A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…

For I pray you what community is spoken of either in the second / third / or fourth of the Acts / which ought not to be in the church / as long as the world standeth? was there any community but as touching the use / and so far for the as the pore brethren had need of / and not to take every man a like? was it not in any man his power to sell his houses or lands / or not to sell them? When he ¹had sold them / was it not in every man his liberty / to keep the money to himself at his pleasure? and all they that were of the Church / did not sell their possessions / but those whose hearts the Lord touched singularly with the compassion of the need of others / and whom God had blessed with abundance / that they had to serve them selves / and help others / and therefore it is reckoned as a ²rare example / that * Barnabas the Cyprian and Levite did sell his possessions / and brought the price to the feet of the Apostles.

For I pray you what communitie is spoken of either in the second / thirde / or fourth of the Actes / whych ought not to be in the church / as long as ye world standeth? was there any communitie but as touching the vse / and so farre for the as the pore brethren had neede of / and not to take euery man a like? was it not in any man his power to sell his houses or landes / or not to sell them? When he ¹had solde them / was it not in euery man his libertie / to keepe the money to hymselfe at his pleasure? and all they that were of the Church / did not sell their possessions / but those whose heartes the Lord touched singularly wyth the compassion of the neede of others / and whome God had blessed wyth aboundance / that they had to serue them selues / and helpe others / and therefore it is reckened as a ²rare example / that * Barnabas the Cyprian and Leuite did sel hys possessions / and brought the price to the feete of the Apostles.

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