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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.
SECT. XII.
8. THE last particular branch of my Exhortation is, that You will now faithfully discharge the great duty which you have undertaken, and which is the occasion of our meeting here to day, in personal Catechizing and Instructing every one in your Parishes that will submit thereto. What our undertaking is you know, you have considered it, and it is now published to the world. But what the performance will be I know not: but I have many reasons to hope well of the most, though some will always be readier to say, then to do. And because this is the chief business of the day, I must take leave to insist somewhat the longer on it. And 1. I shall give you some further Motives to persuade you to faithfulness in the undertaken work; Presupposing the former general Motives, which should move us to this as well as to any other part of our duty. 2. I shall give to the younger of my Brethren, a few words of Advice for the manner of the performance.
8. THE last particular branch of my Exhortation is, that You will now faithfully discharge the great duty which you have undertaken, and which is the occasion of our meeting here to day, in personal Catechizing and Instructing every one in your Parishes that will submit thereto. What our undertaking is you know, you have considered it, and it is now published to the world. But what the performance will be I know not: but I have many reasons to hope well of the most, though some will alwaies be readyer to say, then to do. And because this is the chief business of the day, I must take leave to insist somewhat the longer on it. And 1. I shall give you some further Motives to perswade you to faithfulness in the undertaken work; Presupposing the former general Motives, which should move us to this as well as to any other part of our duty. 2. I shall give to the younger of my Brethren, a few words of Advice for the manner of the performance.