62 LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 



of Rome. This book received three answers 

 the year following, viz. 1705. One intitled 

 *' Concordia Discors, or Animadversions upon a 

 late Treatise, intitled ' an Essay for Catholic 

 Communion,' by a Presbyter of the Church of 

 England." The second was also by an anony- 

 mous writer, but publicly recommended by an 

 advertisement from Dr. Fowler, Bishop of Glou- 

 cester. In this the essay itself was reprinted, 

 and suitable observations made upon each sec- 

 tion of it distinctly. The third and fullest 

 reply was given by Mr. Nath. Spinckes, who, in 

 his answer to the first chapter, destroys the 

 pretended foundation which the author of the 

 essay would be thought to build upon, by show- 

 ing the perverse use he had made of Mr. Sharp's 

 rules, and the unfair deductions he had drawn 

 from them ; and sufficiently proving that they 

 were not applicable to the purposes for which 

 they were cited. To this defence of Mr. Spinckes 

 in particular the reader is referred if he desire 

 further satisfaction. 



To return now to the account of Dr. Sharp's 

 labours and behaviour in St. Giles's parish. 



The face of public affairs was something 

 changed in 1685, upon the death of King Charles 

 and the accession of his brother to the throne. 

 And the Established Church began to require 

 ajiother kind of support and defence from her 



