Chapter 59 of 325

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Nunc si reputemus in eodum populo, quanta sit varietas sexuum, aetatum, conditionis, ingeniorum, opinionum, vitae institutionis, consuetudinis, quantâ, oportet esse praeditum prudentiâ ecclesiastum, cui sit temperanda oratio!—Erasmi Ecclesiastes, Lib. i. p. 9. – Now to the extent we consider the people, how great their variety on account of gender, age, condition, wit, opinions, the life of the institution, the practice, it is necessary to be endued with the wisdom of Ecclesiastes, and to set the temperature of the speech accordingly!

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