Medieval Comedy: Minstrels
Gone Medieval
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The Importance of Poetry in Preaching
Sermons from the Middle Ages incorporate poetry as a way of catching the ear. Poetry is really useful in the sermon because it helps the audience, the parishioners connect with ideas or remember something that will help them understand doctrine. And so this passage is from the argument of the sermon and the argument goes like this. If you have a big tankard in your hand and it's full of good ale, you put your soul at great risk if you do not drink all of it. This occurs with two worthy preachers, Jack of Throm and John breast-bail. These men said in the Bible that it is impossible for a bad drinker to go to heaven because God
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