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Gildas Salvianus: The Reformed Pastor
Gildas Salvianus, the reformed pastor showing the nature of the pastoral work, especially in private instruction and catechizing : with an open confession of our too open sins : prepared for a day of humiliation kept at Worcester, Decemb. 4, 1655 by the ministers of that county, who subscribed the agreement for catechizing and personal instruction at their entrance upon that work / by their unworthy fellow-servant, Richard Baxter ...Gildas Salvianus, the reformed pastor shewing the nature of the pastoral work, especially in private instruction and catechizing : with an open confession of our too open sins : prepared for a day of humiliation kept at Worcester, Decemb. 4, 1655 by the ministers of that county, who subscribed the agreement for catechizing and personal instruction at their entrance upon that work / by their unworthy fellow-servant, Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by Robert White for Nevil Simmons, 1656
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SECT. XIV.
6. Take heed also to your selves; for your sins have more heinous aggravations then other mens: Its noted among King. Alphonsus sayings, that a great man cannot commit a small sin; we may much more say, that a learned man, or a Teacher of others cannot commit a small sin: or at least, that the sin is great, as committed by him, which is smaller in another.
6. TAke heed also to your selves; for your sins have more hainous aggravations then other mens: Its noted among King. Alphonsus sayings, that a great man cannot commit a small sin; we may much more say, that a learned man, or a Teacher of others cannot commit a small sin: or at least, that the sin is great, as committed by him, which is smaller in another.
I. You are liker then others to sin against knowledge, because you have more then they. At least you sin against more light or means of knowledge. What, do you not know that Covetousness and Pride are sins? do you not know what it is to be ⟨p. 34⟩unfaithful to your trust, and by negligence or self-seeking to betray mens souls? You know your masters will, and if you do it not, shall be beaten with many stripes. There must needs therefore be the more wilfulness, by how much there is the more knowledge. If you sin, it is because you will sin.
I. You are liker then others to sin against knowledge, because you have more then they. At least you sin against more light or means of knowledge. What, do you not know that Covetousness and Pride are sins? do you not know what it is to be