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.

2. Because the Booke of ordination containeth some thing that is against the order that God hathor∣dained in his Church. For.

1. It seemeth to make the Lordes supper greater then baptisme, and confirmation greater then either, by permitting baptisme vnto the Deacons, the Lords supper vnto the Priests, and confirmation to the Bishop onely.

It seemeth, and onely so seemeth. For rather the contra∣rie may bee hereupon inferred, namely that the dignitie of the sa∣crament depends not on the dignitie of the person: For a Dea∣con may baptise though inferior to the other. And with asmuch probabilitie it may bee argued a linnen coife is better then a veluet night••cap, because a seruient at law weareth the one, and euery ordinarie cittizen (almost) weareth the other. Or thus in the Presbiteries, the minister distributeth the bread, the elders deliuer the cup, ergo they make one part of the sacrament grea∣ter then another. But of this read afore.

2. Is preferreth priuate prayer before publike prayer and action.

It is false: This reproofe is sufficient, where the accusation is brought without proofe.

It permits the Bishoppe to order Deacons alon••, requiring no other to ioyne with him in laying on of handes, which is not permitted in the ordring of the Priests.

The difference of their office alloweth a difference in the man∣ner of ordination, and therefore the Bishop is alone in the first, in the other hee may take other ministers or Priests vnto him; There is no prescript commandement in scripture to the con∣trarie, and therefore no such aduantage is giuen this accusation as some doe imagin.