and tremble suche as Saint Iames cal∣leth
a dead faith, which is voide of good
works.Iac. 2. And did our Sauiour Christ, pray
that a dead, fruitlesse, barren, and Deuils
faith might cōtinue in Peters successors?
was this ye effect of our sauiour Christes
prayer? A goodly priuiledge of the Bishops
of Rome, that they shuld haue knowledge
of the truth & yet goe vnto the Deuill. I
know you will reply, that although they
through their owne defalt, take no benefit
by this priuiledge, yet it is very necessary
for the whole Church, to kéepe it in vnitie
of faith. But that our sauiour Christ prai∣ed
not for the continuance of such a fruit∣lesse
faith, it is plaine by this reason, yt al∣though
Peters successours shoulde be ad∣mitted
vnto the participation of this be∣nefite,
yet Peter him selfe might not be
excluded. But what a miserable comforte
was this for Peter, if after his maister
had shewed him in what daunger he & all
his fellows stood, through the malice of sa∣tan,
which desired them to winnow or sift
thē, as wheat is scattered abroad in win∣nowing,
insomuch that before the crow∣ing
of the Cocke, hée shoulde denye him
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