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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.
If there be any very ignorant or scandalous sinner that you know of and you cannot possibly have time your selves to speak to them at ⟨p. 471⟩that season, send some of those that are able and sober to do it in your stead, to instruct the ignorant, and admonish the offenders, as far as a private man, on a message from a Minister, and in discharge of his own duty may go. 7. Let some of them be chosen to Represent the Church: or to see that they have no wrong, and to be their Agents to prepare all Cases of Discipline for public audience, and to be present with the Church officers at appointed meetings to hear the Evidences that are brought in against any scandalous impenitent sinners, and to discern how far they are valid and how far the persons are obliged to make satisfaction, and give public testimony of Repentance or to be further proceeded against. 8 Let such as are fit, be made subservient officers, I mean Deacons: and then they may afford you help in a regular way, and will by their relation discern themselves obliged to maintain the unity of the Church and authority of the Ministry, as they have some participation of the Employment and honour, and so by a complication of Interests you will make them firmer to the Church: But then see that they be men Competently fit for the place.
If there be any very ignorant or scandalous sinner that you know of and you cannot possibly have time your selves to speak to them at ⟨p. 471⟩that season, send some of those that are able and sober to do it in your stead, to instruct the ignorant, and admonish the offenders, as far as a private man, on a message from a Minister, and in discharge of his own duty may go. 7. Let some of them be chosen to Represent the Church: or to see that they have no wrong, and to be their Agents to prepare all Cases of Discipline for publike audience, and to be present with the Church officers at appointed meetings to hear the Evidences that are brought in against any scandalous impenitent sinners, and to discern how far they are valid and how far the persons are obliged to make satisfaction, and give publike testimony of Repentance or to be further proceeded against. 8 Let such as are fit, be made subservient officers, I mean Deacons: and then they may afford you help in a regular way, and will by their relation discern themselves obliged to maintain the unity of the Church and authoritie of the Ministrie, as they have some participation of the Employment and honour, and so by a complication of Interests you will make them firmer to the Church: But then see that they be men Competently fit for the place.