which he would build his Church. Also I would have the Reader to minde, that Christ gave this power to all the twelve Apostles as well as to Peter.
For they all had their Commission from Christ after he was a∣scended, to preach the everlasting Gospel to all Nations that dwell upon the earth, according to that saying of Christ to his Apostles before he suffered death.
Who said unto his Apostles whom he had chose, Go preach the Gospel to every creature, or to all nations, and lo I will be with you to the end of the world, &c.
Now this Gospel was preached to all nations, according to the words of Christ in the time of the Apostles Commission.
As may be read, Acts 2.5. And there dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Unto these Jews did Peter and the rest of the Apostles, preach the Gospel of Jesus, they speaking, though unlearned men, to every man in his own tongue, the wonderful things of God.
So that this Gospel which the Apostles preached, it was carried to all Nations on the earth, as you may read Acts 2. beginning at the seventh verse.
And as for the everlasting Gospel being preached to every na∣tion, and kinred, and tongue, and people, it was preached at that time aforesaid, and at other times.
For Jew and Gentile doth include all nations, kinred, tongues, and people.
And Paul being chosen of Christ to preach the everlasting Go∣spel unto the Gentiles, he was made one with the rest of the Apo∣stles in the Commission of the Gospel.
So that Peter he being the Apostle of the Jews, and Paul being the Apostle of the Gentiles, they both preaching one everlasting Gospel, so counted by the Spirit in John but one Angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach.
Therefore minde, though there were Apostles besides Paul, and divers other Preachers of the Gospel in the time of that Com∣mission, which did last a matter of three hundred years, as afore∣said, yet they are all called by the revelation in John, but one Angel, because they were all under one Commission.
And Peter being the chief and head Apostle of the Commission