Calvin on Preaching

I read this today:

So at the present day there are many who are well nigh sickened by the very name of preaching, because there are so many stupid, ignorant men who blurt out their worthless brainwaves from the pulpit…
Calvin's New Testament Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (Eerdmans)

I like Calvin. Contemporary. Doesn't mince his words.