by Humbert of Romans CHAPTER ONE VI. Difficulties of the Office of Preacher: Part Two There are other kinds of preachers who diligently look for arguments irrelevant to their subject, like the one who preaches on the Apostles Peter and Paul, and borrows from the Book of Numbers the … [Read more...]

by Humbert of Romans CHAPTER ONE VI. Difficulties of the Office of Preacher: Part One We shall now consider the peculiar difficulties of preaching, and we shall show, by three proofs, that it is not an easy task to proclaim the word of God successfully. The first proof is found in the … [Read more...]

by Humbert of Romans CHAPTER ONE V. Benefits of Preaching for Mankind We shall now consider the benefits that preaching brings to all men. Having already shown how necessary preaching is in general for the whole world, we now fell that it is worth while to explain its advantages to the … [Read more...]