Early Church. To them it seemed right, that having the grace of faith in common, they should also hold their worldly substance in common: having one spirit they should have but one source of maintenance. With reason, too, is the term libenter, willingly, used; for “God loves the cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9:7). Willingly should we surrender earthly, in order to acquire heavenly goods. The Kingdom of Heaven is well worth all that you are possessed of. Nothing is bought more cheaply, nothing is more precious