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The Remains of That Sweet Singer of the Temple
The Remains of That Sweet Singer of the Temple Author:George Herbert General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1841 Original Publisher: Pickering Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no ill... more »ustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: A PRIEST TO THE TEMPLE; OR, THE COUNTRY PARSON, HIS CHARACTER, AND RULE OF HOLY LIFE. [FIRST PRINTED IN 1652.] THE AUTHOR TO THE READER. BEING desirous (through the mercy of God) to please Him, for whom I am, and live, and who giveth me my desires and performances; and considering with myself, that the way to please him, is to feed my flock diligently and faithfully, since our Saviour hath made that the argument of a pastor's love, I have resolved to set down the form and character of a true pastor, that I may have a mark to aim at: which also I will set as high as I can. since he shoots higher that threatens the moon, than he that aims at a tree. Not that I think, if a man do not all which is here expressed, he presently sins, and displeases God, but that it is a good strife to go as far as we can in pleasing him, who hath done so much for us. The Lord prosper the intention to myself, and others, who may not despise my poor labours, but add to those points which I have observed, until the book grow to a complete pastoral. Geo. Herbert. 1632. chapter{Section 4 A PRIEST TO THE TEMPLE. CHAPTER THE FIRST. OF A PASTOR. A PASTOR is the deputy of Christ for the reducing of man to the obedience of God. This definition is evident, and contains the direct steps of pastoral duty and authority. For first, man fell from God by disobedience. Secondly, Christ is the glorious instrument of God for the revoking of ...« less