The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

And so may the son do to the father / and a servant to the master / and every man to his neighbour, as thou seest in y• said .xviij. chapter of Matthew. How be it to bind and loose in the conscience by ⟨image 39⟩open preaching pertaineth unto the officers that are appointed thereto. And to bind and loose open Sinners, and them that will not repent till they be complained on unto the congregation, pertaineth unto the congregation.

And so maye the sōne do to the father / and a seruaunte to the master / and euerye man to hys neyghboure, as thou seyst in y• sayde .xviij. chaptre of Mathew. How be it to bynde and loose in the concience by ⟨image 39⟩open preaching perteyneth vnto the offycers that are apoynted therto. And to bynde ād loose open Synners, and them that wyll not repēt tyll they be complayned on vnto the congregacion, perteyneth vnto the congregacion.

Finally there were many that preached christ at Rome,¹ yet Peter cam thither if he cam ever thither: as Paul and many other. Had they not authority to bind and loose? Or else how did they convert the people? Peter was also an Apostle and went from place to place as Paul did, and as Paul ordained Bishops in every place to teach the people, so no doubt did Peter. Why then might not those Bishops challenge authority by Peter as well as they of Rome? they say also in their own legends that Peter had his seat at Antioch first. Did he run to Rome living no man behind him to teach the people at Antioch? God forbid. Why then might not that Bishop challenge Peters authority? They will haply say sooner then prove it, that Peter dyed at Rome, and therefore his authority is greatest there. Then by that rule christs power is no where so full as at Jerusalem. But what hath Christs