There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life.
Joseph Barber LightfootBut there is another danger besetting your path. I mean the error of regarding your own capacities instead of your work, of putting self-consciousness in place of God.
Joseph Barber LightfootNot only must the message be correctly delivered, but the messenger himself must be such as to recommend it to acceptance.
Joseph Barber Lightfoot