THat prayer of Christ for Peters faith, that it might not faile, is expounded:* 1.1
1 By the Parisian Diuines, That the Lord prayed for his vniuersall Church, or for Peter as he bore the figure of the whole Church, which exposition is false.
2 Others that liue at this day teach; That the Lord in this place prayed for the perseuerance of Pe∣ter alone in the grace of God, vntill the end, confu∣ted by foure arguments.
3 The third exposition is true; That the Lord obtained for Peter two priuiledges: One, that hee should neuer loose the true faith, though neuer so much tempted; The other, that he as Pope should