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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
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1Howbeit in collecting of these places of Gregory, I think there are some things which are diligently to be taken heed of, namely two: of the which the one is, that he saith that Peter was the chief member of the universal church: & Paul, Andrew ⟨p. 148⟩and John, were heads of singular churches. This I therefore admonish you, for because the Apostles were not bishops of singular churches, for they wandered abroad thorough out the whole world, they founded churches & wan sundry nations unto the Lord, and all they were members,2 and that principal men bres of the universal church. Wherefore this sentence of Gregory is not to be admitted. The other thing, which I judge is to be observed, is that Gregory doth testify that this his John did first usurp unto himself the title of universality,3 which assuredly I cannot be persuaded of. Forasmuch as Theodoretus in his book de haerecibus, when he writeth of Nestorius, oftentimes saith, that he was made universal patriarch. Yea and Justinianus in suis novellis, attributeth that title to diverse Patriarchs. And (to speak as the thing is) I suppose, that Gregory this pretty little saint would have had the thing or matter of an universal bishop, although he reprehended the name and title. For as the history of those times teacheth, and his epistles testify, he abstained not from governing of other churches He showed indeed that the name should be avoided, namely least the patriarch of Constantinople by that title should either prefer himself, or be equal unto the bishop of Rome.
1Howbeit in collecting of these places of Gregory, I thinke there ar some thinges which ar diligently to be takē hede of, namely two: of the which the one is, that he sayth yt Peter was the chief membre of the vniuersal church: & Paule, Andrew ⟨p. 148⟩and Iohn, were heades of singular churches. This I therefore admonish you, forbycause the Apostles wer not byshops of singuler churches, for they wandred abrode thorough out the whole worlde, they founded churches & wan sondry nacions vnto the Lord, and al they were members,