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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.
AS for them, that are under fears and troubles of mind, who yet give us hopes of the work of saving grace on their souls, though it deserve a full discourse to direct us in dealing with them, yet I shall not meddle with it now. 1. Because I intended this discourse for another end. 2. Because Divines being at some variance about the methods of comforting and confirming troubled minds, are many of them so impatient of reading any thing which is not cut out according to their present opinions; that I perceive it my duty as far as I can, to avoid points controverted. 3. Because I have done so much as I think necessary already in my Directions for peace of Conscience.
CHAP. VIII.
SECT. 1.
Another fort there are, that we may have occasion of conference with, though they will scarce stoop to be Catechized; and that is, Opinionative Questionists, that being tainted with Pride and self-conceitedness, are readier to teach, then to be taught, and to vent their own conceits, and quarrel with you, as being ignorant or erroneous your selves, then to receive instruction: and if they are tainted with any notable error or schismatical disposition, they will seek to waste the time in vain janglings, and to dispute, rather then to learn. I am not now directing you what to do with those men at other times (of that I shall give a touch anon;) but only if they come to you at this time, which is