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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.
Let all writers have their due esteem, but compare none of them with the word of God. We will not refuse their service, but we must abhor them as Competitors. Its a sign of a distempered heart that looseth ⟨p. 130⟩the relish of Scripture excellency. For there is a connaturality in a spiritual heart to the word of God: because this is the seed that did regenerate him; The word is that seal that made all the holly Impressions that be in the hearts of true believers, and stamped the Image of God upon them. And therefore they must needs be like that word, and highly esteem it as long as they live. Austin tells us (in his lib. 10. de Civit. Deic. 29.) Quod initium sancti Evangelii cui nomen est secundum Joannem quidam Platonicus (sicut à sancto sene impliciano qui postea. Mediolanensi Ecclesiae praesedit Episcopus, s•lebamus audire) aur•is literis consoribendum, & peromnes Ecclesias in locis eminentiscimis proponendum esse dicehat. If he could so value that which suited with his Platonism, how should we value the whole which is suitable to the Christian nature, and interest? God is the best Teacher of his own nature and will.
Let all writers have their due esteem, but compare none of them with the word of God. We will not refuse their service, but we must abhor them as Competitors. Its a sign of a distempered heart that looseth ⟨p. 130⟩the relish of Scripture excellency. For there is a connaturality in a spiritual heart to the word of God: because this is the seed that did regenerate him; The word is that feal that made all the holly Impressions that be in the hearts of true believers, and stampt the Image of God upon them. And therefore they must needs be like that word, and highly esteem it as long as they live. Austin tells us (in his lib. 10. de Civit. Deic. 29.) Quod initium sancti Evangelii cui nomen est secundum Joannem quidam Platonicus (sicut à sancto sene impliciano qui postea. Mediolanensi Ecclesiae praesedit Episcopus, s•lebamus audire) aur•is literis consoribendum, & peromnes Ecclesias in locis eminentiscimis proponendum esse dicehat. If he could so value that which suited with his Platonism, how should we value the whole which is suitable to the Christian nature, and interest? God is the best Teacher of his own nature and will.