The sermons themselves were models of structural perfection, and his diction such that a stenographic report of his messages might be published with little or no editing. This was a result partly of his ability to “think on his feet,” and partly of his early habit of writing out his sermons in full before delivering them. As to what type of preacher he was, he seems to have been a blend of many types. There are those who insist that he was primarily an expository preacher. Some say he used the topical