For the third conclusion, which is, that St. Peter was monarch of the Church, he bringeth for his chief argument the place of St. Matthew (16:18⁠–⁠19), “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church,” etc. “And I will give thee the keys of heaven; whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.” Which place, well considered, proveth no more, but that the Church of Christ hath for foundation one only article; namely, that which Peter in the name of all the apostles professing, gave occasion to our Saviour to speak the words here cited. Which that we may clearly understand, we are to consider that our Saviour preached by himself, by John the Baptist, and by His apostles, nothing but this article of faith, “that He was the Christ”; all other articles requiring faith no otherwise than as founded on that. John began first ( Matt. 3:2), preaching only this, “the kingdom of God is at hand.” Then our Saviour himself (