Q160
What is required of those that hear the Word preached?
It is required of those that hear the Word preached, that they attend upon it with diligence,1034 preparation,1035 and prayer;1036 examine what they hear by the Scriptures;1037 receive the truth with faith,1038 love,1039 meekness,1040 and readiness of mind,1041 as the Word of God;1042 meditate,1043 and confer of it;1044 hide it in their hearts,1045 and bring forth the fruit of it in their lives1046 .