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Clemēt Origens maister saith this Peter was not Peter the prince of thappostels,* 1.1 but one named Peter a disciple one of the .72. And of this Eusebius speaketh affirming the same. Howbeit if we graunt yt it was euen S. Peter the prince of ye apostels no inconuenience wil folowe. For Paule was equal
with Peter as concerning the defence of fayth (quoad fidei de fensionem) but not concerning the dignitye of prelacye. (non quoad dignitatem prelati∣onis). Agayne an other aun∣swere, if the ruler ye superiour or heade do erre, in any point of his faith, or offēd other and cause thē therby to erre, either by his saying or doinge open∣ly & slaūderously, then the in∣feriour may charitably, eyther secretelye (if that be sufficient) admonishe: or els openlye re∣proue, if suche occasion serue as did here. Neuerthelesse S. Hierome, Chrisostome, and Theophilact affirme that S. Paule in rebukynge Sayncte Peter did but feane & was not in earnest. So yt like as s. peter
did feane before the Iews (for the time, so to winne them the soner) in yt he did kepe theyr le¦gals being amonge the Gen∣tiles: euen so. s. Paule whē the Iewes were gone seing yt ma∣ny of the Gentils were offēded with Peters doing, did feane an earnest checkinge agaynste Peter, so to winne ye Gentilles (and euen so nowe he writeth to the Galath.) so that on both partes there was a godly fea∣ninge: the one by Peter the so¦ner so to winne the Iewes, & the other by Paule so likewise to winne the Heathens. Yea and Paule vsed this ofte, as in circumciding Timothe,* 1.2 & in shauing his head in Chēchreis as perfourming his vow,* 1.3 and in like maner actes the .20. &c.
And yet beside this remember that S. Ciprian sayeth (as ye hearde euen now) that Peter, whom christ made head of all and vpon whom Christ buyl∣ded his churche when Paule did contende with him aboute circumcision, dyd not reuenge or boast him selfe that he was the prince or chiefe of all (as he iustly might haue sayd) but stil he humbled him selfe. &c.
Cle. 4. disp. li. & Euse. li. 2. eccl. ca. 14.
Act. 16.
Act. 18.