Against the revolt to a foreign jurisdiction, which would be to England its perjury,…

Ans. For securing the King's Jurisdiction, All Foreign Jurisdiction is renounced; signifying that there is no such thing as a Jurisdiction over this Realm, but the King's and his Officers. The Power of the Keys, or Spiritual Power, is not properly a Jurisdiction, as that word includeth Legislation, but only a Preaching of Christ's Laws, and administering his Sacraments, and judging of mens capacity for Communion according to those Laws of Christ: And this under the Coercive Government of the King. Much like that of a Tutor in a College, or a Physician in his Hospital. What can be more expressly said than this here, that [No Foreign Prince, Person, Prelate, State or Potentate, have, or ought to have any Jurisdiction, Power, Superiority, Preeminence or Authority Ecclesiastical or Spiritual within this Realm.] Is that of Pope or Councils neither Ecclesiastical nor Spiritual? Is not the word [Prelate] purposely put in to exclude that Power hence which Prelates claim? Though the King claim not the Power of the Keys, he knew that by the claim of that Power the Pope and Councils of Foreigners had been the disturbers of his Government: And therefore all theirs here is excluded as a necessary means to secure his own.

Ans. For securing the King's Jurisdiction, All Forreign Jurisdiction is renounced; signifying that there is no such thing as a Jurisdiction over this Realm, but the King's and his Officers. The Power of the Keys, or Spiritual Power, is not properly a Jurisdiction, as that word includeth Legislation, but only a Preaching of Christ's Laws, and administring his Sacraments, and judging of mens capacity for Communion according to those Laws of Christ: And this under the Coercive Government of the King. Much like that of a Tutor in a Colledge, or a Physician in his Hospital. What can be more expresly said than this here, that [No Forreign Prince, Person, Prelate, State or Potentate, have, or ought to have any Jurisdiction, Power, Superiority, Preheminence or Authority Ecclesiastical or Spiritual within this Realm.] Is that of Pope or Councils neither Ecclesiastical nor Spiritual? Is not the word [Prelate] purposely put in to exclude that Power hence which Prelates claim? Though the King claim not the Power of the Keys, he knew that by the claim of that Power the Pope and Councils of Forreigners had been the disturbers of his Government: And therefore all theirs here is excluded as a necessary means to secure his own.