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…

And as for Ananias & Sapphira / they were not punished for because they brought not the price of their possessions to the Apostles / but because they lied / saying that they had brought the whole / when they had brought but part. And to be short / is there any more done there / then S. Paul prescribeth to the Corinthians / and in them to all churches to the worlds end? After he had exhorted to liberality towards the pore church in Jerusalem / not (saith he) that other ¹should be relieved and you oppressed / but upon like condition at this time / your abundance supplieth their lack / that also their abundance may be for your lack / that there might be equality / as it is written / he that gathered much / had nothing over / and he that gathered little / had not the less.

And as for Ananias & Saphira / they were not punished for because they brought not the price of their possessions to the Apostles / but because they lyed / saying that they had brought the whole / when they had brought but parte. And to be shorte / is there any more done there / then S. Paule prescribeth to the Corinthians / and in them to all churches to the worldes end? After he had exhorted to liberalitie towardes the pore churche in Ierusalem / not (sayth he) that other ¹should be releeued and you oppressed / but vpon like condition at this time / your aboundance supplieth their lacke / that also their aboundance maye be for youre lacke / that there might be equalitie / as it is wrytten / he that gathered much / had nothing ouer / and he that gathered little / had not the les.

1. 12. Cor. 8. 13. 14

Surely / it were better you were no Doctor in the Church / then that the Anabaptists should have such hold to bring in their community as you give them. In sum / the Apostolic community / or the Churches in their time was not Anabaptisticall.