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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.
Neglect not therefore this necessary part of your work: Get masters of families to their duties, and they will spare you a great deal of labour with the rest, or further much the success of your labours. If a Captain can get his Lieutenant, Cornet, and other inferior officers to do their duties, he may rule the Soldiers with less trouble, then if all should lie upon his own hands alone. You are like to see no general Reformation, till you procure family Reformation. ⟨p. 87⟩Some little obscure Religion there may be in here and there one; but while it sticks in single persons, and is not promoted by these societies, it doth not prosper, nor promise much for future increase.
Neglect not therefore this necessary part of your work: Get masters of families to their duties, and they will spare you a great deal of labour with the rest, or further much the success of your labours. If a Captain can get his Lieutenant, Cornet, and other inferiour officers to do their duties, he may rule the Souldiers with less trouble, then if all should lie upon his own hands alone. You are like to see no general Reformation, till you procure family Reformation. ⟨p. 87⟩Some little obscure Religion there may be in here and there one; but while it sticks in single persons, and is not promoted by these societies, it doth not prosper, nor promise much for future increase.
5. Another part of the work of our private Over-sight consisteth in a vigilant opposing of Seducers, and seeking to prevent the Infection of our Flock, and speedy reclaiming those that begin to itch after strange Teachers, and turn into crooked paths. When we hear of any one that lies under the influence of their temptations, or that is already deceived by them, we must speedily with all our skill and diligence make out for their relief. The means I shall show in the Directions in the end.
5. Another part of the work of our private Over-sight consisteth in a vigilant opposing of Seducers, and seeking to prevent the Infection of our Flock, and speedy reclaiming those that begin to itch after strange Teachers, and turn into crooked paths. When we hear of any one that lies under the influence of their temptations, or that is already deceived by them, we must speedily with all our skill and diligence make out for their relief. The means I shall shew in the Directions in the end.