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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. The Ministry that are for the Presbyterian Government have already by their common neglect of the execution, made those of the separating way believe, that they do it in a mere carnal compliance with the unruly part of the people, that while we exasperate them not with our Discipline, we might have them on our side. And we should do nothing needless, that hath so great an appearance of evil and is so scandalous to others. It was the sin and ruin of many of the Clergy of the last times, to please and comply with them that they should have reproved and corrected; by unfaithfulness in preaching, and neglect of Discipline.
4. The Ministery that are for the Presbyterian Government have already by their common neglect of the execution, made those of the separating way believe, that they do it in a meer carnal compliance with the unruly part of the people, that while we exasperate them not with our Discipline, we might have them on our side. And we should do nothing needless, that hath so great an appearance of evil and is so scandalous to others. It was the sin and ruine of many of the Clergy of the last times, to please and comply with them that they should have reproved and corrected; by unfaithfulness in preaching, and neglect of Discipline.
5. The neglect of Discipline hath a strong tendency to the deluding of souls; by making them think they are Christians that are not: while they are permitted to live in the reputation of such, and be not separated from the rest by Gods Ordinance: and it may make the scandalous to think their sin a tolerable thing which is so tolerated by the Pastors of the Church.
6. We do corrupt Christianity if self in the eyes ⟨p. 305⟩