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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.
4. See that they have some profitable moving book (besides the Bible) in each family: If they have not, persuade them to buy some of small price, and great use; such as Mr. Whateley's New Birth, and Dod on the Commandments; or some smaller moving Sermons; If they be not able to buy them, give them some if you can: if you cannot, get some Gentlemen or other rich persons that are willing to good works, to do it. And engage them to read on it at nights when they have leisure, and especially on the Lords day.
4. See that they have some profitable moving book (besides the Bible) in each family: If they have not, perswade them to buy some of small price, and great use; such as Mr. Whateleys New Birth, and Dod on the Commandments; or some smaller moving Sermons; If they be not able to buy them, give them some if you can: if you cannot, get some Gentlemen or other rich persons that are willing to good works, to do it. And engage them to read on it at nights when they have leisure, and especially on the Lords day.
5. By all means persuade them to procure ⟨p. 86⟩all their children to learn to read English.
5. By all means perswade them to procure ⟨p. 86⟩all their children to learn to read English.
6 Direct them how to spend the Lords day: how to dispatch their worldly businesses so as to prevent encumbrances and distractions; and when they have been at the Assembly, how to spend the time in their families: The life of Religion lieth much on this, because poor people have no other free considerable time: and therefore if they lose this they lose all, and will remain ignorant and brutish. Specially persuade them to these two things. 1. If they cannot repeat the Sermon, or otherwise spend the time profitably at home, that they take their family with them, and go to some godly neighbour that spends i better, that by joining with them, they may have the better help. 2. That the Master of the family will every Lords day at night cause all his family to repeat the Catechism to him, and give him some account of what they have learned in public that day.