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‘You may be innocent, and yet not “zealous of good works:” but if you are not this, then you are not good ministers of Jesus Christ. You must be excellent, not tanquam unus de popido, but tanquam homo Dei—not after the common manner of men, but “after God’s own heart”—not only pure, but shining—not only blameless, but didactic, in your lives; that as by your sermons you preach “in season”—so by your lives you may preach “out of season,” that is—at all seasons, and to all men; that “seeing your good works, they may glorify God on your behalf” and on their own.’ Bishop Taylor’s Sermon on the Minister’s duty in life and doctrine, Works, vol. vi. ‘When prejudices are to be overcome, or ignorance to be removed, it is necessary to show, that the man, who labours to introduce new modes of feeling and thinking, is not only the convert of his own opinions, but an example of their practical influence in forming a spiritual character.’ Bishop of Winchester’s Ministerial Character of Christ, p. 285.