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this_o be_v become_v his_o name_n as_o much_o as_o simon_n before_o this_o time_n for_o at_o their_o first_o meeting_n christ_n give_v he_o this_o name_n of_o peter_n i._o john_n 43._o 4.22_o 1_o cor._n iii_o 4.22_o from_o that_o which_o follow_v 1_o cor._n iii_o 4_o 22._o there_o be_v a_o wonderful_a fetch_n for_o as_o before_o he_o argue_v peter_n supremacy_n from_o his_o be_v name_v first_o so_o now_o he_o argue_v it_o from_o his_o be_v name_v last_o whereas_o in_o his_o first_o observation_n it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o judas_n be_v the_o unworthy_a because_o name_v last_o when_o he_o think_v again_o perhaps_o he_o will_v prove_v his_o supremacy_n because_o in_o ii_o gal._n 9_o he_o be_v name_v neither_o first_o nor_o last_o but_o in_o the_o middle_n between_o james_n and_o john_n and_o according_a to_o his_o wise_a note_n that_o the_o apostle_n ascend_v from_o those_o he_o will_v have_v esteem_v lesser_a to_o those_o who_o he_o will_v have_v esteem_v great_a we_o must_v look_v upon_o apollo_n as_o great_a than_o paul_n because_o he_o ascend_v here_o from_o paul_n to_o he_o and_o so_o to_o peter_n whither_o will_v not_o the_o folly_n of_o these_o man_n lead_v they_o 32._o xxii_o luke_n 31_o 32._o his_o reason_v for_o we_o be_v not_o to_o expect_v express_a text_n whatsoever_o he_o vain_o brag_n upon_o the_o next_o place_n xxii_o luke_n 31_o 32._o be_v still_o more_o strange_a for_o who_o ever_o hear_v that_o to_o strengthen_v or_o confirm_v his_o brethren_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o to_o practice_n and_o exercise_v his_o greatness_n over_o they_o this_o greatness_n of_o he_o run_v so_o in_o their_o head_n that_o they_o fancy_v they_o see_v it_o every_o where_o even_o where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o shadow_n of_o it_o for_o none_o before_o he_o sure_o ever_o think_v that_o to_o strengthen_v other_o be_v a_o exercise_n of_o greatness_n but_o rather_o of_o goodness_n it_o imply_v indeed_o that_o he_o who_o establish_v another_o be_v in_o that_o great_a than_o 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or_o else_o he_o conclude_v nothing_o but_o this_o vanity_n our_o saviour_n check_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v far_o from_o truth_n that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v account_v great_a than_o another_o even_o by_o christ_n himself_o no_o such_o matter_n he_o only_o show_v they_o that_o if_o in_o any_o quality_n one_o excel_v another_o it_o shall_v make_v he_o more_o humble_a and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o his_o brethren_n not_o swell_v he_o and_o make_v he_o perk_v up_o above_o they_o and_o thus_o theophylact_v understand_v it_o not_o of_o any_o superiority_n in_o power_n but_o in_o other_o thing_n for_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o contention_n who_o shall_v be_v esteem_v great_a he_o think_v be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o enquiry_n among_o they_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o betray_v their_o master_n v._n 23._o and_o one_o perhaps_o say_v thou_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v the_o man_n and_o another_o no_o it_o will_v be_v thyself_o they_o proceed_v from_o 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