CHAPTER I.
That the Brethren ought to live in Obedience, without Property and in Chastity.
The Rule and Form of life of these brethren is this: to live in Obedience and Chastity and without Property and to follow the doctrine and example of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who says : ‘If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow Me’ And : ‘If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.’ And again : ‘ If any man come to Me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My Name’s sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall possess life everlasting.’