'Ministers are ambassadors for God, and speak in Christ's stead. If they preach what is founded on the Scriptures, their word, as far as it is agreeable to the mind of God, is to be considered as God's. This is asserted by our Lord and His apostles. We ought therefore to receive the preacher's word as the word of God Himself. With what humility then ought we to attend to it! What judgments may we not expect, if we slight it.'
Charles Simeon, 'Directions How to Hear a Sermon' in Arthur Pollard (Ed.), Let Wisdom Judge: University Addresses & Sermon Outlines by Charles Simeon, p.189.
