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 cite out of Durand truely, that all Bishops descend from the Pope, as members from the head. Which is nothing else but this: that they all receiue from the Pope Iurisduction of the externall Court. Which, as English Academicks say, is in li••e sort giuen by the king, to the Bishops in England. Therefore here is the Iarre between you, and the Academicks.

D^r. HARRIS Reply.

IN England, the King doth but nominate some to be Bishops; They are chosen by the Deane and Chapter. The King approueth and ratifieth the Electiò: but they are consecrated Bishops, only by Bi∣shops. And therupon, without any grant therof frō the King, they haue, ipso facto, Episcopall function and Iurisdiction in externall Court. Whereby it is appa∣rant, euen by this Iesuitesinterpretation of the words, that our Bishops doe not descend from our King, as the Romish Bishoppes descend from the Bishop of Rome; who receiue the gifts of the Holy-ghost, and the vertue and effect of their preaching from the Pope; and so descend from him, as members from the Head: which Pope (saith Bellarmine) is the onely Bishoppe iure diuino, by the word of GOD: and all the rest of the Bishoppes, Archbishops, Patriarkes, are but his Curates, iure human••, by the wordor inspiration of the Pope. Inspirante Petro (as Leo saith) The Pope breathing on them the Holy-ghost.

All English Academicks would detest such descen∣ding of our Bishops frō the King; who giueth vnto our Bishops chosen and consecrated, their Baronries, and Iurisdiction coactiue by corporall or temporall mulcts (which is D^r. Tookers meaning herein) but not Iuris∣diction meerely sacerdotall or Episcopall; viz. to ex∣communicate, to giue Orders, to confirme &c. And so here is still the Concord maintained.

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