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St. Peter, His Name and His Office, as Set Forth in Holy Scripture — John Shaqi

St. Peter, His Name and His Office, as Set Forth in Holy ScriptureAllies, T. W. (Thomas William)

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St. Peter, His Name and His Office, as Set Forth in Holy Scripture

Name: St. Peter, His Name and His Office, as Set Forth in Holy Scripture
Author: Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

Peter, the Apostle, Saint

By S. Isidore in Spain, and summed up by Pope Gregory II.          113


CHAPTER V.

PETER'S PRIMACY AS EXHIBITED IN THE ACTS.

  Division of the Acts into history of the Church universal, and
  of S. Paul in particular                                           114

  Gospels, history of the Head; Acts, of the Body                    115

  Execution of Christ's promises declaratory of their enactment      116

  General proof of this as to the Primacy in the Acts                117
      1. Peter oftener mentioned than all the rest put together.
      2. The leading part assigned to him.
      3. Peter mentioned directly; the rest obliquely                118
      4. Peter answers for all the Apostles                          119
      5. Luke records Peter's actions and speeches in full.
      6. The first part of the Acts may be called the
         history of Peter                                            120

  I. Particular proof--Election of a new Apostle                     122

  S. Chrysostome's comment on this                                   124

  Peter's conduct in defending the rest on the day of Pentecost      125

  Third and fourth speech of Peter.--Summary of the first
  four chapters                                                      128

  II. Proof from junction of authoritative teaching and miracles     129

  Resemblance between Peter's miracles and Christ's                  131

  Peter the chief figure among the Apostles as Christ before         133

  III. Peter presides over the different steps in propagating
  the Church                                                         134

  Peter's part in the conversion of Samaria                          135

  IV. Peter receiving the Gentiles in the person of Cornelius        137

  Things to be noted in this reception concerning Peter.--Peter
  murmured against by some of the circumcision                       142

  S. Chrysostome and S. Gregory upon his conduct                     143

  V. S. Peter exercising supreme judicial power over Ananias         144

  VI. S. Peter exercising supreme visitatorial power                 145

  VII. S. Peter's supreme legislative authority in council           147

  The consent and joint action of others do not impugn the
  supremacy                                                          148

  Tertullian's testimony as to his authority here, and that of
  S. Jerome and Theodoret                                            150

  VIII. Contrast between the mode in which the imprisonment of
  Peter, and that of James and Paul is mentioned                     151

  Summary of the testimony to Peter in the Acts                      153

  His Primacy magisterial, judicial, and legislative.--Its
  institution compared with its exercise                             154

  No opposition offered to it                                        155

  The mystical headship contrasted with the visible                  157

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St. Peter, His Name and His Office, as Set Forth in Holy Scripture

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