Lectures on Preaching and the Several Branches of the Ministerial Office Including the Characters of the Most Celebrated Ministers Among Dissenters and in the Establishment
Lectures on Preaching and the Several Branches of the Ministerial Office Including the Characters of the Most Celebrated Ministers Among Dissenters and in the Establishment
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804 edition. Excerpt: ...truly, and to apply them seriously.--He knows what is in man, and can lead you to come at what you ought always most to seek, --the hearts of your hearers. 17. Give your Sermons a very attentive and critical review.--Here lop off excrescences, --divide sentences which are too long, --and if you can find time, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804 edition. Excerpt: ...truly, and to apply them seriously.--He knows what is in man, and can lead you to come at what you ought always most to seek, --the hearts of your hearers. 17. Give your Sermons a very attentive and critical review.--Here lop off excrescences, --divide sentences which are too long, --and if you can find time, transcribe the whole again. For this purpose begin soon enough;--let your general schemes be drawn up a week before hand.--Read and enrich your schemes by additional thoughts and conversation on Monday and Tuesday;--on Wednesday and Thursday compose your Sermon;--and on Saturday review and transcribe it.--Practice this method seven years, and it will become natural and easy. LECTURE XI. On the Delivery of Sermons. 1.1 HIS is evidently a matter of great importance, and almost every body pretends to be a judge of it.--A good delivery is much in a man's favour, and the contrary is much to his disadvantage.--In some instances hearers judge of a man's character by the manner of his speaking, as much as, or more than they do by his matter. 2. Several things are essential to a good delivery.--Particularly, it must be grave and serious;--agreeable to the dignity of the character in which you appear.--This is opposed to a careless air in your delivery, --and to every thing that approaches that ludicrous manner which an unhappy few have affected;--and also to improper actions, such as playing with the cushion, band, gloves, &c. 3. It should be distinct.--Take care of running Every preacher wishes to be understood as well as heard; bnt many are deficient in this respect, lor want of a distinct articulation; which might easily be acquired, if they would attend to certain rule, without the observation of which no man's delivery can...
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