bewaile the persons, that haue so vndiscreetly iniured our church. What could they haue done more, if they had beene enemies to the faith.

Notes

• Abundant cau∣••••la non nocet.
• Jgnoseant sci∣ante••ne offen-dantur nescien∣tes, &c. Aug. li. 2. de bapt. Con. Donas. cap. 1.