THE INVESTITURE OF PETER. What our Lord had done up to His resurrection 64 Further disposition of powers after His resurrection 65 Special care to prove the resurrection to Peter 66 Fulfilment of the Lord's promises to the Twelve, in the bestowal of their legislative, judicial, and executive powers 68 Subsequent exercise of these powers by the Twelve 69 Fulfilment of the special promises to Peter in the bestowal of the legislative, judicial, and executive powers of the Primacy 70 Force of the Lord's title, the Shepherd 72 Importance and extent of the charge conveyed by this title 74 Force of the circumstances under which it is conveyed 76 S. Ambrose, S. Chrysostome, Theophylact, S. Leo, and S. Basil on the text 79 S. Cyprian adds the Primacy to the Apostolic equality 81 Force of Follow thou Me 82 CHAPTER IV. CORRESPONDENCE AND EQUIVALENCE OF THE GREAT TEXTS CONCERNING PETER. Difference in the mode of speaking of persons indicates a difference of rank--The phrase, a person "and they that were with him." 84 S. Peter first in all the Apostolic catalogues 86 Synthetical view of the whole evidence 89 Distinct spheres of S. Peter and S. John 91 Peter wrought into the whole Gospel history 92 The Primacy defined by the three great texts: first, Matt. xvi. 18 94 Paraphrase of Matt. xvi. 18 95 Corollaries from it 96 Our Lord's answer to the question, who was the greatest? 100 The text, confirm thy brethren 101 Our Lord's conduct to Peter, after His resurrection, the counter part to that before it.--Comparison of what is given to the Apostles, and what to Peter 102 The joint force, identity, and reciprocal relations of the three texts 104 1. They are appropriated to Peter only. 2. Priority of time is assigned to him. 3. Their equivalence. 4. They indicate a sovereign and independent authority. 5. Their definiteness. 6. The ordinary government of the Church contained in them. 7. Peter made in them the _continuous_ principle of power. 8. Peter made the type and efficient cause of visible unity. These conclusions borne out by Cassian in Gaul 111 By Maximus of Turin, in Italy 112