CHAPTER IX.
Of the Preachers,
Let the Brethren not preach in the Diocese of any Bishop, when the said Bishop has opposed their doing so. And let no Brother by any means dare to preach to the people unless he have been examined and approved by the Minister General of this Fraternity, and the office of preacher have been bestowed upon him. I also admonish and exhort these same Brothers that in the sermons they preach, their words be well- considered and simple, for the benefit and edification of the people, and that they speak to them of vices and virtues, of punishment and glory in few words, because Our Lord when on earth used brevity of speech.