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christ_n as_o s._n paul_n speak_v that_o be_v the_o christian_a religion_n though_o from_o less_o circumstance_n than_o these_o some_o endeavour_n to_o prove_v the_o monarchy_n of_o st._n peter_n our_o saviour_n say_v they_o speak_v to_o he_o after_o such_o a_o particular_a manner_n as_o argue_v he_o intend_v to_o 2._o object_n 2._o bestow_v on_o he_o some_o particular_a grace_n not_o common_a to_o he_o with_o other_o for_o he_o call_v he_o by_o the_o name_n he_o have_v before_o he_o come_v to_o he_o and_o mention_n his_o father_n name_n and_o the_o name_n he_o himself_o have_v give_v he_o and_o then_o allude_v to_o that_o name_n of_o peter_n in_o the_o word_n rock_n and_o give_v he_o a_o particular_a blessing_n upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o particular_a act_n of_o his_o confess_v christ_n divinity_n which_o god_n in_o particular_a reveal_v to_o he_o all_o these_o show_n that_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o he_o after_o such_o a_o way_n and_o introduce_v with_o such_o peculiar_a 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have_v be_v already_o prove_v so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v but_o simon_n bar-jona_a that_o be_v his_o own_o name_n and_o his_o father_n name_n and_o the_o name_n of_o peter_n to_o support_v this_o weighty_a foundation_n of_o st._n peter_n supremacy_n and_o they_o be_v very_o slender_a thing_n for_o the_o mention_n of_o barjona_n son_n of_o jona_n be_v necessary_a to_o distinguish_v this_o simon_n from_o the_o other_o simon_n zelotes_n and_o simon_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v mention_v that_o this_o son_n of_o jona_n may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o andrew_n who_o be_v his_o son_n also_o and_o as_o for_o the_o name_n of_o peter_n though_o we_o shall_v grant_v it_o to_o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o the_o rock_n after_o mention_v it_o be_v very_o far_o from_o prove_v that_o he_o alone_o have_v the_o thing_n because_o he_o alone_o have_v the_o name_n for_o they_o be_v all_o rock_n i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o he_o be_v a_o rock_n and_o the_o most_o we_o can_v gather_v from_o it_o or_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o peculiar_a circumstance_n be_v this_o that_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n promise_v he_o of_o be_v the_o first_o that_o shall_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n among_o the_o gentile_n which_o st._n ambrose_n apostoli_fw-la ambrose_n serm._n xlvii_o de_fw-fr fide_fw-la petri_n apostoli_fw-la or_o some_o other_o old_a homilist_n that_o assume_v his_o name_n make_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o be_v call_v a_o rock_n petra_n dicitur_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la primus_fw-la in_o nationibus_fw-la fidei_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la posuerit_fw-la he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o rock_n because_o he_o first_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n among_o the_o nation_n which_o notwithstanding_o do_v not_o give_v he_o a_o supremacy_n over_o they_o but_o st._n paul_n be_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n rom._n xi_o 13._o and_o as_o god_n wrought_v so_o mighty_o with_o he_o that_o he_o make_v great_a conversion_n among_o they_o so_o be_v bring_v to_o christ_n he_o have_v upon_o he_o the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n 2_o cor._n xi_o 28._o which_o if_o st._n peter_n have_v any_o where_o say_v of_o himself_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o will_v have_v be_v urge_v as_o a_o evident_a proof_n of_o his_o universal_a pastorship_n but_o we_o make_v no_o such_o inference_n from_o it_o for_o st._n paul_n because_o we_o know_v christ_n make_v no_o one_o head_n of_o all_o church_n nor_o give_v to_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n a_o supremacy_n of_o power_n and_o universality_n of_o jurisdiction_n v._o but_o beyond_o all_o this_o there_o be_v still_o a_o high_a presumption_n that_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o who_o extend_v the_o prerogative_n suppose_v to_o be_v grant_v here_o to_o st._n peter_n unto_o all_o the_o succeed_a bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o they_o make_v the_o heir_n of_o his_o authority_n in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o supposition_n that_o can_v never_o be_v prove_v as_o many_o writer_n of_o our_o church_n have_v show_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o here_o repeat_v they_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o themselves_o be_v force_v to_o grant_v that_o some_o speech_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v so_o personal_o direct_v to_o st._n peter_n that_o he_o himself_o only_a be_v concern_v in_o they_o and_o not_o his_o successor_n calvini_n successor_n see_v bellarm_n q._n 2._o de_fw-fr pont._n rom._n c._n twelve_o resp_n ad_fw-la 5._o object_n calvini_n now_o if_o any_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n to_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o one_o of_o those_o speech_n which_o be_v limit_v to_o peter_n person_n and_o can_v be_v think_v to_o be_v intend_v to_o any_o body_n after_o he_o for_o 1._o first_o the_o description_n of_o his_o person_n by_o the_o personal_a adjunct_n both_o of_o his_o name_n and_o of_o his_o parentage_n may_v most_o proper_o be_v urge_v to_o prove_v that_o this_o speech_n be_v personal_a limit_v to_o he_o alone_o by_o express_a term_n of_o individual_a difference_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o both_o here_o when_o he_o say_v he_o will_v build_v his_o church_n upon_o he_o and_o when_o he_o bid_v he_o feed_v his_o sheep_n joh._n xxi_o 15_o 16_o 17._o he_o use_v the_o very_a same_o term_n of_o individual_a difference_n call_v he_o simon_n son_n of_o jona_n so_o that_o of_o all_o the_o place_n upon_o which_o they_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chief_o ground_v the_o claim_n of_o their_o bishop_n as_o his_o successor_n there_o be_v none_o more_o personal_a than_o these_o two_o which_o most_o evident_o restrain_v the_o word_n to_o peter_n alone_o 2._o and_o this_o appear_v far_a from_o the_o impossibility_n that_o this_o honour_n of_o sound_v the_o church_n upon_o he_o shall_v reach_v beyond_o his_o person_n because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o foundation_n of_o a_o building_n than_o be_v lay_v at_o first_o all_o that_o come_v after_o be_v build_v upon_o that_o and_o be_v as_o we_o call_v it_o superstructure_n if_o st._n peter_n therefore_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n his_o successor_n can_v be_v intend_v in_o this_o name_n because_o the_o church_n be_v not_o still_o to_o be_v found_v but_o all_o that_o come_v after_o he_o do_v themselves_o rely_v upon_o that_o foundation_n 3._o but_o the_o chief_a thing_n of_o all_o be_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o lay_v such_o a_o foundation_n of_o his_o church_n as_o may_v fail_v and_o have_v need_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o another_o which_o be_v also_o to_o fail_v itself_o and_o require_v another_o continue_a succession_n of_o foundation_n for_o as_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n prove_v from_o hence_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o aaronical_a priesthood_n that_o their_o high-priest_n be_v mortal_a can_v not_o administer_v a_o eternal_a priesthood_n which_o belong_v to_o christ_n alone_o who_o remain_v for_o ever_o in_o like_a manner_n may_v we_o certain_o argue_v in_o this_o matter_n if_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n must_v be_v constant_a and_o permanent_a they_o can_v be_v the_o foundation_n of_o it_o who_o die_v frequent_o make_v it_o necessary_a another_o shall_v be_v substitute_v in_o their_o stead_n but_o it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a the_o foundation_n shall_v be_v perpetual_a immovable_a and_o unalterable_a always_o remain_v the_o same_o and_o never_o change_v and_o therefore_o we_o may_v be_v sure_o they_o be_v not_o the_o rock_n on_o which_o the_o church_n be_v build_v who_o be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a change_n and_o can_v continue_v but_o must_v give_v way_n to_o other_o if_o we_o shall_v allow_v such_o a_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n we_o must_v allow_v as_o many_o several_a foundation_n as_o there_o be_v pope_n and_o so_o the_o rock_n on_o which_o the_o church_n be_v build_v can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o for_o
because_o they_o have_v not_o all_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o opinion_n but_o some_o with_o one_o some_o with_o another_o and_o therefore_o every_o one_o relate_v what_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o people_n say_v about_o he_o but_o to_o this_o question_n they_o have_v but_o one_o answer_n to_o make_v be_v all_o agree_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o belief_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o one_o to_o speak_v the_o mind_n of_o every_o one_o to_o who_o the_o question_n be_v put_v but_o still_o the_o reason_n be_v demand_v why_o st._n peter_n rather_o than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n make_v this_o answer_n to_o which_o st._n chrysostom_n think_v it_o enough_o to_o reply_v when_o man_n be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o do_v or_o say_v a_o thing_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o ask_v a_o reason_n of_o it_o yet_o he_o as_o well_o as_o other_o have_v give_v we_o divers_a reason_n which_o have_v a_o foundation_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n i._n first_o because_o he_o be_v more_o 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first_o the_o mind_n of_o they_o all_o ii_o but_o other_o add_v that_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a of_o the_o company_n be_v a_o marry_a man_n when_o he_o enter_v into_o our_o saviour_n service_n his_o brother_n andrew_n indeed_o be_v first_o acquaint_v with_o our_o saviour_n joh._n 1._o 40_o 41._o but_o when_o they_o be_v call_v to_o be_v his_o constant_a attendant_n which_o be_v not_o till_o some_o time_n after_o peter_n be_v mention_v before_o he_o as_o the_o elder_a of_o the_o two_o st._n matth._n four_o 18._o mark_v i_o 16._o epiphanius_n 1._o epiphanius_n haeresi_fw-la l._n 1._o indeed_o think_v otherwise_o make_v andrew_n the_o elder_a brother_n but_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o follow_v his_o opinion_n alone_o especial_o when_o he_o allege_v no_o tradition_n for_o it_o against_o the_o sense_n of_o many_o other_o ancient_a writer_n who_o baronius_n xxiii_o baronius_n ad_fw-la an._n 31._o n._n xxiii_o confess_v look_v upon_o peter_n as_o elder_a than_o he_o which_o st._n hierom_n give_v as_o the_o reason_n why_o st._n peter_n be_v prefer_v before_o st._n john_n the_o belove_a disciple_n to_o be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o apostle_n because_o he_o be_v the_o elder_n his_o word_n be_v very_o remarkable_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v read_v of_o all_o in_o his_o first_o book_n against_o jovinian_a where_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o prerogative_n of_o st._n john_n as_o most_o dear_a to_o our_o saviour_n because_o he_o be_v a_o virgin_n and_o so_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n unto_o which_o he_o bring_v in_o his_o adversary_n object_v that_o the_o church_n be_v found_v upon_o peter_n who_o be_v a_o marry_a man_n though_o in_o another_o place_n say_v st._n hierom_n the_o very_a same_o be_v say_v of_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o they_o all_o receive_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o solidity_n of_o the_o church_n be_v equal_o establish_v on_o every_o one_o of_o they_o yet_o among_o the_o twelve_o one_o be_v therefore_o choose_v 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