“There are two things in every minister of Christ that are much exercised:

his head with labor and his heart with love.

First, his head with labor.

The work of a minister, if done right, is a work fitter for angels than for men. It is our work to open the oracles of God, even these sacred and profound things, into which the angels search. If God did not help us, we might soon sink under the weight of such a burden.

Second, his heart with love.

It is hard to say which of these two exceed, so it is in the text: ‘dearly beloved.’ In these words, we have St Paul laying siege to these Corinthians, and laboring to make a happy victory, to conquer them with kindness.”

—Thomas Watson, “A Pastor’s Love Expressed to a Loving People,” The Works of Thomas Watson, Volume I, 3-4