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Johannes in eremo. Memoirs, relating to the lives, of the ever-memorable, Mr. John Cotton,…
Johannes in eremo. Memoirs, relating to the lives, of the ever-memorable, Mr. John Cotton, who dyed, 23.d. 10.m. 1652. Mr. John Norton, who dyed, 5.d. 2.m. 1663. Mr. John Wilson, who dyed, 7.d. 6.m. 1667. Mr. John Davenport, who dyed, 15.d. 1.m. 1670. Reverend and renowned ministers of the Gospel, all, in the more immediate service of one church, in Boston; and Mr. Thomas Hooker, who dyed, 7.d. 5.m. 1647. Pastor of the church at Hartford; New-England. / Written, by Cotton Mather. ; [Three lines of Latin quotation]
Boston : Printed for and sold by Michael Perry, at his shop, under the west end of the Town-House., 1695
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§ 5. About this time it was, the Mr. Hooker grew into a most intimate Acquaintance with Mr. Rogers of Dedham; who so highly valued him for his Multifarious Abilities, that he used and gained many Endeavours to get him Settled at Colchester; whereto Mr. Hooker did very much Incline, because of its being so near to Dedham, where he might Enjoy the Labours & Lectures of Mr. Rogers, whom he would sometimes call, The Prince of all the Preachers in England. But the Providence of God gave an Obstruction to that Settlement; and, indeed, it was an Observation, which Mr. Hooker would sometimes afterwards use unto his Friends, That the Providence of God often Diverted him from Employment in such Places, as he himself Desired, and still Directed him to such Places, as he had no thoughts of. Accordingly, Chelmsford in Essex, a Town of great Concourse, wanting one to Break the Bread of Life unto them; and hearing the Fame of Mr. Hooker's Powerful Ministry; Addressed him to become their Lecturer: and he accepted their Offer about the Year 1626. becoming not only their Lecturer, but also on the Lord's Days, an Assistant unto one Mr. Mitchel, the Incumbent of the Place; who though he were a Smaller, yet being a Godly Person, gladly Encouraged Mr. Hooker, & Lived with him in a most Comfortable Amity.
§ 5. About this time it was, the Mr. Hooker grew into a most intimate Acquaintance with Mr. Rogers of Dedham; who so highly valued him for his Multitarious Abilities, that he used and gained many Endeavours to get him Settled at Colchester; whereto Mr. Hooker did very much Incline, because of its being so near to Dedham, where he might Enjoy the Labours & Lectures of Mr. Rogers, whom he would sometimes call, The Prince of all the Preachers in England. But the Providence of God gave an Obstruction to that Settlement; and, indeed, it was an Observation, which Mr. Hooker would sometimes afterwards use unto his Friends, That the Providence of God often Diverted him from Employment in such Places, as he himself Desired, and still Directed him to such Places, as he had no thoughts of. Accordingly, Chelmsford in Essex, a Town of great Concourse, wanting one to Break the Bread of Life unto them; and hearing the Fame of Mr. Hooker's Powerful Ministry; Addressed him to become their Lecturer: and he accepted their Offer about the Year 1626. becoming not only their Lecturer, but also on the Lord's Dayes, an Assistent unto one Mr. Mitchel, the Incumbent of the Place; who though he were a Smaller, yet being a Godly Person, gladly Encouraged Mr. Hooker, & Liv'd with him in a most Comfortable Amity.