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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.
4. Consider also, you have the many other excellent Privileges of the Ministerial office to encourage you to the work. If you will not therefore do the work, you have nothing to do with the Privileges. Its something that you are maintained by other mens labours, and live on the common-wealths allowance. This is for your work, that you may not be taken off it, but as Paul requireth, may Wholly give your selves to these things, and not be forced to neglect mens souls whilst you are providing for your own bodies. Either do the work then or take not the maintenance.
4. Consider also, you have the many other excellent Priviledges of the Ministerial office to encourage you to the work. If you will not therefore do the work, you have nothing to do with the Priviledges. Its something that you are maintained by other mens labours, and live on the common-wealths allowance. This is for your work, that you may not be taken off it, but as Paul requireth, may Wholly give your selves to these things, and not be forced to neglect mens souls whilest you are providing for your own bodies. Either do the work then or take not the maintenance.
But you have far greater Privileges yet then this. Is it nothing to be bred up to Learning, when others are bred at the plough and cart? and to be furnished with so much delightful knowledge, when the world lieth in ignorance. Is it nothing to converse with Learned men, and talk of high and glorious things, when others must converse with almost none but silly ignorants?
But you have far greater Priviledges yet then this. Is it nothing to be bred up to Learning, when others are bred at the plough and cart? and to be furnished with so much delightful knowledge, when the world lieth in ignorance. Is it nothing to converse with Learned men, and talk of high and glorious things, when others must converse with almost none but silly ignorants?