The Reformed Pastor is a faithful exposition of Acts 20:28, calling pastors to a ministry that extends the public preaching into patient, private instruction of the entire flock, until all have learned the basic truths of Scripture and had the applications of this truth pressed upon their lives.The greatest helpfulness of the book lies in Baxter's earnestness and urgency in exposing the glory and necessity of the work, and the wickedness that lies behind all of our excuses for not doing it.Once one starts reading The Reformed Pastor, it becomes clear why it is such a classic. The exhortations regarding humility, double-mindedness, discipline, purity and various other fruits of the spirit are as pertinent and necessary today as they were in Baxter's day.