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The cause why Christ chaū¦ged Simons name and called him Peter was for yt ye he should be head after him. And here first note yt rede of no chaun¦ging of names in scripture but for some great benefite, priue∣lege or high dignity: as appea∣reth
in Abrahā Iacob and o∣ther. And as for Peters name it was not geuē with out most high mistery, and as a signe of greate priuelege. For Peter is deriued of Christes own name a petra of the stone which was Christ. So yt he had his name most like vnto Christes name euen deriued & taken forthe of it, not only thereby to signifye vnto vs that Peter shold haue Christes chiefe authoritie and office cōmitted vnto him, but also bicause christ did build his church here upō, when he sayd to Peter, vpō this stone I wil builde my churche. What is yt? S. Hierom, Hilari, & theophe. vpō Mat. the .xvi. Tertul. also in. li. de presc. her. And S. Aug. con. 26. de san. do plaīly declare
& say y• christ gaue to Peter an exceding great reward for his cōfessiō, in that he ded build his church vpon him, he being na∣med the stone of ye church to be builded. Whereby appeareth y• Peter was ye stone where vpō the church was builded. This is the cēsure herein of these aū∣cient fathers and holye sain∣tes. But of th{is} matter ye haue more in the aunswere to ye .vii. obiection.
1. corin. 10.
Math. 16.