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[...], all pertaineth unto Christ. [Wherefore], let us ever strive to show [them] honor, and receive their blessing; for Christ our Lord saith: “He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me.” | Luke 10:16.

CHAPTER 18: Rules for Listening to a Sermon.

1. We ought to go without wearying, and with an upright heart give ear to the sermon which the spiritual pastors and doctors [of the church] deliver on Sundays and feast days; whereby they bring to our remembrance the divine command and the precepts of the holy Church, and by spiritual exhortations urge us to cut off the causes of sins, pursue virtue, render true service unto God, and be made worthy of eternal life. 2. We ought, during the sermon, to be sober and vigilant, and humble[...]