A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither

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Title: A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither
Author: Wither, George, 1540-1605.
Publication: Printed at London :: By Edm. Bollifant for Thomas Woodcocke,; [1588]
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The text.

For as manie as were owners of lands o•• houses, ∴ sold and brought the prices of those things which they sold, and laied it before the feete of the Apostles.

The note.

Note the ardent charitie, and contempt of worthly things in the first Christians: who did not onely giue great almes, but sold all their lands, to bestow on the Apostles, and the rest, that were in necessitie, according to Christs counsell, Matth. 16 21. Note also the great honor and cre∣dit giuen to the Apostles, in that the Christian men put all the goods, and possessions they had to their disposition.

The answer.

The time was such, as wherein an expectation was, that Ie∣rusalem should by the iust iudgement of God be destroied, which ere long followed, and therfore it had béene vaine to retaine their possessions, the present necessity of the multitude of beléeuers, which were poore, being not otherwise able to be supplied, by the aboundance of the rich, which were but few, so that this example neither fauoureth wilfull pouertie, nor 〈◊〉〈◊〉 commu∣nitie. The deserued credit, and honor of the Apostles, is an ex∣ample to the ministers of the word, to walke so carefully and vprightly in their calling, as that they may gain the like amongst the people committed to their charge.