John Witherspoon on an Essential Characteristic of the Good Minister
R. Andrew Myers
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“One of the most essentially necessary, and the most extensively useful qualifications of a good minister is, that he be a good man, that he have a firm belief of that gospel he is called to preach, and a lively sense of religion upon his own heart.” — John Witherspoon, “Ministerial Character and Duty” in Works 2:286