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.

To receiue the sacramēt kneeling is dangerous for minister, & peo∣ple, in respect of law, in respect of God, religion, and conscience. Of law for the minister is charged by a statute Elizab. 13. to subscribe to the articles of religion &c. vpon paine of depriuatiō. But the 28. ar∣ticle commaundes that the sacrament must not be worship. Ergo to mi¦nister to the people kneeling is to be in danger of the law.

Law is pretended, but disobedience intended. Rather then selfe-will can brooke a controull, church, and common wealth shall be made enimies each to other, as if the same persons, that haue au∣thoritie in both did commaund things contrarie, & were not well aduised, what they do exact. But a truth it is, men are not aduised nor care they, against what it is that they do except. The 28. ar∣ticle speaks not by way of cōmaund, but onely in these words, The sacrament of the Lords supper was not by Christs or∣dinance reserued, carried about, lifted vp, or worshipped whereunto as an article of truth the statute Elizabeth 13. re∣quireth our subscription, and if anie shall teach otherwise, it pas∣seth vpon him sentence of depriuation. Proue they that anie a∣mong vs doth reserue, carrie about, lift vp or worship the sacra¦ment of the Lords supper, and good leaue haue they to sue all ex∣tremities. A deuise onely found out to gull a simple honest well affected minde. For let men talke of law, as much as they list and bleare mens eyes, which they dare not doe thus, nor thus, and al for feare of law, truth wil detect a bad mind, & easily proue, that they respect not law nor lawful procéedings more, then fits their own humor: 1. Elizabeth a law it is, if any persons, any manner

of way shall depraue the booke of common prayer, so, and so his punishment is set downe, and the penaltie quicke for euery such trespasse, yet how manifest, and daylie breaches are made, such writings, and preaching in this kind doe publish to the worlde. And therefore what tell they vs of law that are themselues law∣lesse, and carelesse? But did they well smart for this breach of good order, offences would be fewer, and obedience more vsuall.