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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.
8. We do too much to bring the wrath of God upon our selves and our Congregations, and so to blast the fruit of our labours. If the Angel of the Church of Thyatira was reproved for suffering Seducers in the Church, we may be reproved on the same ground for suffering open, scandalous, impenitent ones. Rev. 2 20.
9. We seem to justify the Prelates who took the same course in neglecting Discipline, (though in other things we differ.)
9. We seem to justifie the Prelates who took the same course in neglecting Discipline, (though in other things we differ.)
10. We have abundance of aggravations and witnesses to rise up against us, which though I will purposely now over-pass, lest I seem to press too hard in this point, I shall desire you to apply them hither, when you meet with them anon under the next branch of the Exhortation.
I know that Discipline is not essential to a Church; but what of that? Is it not therefore a duty; and necessary to its well-being; Yea more, The power of Discipline is essential to a particular Political Church: And what is the Power for, but for the work and use? As there is no Common-wealth that hath not partem imperantem, as well as partem subditam, so no such Church that hath not partem regentem, in one Pastor or more.