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.

The Rubricke speaketh in the plurall number. Shall also receiue the sacraments.

It doth, but either it taketh the word (sacraments) properly, or at large.* 1.1 For so the word sacrament may be taken. Properly there are but two, and in that construction it beareth this sense. He shall also receiue the sacraments that is he shall also re∣ceiue one of the sacraments.* 1.2 Like vnto that speach of the'uan∣gelist Math. 12. Iesus went on the sabboths, through the corne which S. Luke rendreth in the singular number on the sab∣both the second after the first,* 1.3 so this, the sacraments, namely y^t second after the first or like vnto that Ioh, 6.45. a sentence writtē in the prophets that is one of the prophets namely Esay.* 1.4 For the vulgar people vse thus to speake indefinitlie. After which manner Maister Zanchius writting of the Eucharist receiued by a man of vnderstanding able to distinguish

twixt the signe and the thing signified, which cannot be done by children. Sacraments (saieth hee) are misteries whereunto none are admitted,* 1.5 but such as indued with faith can vn∣derstand and discerne the signe from the thing signified. Where this word sacraments vnderstood of the Lords supper, for of that hee intreateth, must needes be taken for one of the sacraments. Secondly this worde sacraments is taken at large for rites, as the terme accompanying doth well imply: He shall also receiue the sacraments and rites, as appeareth in another Rubricke, where it is saide by the holie sacraments of his bodie and blood, that is the consecrated bread and wine. As for the wrong conclusion (which men doe wrest vpon those wordes) followeth not at all, but rather the contrarie, as may appeare by these two arguments.

• 1. The sacraments and rites, which the Communion booke appointeth, and no other a pa∣rishioner is to receiue: But more then two sacraments the communion booke appointeth not, and therefore a parishio∣ner is not inioined to receiue more.
• 2. the placing of the words necessarilie inforce asmuch. Not that euery parishioner shal com∣municate and also receiue the sacraments and other rites.

For had the booke meant other sacraments as of pennance, con∣firmation &c. Hee would haue set them in this order. Not that euerie parishioner shall receiue the sacraments, and other rites, and shall also communicate. Because in a popish sense, parishoners are first brought to eareshrift and then after haue∣ing done pennance &c. They are suffred to communicate But the contrarie order is here set downe, and therefore must needs, and doth, intreat a contrarie interpretation.

Notes

• * 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Math. 12.1.
• * 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Luc. 6.1.
• * 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Ioh 6.45.
• * 1.4

  Synecdoche in∣tegri P. scator indofinitè loqui solet vulgus. Beza.
• * 1.5

  Sacramēta sunt mysteria, ad qua non admit∣tuntur, nisi qui fide praediti re∣lationes possint intelligere dis∣cernereque sig∣num a resigna∣ta Zanch. de cul¦tu dei exter, pag 3••9. colū. 1.