Now or never the holy, serious, diligent believer justified, encouraged, excited and directed, and…

Certainly by the Divine wisdom was it brought to pass, that in our times—Assemblies were instituted in the City, much what after the form of those Apostolical Conventions, such especially as by the Apostle were appointed for discoursing of divine matters, both for edifying the hearers, and for propagating the Church. It was agreed that the zealous Christians should meet a days at St. Hieroms Oratory, and there a Religious meeting should be held after this manner. First, silence being made, they began with prayer, and one of the brothers reads some pious lesson. At the reading of which, the Father used to interpose upon occasion, explaining more fully, enlarging and vehemently inculcating on the minds of the Auditors, the things read, continuing his discourse sometime a whole hour (to the great satisfaction of the hearers) dialogue-wise, asking some of the company their opinions about such a thing. Afterward by his appointment, one of them went up into the Desk, raised upon steps, and made an Oration without flourishes, or varnish of Language, composed out of the approved and choice lives of Saints, sacred Writ, and sentences of Holy Fathers. He that succeeded him, discoursed after the same manner, but on a differing matter. Then followed ⟨image 12⟩the third, who related some part of the Church story in the order of its several Ages. Every of these had his half hour allotted him, and performed all with marvellous delight and approbation: Then singing some Hymn, and going to prayers again, the company broke up. All things thus ordered, and ratified by the Pope, as far as the times would suffer, the beautiful face of the Primitive Apostolical assembling, seemed to be revived again, whereat all good men rejoicing, and many taking their Model from them, the like exercises of piety were set up and practised in other places.] So far Baronius.

Certainly by the Divine wisdom was it brought to pass, that in our times—Assemblies were instituted in the City, much what after the form of those Apostolical Conventions, such especially as by the Apostle were oppointed for discoursing of divine matters, both for edifying the hearers, and for propogating the Church. It was agreed that the zealous Christians should meet a days at St. Hieroms Oratory, and there a Religious meeting should be held after this manner. First, silence being made, they began with prayer, and one of the brothers reads some pious lesson. At the reading of which, the Father used to interpose upon occasion, explaining more fully, enlarging and vehemently inculcating on the minds of the Auditors, the things read, continuing his discourse sometime a whole hour (to the great satisfaction of the hearers) dialogue-wise, asking some of the company their opinions about such a thing. Afterward by his appointment, one of them went up into the Desk, raised upon steps, and made an Oration without flourishes, or varnish of Language, composed out of the approved and choice lives of Saints, sacred Writ, and sentences of Holy Fathers. He that succeeded him, discoursed after the same manner, but on a differing matter. Then followed