# De Duodecim Abusionibus Sæculi

Author: Patrick, Saint, 373?-463? [Dubious author]

Genre: Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800

Language: Latina

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74516

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=De+Duodecim+Abusionibus+S%C3%A6culi+Patrick&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Primus abusionis gradus est, si sine bonis operibus sapiens et praedicator fuerit, qui quod sermone docet, actibus explere negligit. Auditores enim doctrinae, dicta facere contemnunt, cum praedicatoris opera a praedicationis verbis discrepare conspiciunt. Numquam enim fit efficax constituentis auctoritas, nisi eam effectu operis cordi affixerit audientis, praesertim cum et ipse doctor, si in vitiorum amorem delapsus fuerit, alterius doctoris medicamentum suis vulneribus adhibere parvipendit. Unde et ipse Dominus in Evangelio de doctrina pariter et bono opere instruere volens discipulos, qualem in his cautelam haberent admonebat, dicens: _Quod si sal evanuerit, in quo salietur_ (_Matth_. V...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/la/books/de-duodecim-abusionibus-s-culi-74516/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/la/books/de-duodecim-abusionibus-s-culi-74516/chapters/2/index.md)