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This he does, first, as being truly touched and amazed with the Majesty of God, before whom he then presents himself yet not as himself alone, but as presenting with himself the whole Congregation, whose sins he then bears, and brings with his own to the heavenly altar to be bathed, and washed in the sacred Laver of Christs blood.

The Country Parson, when he is to read divine services, composes himself to all possible reverence lifting up his heart and hands, and eyes, and using all other gestures which may express a hearty, and unfeigned devotion. I’ll leave you with chapter 6 on the pastor’s prayer life and liturgical example (with modernized spelling). This lovely short book briefly walks through all sorts of subjects: the pastor’s lifestyle, education, study, and household, his prayer life, preaching, and handling of the church building and people, his teaching and ministering to the sick and his circuit of visitations, pastoral discipline, legal counsel, and medical aid, his leadership, library and love for others. and even the very definition of the pastorate itself!.

advice for being a charitable or loving pastor,.

advice for preaching (not only topics, but also length),.

a place for godly melancholy in the pastoral life,.

I made a point of reading this book annually for four or five years, and it has made its way into my own pastoral mindset, practice, and writing noting… It went through multiple publications including well after his death, and was a classic manual for pastors for centuries. If you are a student of literature, especially poetry, Herbert is (or ought to be) a familiar name to you already.īut in the memory of the Church, his commemoration in our calendar, and especially to a liturgy blog such as this, George Herbert’s greatest gift to posterity is his short book A Priest to the Temple or, the Countrey Parson. George Herbert (1593-1633) lived a short but saintly life, remembered for being a caring pastor in the English church, and as one of the great metaphysical poets of the day.