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.

In vaine and idlie are these words vsed, Receiue the holy Ghost in ordination of Ministers, because vnlearned asses being made Ministers by theirs, returne no more learned from the Bishops, then when they went first vnto them.

This obiection might haue preindiff the Apostles,* 1.1 who not∣withstanding their ordination were no better learned then to aske, when Christ would restore the kingdome of Israel, &c. Where Master Caluin noteth maruelous great was their rudenesse and ignorance that being so exquisitely taught, and with so great diligence for three yeares they shew no lesse want of knowledge, then as if they neuer had heard word. So many errors are therefore in this their interrogatiue. Secondly, Saint Paul giuing rules vnto Timothie and Titus doth describe what manner of persons, and how qualified they must be afore they

〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••o ordination namely, bl••••••lesse, pr••••••t, ••ha••••, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ••oly, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is te••th and 〈…〉〈…〉, vpon ••••••asion of which note ••ha••geth them they should ••ay h••••••s o••r none (as neere as they could) that were not first in••ued with these vertues and gift••, which had not béene so necessarie a precept, if the said vertues, or gifts, or any of them were then first to haue béene giuen by unpos••tion of ha••••s in the ordination of Bishops and Priests. So as neither gift of learning, g••dlinesse, ••••••ome, or any aboue last mentioned were either bestowed vpō the Apostles when Christ said vnto them, Receaue the holy Ghost, nor vpon Timothis, nor any other that was ••••is three ordained.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mira fuit ille∣rum r••ditas, quod tam abso∣lute, tantaque curae per trien∣tum edocti nō minorem insci∣riam produnt. Cal. in Act. 1. Totidem in hae ••uterrogations sunt errores quos verba Ibid