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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. III.
II. THE subject matter of the Ministerial work, is in general, spiritual things, or matters that concern the Pleasing of God, and the Salvation of our people. It is not about temporal and transitory things. It is a vile usurpation of the Pope and his Prelates to assume the management of the temporal sword, and immerse themselves in the businesses of the world; to exercise the violent coercion of the Magistrate, when they should use only the spiritual weapons of Christ. Our business is not to dispose of Common-wealths, nor to touch mens purses or persons by our penalties: but it consisteth only in these two things.
II. THE subject matter of the Ministerial work, is in general, spiritual things, or matters that concern the Pleasing of God, and the Salvation of our people. It is not about temporal and transitory things. It is a vile usurpation of the Pope and his Prelates to assume the management of the temporal sword, and immerse themselves in the businesses of the world; to exercise the violent coertion of the Magistrate, when they should use only the spiritual weapons of Christ. Our business is not to dispose of Common-wealths, nor to touch mens purses or persons by our penalties: but it consisteth only in these two things.
1. In revealing to men that Happiness, or chief Good, which must be their ultimate end.