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“…slovenly, careless, lifeless talk in the guise of prayer, made to fill up a certain space in the service, is a weariness to man, and an abomination to God” (Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 55).
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“We must feel that woe is unto us if we preach not the gospel; the word of God must be unto us a fire in our bones, otherwise, if we undertake the ministry, we shall be unhappy in it, shall be unable to bear the self-denials incident to it, and shall be of little service
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“The first sign of the heavenly call is an intense, all-absorbing desire for the work” (Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 23).
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“…whatever ‘call’ a man may pretend to have, if he has not been called to holiness, he certainly has not been called to the ministry” (C.H. Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 3).
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“You all know the injurious effects frequently produced upon water through flowing along leaden pipes; even so the gospel itself, in flowing through men who are spiritually unhealthy, may be debased until it grows injurious to hearers” (C.H. Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 3).
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“It was indeed fitting that [pastors] be executors and keepers of the peace and safety of the church, since they are appointed for its preservation; but it is one thing to render what you owe; another, to owe what you fail to render”  (John Calvin, Institutes, Vol. 2, p. 1169).
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