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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.
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IV. Having done with our work in respect of its Objects; I am next to speak of the Acts themselves. But of this I shall be very brief. 1. Because they are intimated before. 2. And because they are so fully handled by many. 3. And because I find I have already run into more tediousness then I intended.
IV. HAving done with our work in respect of its Objects; I am next to speak of the Acts themselves. But of this I shall be very brief. 1. Because they are intimated before. 2. And because they are so fully handled by many. 3. And because I find I have already run into more tediousness then I intended.
1. One part of our work, and that the most excellent, because it tendeth to work on many, is the public preaching of the word. A work that requireth greater skill, and especially greater life and zeal, then any of us bring to it. It is no small matter to stand up in the face of a Congregation, and deliver a Message of salvation or damnation, as from the living God, in the name of our Redeemer. It is no easy matter to speak so plain, that the ignorant may understand us, and so seriously, that the deadest hearts may feel us; and so convincingly, that the contradicting Cavillers may be silenced. I know it is a great dispute whether preaching be proper to the Ministers or not? The decision seems not very ⟨p. 79⟩