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 ... . , XII. 8. TTH E laft particular branch of my Exhorta-X tion is,that You will now faithfully difchargethe great duty which you have undertaken^ and whichis the occafion of our meeting here to day, in ferfonalCatechizing and Inftrutting every one in your Parijhesthat will fubmit thereto. What our undertaking isyou know,you
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 ... . , XII. 8. TTH E laft particular branch of my Exhorta-X tion is,that You will now faithfully difchargethe great duty which you have undertaken^ and whichis the occafion of our meeting here to day, in ferfonalCatechizing and Inftrutting every one in your Parijhesthat will fubmit thereto. What our undertaking isyou know,you have confidered it5and it is now pub-liftied to the world. But what the performance willbe I know not: but I have many rcafons to hope wellof themoft, though fome will aiwaies be readycr tofay, then to do. And becaufe this is the ctref bulinefsof the day, Imuft take leave to infill: fomewhat thelonger on it. And 1. I (hall give you fome furtherMotives to perfwade you to faithfulnefs in the un-dertaken work • Prefuppofing the former generalMotives, whichfliouldmoveusto this a* well as toany other part of our duty. (hall give tothe younger of my Brethren, a few words of Advicefor the manner of the performance. Bl>2 CHAP, 3o8 Gildas Salvianus * CHAP. VI SECT. I,. P HE firft rcafons by which \£ fhall perlwade you to this taken from the benefitsof it. Thefecond fort are ta-ken from the difficulty. AndDJ^-^i the third from the Neceffity ,and the many obligations that are upon us for theperformance of to thefe three heads I {hall re-duce them all. J I. i for the firft of thefe; when I look beforeme^and confider what through the bleffing of God,this work well managed is like to produce, it makesmy heart to leap for joy. Truly Brethren, you havebegunamoft bleffedwork: andfuch as your ownconfeiences may rejoycein, and your Partfhesrc-joycein, and the Nation rejoyecin, andthechildethat is yet unborn ^ yea thoufands and millions forought we know may have caufcto
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