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.

5. Because we Subscribe to the reading of we cannot tell what videlicet, All Homilies that hereafter shall be set foorth by common authoritis (others make their complaint thus.) Because we subscribe as it were vnto a blancke, wherein afterward may be written, whatsoeuer shall be pleasing vnto the vrgers of subscription.

The Homilie after the third part of the sermon against Contention deliuereth these words. Hereafter shall follow Sermons of fasting, praying, almes deeds, &c. naming a many more, and then closeth thus: with many other mar∣ters as well fruitfull, as necessarie to the edifying of Chri∣stian people & the increase of godly liuing. Hereunto the second tome of Homilies hauing reference intitleth the begin∣ning thus. Of such matters, as were promised and intitled in the former part of Homilies. And the Booke of Arti∣cles that we may know what it is, both not onely name the particulars seuerally in distinct order, but she weth also the quo∣tient of them iust 21. and no more, whereunto Subscription is required and no otherwise. But graunt that more Homi∣lies either are alreadie or shall be hereafter set out, yet the vrgers of Subscription can neither make new Articles of Re∣ligion, nor doth the law intend that they can. For it lyeth not in the power of any Bishop within his Diocesie, as of himselfe without warrant of a more plenarie and full autho∣ritie to publish or set foorth any Sermon or Homilies to be inioyned any his ministers for publike vse in our Church, but with correspondence to the doctrine alreadie agreed vpon, profitable to edification and proportionable to the analogie of faith. And of a truth who in his right minde would once

imagine that those godly men (who permed that clause) being as they were speciall instruments of Gods glorie, and ene∣mies to superstition, meant euer to make way by such a Ru∣bricke to bring in, whatsoeuer some one man at his pleasure would deuise? Whereas it did onely prouide for a time, and at that time to giue men contentment, who happily at the first setting out of those other homilies did looke for more, but be∣cause they could not then be all vpon the suddaine, their ex∣pectation was intreated on to a farder time. Notwithstand∣ing the equitie of this knowne truth, see (we pray thee good Reader but be waile what thou seest) how vncharitablie some indgements are imployed.