Now, where as M. Harding teacheth us, that Peter was the Shepherd, and the Apostles the Sheep, making them all as much inferior unto Peter, as ⟨p. 107⟩the Sheep is inferior unto the Shepherd, 1S. Hierome saith, Dices, Super Petrum fundatur Ecclesia: Licerid ipsum in alio loco super Omnes Apostolos fiat, & cuncti claves Regni Coelorum accipiant, & Ex Aequo super eos Ecclesiae fortitudo solidetur: Ye will say, The Church is founded upon Peter. Notwithstanding in an other place the same thing is done upon all the Apostles: and all receive the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven:2 and the strength of the Church is founded Equally upon them all. Likewise the Learned Father Origen saith, Quòd si super unum illum Petrum tantùm existimas aedisicari toram Ecclesiam, quid dicturus es de Johanne Filio Tonitrui, & Apostolorum unoquoque? If thou think, the whole Church was builded only upon Peter, what wilt thou then say of John the Son of the Thunder, and of every of the Apostles? Therefore S. Chrysostom of Peter saith thus: 3Duplex crimen erat: jum quia repugnavit, tum quia coeteris seipsum praeposuit: Peter was in double fault: both for that he withstood Christ, and also for that he set him self before the rest. S. Augustine maketh Peter Fellow, and Equal with the other Apostles: Inter se concorditer vixerunt Petrus, 4& Condiscipuli eius: Peter and his Fellows lived agreeably together. And againe, Christus sine personarum acceptione hoc dedit Paulo, ut Ministraret Gentibus, quod etiam Petro dederat, 5ut Ministraret Judaeis: Christ without any choice of Persons, gave the same (Authority) to Paul, to Minister amongst the Heathens, that he gave to Peter, to Minister amongst the Jews. And the very Ordinary Gloss giveth these words to S. Paule: Non didici ab. alijs, tanquam à Maioribus: sed contuli cū illis, tanquam cum amicis, 6& Paribus: I learned not of (Peter, and) others, as of my betters: but I had conference with them, as with my Equals, and Friends. Likewise Paul him self saith, Jacobus, Petrus, Johannes, qui videbantur Columnae esse, dextras dederunt mihi, 7& Barnabae Societatis: James, Peter, and John, that seemed to be the Pillars, gave unto me, and Barnabas the right hands of Fellowship: Which the Gloss expoundeth thus, Societatis, id est, Aequalitatis: Of Fellowship, that is to say, of Equality.
Nowe, where as M. Hardinge teacheth vs, that Peter was the Shephearde, and the Apostles the Sheepe, makinge them al as mutche inferiour vnto Peter, as ⟨p. 107⟩the Shéepe is inferiour vnto the Shepheard, 1S. Hierome saithe, Dices, Super Petrum fundatur Ecclesia: Licerid ipsum in alio loco super Omnes Apostolos fiat, & cuncti claues Regni Coelorum accipiant, & Ex Aequo super eos Ecclesiae fortitudo solidetur: Ye wil saye, The Churche is founded vpon Peter. Notwithstandinge in an other place the same thinge is donne vpon al the Apostles: and al receiue the keies of the Kingdome of Heauen:2 and the strengthe of the Churche is founded Equally vpon them al. Likewise the Learned Father Origen saithe, Quòd si super vnum illum Petrum tantùm existimas aedisicari toram Ecclesiam, quid dicturus es de Iohanne Filio Tonitrui, & Apostolorum vnoquoque? Yf thou thinke, the whole Churche was builded onely vpon Peter, what wilt thou then saie of Iohn the Sonne of the Thunder, and of euery of the Apostles? Therefore S. Chrysostome of Peter saithe thus: 3Duplex crimen erat: ium quia repugnauit, tum quia coeteris seipsum praeposuit: Peter was in double faulte: bothe for that he withstoode Christe, and also for that he set him selfe before the reste. S. Augustine maketh Peter Felowe, and Equal with the other Apostles: Inter se concorditer vixerunt Petrus, 4& Condiscipuli eius: Peter and his Felowes liued agreeably togeather. And againe, Christus sine personarum acceptione hoc dedit Paulo, vt Ministraret Gentibus, quod etiam Petro dederat, 5vt Ministraret Iudaeis: Christe without any choise of Personnes, gaue the same (Authoritie) to Paule, to Minister emongst the Heathens, that he gaue to Peter, to Minister emongst the Iewes. And the very Ordinarie Glose geoeth these woordes to S. Paule: Non didici ab. alijs, tanquam à Maioribus: sed contuli cū illis, tanquam cum amicis, 6& Paribus: I learned not of (Peter, and) others, as of my betters: but I had conference with them, as with my Equalles, and Frendes. Likewise Paule him selfe saithe, Iacobus, Petrus, Iohannes, qui videbantur Columnae esse, dextras dederunt mihi, 7
- 1The other Apostles equal with Peter.The other Apostles equal vvith Peter.
- 2Hierony. Aduer. Jovi•tan. Li 1. Origen. in Matthae. Tracta. 1.Hierony. Aduer. Ioui•tan. Li 1. Origen. in Matthae. Tracta. 1.
- 3Chrysost. in Matthae. Homil. 83.
- 4August. Epist. 86
- 5August. in Epist. Ad Galat. Ca. 2.
- 6Gloss. Galat. 2.
- 7Gala. 2.
