Gildas Salvianus : the reformed pastor ; Shewing the nature of the pastoral work, especially in private instruction and catechizingWith an open confession of our too open sinsPrepared for a day of humiliation kept at Worcester, Decemb4 1655by the ministers of that county ... . eof hisaffiftance and bieffing to ungodly men ? If he dopromife his Church a bieffing even by fuch, yet dothhe not promife them any bieffing. To hisfaithfuHfervants he hath promifed that he will be with them,that he will put his Spirit upon them, and his wordinto their mouthes, and that Satan (hall fall beforethem as lig
Gildas Salvianus : the reformed pastor ; Shewing the nature of the pastoral work, especially in private instruction and catechizingWith an open confession of our too open sinsPrepared for a day of humiliation kept at Worcester, Decemb4 1655by the ministers of that county ... . eof hisaffiftance and bieffing to ungodly men ? If he dopromife his Church a bieffing even by fuch, yet dothhe not promife them any bieffing. To hisfaithfuHfervants he hath promifed that he will be with them,that he will put his Spirit upon them, and his wordinto their mouthes, and that Satan (hall fall beforethem as lightning from heaven. Bui where is thereany fuch promife to the ungodly, that are not thechildren of the promife ? Nay, do you not ratherby your abufe of God, provoke him to forfake andblaft your endeavours ? at leaft, as to your felves,though he may blefs them to his chofen. For I donot all this while deny but that God may often dogood to his Church by wicked men, but not fo ordi-narily rfor eminetly as by his own. And what I have faid of the wicked themfelves, I doth hold in part of the godly while they are fcan- dalous and backfliding, proportionably according to the mcafureof their fin. So much for the Rea- fons. Ch a *, 48 Gildas Salvianus5 Ch ap. II. S E C T. I. IV. Avingftiewedyeu, What it isTake heed to our felves, andWhy it muft be done i I amnext t# (hew you, What it isto Take heed to all the Flock^and wherein it doth confiftand muft beexercifed. It was firft neceflary totake into Confederation , What vet muft he , andwhat roe muft do for own fouls, before we cometo that which mult be done for others : Ne quistliorum vulnera medendo ad falntem, ipfe per neg-ligent iam fu&falutis intumefcat, ne proximos jfivande,fe defer at -, ne alios erigens, cadat, faith Gregor. cur. paft. Yea leit all his labours come tonought, becaufehis heart and life is nought thatdoth perform them. Nonnulli enim funt qui folertiCHrafpiritualiafr&cepta perfcrutantur^ fedqut intei~ligendo
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