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his_o second_o imprisonment_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o former_a imprison_n before_o he_o come_v thither_o and_o s._n paul_n be_v neither_o one_o of_o the_o twelve_o to_o who_o the_o 11._o math._n cap._n ult._n v._n 19_o marc._n c._n 16._o v._n 15._o luc._n cap._n ult._n v._n 47._o 48._o acnt_fw-la c._n 9_o c._n 11._o conversion_n of_o the_o world_n be_v first_o commit_v by_o christ_n neither_o present_a nor_o yet_o consecrate_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n when_o the_o other_o apostle_n have_v make_v this_o division_n as_o the_o scripture_n witness_v and_o though_o he_o be_v call_v apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n yet_o he_o after_o his_o conversion_n preach_v with_o barnabas_n unto_o the_o jenwe_n only_o until_o in_o the_o 13._o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n after_o this_o time_n as_o appear_v in_o those_o their_o word_n to_o the_o contradict_a jew_n then_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n wax_v bold_a and_o say_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v first_o 48._o act._n 13._o 46._o 47._o 48._o have_v be_v speak_v to_o you_o but_o see_v yea_o put_v it_o fro_o you_o &_o judge_v yourselves_o unworthy_a of_o everlasting_a life_n lo_o we_o turn_v to_o the_o gentile_n for_o so_o have_v the_o lord_n command_v we_o say_v 6._o be_v 49._o v._n 6._o i_o have_v set_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o light_n of_o the_o gentile_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v for_o salvation_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o when_o the_o gentile_n hear_v this_o they_o be_v glad_a &_o glorify_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v publish_v throughout_o all_o the_o region_n and_o false_a it_o be_v which_o our_o english_a protestant_n in_o their_o theatre_n say_v that_o huge_a multitude_n of_o 19_o theatre_n of_o brit._n l._n 6._o c._n 9_o §._o 5._o act._n 11._o v._n 19_o christian_n disperse_v themselves_o into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o martyr_a of_o s._n stephen_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o we_o be_v warrant_v 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and_o other_o nor_o any_o simon_n a_o apostle_n but_o s._n simon_n peter_n and_o perhaps_o s._n simon_n leprosus_fw-la or_o saint_n nathaniel_n by_o some_o call_v saint_n simon_n 1._o concern_v s._n simon_n zelotes_n one_o of_o the_o twelve_n apostle_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o have_v preach_v here_o i_o find_v a_o protestant_a antiquary_n so_o desirous_a to_o have_v it_o so_o bruit_v unto_o the_o world_n that_o he_o care_v not_o what_o or_o how_o many_o absurdity_n he_o commit_v in_o so_o brief_a a_o relation_n first_o suppose_v for_o a_o thing_n certain_a that_o s._n philip_n the_o apostle_n preach_v in_o this_o gallila_n france_n next_o unto_o we_o which_o when_o i_o come_v to_o s._n josephs_n time_n i_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v utter_o untrue_a afterward_o imagine_v his_o send_n s._n 23._o william_n harrison_n description_n of_o britain_n p._n 23._o joseph_n from_o thence_o more_o incredible_a they_o the_o other_o he_o add_v thus_o hereby_o it_o come_v topasse_v that_o the_o say_v philip_n upon_o good_a deliberation_n do_v send_v josephus_n over_o and_o with_o he_o simon_n zelotes_n to_o preach_v unto_o the_o britan_n and_o minister_v the_o sacrament_n there_o according_a to_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n and_o greece_n thus_o this_o protestant_a antiquary_n where_o first_o whereas_o all_o protestant_n deny_v all_o priority_n of_o power_n among_o the_o apostle_n he_o make_v saint_n simon_n zelotes_n a_o apostle_n equal_o as_o saint_n philip_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o saint_n philip_n to_o be_v send_v by_o he_o but_o also_o inferior_a to_o saint_n joseph_n probable_o not_o clergy_n man_n who_o by_o all_o be_v chief_a among_o they_o and_o be_v so_o appoint_v by_o he_o that_o send_v they_o second_o he_o make_v s._n simon_n the_o apostle_n not_o only_o inferior_a to_o s._n philip_n the_o apostle_n and_o s._n joseph_n but_o to_o s._n philip_n the_o deacon_n for_o as_o a_o protestant_a bishop_n and_o antiquary_n perceave_v the_o improbabilitie_n of_o s._n philip_n the_o apostle_n his_o preach_v in_o our_o neighbour_a gallia_n france_n say_v and_o cit_v other_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n that_o it_o be_v rather_o philip_n the_o evangelist_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o deacon_n that_o preach_v 9_o godwyn_n conu_n of_o brittany_n p._n 9_o there_o and_o if_o any_o philip_n send_v s._n simon_n and_o joseph_n from_o this_o france_n into_o britain_n it_o be_v he_o but_o if_o these_o be_v no_o absurdity_n yet_o this_o will_v not_o help_v we_o in_o this_o business_n but_o we_o must_v still_o appeal_v to_o s._n peter_n to_o be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o supr_fw-la harrison_n supr_fw-la our_o church_n in_o britain_n where_o these_o protestant_n and_o this_o man_n also_o have_v tell_v we_o there_o be_v many_o christian_n soon_o after_o the_o ascension_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o by_o this_o protestant_n computation_n this_o first_o suppose_v come_v of_o s._n simon_n zelotes_n with_o s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n be_v 30._o year_n after_o his_o word_n be_v these_o he_o come_v over_o into_o britain_n about_o the_o 64._o year_n after_o christ_n when_o the_o persecution_n begin_v under_o nero._n supr_fw-la harrison_n supr_fw-la 2._o therefore_o we_o may_v not_o rely_v upon_o this_o holy_a apostle_n to_o be_v our_o first_o instructor_n or_o to_o have_v be_v here_o at_o all_o which_o other_o protestant_n perceave_v speak_v more_o doubtful_o hereof_o among_o who_o one_o a_o bishop_n that_o will_v willing_o exclude_v s._n peter_n dare_v only_o to_o say_v some_o think_v simon_n zelotes_n to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o josephs_n companion_n so_o that_o now_o we_o have_v not_o the_o former_a warrant_n but_o a_o think_n of_o some_o not_o one_o name_v for_o this_o matter_n and_o by_o this_o man_n unprobable_a 11._o godwyn_n conu_n of_o brit._n p._n 10._o pag._n 11._o or_o unpossible_a that_o we_o shall_v rest_v upon_o s._n simon_n for_o he_o faith_n from_o antiquity_n that_o joseph_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o company_n of_o twelve_o holy_a man_n that_o come_v hither_o in_o the_o thirty_o and_o one_o year_n after_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n when_o by_o these_o protestant_n this_o kingdom_n have_v many_o christian_n above_o twenty_o year_n before_o the_o next_o to_o these_o shall_v be_v their_o first_o protestant_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n matthew_n parker_n who_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n that_o bury_v our_o saviour_n and_o come_v hither_o in_o the_o 63._o year_n of_o christ_n add_v these_o of_o s._n simon_n angliae_fw-la matth._n parker_n antiquit._fw-la brit._n p._n 3._o nicephor_n l._n 2._o c._n 40._o io._n capg_n in_o catal._n sanct_a angliae_fw-la zelotes_n alij_fw-la simonem_fw-la zelotem_fw-la in_o britanniam-venisse_a &_o euangelium_fw-la primum_fw-la nunciasse_n referunt_fw-la quorum_fw-la verumque_fw-la verum_fw-la esse_fw-la potest_fw-la nam_fw-la josephi_fw-la socij_fw-la non_fw-la nominantur_fw-la inter_fw-la quos_fw-la fuisse_fw-la simonem_fw-la est_fw-la verisimile_fw-la other_o author_n report_n that_o simon_n zelotes_n come_v into_o britain_n and_o first_o preach_v the_o gospel_n both_o which_o may_v be_v true_a for_o the_o fellow_n of_o joseph_n be_v not_o name_v among_o which_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a simon_n be_v and_o he_o cit_v for_o his_o author_n nicephorus_n &_o joannes_n capgravius_n as_o i_o have_v place_v they_o in_o the_o margin_n concern_v nicephorus_n other_o protestant_n hereafter_o shall_v answer_n that_o he_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v bring_v s._n simon_n zelotes_n the_o apostle_n into_o this_o our_o britain_n at_o all_o yet_o if_o it_o can_v be_v so_o not_o come_v hither_o before_o the_o come_n of_o s._n joseph_n above_o twenty_o year_n by_o these_o protesttan_n before_o that_o britain_n have_v receive_v the_o faith_n it_o can_v possible_o be_v true_a that_o he_o first_o preach_v the_o faith_n in_o this_o island_n but_o that_o
wherein_o divers_a protestant_n inclyne_v to_o think_v s._n peter_n preach_v hear_v in_o britain_n before_o his_o come_n to_o rome_n and_o what_o probability_n that_o opinion_n have_v 1._o divers_a english_a protestant_n writer_n whether_o for_o love_n to_o s._n peter_n or_o dissick_n to_o rome_n know_v what_o great_a warrant_n there_o be_v for_o saint_n peter_n preach_v here_o incline_v to_o affirm_v it_o to_o have_v be_v before_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n among_o who_o the_o theater_n writer_n produce_v diverse_a testimony_n 5._o theatre_n of_o great_a britain_n l._n 9_o c._n 9_o §._o 5._o for_o his_o be_v in_o britain_n they_o add_v if_o peter_n be_v hear_v at_o all_o it_o be_v before_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n and_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v here_o before_o it_o be_v in_o rome_n if_o peter_n be_v the_o first_o as_o some_o hold_n that_o preach_v there_o both_o probable_o diverse_a english_a protestant_n incline_v to_o think_v s._n peter_n preach_v in_o britain_n before_o he_o 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our_o bishop_n hear_v in_o britain_n and_o this_o the_o rather_o because_o we_o paul_n guliel_n eisengr_n centenar_n 1._o part_n 1._o do_v 7._o foe_n 67._o 66_o &_o do_v 8._o sophron._n patria_fw-la hierosol_n l._n delabor_v s._n petr._n &_o paul_n find_v that_o about_o the_o same_o time_n and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v this_o author_n the_o same_o holy_a apostle_n s._n peter_n place_v s._n pancratius_n bishop_n of_o tauronienium_n and_o saint_n marcianus_n bishop_n of_o syrocufa_n in_o the_o island_n of_o sicilia_n near_o unto_o italy_n and_o diverse_a other_o far_o distant_a from_o jerusalem_n antioch_n or_o any_o eastern_a place_n of_o the_o abode_n of_o that_o great_a apostle_n as_o s._n clement_n with_o diverse_a other_o into_o the_o hither_o part_n of_o germany_n as_o the_o antiquity_n of_o those_o place_n be_v witness_v and_o if_o we_o call_v to_o memory_n the_o unspakeable_a labour_n and_o expedition_n use_v by_o this_o apostle_n in_o such_o sacred_a 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endue_v joseph_n in_o meatrine_n which_o relation_n want_v not_o probability_n to_o make_v it_o good_a for_o vespasian_n vespasiano_n eutrop._n l._n 7._o mart._n polon_n supputat_fw-la a_o d._n 71._o in_o vespasiano_n come_v hither_o out_o of_o germany_n by_o which_o s._n joseph_n must_v needs_o pass_v in_o his_o journey_n to_o britain_n from_o the_o asiaticall_a gallia_n and_o the_o adjoin_v country_n where_o s._n philip_n preach_v and_o in_o his_o way_n be_v those_o disciple_n of_o s._n peter_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o s._n aegisthus_n marianus_n maternus_n valerius_n eucharius_n clement_n mansuetus_n and_o other_o neither_o be_v vespasian_n a_o enemy_n but_o a_o know_a friend_n and_o lover_n of_o christian_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v when_o i_o come_v to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o the_o time_n of_o s._n josephs_n and_o vespasian_n apostle_n s._n joseph_n probable_o be_v direct_v into_o britain_n by_o s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n come_v hither_o may_v without_o difficulty_n be_v reconcile_v especial_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o their_o abode_n hear_v 9_o and_o if_o we_o will_v follow_v the_o best_a antiquity_n we_o have_v or_o protestant_n themselves_o in_o this_o matter_n we_o shall_v easy_o find_v that_o s._n joseph_n rather_o come_v hither_o by_o direction_n of_o s._n peter_n than_o any_o other_o apostle_n for_o first_o they_o assuer_fw-mi we_o that_o 2._o antiquit._fw-la glast_n in_o tabul_n antiq._n capgrau_n in_o s._n joseph_n and_o patr._n godwin_n conuers_n pag._n 36._o cap._n 3._o godw._n supr_fw-la pag._n 9_o cap._n 2._o s._n joseph_n be_v present_a with_o the_o apostle_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o most_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n second_o to_o speak_v in_o a_o protestant_a bishop_n word_n he_o receive_v direction_n for_o his_o preach_n and_o discipline_n either_o in_o the_o council_n of_o the_o apostle_n gather_v at_o jerusalem_n or_o else_o of_o s._n philip_n the_o apostle_n in_o france_n this_o second_o be_v disprove_v before_o and_o this_o protestant_a author_n himself_o do_v disable_v s._n philip_n the_o apostle_n his_o be_v in_o france_n then_o much_o more_o that_o he_o direct_v s._n joseph_n there_o and_o if_o s._n joseph_n be_v then_o direct_v by_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n at_o jerusalem_n to_o come_v into_o britain_n by_o who_o shall_v he_o take_v direction_n therein_o rather_o than_o of_o s._n peter_n who_o alone_o among_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o preach_v at_o that_o time_n in_o britain_n and_o these_o western_a part_n again_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o scripture_n itself_o that_o s._n peter_n preach_v in_o galatia_n or_o the_o asian_a gallia_n where_o s._n joseph_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v further_o these_o protestant_n tell_v we_o that_o s._n joseph_n come_v hither_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o persecution_n of_o nero_n and_o to_o avoid_v it_o one_o of_o they_o a_o great_a antiquary_n write_v in_o this_o manner_n i_o will_v add_v in_o few_o word_n what_o i_o have_v read_v of_o josephs_n arrival_n hear_v first_o of_o all_o therefore_o you_o shall_v conu_n will._n harrison_n descrip_n of_o brit._n p._n 23._o theatre_n of_o great_a brit._n l._n 6._o godw._n conu_n note_v that_o he_o come_v over_o into_o britain_n about_o the_o 64._o year_n after_o christ_n when_o the_o persecution_n begin_v under_o nero._n therefore_o see_v that_o persecution_n by_o all_o antiquity_n be_v in_o rome_n and_o the_o near_a place_n of_o the_o empire_n unto_o it_o s._n joseph_n be_v not_o altogether_o a_o stranger_n thereabouts_o otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o come_v from_o any_o of_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o persecution_n there_o 10._o to_o conclude_v we_o read_v in_o the_o most_o approve_a antiquity_n of_o glastenbury_n that_o one_o which_o come_v in_o the_o company_n of_o s._n joseph_n be_v his_o kinsman_n consanguineus_fw-la joseph_n and_o a_o man_n of_o such_o note_n that_o the_o history_n term_v he_o rex_fw-la a_o king_n antiq_fw-la antiquit._fw-la m._n s._n â—laston_n intabul_n antiq_fw-la some_o prince_n or_o chief_a ruler_n among_o they_o rex_fw-la orcaniae_n be_v name_v petrus_n peter_n which_o name_n be_v so_o new_a at_o that_o time_n be_v first_o give_v hy_z christ_n himself_o to_o s._n simon_n bar-iona_n peter_n the_o apostle_n and_o rare_a in_o the_o world_n not_o find_v in_o scripture_n but_o only_o in_o he_o and_o unknown_a also_o in_o history_n be_v rather_o a_o name_n of_o signification_n then_o usual_a denomination_n to_o import_v what_o a_o rock_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n be_v to_o be_v we_o can_v but_o think_v this_o peter_n s._n josephs_n kinsman_n receive_v that_o his_o name_n with_o his_o baptism_n and_o christianity_n of_o s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n and_o not_o altogether_o without_o just_a merit_n of_o that_o name_n for_o as_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n and_o holy_a scripture_n make_v s._n peter_n the_o chief_a pillar_n spiritual_a in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n so_o this_o peter_n s._n josephs_n kinsman_n be_v as_o this_o antiquity_n affirm_v a_o temporal_a foundation_n and_o father_n even_o to_o king_n and_o prince_n in_o these_o part_n and_o in_o particular_a it_o lineal_o deduce_v from_o he_o king_n loth_n that_o marry_v the_o sister_n of_o king_n arthur_n therefore_o if_o so_o chief_a a_o man_n in_o s._n josephs_n company_n be_v in_o all_o probable_a judgement_n so_o near_o depend_v of_o s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n we_o may_v not_o rash_o make_v the_o rest_n such_o stranger_n unto_o he_o but_o that_o they_o have_v direction_n from_o he_o in_o their_o proceed_n as_o i_o have_v evident_o before_o prove_v and_o shall_v make_v it_o more_o manifest_a hereafter_o that_o when_o they_o be_v come_v hither_o they_o depend_v of_o he_o and_o his_o disciple_n in_o thing_n spiritual_a and_o such_o subordination_n have_v these_o holy_a man_n to_o the_o see_v apostolic_a of_o rome_n that_o when_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n lucius_n their_o memory_n be_v almost_o forget_v hear_v in_o britain_n for_o any_o thing_n we_o find_v in_o history_n it_o be_v renew_v from_o rome_n even_o as_o our_o chief_a protestant_n themselves_o acknowledge_v among_o who_o their_o first_o protestant_a archbishop_n affirm_v that_o s._n phaganus_n and_o damianus_n be_v inform_v at_o rome_n before_o their_o come_n hither_o of_o the_o dwell_n of_o s._n joseph_n and_o his_o companion_n 3._o matth._n parker_n antiq._n brit._n p._n 3._o in_o britain_n de_fw-la josephi_fw-la sociorumque_fw-la in_o britannia_fw-la olim_fw-la habitatione_n and_o make_v this_o his_o reason_n because_o joseph_n as_o also_o the_o other_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n disperse_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n use_v to_o certisie_n by_o messenger_n and_o letter_n their_o fellow_n at_o rome_n what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o suffer_v in_o every_o region_n for_o christ_n and_o what_o profit_n they_o have_v and_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o