| 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] |