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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, II.
II. Having given you the first sort of moving Reasons, which were drawn from the Benefits of the present undertaken work. I come to the second sort, which are taken from the difficulties; which if they were taken alone, or in a needless business, I confess might be rather discouragements then motives: But taking these, with those that go before and follow, and the case is otherwise. For difficulties must excite to greater diligence in a necessary work.
II. HAving given you the first sort of moving Reasons, which were drawn from the Benefits of the present undertaken work. I come to the second sort, which are taken from the difficulties; which if they were taken alone, or in a needless business, I confess might be rather discouragements then motives: But taking these, with those that go before and follow, and the case is otherwise. For difficulties must excite to greater diligence in a necessary work.
And difficulties we shall find many, both in our selves and in our people; which because they are things so obvious that your experience will leave no room for doubting, I shall take leave to pass them over in a few words.