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 ... . fel ves, that itmay apear in all your Sermons to them ^ that everyone that comes cold to the Affcmbly may havewarming helps before he depart. I have done my Advice, and leave you to thePradice. Though the proud may receive it withfcorn, and the felfifh and flothful with fome diftaftand indignation -, I doubt not, but God
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 ... . fel ves, that itmay apear in all your Sermons to them ^ that everyone that comes cold to the Affcmbly may havewarming helps before he depart. I have done my Advice, and leave you to thePradice. Though the proud may receive it withfcorn, and the felfifh and flothful with fome diftaftand indignation -, I doubt not, but God will ufe it,in defpightof the oppofitions of fin and Satan, to theawakening of many of his fervants to their duty,and the promoting of the work of a Right Refor-mation t and that his much greater bleffing (hall ac-company the prcfennindertaking for the faring ofmany a foul^ the Peace of you that undertake andperform it, the exciting of his fervants through theNation to fecond you, and to increafe Purity and theunity of his Churches, Amen. FINIS. $. 1655. To ^ Reverend and faithful<gK£intflers of Qhrifi in thefeveral Counties of this handyand the (gentlemen and other3\(atives of each County, nowinhabiting the City of Lon-don. Reverend and Beloved Brethren,. k\\ E whole defigri andbufinefs of this Dif-courfe,. being the Propa*gation of the Gofpel3andthe faving of mens fouls,Nni I 1 have thought it not unmeet to ac-quaint you with another work tothat end, which we have let a footin this County, and to propoundit to your Confederation , andhumbly invite you to an univerfalimitation. You know, I doubtnot, the great inequality in Mini-fterial abilities , and that manyplaces have Minifters that are notqualified with convincing lenity,awakening gifts : Some mul^ Detolerated in the necefsity of theChurch, that are not likely to doany great matters towards the con-version of ignorant, lenfual, world-ly men •• And fome that are learn*ed able men, and fitted for con-trover
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