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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.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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The other place which they bring out of the scriptures, is,1 because Christ saith unto Peter, feed my Lambs. But they are exceedingly deceived: for it was not the office of Peter only, but also of the other Apostles, to feed the flock of the Lord. But it was so said peculiarly unto Peter, because he had denied the Lord thrice, and therefore he might have seemed to have fallen from the fellowship of the Apostles, unless he had of Christ been restored by certain words. And that not only he, but also other ought to feed the sheep of Christ, his own words testify, which be writeth in his Epistle, where he admonisheth other Ministers to feed the flock of the Lord. But grant, that the Lord gave unto Peter any principal thing: what hath the bishop of Rome common with him? Let him declare his spirit, and as Peter hath laboured for the Church, let him also labour: which thing if he perform, then will we acknowledge him, not as an universal bishop, but as a good Minister of Christ.2 He saith that he hath the chair that Peter had. What seat I pray you speaketh he of? The holy ghost is not bound to seats. But grant that it were so, Antioch had Peter sitting in it before Rome had. For that church he planted, and long while governed. But they say that he was slain at Rome. But the Jews crucified Christ himself at Jerusalem, which is a thing of greater weight. Wherefore if we should follow this argument, the bishop of Jerusalem should be preferred above all other. Yea, and Peter, as it is written to the Galatians, was not the Apostle of the Gentiles, ⟨image 156⟩but of circumcision, as it was agreed between Paul, James, John, and Barnabas. Neither do we ever read that Peter prescribed the other Apostles any thing, or that they depended of him. Yea Paul most manifestly testifieth, that he received nothing of Peter. Farther, it is certain that Peter was slain under Nero, & John lived even to the time of Trajan. And they say that Cletus, Linus, and Clemens succeeded Peter at Rome. What then, shall we think that John the Apostle was subject unto Clemens? And of necessity he should be so, if the Bishop of Rome be the universal head or general bishop. But who will say that this may be suffered? Moreover,3 lies may be confuted with lies. Our adversaries bring the Epistle of Clemens, which is a feigned Epistle, as a thing certain.