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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.
I know that when the Church began to be tainted with vain inventions, the word Discipline began to have another signification (for their own various Rules of life and austere impositions, touch not, taste not, handle not) but its the ancient and truly Christian Discipline that I am contending for. So much of the Acts of Pastoral Oversight.
I know that when the Church began to be tainted with vain inventions, the word Discipline began to have another signification (for their own various Rules of life and austere impositions, touch not, taste not, handle not) but its the antient and truly Christian Discipline that I am contending for. So much of the Acts of Pastoral Oversight.
From what hath been said, we may see that the Pastoral office is another kind of thing then those men have taken it to be, who think that it consisteth in preaching and administering Sacraments only; much more then they have taken for, that think it consisteth in making of new Laws or Canons to bind the Church: As if God had not made us Laws sufficient; and as if he had committed the proper Legislative power over his Church to Ministers or Bishops? whose office is but to expound, and apply and execute in their places the Laws of Christ.
Obj. But will you deny to Bishops the power of making Canons? What are all those Articles that you have here agreed on among your selves about Catechizing and Discipline, but such things?