Be able to teach so that people can follow you. Have a good sense of humor. Be able to speak well. Have a good voice. Have a good memory. Know when to stop. Be sure of one’s doctrine. Be ready to venture body and blood, wealth and honor, for the word of God. Suffer oneself to be mocked and jeered at by all. Be ready to accept patiently the fact that nothing is seen more quickly in preachers than their faults.283
