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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.
13. Moreover, It will do much to the better ordering of families, and better spending of the Lords day. When we have once got the Master of the family to undertake it, that he will once every Lords day examine his family, and hear them what they can say of the Catechism, it will find them the most profitable employment: whereas otherwise, many of them would be idle, or ill employed: And many Masters that know little themselves, may yet be brought to do this for others.
13. MOreover, It will do much to the better ordering of families, and better spending of the Lords day. When we have once got the Master of the family to undertake it, that he will once every Lords day examine his family, and hear them what they can say of the Catechism, it will find them the most profitable imployment: whereas otherwise, many of them would be idle, or ill employed: And many Masters that know little themselves, may yet be brought to do this for others.
14. Moreover, It will do some good to many Ministers that are apt to be too idle, and misspend their time in unnecessary discourses, businesses, or journeys, or recreations; and it will let them see that they have no time to spare for such things. And so when they are engaged in so much pressing employment of so high a nature, it will be the best cure for all that idleness or loss of time: And withal, it will cut off that scandal which usually followeth thereupon: For people use to say, such a Minister can sit in an Ale-house or Tavern, or spend his time at bowls, or other sports, or vain discourse; and why may not we do so as well as he? Let us all set close to this part of our work, and then see what time we can find to spare? and live idly, or ⟨p. 335⟩