CAPUT XIII. Quod ad ecclesiam orandi gratia frequenter conveniri debeat.
A Lament for Lost Devotion
The author observes that contemporary Christian devotion is inferior to that of the apostolic age, and refers the reader to a fuller treatment in his earlier work.
It has already been noted in the preceding pages that in our own day, the devotion of Christian people falls far short of the devotion of the faithful peoples who lived under the apostles, and the rest as in Book12 I, chapter 11 of On the Institution of the Laity.
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Quia moderno tempore Christiani populi devotio a devotione plebium fidelium, quae sub apostolis exstitit, longe sit impar, in praecedentibus jam com memoratum est, et caetera ut in lib. I cap. 11 de Instit. laic.
Notes
On the Institution of a King (De institutione regia) 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