¶ Men muste speake in the Congregation in such toung, as the people vnderstandeth.
Worship in the People's Tongue
The congregation must hear and understand all public reading and speaking, as Scripture forbids unknown tongues without interpretation.
It is very fitting and fully in line with the word of God that nothing in the congregation be read or spoken openly in a language the people don't understand. This is exactly what Saint Paul forbade, unless someone was present who would explain it.
Read the original English
IT is moste semely, and most agreable to the woorde of God, that in the congregatyon nothynge be openlye readde, or spoken in a tounge vnknowen to y• people. The whiche thynge saynt Paule did forbid, except sōe were present that shuld declare y• same
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit