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It forceth not greately, what M. Hardinge denie, or graunte, hauinge neither Reason, nor Authoritie, but onely his owne. But if Power were not geuen in∣differently to al the Apostles, tel vs then, wherein is the oddes? What had Peter more? What had the others lesse? Or what Olde Doctour, or Learned Father e∣uer sawe this Difference?
Christe saide equally vnto them al, Rece•••••• the Holy Ghoste: Whose Sinnes yee
forge••ue, they are forgeeuen: Goe into the whole Worlde: Preache the Gospel to euery Cre∣ature. These woordes perteine equally vnto al. Peter had nomore the Holy Ghost, nomore Power to forgéeue Sinnes, nomore Commission to goe into the whole Worlde, nomore Authoritie to Preache the Gospel, then others had.
M. Hardinge saithe, To the reste of the Apostles it was not saide at al, Feede ye.* 1.1 To Peter, and to none els, was it saide, Feede my Lambes: Feede my Sheepe. Yet Christe him selfe saithe, Quod Vni dico, Omnibus dico: That I saie to One, I saie to Al.* 1.2 And S. Hierome saithe, as it is before alleged, Al the Apostles receiued the Keies of the Kingedome of Heauen: and the strength of the Churche was builte Equally vpon them al. S. Paule saithe: What is Peter, what is Paule, but the Ministers of Christe, through whome ye haue beleeued? Paule hath planted: Apollo hath watered. He that planteth,* 1.3 is nothinge: He that watreth, is nothinge. Chrysostome saithe: Angeli, quamliber magni, tamen Serui sunt, ac Ministri: The Angels of God, be they neuer so greate, yet are they but Seruantes, and Ministers. Therefore, to conclude, he saithe: Ne Paulo quidem obedire Oportet,* 1.4 si quid proprium dixerit, si quid humanum: sed A∣postolo Christum in se loquentem circumferenti: Wee maye not beleeue Paule him selfe, if he speake any thinge of his owne, or of worldly reason: but wee muste beleeue the Apostle bearinge aboute Christe speakinge within him.
Iohn. 21. Marc. 13.
Hierony. contra Jouinian. Li. 1. 1. Cor. 3.
Chryso. in Epist. Ad Gala. Ca. 1.
Chrysosto. in E∣pist. Ad Timoth. 2. Homi. 2.