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Of Peters walking on the water,¹ is gathered an other argument of like quality, to prove the Popes supreme authority: which argument was first invented ⟨p. 389⟩and devised by Saint Bernard in his second book and eight Chapter to Eugenius a Pope. Many waters are many people: Peter walked on the waters, therefore Peter and his successors are rulers over many people, saith good Saint Bernard: to whom your Pope is greatly bound for devising such a fine argument, which no ancient Doctor was able to find. But must we now receive Bernards phantasies, for substantial proofs of the papal supremacy? No Master Rainolds, Saint Bernard hath no warrant to make allegories at his pleasure for confirmation of that Antichristian tyranny, which in those days was established. Your comparison of this argument with that of Christs about the brazen serpent, and of Pauls concerning Isaac and Ismael, is no better then blasphemous. Might Saint Bernard with like authority reason thus, Peter walked on the waters, therefore he and his successors are supreme governors of the universal Church, as Christ did show the manner of his death by the lifting up of the brazen serpent in the desert? or as Saint Paul did prove the haved and persecution of false brethren against the true Christians ⟨p. 390⟩by example of Ismael, and Isaac? Had Bernard the fullness of wisdom and trueth, that was in Christ? was Bernard always directed with that spirit, wherewith Saint Paul expounded the scriptures of God? Here we may see how basely you think of Gods word, to match therewith mens silly expositions and applications, such as Saint Bernards often times were, and this most notably is.

Of Peters walking on the water,¹ is gathered an other argument of like qualitie, to prooue the Popes supreme authoritie: which argument was first inuented ⟨p. 389⟩and deuised by Saint Bernarde in his second booke and eight Chapter to Eugenius a Pope. Manie waters are many people: Peter walked on the waters, therefore Peter and his successors are rulers ouer manie people, saith good Saint Bernarde: to whome your Pope is greatlie bound for deuising such a fine argument, which no auncient Doctor was able to finde. But must we now receiue Bernards phantasies, for substantiall proofes of the papall supremacie? No Master Rainolds, Saint Bernarde hath no warrant to make allegories at his pleasure for confirmation of that Antichristian tiranny, which in those daies was established. Your comparison of this argument with that of Christs about the brasen serpent, and of Pauls concerning Isaac and Ismael, is no better then blasphemous. Might Saint Bernarde with like authoritie reason thus, Peter walked on the waters, therefore he and his successors are supreme gouernours of the vniuersall Church, as Christ did shew the manner of his death by the lifting vp of the brasen serpent in the desert? or as Saint Paul did prooue the haued and persecution of false brethren against the true Christians