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.

The second note of the Church is the Sacraments.

Sacraments, vnles they be vsed as the Lord him selfe ordayned them, they be not markes and tokens of the church of God.

Ieroboam offred sacrifice, but bicause he did it vnlawfully, he is called a straun¦ger, and a swaruer from the true church of God.* 1.1

Dauid also, with very great deuotion and ioy, caried himself the Arke of God, and daunced before it, but bicause it was not lawfullye caried vpon the Priestes shoulders, forthwith in stede of great gladnes, a great mourning arising, argued and proued that it is not enough for a man to vse the sacraments and ordinaun∣ces of God, vnles they be lawfully and rightly vsed.

The auncient Catholiques, woulde not rebaptize them, that were baptized of heretickes, bicause the heretickes did not baptize them in the name of any man, or for the felowship of their heresy, but in the name of the father, of the sonne, & of the holy ghost, neither they inuocated their own name, but the name of Christ, therfore that fourme of baptising was lawful enough.

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  Ieroboam. 12.