The object of preaching is, constantly to remind mankind of what mankind are constantly forgetting; not to supply the defects of human intelligence, but to fortify the feebleness of human resolutions.

Sydney Smith (1771-1845) English clergyman, essayist, wit

Sermon (1824-03-28), “The Judge That Smites Contrary to the Law”
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On Acts 23:3. Preached in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, York.