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little_a after_o christ_n will_v have_v peter_n endue_v with_o such_o authority_n and_o to_o be_v far_o above_o all_o his_o other_o apostle_n for_o he_o say_v peter_n do_v thou_o love_v i_o more_o than_o these_o 21._o in_o cap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 21._o see_v he_o also_o in_o his_o learned_a commentary_n upon_o that_o text_n of_o s._n john_n s._n augustine_n also_o upon_o the_o same_o place_n say_v that_o he_o commit_v his_o sheep_n to_o peter_n to_o be_v feed_v that_o be_v say_v he_o to_o be_v teach_v and_o govern_v and_o because_o he_o produce_v s._n gregory_n against_o we_o he_o must_v give_v we_o leave_v to_o cite_v he_o for_o us._n 76._o lib._n 4._o epist_n 76._o he_o say_v it_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o that_o know_v the_o gospel_n that_o by_o our_o lord_n mouth_n the_o charge_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v commit_v unto_o peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o unto_o he_o it_o be_v say_v peter_n do_v thou_o love_v i_o feed_v my_o sheep_n to_o he_o be_v it_o also_o say_v 31._o luc._n 22._o vers_fw-la 31._o behold_v satan_n have_v require_v to_o sift_v you_o as_o wheat_n but_o i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o and_o thou_o once_o convert_v confirm_v thy_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n by_o these_o two_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n to_o omit_v for_o brevity_n sake_n twenty_o other_o it_o be_v clear_a enough_o to_o they_o who_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o truth_n that_o s._n peter_n by_o our_o saviour_n own_o choice_n and_o appointment_n be_v not_o only_o prefer_v before_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o some_o particular_a gift_n but_o be_v make_v also_o governor_n of_o his_o church_n now_o