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.

BECAN. Exam.* 1.1

YOu say, that although the King cannot excommuni∣cate, yet with consent of the Orders, or State of the Kingdome in Parliament, hee may wake Ecclesiasti∣call lawes, by force whereof, such and such ought to be excommunicated. What now Richard? Hainric said, the King by his owne an•• hority might make Ecclesiasticall lawes; and you, ••ilifying that authority, restraine it to the consent of the Orders in Parliament. Ton detract too much from the Primate & Head of the Church of England. And here you make also a new Iarre.

D^r. HARRIS Reply.

WHata malicious & scoffing Sycophant is this? who being perswaded in his cō∣science, that I, euen in this straine, a∣scribe too much to our Primate the King, saith, I de∣tract too much from the King heerein. First, this rude and ignorant Iesuit must be taught, that according to the lawes and customs of this kingdome, though the King be heere immediatly next vnder Christ the su∣preme, Gouernor Ecclesiasticall and Ciuill: yet it per∣taineth not to his Maiestie alone, without consent of the Orders of the kingdom in Parlament, to make any law euen ciuill, thereby absolutely to binde all the sub∣iects of his Kingdom; which all Statutes made by the vniform consent of the said Orders in the Parliament, with the approbation of the Kings Maiestie, doe ma∣nifest.

Touching the supposed Iarre betweene Hainric & mee: Hainric, writing generally of the power of all Christian Kings and Emperours, to make Ecclesiasti∣call lawes, asserted that the said Kings and Emperours, laudably by their owne power, made such lawes: which I also auerre. And I, heere writing of the pow∣er of his Maiestie therein, as it is vsed and limited by the lawes and customes of this Land, assert that his Maiestie, by consent of the Orders or States of the Kingdome in Parliament, may make Ecclesiasticall lawes, by force whereof, such and such should be ex∣communicated: which Hainric will averre to be very true. So this seeming Iarte, in the view of the goggle

eyed Iesuit, is in very deed a sound concord.

Further I reply, that Queene Elizabeth, of blessed memory, by her own authority, set forth Iniunctions, as Ecclesiasticall lawes. And our gracious King Iames, by his owne authority, confirmed the last Ecclesiasti∣call law-Canons, made in the Conuocation house.

Lastly, I say, That by the lawes of this kingdom, his Maiestie, by his owne authoritie and letters Pa∣tents, may authorize any persons, beeing naturall borne subiects to his Highnes, whom he shall thinke meet, to exercise, vse, occupy, and execute vnder him, all manner of Iurisdictions, priuiledges, & pre∣heminences, in any wise touching or concerning any spirituall or Ecclesiasticall Iurisdictions within his Reasmes, to visit, reforme, redresse, order, correct, and amend all such errors, heresies, schismes, abuses, offences, contempts, and enormities whatsoeuer, which by any manner sprituall, or Ecclesiasticall power, authority, or Iurisdiction, can, or may law∣fully be reformed, ordered, redressed, corrected, re∣strained, or amended, to the pleasure of Almightie GOD, for increase of vertue, &c.

Will the vile Ie∣suite call this, vilifying of our Ecclesiasticall Gouernour? Questionlesse, it grindeth his hart, that our Church (the true visible Church of Christ Iesus) ascribeth so much vnto his Maiestie.

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