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can_v not_o miss_v of_o instance_n of_o it_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v indeed_o time_n of_o great_a simplicity_n than_o these_o late_a age_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o expect_v they_o shall_v show_v i_o st._n peter_n command_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o modern_a pope_n but_o if_o they_o can_v show_v i_o any_o one_o single_a act_n of_o authority_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n if_o they_o can_v show_v i_o st._n peter_n of_o himself_o make_v law_n and_o order_n for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o church_n or_o so_o much_o as_o preside_v in_o the_o college_n of_o the_o apostle_n if_o they_o can_v show_v i_o any_o appeal_v make_v to_o he_o or_o controversy_n end_v by_o he_o or_o among_o so_o many_o controversy_n as_o happen_v any_o advice_n to_o repair_v to_o he_o or_o command_v to_o obey_v he_o i_o shall_v not_o shut_v my_o eye_n against_o the_o discovery_n but_o to_o consider_v this_o matter_n a_o little_a more_o particular_o as_o soon_o as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v ascend_v there_o be_v a_o occasion_n give_v to_o exercise_v this_o supremacy_n in_o choose_v a_o new_a apostle_n in_o the_o room_n of_o judas_n act_n 1_o but_o we_o see_v that_o the_o method_n take_v be_v that_o the_o whole_a multitude_n choose_v two_o and_o then_o they_o cast_v lot_n which_o of_o the_o two_o shall_v be_v the_o apostle_n and_o so_o as_o to_o the_o choose_n of_o deacon_n act_n 7._o the_o whole_a multitude_n choose_v they_o and_o present_v they_o not_o to_o peter_n but_o to_o all_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v ordain_v if_o we_o look_v a_o little_a further_o into_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o ch._n 8._o we_o shall_v find_v the_o apostle_n not_o send_v by_o st._n peter_n up_o and_o down_o to_o their_o business_n as_o occasion_v require_v but_o st._n john_n and_o he_o send_v by_o they_o to_o samaria_n which_o be_v not_o very_o mannerly_a nor_o very_a fit_n have_v they_o know_v he_o to_o be_v their_o sovereign_n act_n 11._o we_o find_v those_o of_o the_o circumcision_n contend_v with_o he_o and_o force_v he_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o action_n and_o that_o without_o any_o ceremony_n or_o deference_n proper_a for_o one_o in_o so_o high_a a_o place_n and_o we_o see_v he_o patient_o submit_v to_o it_o without_o stand_v upon_o his_o prerogative_n of_o be_v unaccountable_a without_o chide_v they_o for_o their_o insolence_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o kind_n act_n 15._o we_o find_v a_o solemn_a meeting_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o brethren_n at_o jerusalem_n where_o st._n peter_n speak_v indeed_o as_o any_o other_o man_n may_v have_v do_v but_o do_v not_o preside_v or_o determine_v any_o thing_n the_o appeal_n be_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n at_o jerusalem_n not_o to_o he_o alone_o and_o if_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o whole_a meeting_n be_v do_v authoritative_o by_o any_o single_a person_n it_o be_v by_o st._n james_n for_o he_o pass_v sentence_n as_o you_o may_v see_v verse_n 19_o if_o we_o go_v to_o the_o epistle_n we_o shall_v find_v as_o little_a evidence_n of_o his_o authority_n as_o we_o have_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o first_o epistle_n be_v that_o to_o the_o roman_n not_o from_o st._n peter_n but_o from_o st._n paul_n where_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o notice_n take_v either_o of_o st._n peter_n or_o of_o the_o great_a prerogative_n of_o that_o church_n which_o one_o will_v think_v can_v hardly_o be_v avoid_v if_o st._n paul_n have_v know_v any_o thing_n of_o they_o nay_o he_o say_v some_o thing_n which_o direct_o contradict_v their_o pretence_n which_o you_o may_v see_v chap._n 11._o he_o tell_v they_o there_o that_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o who_o be_v gentile_n as_o be_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o if_o so_o st._n peter_n must_v not_o have_v have_v so_o near_o a_o relation_n to_o they_o because_o he_o be_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o jew_n then_o he_o proceed_v to_o advise_v they_o to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o themselves_o lest_o they_o shall_v fall_v away_o and_o be_v cut_v off_o as_o you_o may_v see_v for_o 20_o 21._o be_v not_o high-minded_a but_o fear_v for_o if_o god_n spare_v not_o the_o natural_a branch_n take_v heed_n lest_o he_o also_o spare_v not_o thou_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o st._n paul_n at_o that_o time_n know_v nothing_o of_o the_o great_a privilege_n of_o that_o church_n of_o its_o be_v the_o mother_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o church_n of_o its_o be_v the_o centre_n of_o church_n unity_n and_o of_o its_o be_v infallible_o secure_v from_o error_n and_o apostasy_n if_o we_o go_v on_o to_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n we_o shall_v sin_v there_o a_o