The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful: set forth to the great profite in trayning vp of all youth, by Tho. Becon.
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- The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful: set forth to the great profite in trayning vp of all youth, by Tho. Becon.
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- Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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- Imprinted at London :: By Iohn Daye, dwelling ouer Aldersgate,
- An. 1569.
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- Church of England -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
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it, and clensed it in the fountayne of water through y• word, to make it vnto him self a glorious congre∣gation, without spot or wrinckle, or any such thyng, that it should be holy, and without blame.
I write these thinges vnto thee,* 1.3 that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behaue thy selfe in the house of God, which is the congre∣gation of the liuing God, the piller and ground of the truth.
All that beleued kept themselues together,* 1.4 and had all thinges com∣mon, and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all mē, as euery man had neede. And they continued dayly with one accorde in the temple, & brake bread from house to house, and dyd eate their meate together with gladnes and singlenes of hart, praysing God.
The multitude of them that be∣leued,* 1.5 were of one hart, and of one
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soule. Neither sayd any of them, that ought of the thinges which he possessed, was hys owne, but they had all thinges cōmon. And great grace was with them all. Neither was there any among them that lacked. For as many as were pos∣sessors of landes or houses, solde them, and brought the price of the thinges that were solde, and layde it down at the Apostles feete. And distribution was made vnto euery man according as he had neede.
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* 1.1
Mat. xviij
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* 1.2
Eph. v.
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* 1.3
j. Tim. iij.
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* 1.4
Actes. ij.
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* 1.5
Acte. iiij.