Rainoldes. He meant all Bishops: not all the Bishops of one Church, but the Bishops of all Churches. Which is evident by his words, and the intent whereto he spake them. For to stir up Basil, and make him glad and willing to do the office of a Bishop, which he had undertaken, he telleth him, that Christ when he said to Peter, Dost thou love me? Feed my sheep, did thereby show how deer his sheep are unto him, and therefore would surely give great reward to Pastors who feed them, and guide them. For why did he shed his own blood, (saith Chrysostom) but even to purchase those sheep, the care of whom he committed to Peter and to Peters successors. Whereupon he goeth forward, and declareth what that charge is, which Christ gave to Peter and to all Pastors by that commission Feed my sheep. So that both the course of Chrysostom• speech, and the drift of his reason, and the person whom it implieth, S. Basil, Bishop, not of Rome, but of Caesarea, do manifestly show, that he meant, by naming [the successors of Peter] all Pastors of the flock, all Bishops of the Church of Christ. And this is so clear, that qFather Robert himself (in his Roman Lectures) doth not only grant it, but also prove it by two reasons: one, out of rAustin, that Peter was a figure of the Church, that is to say, he represented all Pastors, when Christ said to him, feed my sheep: an other, out of sLeo, that Peter is an example and as it were a pattern, the which all Pastors ought to follow. How much the more shameful is the ignorance ⟨p. 281⟩of your Doctors, if they knew it not; the wilfulness, if they knew it: who bear men in hand that Chrysostom doth prove the Popes supremacy by those successors. Wherein the oversight *of your Rhemists is great: but a pair of Jesuits, Cani•ius and Busaeus, do go beyond their fellows. For tthey, amongst many sentences of the Fathers, the worst of them as fit as this to prove the Papacy, do set out this as the best; and triumph of it, as of a peerless proof, by giving it a special note in the margin: *Note, (say they,) to Peter, & to Peters successors. Note it, say the Jesuits. In deed it is a point well worth the noting, that you do so notoriously abuse the Church of Christ.
Rainoldes. He meant all Bishops: not all ye Bishops of one Church, but the Bishops of all Churches. Which is euident by his wordes, and the entent whereto he spake them. For to stirre vp Basil, and make him glad and willing to doo the office of a Bishop, which he had vndertaken, he telleth him, that Christ when he saide to Peter, Dost thou loue me? Feede my sheepe, did thereby shew how deere his sheepe are vnto him, and therefore would surely giue great rewarde to Pastors who feede them, and guide them. For why did he shed his owne blood, (saith Chrysostome) but euē to purchase those sheepe, the care of whom he committed to Peter and to Peters successours. Whereupon he goeth forward, and declareth what that charge is, which Christ gaue to Peter and to all Pastors by that commission Feede my sheepe. So that both the course of Chrysostom• spéech, and the drift of his reason, and the person whom it implyeth, S. Basil, Bishop, not of Rome, but of Caesarea, doo manifestly shew, that he meant, by naming [the successours of Peter] all Pastors of the flocke, al Bishops of the Church of Christ. And this is so cléere, that qFather Robert himselfe (in his Romane Lectures) doth not only graunt it, but also proue it by two reasons: one, out of rAustin, that Peter was a figure of the Church, that is to say, he represented all Pastours, when Christ said to him, feede my sheepe: an other, out of sLeo, that Peter is an example and as it were a paterne, the which all Pastors ought to folow. How much the more shamefull is the ignorance ⟨p. 281⟩of your Doctors, if they knew it not; the wilfulnes, if they knew it: who beare men in hand that Chrysostome doth proue the Popes supremacie by those successours. Wherin the ouersight *of your Rhemists is great: but a paire of Iesuites, Cani•ius and Busaeus, doo go beyond their felowes. For tthey, amongst many sentences of the Fathers, the woorst of them as fit as this to proue the Papacie, doo set out this as the best; and triumph of it, as of a péerelesse proofe, by giuing it a speciall note in the margent: *Note, (say they,) to Peter, & to Peters successours. Note it, say the Iesuites. In déede it is a point well worth the noting, that you doo so notoriously abuse the Church of Christ.
- qRob. Bellarmin. contr. 4. quaest. 3.
- rDe agone Christian. c. 30
- sSerm. 3. in an•iversar. assump•ionis su•.Serm. 3. in an•iuersar. assump•ionis su•.
- *Who allege it, and urge i• as very forcible to that purpose: in their Annotat. on Joh. 21.17.Who alleage it, and vrge i• as very forcible to that purpose: in their Annotat. on Ioh. 21.17.
- tIn opere Catechistico Petri Canisij edito a Busae o. de praeceptis eccles. art. 9.
- *Nota•tum Petro, tum succes soribus curam ovium commissam.Nota•tum Petro, tum succes soribus curam ouium commissam.
