Cyrillus saith, Petrus ut princeps, Caputque caeterorum, primus exclamavit, tu es Christus filius Dei vivi. Peter as Prince, and head of the rest, first cried out, thou art Christ the son of the living God.1 Augustine also in a Sermon to the people, calleth him head of the Church, saying. Totius corporis membrum, in ipso capite curat Ecclesiae, & in ipso vertice componit omnium membrorum Sanitatem. He healeth the member of the whole Body, in the head it self of the Church, and in the top it self, he ordereth the health of all the members. And in an other place,2 Saluator quando pro see, & Petro exolui jubet, pro omnibus exoluisse videtur. Quia sicut in Saluatore erant omnes causa Magisterij, ita post Saluatorem in Petro omnes ⟨p. 308⟩continentur: ipsum enim constituit Caput (124)3 omnium. Our Saviour, saith Augustine, when as he commandeth payment (for the Emperor) to be made for himself, and for Peter, he seemeth to have paid for all. Because, as all were in our Saviour for cause of teaching, so after our Saviour, all are contained in Peter, for he ordained him Head of all. Here have these men the plain and express term, Head of the rest, Head of the Church, Head* of all, and therefore of the Universal Church. What will they have more? Neither here can they say, that although this authority and title of the Head be given to Peter, yet it is not derived, and transferred from him to his Successors. For this is manifest, that Christ instituted his Church so, as it should continue to the worlds end, according to the saying of Isaiah the Prophet.5 Super solium David &c. Upon the seat of David, and upon his Kingdom, shall Messiah sit to strengthen it, and to es•ablis he it in judgement and righteousness: from this day for evermore. And thereof it is evident, that he ordained those, who then were in ministry, so as their authority and power should be derived unto their aftercommers, for the utility of the Church for ever, specially,6 where as he said, Behold, I am with you until the end of the world. And therefore, as Victor writeth in his story of persecution of the Vandals, Eugenius Bishop of Carthago convented of Obadus a great Captain of Hunerike king of the Vandals, about a Council to •e kept in Africa, for matters of the Faith, betwixt the Arians supported by the King, and the Catholics, said in this wise:
Cyrillus saith, Petrus vt princeps, Caputque caeterorum, primus exclamauit, tu es Christus filius Dei viui. Peter as Prince, and heade of the reste, first cried out, thou art Christ the sonne of the liuinge God.1 Augustine also in a Sermon to the people, calleth him heade of the Churche, saieinge. Totius corporis membrum, in ipso capite curat Ecclesiae, & in ipso vertice componit omnium membrorum Sanitatem. He healeth the member of the whole Bodie, in the heade it self of the Churche, and in the toppe it self, he ordereth the healthe of al the members. And in an other place,2 Saluator quando pro se, & Petro exolui iubet, pro omnibus exoluisse videtur. Quia sicut in Saluatore erant omnes causa Magisterij, ita post Saluatorem in Petro omnes ⟨p. 308⟩continentur: ipsum enim constituit Caput (124)3 omnium. Our Sauiour, saith Augustine, when as he commandeth paiment (for the Emperour) to be made for himself, and for Peter, he seemeth to haue paide for al. Bicause, as al were in our Sauiour for cause of teachinge, so after our Sauiour, al are conteined in Peter, for he ordeined him Heade of al. Here haue these men the plaine and expresse terme, Heade of the reast, Heade of the Churche, Heade* of al, and therefore of the Vniuersal Churche. VVhat wil they haue more? Neither here can they saye, that although this auctoritie and title of the Heade be geuen to Peter, yet it is not deriued, and transferred from him to his Successours. For this is manifest, that Christe instituted his Churche so, as it shoulde continewe to the worldes ende, accordinge to the saieinge of Esaie the Prophete.5 Super solium Dauid &c. Vpon the seate of Dauid, and vpon his Kingedome, shal Messias sitte to strengthen it, and to es•ablis he it in iudgement and rightuousenes: from this day for euermore. And thereof it is euident, that he ordeined those, who then were in ministerie, so as their auctoritie and power shoulde be deriued vnto their aftercommers, for the vtilitie of the Churche for euer, specially,6 where as he saide, Beholde, I am with you vntil the ende of the worlde. And therefore, as Victor writeth in his storie of persecution of the Vandales, Eugenius Bishop of Carthago conuented of Obadus a great Capitaine of Hunerike kinge of the Vandales, about a Councel to e kepte in Aphrica, for matters of the Faith, betwixt the Arians supported by the Kinge, and the Catholikes, saide in this wise:
- 1S•rm. 124.
- 2Li. Quaest. vet. & no. testam. q. 75
- 3The .124. Untruth, standing in the wilful falsifying of S. Augustine.The .124. Vntrueth, standinge in the vvilful falsifieinge of S. Augustine.
- *S. Augustine saith, Caput eorū: not, Caput omnium.S. Augustine saithe, Caput eorū: not, Caput omnium.
- 5Cap. 9.
- 6Matth. ult. Lib. 2.Matth. vlt. Lib. 2.
