Wherein though is be not possible to set dovvne the procise and vndoubted time or yere of euery thing, because neither S. Luke nor others do note particularly and orderly the moments of euery action of the said Apostles: no•• vve folovv the most probable and plaine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that vve finde in holy Scripture and auncient vvriters. Whereby the studious reader may easily discouer the folly of the Protestants, that can finde no time when * Peter might possibly come to Rome, be Bishop. and die there▪ diuers things in S. Paules actes being no lesse hard to reconcile to the course of S. Lukes narration. then any thing touching the historie of S. Peter namely his * three yeres preaching in Arabia: al vvhich must needes be true, vvhether vve bit the very iust time or no, and hovv so euer authors differ about the same.
A TABLE OF S. PETER.
Tiberij | Nat. Dn̄i. | Ascen. | |
18 | 34 | 1 | PETER causeth the Disciples to procede to the election of an other Apostle in Iudas roome. Act. 1. |
| | | Receiuing vvith the rest the gifts of the Holy Ghost on Vvhit-sunday, he made the first Sermon, and conuerted 3000. Act. 2. |
| | | He cureth one borne lame, preacheth Christ and penance to the Ievves: so that 5000 beleeued. Act. 3 & 4. |
| | | He is imprisoned, released againe, threatened and commaunded to preache no more: but he vvith Iohn ansvvereth, that they must obey God more then man. Act. 4. |
| | | He striketh to death vvith a vvord, Ananias and Saphira, for sacrilege. Act. 5. |
| | | He is sent vvith Iohn to Samaria, to confirme the nevvly baptized, vvhere he reproueth Simon Magu••. Act. 8. |
19 | 35 | 2 | He healeth Aeneas at Lydda, and raiseth Tabitha from death at Ioppè. Act. 9. |
| | | He is vvarried and taught by a vision, to preach so Cornelius a Gentil. Act. 10. He defendeth his receiuing of the Gentiles Act. 11. and recordeth (Act. 15) that God called the first Gentiles by his ministerie, so that Paules first preaching to them, and his going to Arabia, must be after this. See S. Chrys. in Act. ho. 22. Euseb. li. 2 c. 3. |
20 | 36 | 3 | He continueth preaching in diuers partes of Iurie and the prouinces adioyning. About tvvo yeres after this, S. Paul visiteth him at Hierusalem. Gal. 1. |
| | | He preacheth in Syria and the Prouinces of Asia minor, Bythynia, Poutus, Galatia, Cappodocia, ordaining Bishops and Priests in diuers places. 1 Pet. 1. Nacepho. li. 2 c. 35. Platina in Petro. |
23 | 39 | 6 | He goeth to Antioche, preaching there, and making that his Seate, yet not remaining there conti∣nually, but for the affaires of the Church, departing thence, sometime to Hierusalem, some∣time to other places. Hiero. in Catalogo. Ignat. ad Magnesianos. |
| | | At Hierusalem he is cast into prison after the putting of S. Iames to death, by the commaundement of Herod. he is praied for by the vvhole Church, & deliuered out of prison by an Angel. Act. 12. |
Claudij | Nat. Dn̄i. | Ascen. | |
2 | 44 | 11 | Auoiding the furie of Herod, he leaueth Iurie againe. He appointeth Euodius Bishop in Antioche, Euseb. in Chron. & li. •• c. 16. Suid••s, Ignat, ad Antiochen. And passing by Corinth, HE CAME TO ROME, to conuince Simon Magus. Hiero. in Catalogo. Euseb. li. 2 c. 12. 13. 24. Concil. to. 1. |
| | | He approueth & declareth the Gospel of S. Marke to be Canonical. Hiero. in Catal••. Euseb. li. 2 c. 14. |
| | | Hauing founded the Church at Rome, and planted his Apostolical Seate there, aftervvard absent from the citie (either expelled thence vvith other Ievves, Cornel. Tacit, in Claudio: or rather according to the office of his Apostleship) leauing it for a time, he visited other Churches, and came to Hierusalem againe, vsing both in his absence and presence, Linus and Cletus for his coadiutors. To. 2 Concil. pag. ••56, Epiph, to. 2. Haeres. 27. |
9 | 52 | 18 | He holdeth the first Councel. Act. 15. He is reprehended at Antioche by S. Paul. Galat. 1. except that difference fell before the Councel, as some thinke. August. ••p. 19. |
| | | He returneth to Rome againe, the Romane faith by his diligence novv made famous through the vvorld. Ro. 1. & 15. Theodoret. in 16. Ro. Thence he vvriteth his first epistle. 1 Pet. 5. Euseb. li. 2 c. 14. Hiero. in Catalogo. |
| | | He sendeth S. Marke to Alexandria, and others to plant the faith in diuers partes of the vvorld. Grego. li. 5 ep. 60. & li. 6 ep. 37. Ni••opho. li. 2 c. 35. |
| | | He vvriteth his second epistle a litle before his death, vvhich Christ reuealed to him to be at hand, 2 Pet. 1. He taketh order for his successor. |
Neronis | Nat. Dn̄i. | Ascen. | |
14 | 70 | 37 | He vvas finally crucified at Rome. See the last Annot. Ioan. c. 21. |