I grant, Bishops may be called the Heads of their several Churches. So Chrysostom calleth aElias Caput Prophetarum, The Head of the prophetee: So Amos saith, bThe Princes are the Heads of y• people: So Saul is called cthe Head of the Tribes of Israel: So David was made dCaput Gentiū, The Head of Nations: Sundry such other like examples I alleged in my Former eReply to M. Harding: As that Cyril the Bishop of Alexandria, in the Council of Ephesus was called fCaput Episcoporum congregatotum, The Head of the Bishops, that these were assembled: That S. Gregory saith, gPaulus ad Christum conuersus Caput effectus est Natlonumm Paule being once converted to Christ, was made the Head of Nation: That Prudentius saith, hSancta Bethlehem Capur eitorbis: Holy Bethlehem is the Head of the World. In this sense Optatus saith, iThere be four sorts of Heads in the Church, the Bishops, the Priests, the Deacons, The Faithful: And all this only in a certain kind of phrase, and manner of speech. But in deed and verily S. Augustine saithe, kPaulus ipse non poterat Caput esse eorum, quos plantaverat: Paul him self could not be the Head of them, whom he had planted, Therefore Gregory saith, lPetrus Apostolus Primum, Membrū Sanctae & Universalis Ecclesiae est. Paulus, Andreas, Johannes, quid aliud, quam singulariū sunt plebium Capita? Tamen sub Uno Capite omnes Membra sunt Ecclesiae, Arque ve cuncta brevi cingulo locutionis astringam, sancti ante Legem, Sacti in Lege, Sancti sub Gratia: Omnes hi perficientes Corpus Domini in Membris sunt Ecclesiae constituti. Et nemo se unquam Univeisalem vocari voluit: Peter the Apostle is (not the Head, but) the chief Member of the Holy Universal Church. Paul, Andrew, and John, what are they else, but the Heads of several Nations? Yet notwithstanding under one Head (Christ) they are all Members of the Church. And to speak shortly, the Saints before the Law,12 the Saints in the time of Grace, all accomplishing the Lords Body, are placed among the Members of the Church, And there was never yet one, that would have him self called the Universal Bishop, Therefore where as M. Harding saith, Al Christian People have ever taken the Successor of Peter to be the Head of the Catholic Church under Christ, he speaketh it only of him self.
I graunte, Bishoppes may be called the Heades of theire seneral Churches. So Chrysostome calleth aElias Caput Prophetarum, The Head of the prophetee: So Amos saith, bThe Princes are the Heades of y• people: So Saul is called cthe Head of the Tribes of Israel: So Dauid was made dCaput Gentiū, The Head of Nations: Sondrie sutch other like examples I alleged in my Former eReplie to M. Hardinge: As that Cyrillius the Bishop of Alexandria, in the Councel of Ephesus was called fCaput Episcoporum congregatotum, The Head of the Bishoppes, that these were assembled: That S. Gregorie saith, gPaulus ad Christum conuersus Caput effectus est Natlonūm Paule being once conuerted to Christe, was made the Head of Nation: That Prudentius saithe, hSancta Bethlem Capur eitorbis: Holy Bethlem is the Head of the World. In this sense Optatus saithe, iThere be foure sortes of Heades in the Churche, the Bishops, the Priestes, the Deacons, The Faithful: And al this onely in a certaine kinde of phrase, and manner of speache. But in déede and verily S. Augustine saithe, kPaulus ipse non poterat Caput esse eorum, quos plantauerat: Paule him selfe could not be the Head of them, whom he had planted, Therefore Gregorie saithe, lPetrus Apostolus Primum, Membrū Sanctae & Vniuersalis Ecclesiae est. Paulus, Andreas, Iohannes, quid aliud, quam singulariū sunt plebium Capita? Tamen sub Vno Capite omnes Membra sunt Ecclesiae, Arque ve cuncta breui cingulo locutionis astringam, sancti ante Legem, Sacti in Lege, Sancti sub Gratia: Omnes hi perficientes Corpus Domini in Membris sunt Ecclesiae constituti. Et nemo se vnquam Vniueisalem vocari voluit: Peter the Apostle is (not the Head, but) the chiefe Member of the Holy Vniuersal Churche. Paule, Andrewe, and Iohn, what are they els, but the Heades of seueral Nations? Yet notwithstandinge vnder one Head (Christe) they are al Members of the Churche. And to speake shortely, the Sainctes before the Lawe,
- aChrysostom in Epist ad Roma. hom. 18.
- bAmos. 6.
- c1. Regum. 15.
- dPsalm. 17.
- eArticul. 4. Divi. 32.Articul. 4. Diui. 32.
- fCyril. tomo. 4. Epist. 5.Cyrill. tomo. 4. Epist. 5.
- gGregor. in. 1. Regum. lib. 4. Cap. 4.
- hPrudentius in Enchiridio.
- iOptatus Li. 1. & 2.
- kAugustin contra Litre. Petil. Li. 1. Ca. 5.Augustin contra Liter. Petil. Li. 1. Ca. 5.
- lGregor. Li. 4. Epist. 38.
- 12Peter was a member of the Church but not the Head.Peter was a member of the Churche but not the Heade.
