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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.
15. AND many personal Benefits to our selves, are consequential to these. It will do much, 1. To exercise and increase our own graces. And 2. to subdue our own corruptions. And 3. besides our safety, it will breed much peace to our own consciences, and comfort us when our time and actions must be reviewed.
1. To be much in provoking others to Repentance, and heavenly-mindedness, may do much to excite them in our selves.
2. To cry down the sin of others, and engage them against it, and direct them to overcome it, will do much to shame us out of our own: and conscience will scarce suffer us to live in that which we make so much ado to draw others from. And that very constant employment for God, and busying our minds and tongues against sin, and for Christ and holiness, will do much to habituate us, and to overcome our fleshly inclinations, both by direct mortification, and by diversion, leaving our fancies no room nor time for their old employment, I dare say, that all the Austerities of Monks and Hermits (that addict themselves to unprofitable solitude, and are the true imitators of the unprofitable servant, Mat. 25. that hid his Talent because his Master was an austere man, and that think to save themselves by neglecting to show compassion on others) will not do near so much in the true work of Mortification, as this fruitful diligence for Christ will do.