Rainoldes. This is a greater argument, that he meant not Peter, nor Peters successor (as you term him) by the name of one Pastor. For if he meant him self, not as he lived in the flesh, but as he greigneth in glory: then meant he that prerogative which is only his, as hhead of the Church, and may be no way given unto flesh and blood. For the proof whereof we are to weigh farther, that in saying iI must bring them, & they shall hear my voice: he meaneth effectual bringing, and hearing, through which they, who are khis sheep, do follow him, and lhe doth give them eternal life, and they shall never perish: and none shall pluck them out of his hand. Now, whom Christ bringeth after this manner, he bringeth them by two means: by the preaching of his word, and the working of his Spirit. As he worketh by his Spirit: so he hath no vicar, him self doth mopen the heart of Lydia: and nbaptize with the holy Ghost: and ois with his disciples still until the end of the world. As he calleth by his word: so are all ministers of the word, his vicars. For he ⟨p. 236⟩sendeth them in his stead, and preacheth unto men by them. So he saith to the ptwelve Apostles, He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and to the qseventy disciples, He that heareth you, heareth me. So Paul saith of rhim self, Timothy, Silvanus, and the rest that laboured with him, We are ambassadors for Christ, God as it were beseeching you through us: we pray you in Christs steed, be ye reconciled to God. First therefore, sith the Spirit doth make the word effectual, and Christ hath no vicar, as he worketh by his Spirit: it followeth, that in naming him self, the one Pastor, who doth bring his sheep, and they hear his voice, he could imply no vicar. For the word doth sound in vain to the ear, unless the Lord do open the heart with his Spirit: and 12neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase. Again, if he had implied their ministry, by whom the sheep hear his voice, and so are brought: yet must that belong to many vicars, not to one; or if to one, not to Peter. For they, who should be brought thereby, are the Gentiles: and Christ hath brought the Gentiles by many tPastors and teachers, not only by the Apostles: nor amongst the Apostles by Peter chiefly, but by uPaul:
Rainoldes. This is a greater argument, that he meant not Peter, nor Peters successor (as you terme him) by the name of one Pastor. For if he meant him selfe, not as hee liued in the flesh, but as he graigneth in glorie: then meant he that prerogatiue which is onely his, as hhead of the Church, and may be no way giuen vnto flesh and blood. For the proofe whereof we are to weigh farther, that in saying iI must bring them, & they shall heare my voyce: he meaneth effectuall bringing, and hearing, through which they, who are khis sheepe, do folow him, and lhe doth giue them eternall life, and they shall neuer perish: and none shall plucke them out of his hand. Now, whom Christ bringeth after this maner, he bringeth them by two meanes: by the preaching of his worde, and the working of his Spirite. As he worketh by his Spirite: so he hath no vicar, him selfe doth mopen the heart of Lydia: and nbaptize with the holy Ghost: and ois with his disciples still vntil the end of the worlde. As he calleth by his worde: so are all ministers of the worde, his vicars. For hee ⟨p. 236⟩sendeth them in his steede, and preacheth vnto men by them. So he saith to the ptwelue Apostles, He that receiueth you, receiueth me: and to the qseuentie disciples, He that heareth you, heareth me. So Paule saith of rhim selfe, Timothee, Siluanus, and the rest that laboured with him, We are embassadours for Christ, God as it were beseeching you through vs: we pray you in Christes steed, be ye reconciled to God. First therefore, sith the Spirite doth make the word effectuall, and Christ hath no vicar, as he worketh by his Spirite: it foloweth, yt in naming him selfe, ye one Pastor, who doth bring his sheep, and they heare his voice, he could imply no vicar. For the word doth sound in vaine to the eare, vnlesse the Lord doo open the heart with his Spirite: and
- gEph. 1. vers. 2•
- hvers. 22.
- iJoh. 10. ver. 16Ioh. 10. ver. 16
- kver. 4. & 27.
- lver. 28.
- mAct. 16.14.
- nMat. 1.8.
- oMat. 28.20.
- pMat. 10.40.
- qLuc. 10.16.
- r•. Cor. 5.20.
- 121. Cor. 3.7.
- tEphes. 4.11.
- uRom. 11.13.
