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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.
And thus our breach is made; but how or when it will be well healed, the Lord knoweth. But this is not all; it behoveth us yet to come nearer home, and enquire into the ways of the present approved Godly Ministers, of what party soever; and doubtless if we are willing to know our selves we may soon find that which will lay us very low before the Lord, I shall in all have an eye at my own corrupt heart which I am so far from Justifying in th•s common lamentation, that I take it as my necessary duty to cast the first stone at my self.
And thus our breach is made; but how or when it will be well healed, the Lord knoweth. But this is not all; it behoveth us yet to come neerer home, and enquire into the waies of the present approved Godly Ministers, of what party soever; and doubtless if we are willing to know our selves we may soon find that which will lay us very low before the Lord, I shall in all have an eye at my own corrupt heart which I am so far from Justifying in th•s common lamentation, that I take it as my necessary duty to cast the first stone at my self.
The great sins that we are guilty of, I shall not undertake to enumerate; and therefore my passing over any particular is not to be taken as a denial of it for our Justification. But I shall take it to be my duty to give instance of some few, that cry loud for humiliation and speedy Reformation.
The great sins that we are guilty of, I shall not undertake to enumerate; and therefore my passing over any particular is not to be taken as a denyal of it for our Justification. But I shall take it to be my duty to give instance of some few, that cry loud for humiliation and speedy Reformation.