Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Matthew 16:19

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven - Indeed not to him alone, (for they were equally given to all the apostles at the same time, Joh 20:21-23;) but to him were first given the keys both of doctrine and discipline. He first, after our Lord's resurrection, exercised the apostleship, Act 1:15. And he first by preaching opened the kingdom of heaven, both to the Jews, Act 2:14 &c., and to the Gentiles, Act 10:34 &c. Under the term of binding and loosing are contained all those acts of discipline which Peter and his brethren performed as apostles: and undoubtedly what they thus performed on earth, God confirmed in heaven. Mat 18:18. Matthew 16:20

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