[I J C HA P. I. Pete1\ Col~feflion, Matth. 1 6. I 6. Conceits~( the rf?apij1s thcr~on. T l:e Subft~Dzce andExcellency ~(that Confefoon.- 0 U R Bleffed Saviour enquiring of his Difciples their Apprehenfi.ons concerning his Perfon, and their Faith in him, Simon Peter, as he was ufually the forwardefi on all fuch occafions, through his peculiar endowments of Faith and Zeal, returns an anfwer iri the name of them all, Matt h. r6. r6. And S imon Peter an- . fwered andfaid, ihou art Chrifl the Son of the li·ving God. Baroniu.s and fundry others of the Roman Church, do af– firm that the Lord Chriil: herein did prefcribe the form of a generalCoun~el. . For here, fay they, the principal Arti cle of . our Chriflian Faith was declared and determined by Peter, whereunto all the refl of the Apoflles, as in duty they were obliged, did gi·ve their confent andfuffrage. This was done, . as they fuppofe, that a Rule and Law might be given unto future Ages, how to enact and. determine A rt icles of Faith. ' For it is to be done by the Sucaffo rs of Peter prefiding in Councels as it was now done by Peter in this Affembly of ~~fi~ . arid his Apo~les. . - ·'/ 1 \ k• - · But they feem to forget that Chrift himfelf as 'row pre B fent, · \ ~1
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