Luther's List

Here are Martin Luther's necessary qualities of good preachers:

1. They should be able to teach in a right in orderly way.
2. They should have a good head.
3. They should be able to speak well.
4. They should have a good voice.
5. They should have a good memory.
6. They should know when to stop.
7. They should be sure of their material and be diligent.
8. They should stake body and life, goods and honor on it.
9. They should suffer themselves to be vexed and played by everyone.