"To the question, 'should one preach doctrine?' the Puritan answer would have been, 'Why? What else is there to preach?' Puritan preachers were not afraid to bring the profoundest theology into the pulpit if it bore on their hearer's salvation...doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrite, but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ's sheep. The preacher's job is to proclaim the faith, not to provide entertainment for unbelievers. In other words, to feed the sheep and not amuse the goats." - Dr. J. I. Packer - A Quest For Godliness - The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Puritanism Under the Stuarts 1603-1640, by Dr. J. I. Packer
The Elizebethan Settlement, by Dr. J. I. Packer
Elizebethan Puritans, by Dr. J. I. Packer
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6. "Even the best case can be lost. Every lawyer knows that. And if the widow wins big, the insurance company will only appeal it, and starve her out, while a bunch of judges who don't know her and don't give a damn for her kids take a couple of years to deliver their opinion. And if the jury gave her a big enough award, you can bet the appellate judges will decide against her for one reason or another." Gerry Spence - With Justice For None - Destroying the American Myth
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