“What would preaching be like if we wanted to do it in proportion to our frame? When I go into the pulpit, if I consider who I am, alas, I would not be able to proclaim the Word with such fullness as God demands. I would not be able to exhort myself and others, and we would all stagnate in our filth. . . . although we are poor weak sinners, we must nonetheless continue to press God’s right, since he has established us as his advocates.” (John Calvin)
