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.

But there is no commandement giuen by Christ for Bishops in ordina∣tion of Priest•• to vse these words, Receiue the holy Ghost, as there is for baptizing, absoluing, and the like.

The examples of Christ and his Apostles are in many tales sufficient rules to be followed without any precept, and if so why not in this? Secondly, many things may be lawfully done accor∣ding to the analogie of Scriptures, for which is neither expresse commandement, nor example of Christ as amongst others, in that the Church receiueth ••omen to the holy Commu••ition. 3. Why may we not affirme Christ his example in saying Re∣ceiue the holy Ghost, should be as well continued in ordaining Ministers without any far••er expresse commandement, as or∣dination it selfe, which is not there by name prescribed. 4. These words This is my body, and this is the blo••d of the new Te∣stament, which Christ vsed at his last Supper are generally held to be the words of the holy institution, and yet there is no commandement, that the Minister should vse ••••ein in celebra∣ting that action, but because the action if selfe is commanded the words of the institution are therein withall implied. So

stands the case with ordination of Priests, Receiue the holy Ghost, are the words of their consecration, which although it be not in expresse termes prescribed to be continued, yet the or∣dination being deduced frō Christ his example, the same forme of ordination is thereby included, which he meant should con∣tinue as a perpetuall succession in the ministerie. For in the words mentioned one is no plainer then the other. By these very words (faith Master Caluin on this 20. of Saint Iohn) Christ after a sort doth inaugurat his Apostles vnto an of∣fice,* 1.1 whereunto he before had destinate and appointed them. And vpon 3. Timoth. 1. This rite and ceremonie was not any prophane inauguration inuented onely to get authoritie in the eyes of men, but a lawfull consecration before God, which is not perfited, but by the power of the holy Ghost, whence we may thus reason. That which Christ giueth by imposition of the Bishops hands to the partie, that thereby is ordained Priest, the Bishop in Christ his name may will him to receiue. But Christ giueth the holy Ghost by imposition of the Bishops hands to the partie that is ordained Minister or Priest. There∣fore the Bishop in Christ his name may say vnto him, Receiue the holy Ghost.

Notes

• * 1.1

  His Verbis A∣postolos swos que dammodo inau gurat Christus in officium cui cis pri••t destina ••erat. Calum. Ioh. 20. Ne{que} profan a fuit in angera tis ritus ille &c. Id, in 2. Tim. 1.