earth to which they cleave, and to elevate them a little nearer heaven. 66 Thomas Watson, speaking of this issue, writes: [A minister must be] a plain preacher, suiting his matter and style to the capacity of his audience (1 Cor. 14:19). Some ministers, like eagles, love to soar aloft in abstruse metaphysical notions, thinking they are most admired when they are least understood. They who preach in the clouds, instead of hitting their people’s conscience, shoot over their heads. 67 The expository