Popery condemned by scripture and the fathers - End Time Deception

SCRIPTURE AND THE FATHERS. 35
had denied his Lord thrice Peter had been
more forward than the rest in his professions of
love to Christ ; and his sin had been proportioned
to his presumption. Our Lord therefore
reproves him indirectly, by inquiring
about the extent of his love :
" Simon, son of
" Jonas, lovest thou me more than these * *'
Peter, now taught by his misconduct, would
make no extraordinary professions ;
" Yea,
*'
Lord," says he, " thou knowest that I love
*'
thee.*' He had indeed displayed a contrary
conduct ; but he appeals to Christ, as the
searcher of hearts, respecting the present state
of his affections. Our Lord, therefore, shows
him, that he still numbered him among his disciples^,
by assigning him a test for proving the
sincerity of his
love, " Feed my sheep/'
As the R. appears, upon all occasions, greatly
edified by the sayings of the Fathers, I will
produce him a few of their observations upon
this .knotty point.
'*
Jesus," says Gregory Nazlanzen, " received
*'
Peter again ; and by a triple interrogation
" and confession, healed his threefold abjura-
" tionf
*'
The Lord recalled Peter," says Epiphanius,
*'
after he had denied him ; and in opposition to
" his triple denial, he invited him to confession
*'
thrice J."
" That
* John, XX!. 15. f Orat 59. t Hccres. 59. stct. i.