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.

The Epilogue.

THus (Christian Reader) you haue in this Reply, on the one side, the instification of the English Concord, in all the particulars thereof, of any moment: and on the other side, the vtter ouerthrow, and dissipation, of the whole, and euery whit, of this trifling Examen of Becan, consist∣ing of nought else, but of the frothy repetitions, (ad nauseam vs∣que) of the selfe same things, formerly set downe in his English Iarre; adding onely, some idle taxations of small escapes in prin∣ting, or transcribing, together with his virulent calumniations, and his false and vniust, yet very slanderous, and scandalous im∣putations, not onely against me alone, or the other foure Writers, whose sound, full vniforme, and indissoluble agreament, this in∣fernall torrent Becan, calleth the Concord of English Foxes: but also against all other English, most graue, godly, learned, sin∣cere, and painful Preachers of diuine truth; in that respect, bee∣ing moe, and more illustrious, within his Ma. Dominions, then in all the Christian world besides. These righteous seruants, and great Embassadors of the high God, zealous opposites to all vice, and promoters of all righteousnes, and holinesse: these planters of Gods Vineyard, these builders of his own Temple: these holy Sowers, who by their laborious sowing of Gods immortall seed, to weet, his word preached, in the hearts-ground of his chosen; and by Gods rich blessing vpon their sacred labours, be∣get many thousands sonnes and daughters of the heauenlie Fa∣ther, heires of Gods kingdome, and toynt heires with his onelie begotten sonne: The black mouth of this rayling Rabshekeh-Ie∣suit, blasphemously reuileth, as lying, calumniating and para∣site-ouerthrowers of all faith, religion, and auncient mode∣stie: and the chiefe promoters of all contrary vices, in Eng∣land: resembling them to Crowes here, who pull vp the ten∣der blade, and deuoure the ripe Corne. Whereas their popish, enorme, and impious acts this way, do manifest to all the vvorld, that they are indeed those Harpyes, carion Crowes, and hellish brids of the diuel,* 1.1 which catch away that which was sowen in the harts, by those said godly Sowers. And moreouer, those pe∣stiferous

and enuious Enemies of God, and his Saints, vvho in that field of the Lord,* 1.2 sowe their cursed rares, in which, the di∣uine Malessie, by his said sacred Ministers, had formerly sowen his good seed.

To conclude; These said holy messengers, and Ministers of the Lord, beeing of conuer sation pure, godly, righteous, and so∣ber: eating those meates which God hath created to be recei∣ued by them with thanks-giuing:* 1.3 liuing with their vviues in the holy estate of Matrimome,* 1.4 honourable among all men, (therefore among them): and lying chastly with their wines, in the mariage bed vndefiled,* 1.5 thereby keeping themselues in their spirit, seeking and producing a godlyseed; This vncleane Iesuit, venting the doctrine of diuels, 1. Tim. 4 v. 1.3. to wit, the catholich Romish doctrine, calleth therfore, Mancipia ven∣tris, ac libidinis: Slaues to lust, and belly cheere. Whereas the Popish fasting, is feasting with delicacies: and the cleanenesse of their Popes especially, also of their Cardinalls, Bishops, Abbots, Priests, Iesuits, and other Popelings, is the most filthy and abho∣minable vncleanenes, in their most vnnaturall Sodonietries: most brutish incests, with mother, daughter, sister, neece: and most dishonest whoredoms, & fornications, with masds, and ma∣ried women, who confessing to thē their wanton pronenesse to lust, their libidinous thoughts, desires, words, and deeds vvith other men; are thereby made a pray to their vnlawful lusts, (either for hope of absolution, or feare of punishment, and ire of husbands or parents) to haue their bodies abused by them, at their pleasure; making them, quae semelverec ūdiae limites transilierint, gna∣uiter in pudentes. Lastly, with Nunnes, the most beautiful vir∣gins that can bee gotten from all parts of Christendome, but by those full fed and neighing horses, made most detestable pro∣iected whores. Witnesses so many thousand Infants, the fruits of their wombes, st••fled, and buried, in waters, vault-earths, and o∣ther priuie places, to hide their impurities: The Cage-cloysters of which vncleane byrds, were purposely deuised, and erected to that filthy end. For when as these libidinous bond-slaues, percei∣ued, that no one woman, the lawfull wife, could satiate the vn∣bridled lust of any of them: the Mystery of iniquitie tooke a

course to fulfill the same, (though it would be in a manner, infinite) with all manner of varietie, viz. of Stewes of males and females: of open vvhore-Courtizans: of secret whore-Nunnes: of confessed whores, maydes, and married women. And least the soule of any one of them (as Lots righteous soule was) vexed with these mon∣strous, vagrant, & most silthy libidinous incontinencies, should con∣fine himselfe and his desires to one woman, his wife in holy wedlocke, they with incredible, both impudency and impiety, tooke this sorpen∣tine-wise order for estoppell thereof, viz. by Canon vnchangeable, solemnly, absolutely, & peremptorily, without all hope of any dispen∣sation vnto any therein, whomsoeuer, to prohibit any Clergy-mens mariages, as vnlawfull, and vncleane adulteries. Take a view of the present estate this way, of the whole world, not onely of Christi∣ans, but also of Iewes, Turks, and all other insidels: and read ouer the histories of former times, and places; and you shall not finde so many, and so lewdly, yet politikely contriued villanies, for satiating all manner filthy lusts of their Priests, no not in Sodom it selfe, as are found in places, where the Popish Mysterie of iniquity beareth sway. And yet this impure, & impudent Iesuit, dare call the chaste maried Preachers in England, Slaues to lust. Assuredly, there are a thousand popish Priests, for one Protestant Preacher, lust-slaues. Neither are heere to be found (as they be in Rome, and Romish ter∣ritories) open whore Courtizans, or cloystered whore Nunnes, pub∣liquely authorized. Such sometimes, that is, in times of popish dark∣nesse, were heere, and heere infected many: but since the light of the Gospell came in, those fylths are abandoned, expelled, & vtterlie vanished hence. God the author & sanctifier of mariage, hath pro∣nounced the mariages of our Preachers, to bee honorable:* 1.6 but God, the consuming fire, hath threatned to iudge popish Priests, adulterours, and whoremongers: vpon whom hee will raine, snares, stormy tempests, and brimstone of hell fire.* 1.7 This shall be the portion of their cup. Euen the sower sawce, for their sweet lust-sinnes; (without their deep repentance). And heerein, because I cannot erre with Becan, I craue no pardon with Becan.

FINIS.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mat. 13.7.19
• * 1.2

  Mat. 13. v. 25
• * 1.3

  1. Tim. 4. v. 3
• * 1.4

  Heb. 13. v. 4
• * 1.5

  Mal. 2. v. 15
• * 1.6

  Heb. 13. v. 4
• * 1.7

  Psal. 11. v. 6