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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.
Dr. H. Hammond of the Power of the Keys, cap. 4. sect. 104. pag. 113. NAY thirdly, there will be little matter of doubt or controversy, but that private, frequent, spiritual conference betwixt fellow-Christians, but especially (and in matters of high concernment and difficulty) between the Presbyter and those of his charge, even in the time of health; and peculiarly, that part of it, which is spent in the discussion of every mans special sins and infirmities and inclinations may prove very useful and advantageous (in order to spiritual directions, reproof and comfort) to the making the man of God perfect. And to tell truth, if the Pride and self conceit of some, the wretchlesness of others, the bashfulness of a third sort, the nauseating, and instant satiety of any good in a fourth, the follies of men, and artifices of Satan had not put this practice quite out of fashion among us, there is no doubt but more good might be done by Ministers this way, then is now done by any other means separated ⟨image 36⟩from the use of this particularly, then by that of Public Preaching (which yet need not be neglected the more when this is used) which hath now the fate to be cried up, and almost solely depended on, it being the likelier way, as Quintilian saith, (comparing Public and private teaching of youth) to fill narrow mouthed bottles (and such are the most of us) by taking them single in the hand, and pouring in water into each, then by setting them altogether, and throwing never so many bottles of water on them.
Dr. H. Hammond of the Power of the Keyes, cap. 4. sect. 104. pag. 113. NAY thirdly, there will be little matter of doubt or controversie, but that private, frequent, spiritual conference betwixt fellow-Christians, but especially (and in matters of high concernment and difficulty) between the Presbyter and those of his charge, even in the time of health; and peculiarly, that part of it, which is spent in the discussion of every mans special sins and infirmities and inclinations may prove very useful and advantagious (in order to spiritual directions, reproof and comfort) to the making the man of God perfect. And to tell truth, if the Pride and self conceit of some, the wretchlesness of others, the bashfulness of a third sort, the nauseating, and instant satiety of any good in a fourth, the follies of men, and artifices of Satan had not put this practice quite out of fashion among us, there is no doubt but more good might be done by Ministers this way, then is now done by any other means separated ⟨image 36⟩