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.

11. Haile full of grace. &c. for freelie beleued Luke. 1.28.

The lesser bibles are not to bee vnipire in this point, but the originall greeke, which if translated thus (freely beloued) M. Marlorat censureth with this marginal note that it is ouerfree∣ly,* 1.1 or somewhat too bouldly attempted to interpret it so: And had not some wrong conclusions been drawn from abusing the word full of grace, many hereupon taking the blessed virgin for the fountaine of grace, praying to hir, calling vpon hir &c. (as if what shee had, shee had not receiued) the worde had neuer been altered in Latin nor English. For gratious or full of grace here implye no more which very selfe same worde full of grace the Syriack retaineth. And that place Ephesians 1.6. he hath accep∣ted vs,* 1.2 Piscator translates he hath made vs gratious, and there∣fore in this Luke 1. hee rendereth it graced or gratious, which hee doth, and in deede the rather is to bee done, because the An∣gel stands vpon the word with a grace in two reasons: for the Lord is with thee 2. thou hast found grace verse 30. shewing whence and how shee is to bee thus graced, or in grace or gra∣tious, or full of grace. Which last wiselie vnderstood (as in preaching, now God bee thanked it is) indangereth no more then that of other the Saints.* 1.3 Stephen and the rest Act. 6.3. full of the holie Ghost and wisedome, full of faith and the spirit verse 5. full of the holy Ghost Act. 7.55. chapter 11.24. &c. no whit con∣firming ere the more any such opinions formerly maintained of

the blessed Virgins ow•• merits, and freedome from orginall sinne, or directing prayer vnto hir more then vnto Saint Stephen or other of the Saintes, of whome wordes in the places quoted afore are deliuerd at the full as fulnesse of the holy Ghost, of faith wisdome &c. To say therefore and translate as the Syriack &c. as the auncient Latin fathers do in that sense which our Church receiueth, and the worde it selfe well vnderstood beareth, is no peruerting the meaning of the holy Ghost.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Quidam libe∣rius. Marlorat.
• * 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. gratiosos effecit nos Ephes. 1.6. Pisca.
• * 1.3

  Act. 6.3.5.7.55 cap. 11.24: