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.

He must affirme him to be a deare brother.

And reason. For we are somewhat beholding to the recei∣ued stile of our countrie, somewhat to humanitie,* 1.1 somewhat to our opinion and the outward appearance of a thing. In Paul his voyage the Mariners thought that some countrie did ap∣proch vnto them: That was their opinion, such was the appea∣rance, for in failing the eye so informeth. Humanitie some∣times so tempereth a mans speech, as were it precisely censu∣red,

might peraduenture be suspected for an vntruth. Saint Au∣stin writing to Macedonius giueth him in his letter the name of a good man,* 1.2 hereat Macedonius pausing, because there is none good but God, the answer is returned him by Saint Au∣stin. In deede (quoth hee) looking vpon thy manners I cal∣led the a good man, but you looking vppon the wordes of Christ say to your selfe their is none good but God: Which being a truth, (for the truth hath spoken it) yet would I not bee thought to haue spoken in a dissembling sort, and to contrarie (as it were) the Lord his owne wordes nor did the Lord himselfe contrarie his owne sa∣ing Luke. 6. A good manous of the good treasure of the heart bringeth foorth good thinges: Afterwardes resoluing the doubt hee sheweth that God of himselfe is singularlie good by himselfe, and vnchangeablie, but man is not so, and yet be there proueth withall, how man may be called good. So as euerie scripture inforced to lend the coppie of a countenance for some notable obiection must not detaine vs from vsing kinde termes of one another, or to one another, though happslie at the first catch, a dest wi••te may be thought to haue saide some∣what. Liberius Bishoppe of Rome in the daies of Constan∣tius the Emperor became an Arrian, and an some histories write was not thought to haue reuoked his heresie and re∣pented. Yet Saint Ambrose speaking of him nameth him not, but with greate reuerence, Time is (sayeth he) O holy sister to reuolue, and con ouer the precepts of Liberius of blessed memorie &c. In the Grecke church the ancient fathers Epi∣phanius, & Basill doe the like: Epiphanius in this wise, Eu∣stachius (saith hee) together with a manie Bishoppes went in embassic to blessed Liberius Bishoppe of Rome. Saint Basill hath these wordes Certaine thinges were proposed him by most blessed Liberius All these good men in their grati∣ous hope call Liberius more then a deere brother though som∣time liuing, and (as histories doe record) dying a profest Ar∣rian, and in sure and certaine hope of resurrection to eter∣nall life call him blessed of the Lord, the memory of his name blessed, yea himselfe a most blessed man: Vppon oc∣casion or which wordes Maister Iunius obserueth in the

monuments of antiquitie that it is a verie vsuall thing to call the deade whether men or weomen by the name of blessed,* 1.3 who though they liued blame-worthie yet by the duetie of charitie and humanitie are presumed by vs to bee recei∣ued into grace and glorie. If the duetie of charitie, and humanitie binde vs so to speake, our church must bee reue∣renced for taking this order for the deade, and others bet∣ter aduise, who not knowing to the contrarie the last estate of some particular persons, yet thwartinglie in opposition will needes holde the contraries, But beside this receiued practise, (if sarder proofe neede) adde this hereunto: our bles∣sed sauiour calleth him, that had not on a wedding garment fellow, and Abraham nameth the glutton in hell Sonne: He was not his sonne, nor the other hailefellow. Noe such fault therefore (as somethinke) to call a man Brother, deare brother. The phrase of our countrie, the guise of eiuill conuersation, the outward appearance, the rule of charitie all iustifie this appellation, though a sharpe-sighted eye sée it not, and a sharpedged dislike approue it not. Yet a bro∣ther

• 1. because of the same nation and people if a brother [ 1] an Hebrue or hebruesse.* 1.4
• 2. because of the same kindred, [ 2] so Christ taketh them for his brethren because of consangui∣nitie,* 1.5 though they did not belieue in him: He disclaimeth not the bond of nature though they knit not with him in the [ 3] bond of the spirit.* 1.6
• 3. a brother sometimes because of the same office Ahab and Benhadad call one the other so, be∣cause they were both Kinges,
• 4. a brother because some∣what [ 4] somuch, or so little (as a man hath) is the image of [ 5] God:* 1.7
• 5. a brother because of the same profession a bro∣ther goeth to law with a brother.* 1.8 A wicked man is a bro∣ther saith Saint Austin euen for this, because of his out∣ward profession, and fellowshippe in the Sacrements. So manie of these waies one that dyeth may bee a brother, a deare brother, how much rather may wee vse the name, not knoweing his finall and last end, as wee doe not.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Act. 27.27.
• * 1.2

  Ego quidem in∣tuens mores tu∣as appellaus te virum bonu••s, sed to intuens verba Christi die tibi-ipsi &c. August: Maced epist: 54. Quod cū verū sit hoc eni veri∣tas dixit &c. Fallacia ssenta∣tione dixisse, & dominicis verbis quasi contrari∣us extitisse Ibid. Nō enim et ipse do••inus cōtra∣r••a sibi loquu∣tus est &c: Nee ••egitur con∣uersus fuisse ad fidem et paeni¦tent••am. Auctor compilation. Chron••log. Temput est be∣at a memoria Liberii pracepta reuoluere Am∣bros••a a vurgim: Lib. 3. Ad Liberium Beatum Roma episcopum vna & Epiphan. hares. 75. A beatisims Liberis &c. Basil, epist 74. ad episcop: oc∣cidentales.
• * 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Beatos app el∣lari defunctos &c. qui etsi cul∣patè vixerunt tamē in gratians & gloriama deo recepti prasis∣mun tur chari∣tatis ethumani tat is officio, Iun. con. Bellar. controuers. 3. Lib 4. c 9. Math. 21 1•• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Luc. 16.25 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• * 1.4

  Deut. 15.12
• * 1.5

  Ioh. 7.3.
• * 1.6

  1 Kings. 20.33.
• * 1.7

  1 Cor. 6.6.
• * 1.8

  Malus propter sacramenta communia frater esset Aug breuicicollat. 3. c. 3.