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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.
TO The Lay-Reader.
THE reason why I have called this volume, the first Part of the book, is because I intend, if God enable me, and give me time, a Second Part, containing the duty of the people in relation to their Pastors, and therein to show; 1. The Right and Necessity of a Ministry. 2. The way to know which is the true ⟨image 28⟩Church and Ministry, and how we justify our own calling to this office, and how false Prophets and Teachers must be discerned. 3. How far the people must assist the Pastors in the work of the Cospel, and the Pastors put them on, and make use of them to that end. And 4. How far the people must submit to their Pastors, and what other Duty they must perform in that Relation. But because my time and strength is so uncertain, that I know not whether I may live to publish my yet-imperfect preparations on this subject, I dare not let this first Part come into your hands, without a word of caution and advice, lest you should misunderstand or misapply it.
THE reason why I have called this volumn, the first Part of the book, is because I intend, if God enable me, and give me time, a Second Part, containing the duty of the people in relation to their Pastors, and therein to shew; 1. The Right and Necessity of a Ministry. 2. The way to know which is the true ⟨image 28⟩Church and Ministry, and how we justifie our own calling to this office, and how false Prophets and Teachers must be discerned. 3. How far the people must assist the Pastors in the work of the Cospel, and the Pastors put them on, and make use of them to that end. And 4. How far the people must submit to their Pastors, and what other Duty they must perform in that Relation. But because my time and strength is so uncertain, that I know not whether I may live to publish my yet-imperfect preparations on this subject, I dare not let this first Part come into your hands, without a word of caution and advice, lest you should misunderstand or misapply it.