A14151:121
The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled
The practise of prelates. Compiled by the faithful and godly learned man, William TyndaleThe practyse of prelates. Compyled by the faythfull and godly learned man, Wyllyam Tyndale
London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and William Seres. Dwelling without Temple bar, 1548London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and Willyam Seres. Dwellynge wythout Temple barre, 1548
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Moreover with this term Peters seat they juggle a pace (as with infinite other) saying that Peters seat, is the chief seat / but what Peters seat is that they tell you not For wist ye that / ye should some perceive that they lye. Peters seat is no stole or chair (for what hath the kingdom of Christ to do with such baggage) but, it is a spiritual thing. Christ saith in the gospel Math. xxiij. The Scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses seat. What was moses seat there, a chair •or the temple / or the churches, or synagogue of the land? Nay verily▪ for moses came never there. But Moses seat was Moses law and doctrine. Even so peters seat, is peters doctrine, the gospel of christ which peter taught. And the same doctrine is Peters keys: so that peters seat, Peters keys and Peters doctrine is all one thing Now is peters doctrine, Pauls doctrine & the doctrine of all the .xij. Apostles in differently, for they taught all one thing. Wherefore it followeth / that peters keys, and peters seat, be the keys and seat of Paul also, & of all the other .xij. Apostles and are nothing save the gospel of Christ ⟨image 40⟩And thus as Peters doctrine is no better then Pauls but one thing, even so Peters seat is no greater nor higher or holier then y• seat of the other .xij. Peters seat now is christs seat / Christs gospel on which all the apostles sate & on which this day sitteth all they only that preach christ truly Uherfore as Antichrist preacheth not peters doctrine (which is christs gospel) so he sitteth not on peters seat / but on the seat of satan whose vicar he is and on the seat of his own laws and ceremonies and false doctrine where unto he compelleth all men with violence of sword.
Moreouer wt this terme Peters seate they iugle a pase (as wt infinite other) saying that Peters seate, is the chefe seat / but what Peters seat is that they tell you not For wyste ye that / ye shuld some perceaue that they lye. Peters seate is no stole or chayre (for what hath the kingdō of Christ to do wt such baggage) but, it is a spiritual thyng. Chryst sayth in the gospell Math. xxiij. The Scrybes and pharyzees syt on Moses seate. What was moses seat ther, a chayre •or the temple / or the churchs, or synagoge of the land? Nay verely▪ for moses came neuer there. But Moses seate was Moses lawe and doctrine. Euē so peters seate, is peters doctryne, ye gospell of christ wc peter taught. And the same doctrine is Peters keyes: so that peters seate, Peters keyes and Peters doctrine is all one thing Nowe is peters doctryne, Paules doctrine & the doctrine of all the .xij. Apostles in differently, for they taught all one thynge. Wherfore it followeth / that peters keyes, and peters seate, be the keyes and seate of Paule also, & of all the other .xij. Apostles and are nothing saue the gospell of Christ