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A graceless, inexperienced preacher is one of the most unhappy creatures upon earth: and yet he is ordinarily very insensible of his unhappiness; for he has so many counters that seem like the gold of saving grace, and so many splendid stones that resemble Christian jewels, that he is seldom troubled with the thoughts of his poverty; but (Rev3:15) thinks he is rich, and increased in goods, and stands in need of nothing, when he is poor, and miserable, and blind, and naked. He

Richard Baxter The Reformed Pastor

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