▁little ▁explanation ▁for ▁the ▁latter ▁two ▁styles . ▁He ▁c ites ▁the ▁passage ▁“ Be hold , ▁now ▁thou ▁speak est ▁plain ly , ▁and ▁speak est ▁no ▁pro verb ” ▁from ▁John ▁ 1 6 : 2 9 ▁for ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁speaking ▁clearly ; ▁for ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁speaking ▁obsc ure ly , ▁he ▁writes ▁" it ▁is ▁frequently ▁said ▁about ▁His ▁hear ers ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁understand ▁the ▁Word ". ▁( p .   1 2 9 ) ▁ ▁Saint ▁Paul ’ s ▁method ▁comb ines ▁reason ▁and ▁authority ▁into ▁one ▁method ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁work ▁in ▁tan dem . ▁In ▁Saint ▁Paul ’ s ▁style ▁authority ▁confir ms ▁reason . ▁Saint ▁Paul , ▁as ▁well , ▁appe als ▁to ▁Base v orn ▁because ▁his ▁writ ings ▁and ▁ser m ons ▁reflect ▁his ▁comp ass ion ▁and ▁char ity ▁he ▁had ▁for ▁his ▁audience . ▁ ▁Cl os ely ▁reading ▁a ▁single ▁passage ▁from ▁a ▁sacred ▁text ▁and ▁developing ▁a ▁ser mon ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁theme ▁in ▁that ▁specific ▁passage ▁is ▁Saint ▁August ine ’ s ▁style , ▁and ▁appe als ▁to ▁Base v orn ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁them atic ▁ser mon . ▁The ▁mer it ▁in ▁Saint ▁August ine ’ s ▁style , ▁according ▁to ▁Base v orn , ▁is ▁it ▁is ▁best ▁su ited ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁short ▁mem ories ▁or ▁attention ▁sp ans . ▁ ▁Mor ality , ▁not ▁faith , ▁is ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁emphas is ▁in ▁Saint ▁Gregory ’ s ▁ser