The English concord in ansvver to Becane's English iarre: together with a reply to Becan's Examen of the English Concord. By Richard Harris, Dr. in Diuinitie.

English Concord.* 1.1

THe Head, Regall Primate, and th'alone Su∣preme gouernour in all things, and ouer all persons Ecclesiasticall, in the Church of England; sig∣nifie one, and the selfe same thing: wherein, all our English Protestant Writers doe vniformally accord; and so do openly and publikely profess the Kings roy∣all Title of Supreme Head vnder Christin England.

Here therefore the Iesuite contends for nifles. And this hee might haue learned of the R. Bishop of Ely;* 1.2 who doth not only admit that Title, but also foundlie proueth the same by Scriptures, and Fathers, in these words:

Now to bring this name of Head vnto the King, from Gregory, or any other, needs no wondrous Art. The Holy-ghost in this word was our guide. The Prophet Samuel speaks thus to his King:* 1.3 When thou wast little in thy own eyes, wast thou not made the Head of the Tribes of Israel: of w^th tribes, the Tribe of Leny was one. Theriore the K. is head of the leuitical tribe;

in the which Tribe was the high Priest Abimelech vnder the king his head. Wondrous ignorance it is to deny this; not wondrous Art to prooue this. Moreouer: Chrysostom, a Bishop of the. Catholike Church (no lesse godly, and learned then Gregory) called Theodosius, not onely the Head, but also the Toppe, or Crowne of the head, euen of all men vp∣on the earth. I thinke there was then a man vpon earth, who was called the Bishop of Rome.

Agreeable hereunto writeth D^r. Tooker,* 1.4 thus: The Bishop of Ely doth with vs, and with Chrysostom, so ac∣knowledge the king to be Head, and toppe of the Head; that he vnder standeth him to be gouernour of the Church, vn∣der the Primary head Christ.

See you not hereby (Iesuite) how impudently you lyed, when you wrote thus: But now this Title of Head, is indangered vnder King Iames &c. D^r. Tooker, and M^r. Burhill will not haue the King to be called such a Head of the Church, as you Papists dreame the Pope to be: viz. Vnto whose motion, (as say the Clementines) all are subiect. From whom, as from an Head, taken vp into the fellowship of the indiuiduall vnity, God doth poure out his gifts in the whole bodyb 1.5 From whom all Bishoppes descend, as members from the Head:c 1.6 who can doe all things, that Christ can doe:d 1.7 who hath the same Tribunall and Consistory that Christ hath.e 1.8

But is the Iesuite amongst the Prophets? It may be, among the false Prophets. What, doth hee mea∣sure our Writers (who had rather lose their heads, then, in the Papists sense, to ascribe vnto their King, the Title of Supreme Head) with the met-wand of Pa∣pall parasites?

In that Iarre of Cardinalls, about the Popes Prima∣cy, to vveet, whether it consist in the Temporalties of Kings, Directly, or Indirectly: what will Pope Paul 5. doe? If he admit that Primacy Direct; Bellarmine will murnur: if hee refuse it, what will Baromus, and the Canonists say?

If the Cardinalls would bestow the Popedome vp∣on Bellarmine, he would grant vnto the Pope, this, and a farre greater Title Directly. But haue the Papists any greater Title then this papall, to weet, of the Head bf the Church? It seemes so: because according to his Parasits, these following are Catholick Axioms.

First, The Pope can dispense aboue right, or law, and can make iustice of iniustice: and can make no sentence a sen∣tence, and can create some-what of nothing.a 1.9

Secondly, The Pope is the true (Soueraigne) Lord of Temporalties: so that hee can take away frō one that which is his owne: and that act of his holds for good, though hee sinne. Princes are not Lords, but Tutors, Procurators, and Stewards.b 1.10

Thirdly, It is hereticall to beliene, that Our Lord God the Pope, the maker of this and that decree; can not decree as hee hath done.c 1.11 Is there any thing more? Yes, a∣boue God, and power diuine. They haue perswaded the Popes, that.

Fourthly, The Popes may doe all things, euen what they list, euen things vnlawfull; and that they are More than God.d 1.12 Which madee 1.13 Camotensis long since vvrite thus: The Popes commaund the Angels: They haue power ouer the dead: They offer violence to the Scriptures, thereby to gaine fulnesse of Power. The Pope is become in∣tolerable: no Tyrant did euer equall him in pride & pompe.

Behold heere the Roman Head, how glorious, pom∣pous, and (if hee had rather haue it so) how tyran∣nous it is.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Pag. 32.
• * 1.2

  Tott. Tort. pag. 338. et 339
• * 1.3

  1. Sa. 19.17
• * 1.4

  Duel. pag. 4
• b 1.5

  De Elect. et Elect. po∣test. ca. Fun∣damenta.
• c 1.6

  De Minist. et ordin. li. 2
• d 1.7

  Hoftiens. de Transl. Epi. ca. Quinto.
• e 1.8

  Abbat de Elect.c. Ve∣nerabilem.
• a 1.9

  De Trans, Epi. Quan∣to in glosla.
• b 1.10

  Ioh. de pa∣tis. de porest. Pap. et Reg.
• c 1.11

  Extrau. loan. 22. ca. Cum inter nonnullos in Gloss.
• d 1.12

  Francis Zibarell.
• e 1.13

  In Poly∣cratico.