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 ... . Reverend Brethren, , ^ ME fubjea of this¥reatifi Jonearly concerneth your [elves andthe Churches committed to yourcare y that it per[wadeth andembol-r deneth me to this addrefi , notwith-i [landing the imferfeUions in themanner of handling it, and the confcioufnefs of my great unwor thinefs to he your I co
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 ... . Reverend Brethren, , ^ ME fubjea of this¥reatifi Jonearly concerneth your [elves andthe Churches committed to yourcare y that it per[wadeth andembol-r deneth me to this addrefi , notwith-i [landing the imferfeUions in themanner of handling it, and the confcioufnefs of my great unwor thinefs to he your I come to my principallerrandyI[hallgive yonthat account -which Ifappofc I owe you ,of the Reafons. o[this following work^ andof the freedom of fpeech whichto [ome may be difpleafing. 4 3t Wfc*. The Preface. When the Lord had awakened his Miniflers in thisCoufitjy andfome neighbouring parts to afenfeoftheirdm j inthe-work^of Catechising, and private Inflru-ttion of all in their Parijhes that would not obflinatelyrefufe their help , and when they had fubferibed anAgreement containing their Resolutions for the future-performance of it, they judged it unmeet to enter upontheworkj without a folemn humbling oftheir fouls be-furethe Lord, for their fo long neglect of fo great andifary aduty : And therefore they agreed to meet to-gether at Worcelter, Decemb. 4. 1655. and there totnfuch Humiliation, and in earn?ft Prayer to Godfor the par dm of our negletls, and forhisfpecial Af-fiftance in the workjhat we had undertaken,and for thefttccefs of it with the People,whom we are engaged to in-ftruU : At which time among others, I wo* defired bythem to Preach : Jnanfwer to their de fires 1 preparedthe following Difcourfe ; which though it proved longerthen could be delivered in one or two
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