NOTE.-A. D. 732. Bede taught at this time, that Christ instituted a sacrament as a memorial of redemption. On Luke 22.

Isidore explained the words of Christ, "Thou art Peter," etc., thus, "Upon this rock which thou hast confessed, I will build my church. For that rock," he says,"was Christ, upon which foundation also Peter was built." Lib. 7, Etim., cap. 9, Samuel heltius, Geslacht-register, page 126.

About A. D. 760.-D. Vicecomes (lib. 1, cap. 35, Bapt. Hist., page 523), records that Amalarius Fortunatus,*** a learned man of this period, writes the following concerning the newly-baptized Christians, "Our newly-planted Christians are led to the church for eight days by their leaders.";

This, as everyone knows, cannot be done with or by infants. Continuing, Vicecomes (lib. 3, cap. 6 and 7) writes what advice Amalarius Fortunatus gave to those who wished to be baptized, saying, "He that desires to be baptized, must fast for several days previous to it, according to the example of Cornelius, who, in order to receive baptism worthily, prayed at the ninth hour, and fasted in his house.";

He does not speak of such candidates as had no knowledge, and to whom baptism was administered without their knowing and wishing it, but of such as had come to knowledge, and desired to be baptized. Hence his words are, "He that desires to be baptized.";

* In what Bede's priesthood or monkhood consisted, is not expressed; hence nothing can be concluded regarding it.

* He calls the bread of the Supper a figure, which does not accord well with the priesthood or monkhood.

I The life of Amalarius Fortunatus is described in history shortly after the middle of the eighth century, or about A.D. 760, though P. J. Twisck refers him to the year 836, the time of I,udovicus Pius, which is 76 years later; however, both may be true, if Amalarius wrote from his youth to old age, which may easily ave been the case. As regards his belief, Twisck gives this account, "Amalarius Fortunatus, at this time, in the reign of I,udovicus Pius, wrote several excellent treatises against transubstantiation and the corporeal presence of the body of Christ, of the internal sacrifice of believers, and other fine things, as can be seen in Catal. Test., fol. 161, P. J. Twisck, Chron.. 9th book, page 285, col. 1.