The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

And Math. xviij. Peter axed christ how oft he should for give his brother / whether seven times.¹ And christ said / seventy times seven times. As who should say / as oft as he repenteth and axeth forgiveness.

And Math. xviij. Peter axed chryst how oft he shuld for gyue hys brother / whether seuen tymes.¹ And chryste sayed / seuentye tymes seuen tymes. As who shuld saye / as ofte as he repenteth and axeth forgeuenesse.

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Now though this were spoken unto Peter only, because Peter only moved the question / yet it appertaineth not unto us all as well as unto Peter? Are not we as much bound to forgive our neighbours that repent and axe forgiveness, as Peter▪ Yes verily. But because Peter only axed the question, therefore did Christ teach us by Peter. If an other had axed / he would have taught us by that other. And in like manner when christ axed who say ye that I am: if any other of the Apostles which believed it as well as Peter, had said as Peter did, thou art christ, the Son of the living go• / which art come in to the world of sinners, to save them: unto him would Christ have answered / as he did to Peter / that upon the rock of that his confession he would have built his church, and would ⟨image 38⟩have Promised him keys as well as he did Peter. Yea and in the .xviij. chapter of Matthew, Christ saith to all the Apostles / yea / and to all congregations where sinners be,¹ that what soever they bound should be bound & what soever they loosed should be loosed.