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other_o apostle_n stand_v by_o s._n peter_n alone_o be_v both_o show_v to_o have_v love_v christ_n more_o than_o they_o and_o he_o be_v alone_o command_v to_o feed_v christ_n sheep_n ibidem_fw-la joan._n 21._o august_n ibidem_fw-la and_o to_o rule_v his_o lamb_n yea_o for_o somuch_o as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o peter_n alone_a not_o able_o extende_v manus_fw-la tuas_fw-la and_o again_o tu_o i_o sequere_fw-la 21._o joan._n 21._o thou_o shall_v stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n and_z follow_v thou_o i_o so_o that_o his_o particular_a kind_n of_o death_n by_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v principal_o prophesy_v of_o by_o christ_n himself_o see_v peter_n answer_v always_o for_o the_o apostle_n 16._o joan._n 6._o matth_n 16._o as_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o they_o all_o and_o see_v after_o christ_n ascension_n 3._o act_n 1._o chrysost_n in_o acta_fw-la hom._n 3._o peter_n alone_o give_v sentence_n upon_o judas_n and_o pronounce_v he_o depose_v from_o his_o bisshoprike_n and_o that_o a_o other_o must_v be_v choose_v in_o his_o place_n see_v when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v down_o peter_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n first_o of_o all_o 2._o act._n 2._o teach_v the_o faith_n 2._o act._n 2._o and_o the_o multitude_n be_v convert_v say_v to_o peter_n and_o to_o the_o other_o apostle_n but_o to_o peter_n by_o name_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v 2._o act._n 2._o see_v peter_n make_v answer_v for_o all_o that_o they_o shall_v repent_v and_o be_v baptize_v 3._o act._n 3._o see_v peter_n do_v the_o first_o miracle_n after_o the_o come_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 68_o ambros_n serm_n 68_o and_o first_o heal_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o lame_a because_o he_o be_v the_o rock_n show_v mystical_o that_o he_o stablissh_v the_o foot_n of_o other_o see_v peter_n confess_v christ_n first_o 4._o act._n 4._o not_o only_o before_o private_a man_n but_o olso_o at_o the_o seat_n of_o judgement_n see_v peter_n see_v the_o secret_n of_o heart_n and_o whereas_o man_n lay_v their_o 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