Saint Paul in the Epistle to the Hebrews proveth him to be the priest called by god unto that function and office of the highe bishope Christus non glorificavit seipsum ut fierct Pontifex: sed is qui dixerat ei, Filius meus es tu, ego hodie genui te, & alibi, Tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchizedek. Caput 5. by whose obedience unto the cross he gave everlasting health to as many as obeyed him. And in all things executed the uerij true office of à bishop. To whom it appertained to teach the people which was the chiefest part of the hishopes office and most diligently and strictly commanded by God. As all the books of Moses and the Prophets teach ad Christ commanded Peter, Joan. 20. Paul all the bishops and priests of his time, Act. 20. of Christs authority and preaching. ⟨image 11⟩Moses and Stephen, Acto. 7. Deut. 18. saith thus Prophetam suscitabit uobis Deus uester è fratribus uestris simi lem mei, illum audietis. He that will not hearken unto his voice. Shall be as none of the people of God. This authority to preach the father gave unto him in the hiring of the Apostles, Matth. 3. 17. and bound his church to receive his doctrine saying this is my dear beloved Son in whom I delight hire him. He taught the will of his father. unto the world and how they might be saved from death infernal. Joan. 17. 6. Matth. 11. 5. 6. 7. so that they repented and believed the gospel, Matth. 3. Mar. 10. left nothing untaught. But as a good doctor manifested unto his audience all things necessary for the health of man as the woman confessed, Joan. 4. Messiah con uenerit docebit nos omnia. he prechid not only himself. But sent his Apostles ⟨image 12⟩an disciples to manifest unto the world that the acceptable time of grace was come and the sacrifice for sin born into the world, Matt. 10. Jo. 10. and after his resurrection. he gave them commandment to preach: and likewise what hey should preach: Ite in universum mundum & praedicate, quae ego praecepivobis Evangelium omni creature, Matth. 28. Matth. ultimo, the which doctrine luk thus expoundeth, poenitentiam acremissionem peccatorum in omnes gentes in nomine meo, initio facto ab Hierosolymis, Lu ce ultim. In his name, to say in the knowledge and faith of his merits they should preach repentance and remission of sin unto all the world.
Saynct Paule in thepistole to the Ebrewes prouithe hym to be the prist callyd by god unto that function and office of the highe bishope Christus non glorificauit seipsum ut fierct Pontifex: sed is qui dixerat ei, Filius meus es tu, ego hodie genui te, & alibi, Tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem meldizedek. Caput 5. by whos obedience unto the crosse he gaue euerlasting healthe to as many as obeyd hym. And in all thingis executyd the uerij trew office of à bishope. To whom it apperteynyd to teache the people whiche was the chefist part of the hishopes office and most diligently and streightly cōmaundid by God. As all the bookes of Moses and the Prophetes teach ad Christ commaundid Peter, Ioan. 20. Paule all the bishopes and pristes of his tyme, Act. 20. of Christes authorithe and preaching. ⟨image 11⟩Moses and Stephin, Acto. 7. Deut. 18. sayth thus Prophetam suscitabit uobis Deus uester è fratribus uestris simi lem mei, illum audietis. He that will not harken unto his uoyce. Shalbe as none of the people of God. This authorite to preache te father gaue unto him in the hyryng of the Aposteles, Matth. 3. 17. and bound his churche to reeeaue his doctrine sayng this is mydere belouyd sone in whom I delite hyre hyme. He tawghe the will of his father. unto the worold and how they might be sauyd from deathe infernall. Ioan. 17. 6. Matth. 11. 5. 6. 7. so that they repentyd and beliuyd the gospel, Matth. 3. Mar. 10. leaffte nothyng untawght. But as a good doctor manifestyd unto his audiens all thynges necessarie for the healthe of man as the woman confessyd, Ioā. 4. Messias cū uenerit docebit nos omnia. he prechid not only himselfe. But sent his Aposteles ⟨image 12⟩an disciples to manifest unto te worold that the acceptable tyme of grace was com and the sacrifice for synne born into the worold, Matt. 10. Io. 10. and after his resurrextion. he gaue thē cōmauadement to preche: and likwyce whatt hey shuld preache: Ite in uniuersum mundum & praedicate, quae ego praecepiuobis Euangelium omni creature,
