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Although Shedd is often remembered as a theologian and historian, he also devoted his writing to the theory and practice of preaching. He forcefully argues that rhetorical elegance—the kind required for good preaching—is not merely a matter of aesthetics, but of ethics. He describes the relationship between eloquence and exegesis, the process of choosing a text and crafting a sermon, and the...

will be found, that provided these exist, the unwritten sermon affords an opportunity, for the display of all those substantial qualities which are commonly supposed to belong to written sermons alone, and, in addition, of all those qualities which co-exist only with the burning words, and free delivery, of the orator untrammeled by a manuscript, and the effort to read it. 1. The first requisite, in order to extemporaneous preaching, is a heart glowing and beating with evangelical affections. The
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