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Nicolaus PP. III Exiit qui seminat [Wherein] every doubt concerning the rule of the friars Minor [is] defined, and others already defined by his predecessors are set forth more seriously and clearly. (Folio 184; year II, number 156; Potthast 21628) The constitution made by the lord Pope Nicholas III on the confirmation of the rule of the friars Minor. I IntraText Edition CT Copyright EuloTech 2007 - See also: Credits

IntraText CT is the hypertextualized text together with wordlists and concordances. Help: Overview - Text & search - Lists - Concordances - Glossary - For easier reading... - Table of Contents - See also: Index of footnotes Statistics and graphs (Occurrences: 11138. Words: 1795) Incipit The Religion of the Friars Minor is founded upon the Gospel and strengthend by the teaching and life of Christ and His Apostles God, the Pope, and the Church have approved their way of life. God providence protects the Order My personal knowledge of the Rule and the Intention of its Author Obligation of the Rule in General The Poverty obliged by the Rule was taught and lived by Our Lord and His Apostles This Form of Poverty will always be viable in the Church of Christ The Rule obliges the abidication of the jus domini and the retention of the usus facti. This is an observable, possible, licit, meritorious, and perfect form of evangelical poverty. Let the Friars beware of transgressing this obligation even in appearances. The Rule obliges the usus pauper. The Rule obliges the non-use of money. How this is to be observed. The manner in which the Friars can have recourse to benefactors who have money. How last testiments should be formulated and interpreted in their regard. How and in what manner the Friars should conduct themselves in regard to movable goods. Poverty in clothing. The superiors may delegate their responsibility and authority regarding the necessities of the community. Of work and spiritual labors. Of preaching to the people. To whom the right to admit vocations may be conceded. On the election of the minister general. On avoiding suspicious familiarity with women. On the authority of the Testament of St. Francis This constitution is to be observed by all the Friars. This Constitution is to have perpetual validity and is to be published. Those who oppose it are to be excommunicated. Credits Printed source Not available Source of the electronic transcription https://www.franciscan-archive.org/ ETML tagging IntraText Editorial Staff Publication details Text within brackets, as well as paragraph headings, were added by the translator for the sake of clarity. This document has been released into the public domain by its author. The title "Incipit" has been added in the IntarText edition.

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