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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.
But I have been too long on this. I shall only conclude it with this earnest request to my Brethren of the Ministry, that they would speedily and faithfully put in execution, at least all the unquestionable part of the Discipline, that they have so much contended for. When we were so offended with the Parliament for their enumeration of scandals, as too defective, and a Protestation was published that we acted only on supposition that it was defective, sure we little thought then that we that were so earnest to have had more power, would use none and we that must needs have authority to reject more then the Parliament did enumerate, would censure so few even ⟨p. 232⟩of them as we have done, since we have had more liberty to do it.
But I have been too long on this. I shall only conclude it with this earnest request to my Brethren of the Ministery, that they would speedily and faithfully put in execution, at least all the unquestionable part of the Discipline, that they have so much contended for. When we were so offended with the Parliament for their enumeration of scandals, as too defective, and a Protestation was published that we acted only on supposition that it was defective, sure we little thought then that we that were so earnest to have had more power, would use none and we that must needs have authority to reject more then the Parliament did enumerate, would censure so few even ⟨p. 232⟩of them as we have done, since we have had more liberty to do it.
But one objection is common, which I forgot: They say, We are but single Pastors, and therefore cannot excommunicate men alone, unless we should make every Pastor a Pope in his Parish, or a Bishop at least.