“For this doctrine of expiation in the Christian system, is like a ganglion in the human frame; it is a knot of nerves; it is the oscillating centre where several primal and vital truths meet in unity” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 272).
Both Ends Necessary
“Eloquence, in its highest forms and effects, is a joint product of two factors; of an eloquent speaker, and an eloquent hearer” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 259).
Which Is Why Some Don’t Like It
“The gospel of the Son of God is the only system that is not subject to fashions and changes” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 257).
I Suppose You Could Put It Like That
“He must employ the rhetoric which Jael used upon Sisera, putting his nail to the head of his auditor, and driving it sheer and clear through his brain” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 252).
The Road Goes Both Ways
“No man can cultivate and employ a vigorous, direct, and forcible rhetoric, without finding that he is driven to solid and earnest themes, in order to originate, and sustain it” (Shedd, Homiletic and Pastoral Theology, p. 251).
Clarity Goes With Clarity
“Clear, evangelical ideas favor lucid, earnest style” (Shedd, Homiletic and Pastoral Theology, p. 250).
Real Reform
“That minister . . . whose preaching results in the actual conversion of human beings, contributes far more, in the long run, to the progress of society, literature, art, science, and civilization, than he does, who, neglecting these themes of sin and grace, makes a direct effort from the pulpit to ‘elevate society’” (Shedd, Homiletics …
Spontaneous and True
“When the clergy shall dare to speak to the people, with extemporaneous boldness, out of a full heart, full head, and clear mind, we may expect . . .” divine blessing (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 244).
Some of Them Two
“Hence, the language he did use is full of meaning; as one said, ‘every word weighs a pound’” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 238).
Right on Schedule
“He that is ashamed in small things, will extend his pusillanimity to greater” (Herbert, The Country Parson, p. 110).