Ptōchomuseion [sic]. = The poore mans librarie Rapsodiæ G.A. Bishop of Exceter vpon the first epistle of saint Peter, red publiquely in the cathedrall church of saint Paule, within the citye of London. 1560. Here are adioyned at the end of euery special treatie, certaine fruitful annotacions which may properly be called miscellanea, bicause they do entreate of diuerse and sundry matters, marked with the nombre and figures of Augrime. 2.

Responsio.

* 1.1Couetousnes is the seruing of idols, as saint Paule writeth to the E∣phesians, and not to obey God, by the sentence of Samuel it is coumpted also idolatry. Furthermore to obserue supersticiously the letters, the ti∣tles and the pointes of the law, (as the Cabalistes do) cannot be without the compasse of idolatrie.

Therfore that Rachel stole her fathers idols, is manifestlye signified that they which do truly know God, and do vewe godlye thinges, do not onely coumpt the thing before recited, to be foolish and vayne, but also wicked and diabolical.

Also by it is signified, that these twoo thinges, idolatrie and super∣stitious obseruation of the law, are taken away by Rachel, that is to say by the faith in Christ, who did manifest and open the secretes of God, & taking away from the Phareseies, the scriptures and oracle of the Pro∣phetes, which they had corrupted with their false gloses, did restore the true sense and natural meaning vnto the law.

The whole mistery that is signified by Lia and Rachel, is described at large in the sayd booke of Naclantus before named.

Notes

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  Ephes. 5. 1. Sam. 15.