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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
Preface: To my Reverend and Dearly beloved Brethren, the faithful Ministers of Christ, in Britta…
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Excommunication must not be done in a corner, by the Chancellor and his Register, &c. But whosoever doth by his offences lose his right to the holy things of God, he must lose it in the face of the Congregation, and that after proofs and allegations, as is abovesaid: the people hear and see the offence, complain of it, and are grieved at his society with them, and judge him worthy to be cast out. This concurrence and consent being supposed, every Minister is Episcopus Gregis, a Bishop in his own Parish (N. B.) Act. 20. 28. To all the Flock over which the Holy-Ghost hath made you [Greek or Hebrew], Overseers. And Heb. 13. 17. Remember them which have the Rule over you, who have spoken to you the word of God. Where note, that they who preach the word of God, must Rule and Govern the Church; and every Preacher is a Ruler, unto whom the people must submit. v. 17. Besides every Minister is vested with this authority at his Ordination, Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven: whose sins thou dost retain, &c. ⟨image 23⟩2. Every Minister is vested with this authority by the Laws of this Land: The words of the Rubric for the administration of the Lords Supper which do enable us thereto are these [If any of those which intend to be partakers of the holy Communion, be an open notorious evil liver, so that the Congregation by him is offended, or have done wrong to his neighbours by word or deed, the curate having knowledge thereof, shall call him, and advertise him in any wise not to presume to the Lords Table, until he have openly declared himself to have truly repented and amended his former naughty life, that the Congregation may thereby be satisfied, which afore were offended; and that he have recompensed the parties whom he hath done wrong to, or at least declare himself to be in full purpose so to do as soon as he conveniently may: Besides this our Authority in this particular is, confirmed by an Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, &c.! So far Mr. Lyford's words.
Excommunication must not be done in a corner, by the Chancellor and his Register, &c. But whosoever doth by his offences lose his right to the holy things of God, he must lose it in the face of the Congregation, and that after proofs and allegations, as is abovesaid: the people hear and see the offence, complain of it, and are grieved at his society with them, and judge him worthy to be cast out. This concurrence and consent being supposed, every Minister is Episcopus Gregis, a Bishop in his own Parish (N. B.)