“To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.”
“Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.”
“Not so much thy skill, then, O hunter, as the great necessities that strike the victory to thee!”
“A small victory, he thought, but sweet.”
“The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps us from denying that though Christ was victorious, the battle with lust, greed, and pride still rages within us.”
“Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.”