Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	build_v	peter_n	rock_n	5,754	5	9.5900	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36464	Archiepiscopal priority instituted by Christ, proved by plaine testimonies of Scripture. Asserted by the ancient fathers. And whereunto all the moderne divines of the Protestant side doe fully assent, without contradiction of any one man. / By Samuel Daniel Master of Arts.	Daniel, Samuel, 17th cent.	1642 (1642)	Wing D206; ESTC R1122	45,585	58

saw his glory in the Mount It is good Master being here let us make three Tabernacles c. Math. 17.4 It was Peter that answered Christ in the name of the rest O Lord wee have forsaken all and followed thee Math. 19.27 But these differences are nothing in respect of those that were made by Christ himselfe and first as I said before his name was changed by Christ yea when Christ called him first from taking of fish to bee a fisher of men he promised that hee should be called Peter Ioh. 1. but as yet his name was not changed this was a great argument of his preferment Againe Christ calls him Peter in allusion to the rocke of Faith whereupon he was to build his Church for he is called Petrus a petra he was called a Rocke because his confession Thou art Christ the Sonne of the living God was to be so solid and firme a Rocke that whosoever was built upon it the gates of Hell was not able to prevaile against him Further Christ promised to give Peter the keyes of the kingdome of Heaven which promise he made not to the rest hee prayed for him in particular that his faith should not faile but for none of the rest and commanded Peter when hee was converted to strengthen his brethren hee gave not this direction to the rest Math. 22.32 After his Resurrection he appeared first to Peter alone with whom no doubt he had privie conference and committed to him somethings which he did not to the rest or otherwise to what end should he have appeared unto him before any of the rest and after hee had dellvered a generall commission to all hee gave him a particular Commission to feed his sheepe to feed his Lambes hee required a greater measure of love of Peter then hee did of the rest Iohn 21.15 which was an argument not only that Christ had forgiven him much but also that hee had given unto him more then the rest of the Apostles Christ forewarned Peter of his manner of death and encouraged him to suffer to the end Follow thou mee saith hee Iohn 21. this hee did not to any of the rest By all these particulars wee see our Saviour Christ differenced Peter from the rest of the Apostles which evidently shewes that Christ gave him some dignitie and preheminence that hee gave not unto the rest The Angell also that appeared to Mary Magdalene put a difference betweene Peter and the rest when he directed her to goe tell Peter by name that Christ was risen but none of the rest The Evangelists also differences Peter from the rest of the Apostles in setting downe his name alwayes in the first place Yea Saint Math. who was also an Apostle doth not only mention him first but also calleth him Primus the first Apostle Mathew 10. he saith not Primum adverbialiter but Primus nominaliter the first and this is an evident argument of his prioritie The Apostle Paul also beareth witnesse to this truth in that by way of Emphasis hee calleth him the Apostle of the Circumcision and that Christ wrought effectually in Peter to the Apostleship of the Circumcision this was not because hee was the only Apostle of the Circumcision for in that same chapter to wit Galat. 2. where hee calleth the Apostle Peter the Apostle of the Circumcision hee saith also that Iames and Iohn were also Apostles of the Circumcision for thus hee speakes Peter Iames and Iohn gave mee and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship that they should goe unto the Jewes and we unto the Gentiles Peter then is called the Apostle of the Circumcision by way of Emphasis because hee had a precedencie of the rest of the Apostles of the Circumcision Yea wee see that the Apostle Paul preferres Peter in his account to the rest of the Apostles for Gal. 1. he saith that after three yeares he went up to Ierusalem to see Peter he mentions none of the rest not Iames who was Bishop of Ierusalem and 1 Cor. 9.5 he gives some preheminence to Peter Have not wee saith he power to lead about a sister a wife as well as the other Apostles and the brethren of the Lord and of Cephas In this comparison the Apostle ascends by way of Gradation as if he had said may not I have a wife to accompanie mee in my travells as well as the rest of the Apostles yea as well as the brethren of the Lord yea even as Cephas who is in dignitie before all the rest yea would he say we have power as well as any of them even as well as Peter himselfe All these Evidences were nothing if he did not make proofe of his prioritie de facto if he had not exercised it and confirmed it by his practise but this he did both in his Masters owne time as I shewed you before and also much more after his ascention This a very novice may perceive that will but reade the Acts of the Apostles For immediatly after Christs ascention hee takes the place upon him without any election or the voyces of the rest Me thinkes if Christ had not given him this preheminence and moderatorship the first thing that they would have done they would have chosen a speaker and a precedent for order sake but this they did not because they knew Christ their Master had done it before Christ was more carefull of the government of his Church then so hee saw them before his death contesting for precedencie the first place and foresaw also that after his departure there would bee emulation and strife amongst them who should be chiefe and therefore most wisely he thought good to prevent this schisme and division For hee knew if they had fallen out amongst themselves for this prioritie of order who were to bee the first and chiefe publishers of the Gospell and Witnesses of all that Christ did and said It might have beene imputed to him by those who hereafter tooke occasion to stop the course of the Gospell They might have said even as the theese upon the Crosse and the other railers that passed by said to him and thou bee the Sonne of God come downe from the Crosse So I say they might have said and this man had beene such a man as they call him hee would have prevented this misorder and contention hee would have appointed one of the number to be first in order among them to moderate their assemblies for avoiding of confusion and dissention but blessed be the God of order that would not leave his Church without order The Apostle Saint Peter then without any more Ceremonie obeys his Masters Commandements hee commanded him when hee was converted to strengthen his brethren hee gave him direction both to feed his sheepe and his lambes and he like an obedient servant will not faile to doe what he commanded with all expedition And first hee begins with a Sermon ad clerum to the rest of the Apostles and the other Disciples