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. Markes Ghospel may be wel divided into foure parts.

The first part, of the preparation that was made to the manifestation of Christ: chap. 1. in the beginning.

The second, of his manifesting himself by Preaching and Miracles, and that in Galilee: the residue of the 1. chap. unto the 10. chap.

The third, of his comming into Jurie, towards his Passion: chap. 10.

The fourth, of the Holy weeke of his Passion in Hierusalem: chap. 11. to the end of the booke.

Of S. Marke and his conversation with the two Apostles S. Paul and S. Barnabee, we have at large Act. 12. and 15. some what also Col. 4. and 2. Tim. 4. and to Philemon. Moreover of his familiaritie with the Prince of the Apostles S. Peter, we have 1. Pet. 5. For so it pleased our Lord, that only two of the Evangelists should be of his twelve Apostles, to wit, S. Matthew and S. John. The other two, S. Marke and S. Luke, he gave unto us of the Disciples of his two most principal and most glorious Apostles S. Peter and S. Paul. Whose Ghospels therefore were of Antiquitie counted as the Ghospels of S. Peter and S. Paul them selves. Marke the Disciple, and interpreter of Peter (saith S. Hierom) according to that which he heard of Peters mouth, wrote at Rome a briefe Ghospel at the request of the Brethren (about 10. or 12. yeares after our Lords Ascension.) which when Peter had heard, he approved it, and with his authoritie did publish it to the Church to be read, as Clemens Alexandrinus ''writeth li. 6. Hypotypos.''

In the same place S. Hierom addeth, how he went into Ægypt to preach, and was the first Bishop of the cheefe citie there, named Alexandria: and how Philo Judæus at the same time seeing and admiring the life and conversation of the Christians there under S. Marke, who were Monkes, wrote a booke thereof, which is extant to this day. And not only S. Hierom (in Marco, and in Philone) but also Eusebius Hist. li. 2. ca. 15. 16. 17. Epiphanius Secta 29. Nazaræorum, li. 1. to 2. Cassianus de Instit. Cænobiorum li. 2. c. 5. Sozomenus li. 1. c. 12. Nicephorus lib. 2. c. 15. and diverse others doe make mention of the said Monkes out of the same Author. Finally, He died (saith S. Hierom) the 8 yeare of Nero, and was buried at Alexandria, Anianus succeeding in his place. But from Alexandria he was * translated to Venice, Anno Dom. 830.

It is also to be noted, that in respect of S. Peter, who sent S. Marke his scholer to Alexandria, and made him the first Bishop there, this See was esteemed next in dignitie to the See of Rome, and the Bishop thereof was accounted the cheefe Metropolitan or Patriarch of the East, and that by the first Councel of Nyce. Whereof see S. Leo ep. 53. S. Gregorie li. 5. ep. 60. & li. 6. ep. 37. Rh