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Dr. HARRIS Reply.
HAinric, in his Becane Baculus, defending this found doctrine, and orthodoxall, which Be∣can heere brings in, set downe by his Maiesty in his Praeface Monitorie; cudgelled soundly this Ie∣suit, for his impious scoffing at that holy & good doc∣trine, as is there to bee seene in many pages: yet this shamelesse Iesuit, dare heere affirme, that Hainric dis∣senteth from his Maiestie heerein.
If this be Becans English Iarre, thè is his English Iarre, in truth, the most vniforme Concord. For I dare avow, that not onely Hainric, but all other Protestant Eng∣lish Writers doe embrace, as true, ancient, catholicke, and Apostolick doctrine, that which the Iesuit tran∣scribeth heere from his Maiesties Praeface Monito∣rie.
Moreouer, wee may heere behold the footsteps of that old Serpent, wherein this serpentine brond, viz. this Iesuit treadeth. His Maiestie, following his Mai∣ster Christ, aduised Princes, To take from the Scripture (diligently read ouer by them, and so, well vnderstood by them) the rule of their faith: vvhereby they might place the foundation of their faith, in their owne certaine knowledge, to weet, solidly grounded vpon the Scrip∣tures; and not in the vncertaine opinion of others.
This pure doctrine, the Iesuit with the aspersion of his leauen, adulterateth thus: This is all one, as if the King had said, There is no certain Iudge in the matter of faith, but euery one is to rest in his owne proper iudgement: wheras his Maiestie cleane contrary asser∣teth,