An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

Here we see how folly they are deceived which say, Peter was Bishop of Rome, and did sit there five and twenty years. They that say so, know not what they say. It is an error. Christ made Peter an Apostle, and not to sit as a Bishop at Rome. He said unto Peter, Go into all the world: thou shalt be a witness unto me, unto the outmost coasts of the earth: I send thee unto all the churches, and not to one alone. The like charge received Paul: he travailed from Damascus to Arabia: from Arabia to Jerusalem: from Jerusalem to Illyricum: from Illyricum to Rome, & so from country to country, and from coast to coast, to make a pleasant perfume of the Gospel of God, in all the world, that it might be unto them a savour of life unto life. Therefore sayeth he to the Thessalonians. Ye remember that when I was with you, I told you these things. The spirit of GOD warned me to go farther. Other churches required my presence: I was debtor unto them as unto you. Yet before I left you, I told you what dangers should ⟨p. 300⟩ensue. It was mine office, I was bound so to do, least you might be deceived. I told you Antichrist should come, even that man of sin, the son of perdition, which should destroy himself and others also. I told you he should be an adversary of the Gospel of Christ: that he should advance himself over all the kings and powers of the world: that he should sit as God in the holy place: that the people should give him place to sit in their harts, and in their consciences.

Here we sée howe foulie they are deceiued which say, Peter was Bishop of Rome, and did sitte there fiue and twentie yeares. They that say so, knowe not what they say. It is an errour. Christ made Peter an Apostle, and not to sit as a Bishop at Rome. He sayde vnto Peter, Goe into al the worlde: thou shalt be a witnesse vnto me, vnto ye outmost coasts of the earth: I sende thee vnto al the churches, and not to one alone. The like charge receiued Paul: he trauailed frō Damascus to Arabia: from Arabia to Ierusalem: from Ierusalē to Illyricum: from Illyricum to Rome, & so from countrey to countrey, and from coast to coast, to make a pleasaunt perfume of the Gospel of God, in al the worlde, that it might be vnto them a sauour of life vnto life. Therefore sayeth he to the Thessalomans. Ye remember that when I was with you, I tolde you these thinges. The spirite of GOD warned me to goe farther. Other churches required my presence: I was debter vnto thē as vnto you. Yet before I left you, I told you what daungers shoulde ⟨p. 300⟩