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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.
Is it not sad to think of the heat of an Epiphanius and Theophilus Alexand. against Chrysostom, and of Chrysostom against them! Of Hierom against Ruffinus, Chrysostom, and many others; and if Austin had not been more peaceable then he, one of them must have been an Heretic, or Schismatic at least. How many more such sad examples have we!
Is it not sad to think of the heat of an Epiphanius and Theophilus Alexand. against Chrysostom, and of Chrysostome against them! Of Hierom against Ruffinus, Chrysostom, and many others; and if Austin had not been more peaceable then he, one of them must have been an Heretick, or Schismatick at least. How many more such sad examples have we!
And for their damnatory Sentences, they were more presumptuous then their Laws; Few men could stand in another's way, or fall out, but one of ⟨p. 147⟩them must be an Heretic before they had made an end. Small differences were named damnable Heresies. Though they had enough among them that were such indeed, (whereof some of the Clergy were almost always the causes and fomenters) yet did they so multiply them by their imputation, that their Catalogues swelled beyond the credit of charity. And he that had the highest reputation, was usually safest from the blot, and had power to make others heretics almost at his pleasure; and if a man had once got the vote and fame, it was dangerous gainsaying him. Had Vigilantius or Jovinian had Hieroms name, some of their heresies might possibly have been articles of faith.
And for their damnatory Sentences, they were more presumptuous then their Laws; Few men could stand in anothers way, or fall out, but one of ⟨p. 147⟩them must be an Heretick before they had made an end. Small differences were named damnable Heresies. Though they had enough among them that were such indeed, (whereof some of the Clergy were almost alwaies the causes and fomenters) yet did they so multiply them by their imputation, that their Catalogues swelled beyond the credit of charity. And he that had the highest reputation, was usually safest from the blot, and had power to make others hereticks almost at his pleasure; and if a man had once got the vote and fame, it was dangerous gainsaying him. Had Vigilantius or Jovinian had Hieroms name, some of their heresies might possibly have been articles of faith.