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But lo here a sudden rebound back again to Saint Peter, not much unlike the tale whereof report is made by Aesop in his fables, of an Ass wrapped in a Lions skin, looking as a Lion upon other little beasts what (say they) was not Peter the chief placed Bishop amongest the Apostles? Was not the principality over the rest,¹ granted him by the Lord himself, whom we do succeed in the same succession of Sea? Whereof hearken I pray you what Gregory teacheth plainly. Truly Peter the Apostle (sayeth he) i• ⟨image 33⟩the first member of the holy and universal Church, Paul, Andrew, and John, what else be they then particular heads of other several Churches? And yet under one head they be all members of the Church• And to shut up all at a word. The holy ones before the law, the holy ones under the law, the holy ones under grace, all these are members of the Church, appointed to consummate & make perfect the whole body of our Lord: and there was never any one that durst presume to call him self universal, &c. Hear therefore, yea hear (ye Popish Prelate) if credit may be given to Gregory, that besides Christ there is no head of the Church that ought to be reputed for universal, appliable neither to Paul, neither to Peter, nor to any other of all the Apostles. And dare you yet challenge to your self, that, which Gregory dareth not yield to the chiefest Apostles, which also the scripture it self denieth unto them? Bid adieu to those vainglorious titles of proud haughtiness, which do (as Gregory sayeth) bubble from out that filthy puddle of vanity. Let us well consider of the matter it self.

But loe here a sodaine rebounde backe againe to Saint Peter, not much vnlike the tale whereof report is made by Esope in his fables, of an Asse wrapt in a Lions skinne, looking as a Lion vpon other little beastes what (say they) was not Peter the chiefe placed Bishop amongest the Apostles? Was not the principalitie ouer the rest,¹ graunted him by the Lorde himselfe, whome wee doe succeede in the same succession of Sea? Whereof hearken I pray you what Gregorie teacheth plainly. Truly Peter the Apostle (sayeth hee) i•