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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.
2. Supposing then this general preparation, the next thing to be done is, To use the most effectual means to convince them of the Benefit and Necessity of this course, to their own souls. The way to win the consent of any man to any thing that you offer, is to prove it to be good for him, and to do this in Evidence that hath some fitness and proportion with his own understanding: For if you cannot make him believe that it is Good or Necessary for him, he will never let it down, but spit it out with loathing or contempt. You must therefore preach to them some effectual convincing Sermons to this purpose beforehand; which shall fully show them the Benefit and Necessity of Knowledge of Divine truths in General, and of Knowing the Principles in special, and that the Aged have the same duty and need as others, and in some respects much more: E. G. from Heb. 5. 12. which affordeth us many observations suitable to our present business.
2. Supposing then this general preparation, the next thing to be done is, To use the most effectual means to convince them of the Benefit and Necessity of this course, to their own souls. The way to win the consent of any man to any thing that you offer, is to prove it to be good for him, and to do this in Evidence that hath some fitness and proportion with his own understanding: For if you cannot make him believe that it is Good or Necessary for him, he will never let it down, but spit it out with loathing or contempt. You must therefore preach to them some effectual convincing Sermons to this purpose beforehand; which shall fully shew them the Benefit and Necessity of Knowledge of Divine truths in General, and of Knowing the Principles in special, and that the Aged have the same duty and need as others, and in some respects much more: E. G. from Heb. 5. 12. which affordeth us many observations suitable to our present business.
As 1. That Gods Oracles must be a mans Lessons.