The answer.
Why we should thinke they learned of Peter, I sée no reason. But for that which you would haue the simple beléeue, that by the word which it pleaseth you to translate prince, Peters supre∣macie aboue the other Apostles is meant, they are to be admo∣nished that the fathers giue the same name to Paule as well as to Peter, whereby it appéereth, that they thought not of any such supreme power or authoritie: which also is not onely manifest by the continual practise of the first church, but also by plaine spée∣ches of the fathers. Eusebius saith,* 1.1 that neither Peter nor Iohn tooke vpon them to be chéefe ouer the Apostles, but gaue the pri∣macie to Iames whom they made bishop of the Apostles. Cypri∣an saith, that all the Apostles were equal in authoritie. Ambrose cannot tell of Peter and Paul whether of them he may preferre. By this it is euident,* 1.2 that the fathers meant not by reuerend ti∣tles they gaue Peter, to exalt him in authoritie aboue the rest.