The Reformed Pastor
Richard Baxter's searching manual on the pastoral office, written to summon ministers to holiness in their own souls before they labor over others. It presses the twin duties of taking heed to oneself and to the whole flock, with special emphasis on private, personal catechizing of every family. Direct and convicting, it remains a standard text on the heart and diligence required for gospel ministry.
Based on Gildas Salvianus: The Reformed Pastor (1656), by Richard Baxter
From the book
In Richard Baxter's own words
“Take heed to yourselves, lest you be void of that saving grace of God which you offer to others, and be strangers to the effectual working of that gospel which you preach.”
“Many a tailor goes in rags, that maketh costly clothes for others; and many a cook scarcely licks his fingers, when he hath dressed for others the most costly dishes.”
