| To make himself understood, he used categories and expressions familiar to his hearers. |
| Their aim is to persuade his hearers to pursue the better and safer path by alerting them to the danger of eternal perdition. |
| It is not the outer sparkle that is the sign of a good speech, but the inner heat that kindles the sympathy of hearers. |
| A deeply spiritual prayer engages the souls of all who are present and will move the hearers often to tears. |
| The original hearers of the work were, after all, the congregation present at a solemn liturgy, not the audience at a concert. |
| After which, speaker and hearers alike go back to the same old round of buying and selling, laboring and advantage-seeking. |
