"I think truly, that
no man preaches that sermon well to others, that doth not first preach it to
his own heart. He who doth not feed on,
and digest, and thrive by what he prepares for his people, he may give them
poison as far as he knows; for, unless he finds the power of it in his own
heart, he cannot have any ground of confidence, that it will have power in the
hearts of others." (John Owen, "The Duty of a Pastor").
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