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The poor doubting Christian drawn to Christ. Wherein the main hindrances, which keep men…
The poor doubting Christian drawn to Christ. Wherein the main hindrances, which keep men from coming to Christ, are discovered. : With special helps to recover God's favour. / By Thomas Hooker. ; With an abstract of the author's life. ; [Four lines from Isaiah]
Boston: printed by Green for D. Henchman, 1743
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Leaving the University, he now had no Superior, and scarce any Equal, for the Skill of treating a troubled Soul: He publicly and frequently preached about London; and in a little Time grew famous for his ministerial Abilities, but especially for his notable Faculty at the wise and fit Management of wounded Spirits. Mr. Rogers of Dedham, *so highly valued him for his multifarious Abilities, that he used many Endeavours to get him settled ⟨p. 4⟩at Colchester: But Chelmsford in Essex, a Town of great Concourse, hearing the Fame of Mr. Hooker's powerful Ministry, addressed him to become their Lecturer: And about the Year 1626, he accepted their Offer; becoming not only their Lecturer but also on the Lord's Days an Assistant to one Mr. Mitchel the Incumbent of the Place; who being a godly […], gladly encouraged Mr. Hooker, and lived with him in a most comfortable Amity. Here his Lecture was exceedingly frequented and succeeded; and the Light of his Ministry shone through' the whole County of Essex: And his Hearers felt those penetrating Impressions of his Ministry upon their Souls, which caused them to reverence him as a Teacher sent from GOD. As his Person was adorned with Learning, so his Preaching was set off with a Liveliness extraordinary: Yet the Vigour in his Ministry being raised by a Coal from the Altar, it would be a Wrong to the good SPIRIT of GOD, if HE should not be acknowledged the Author of it: That SPIRIT accordingly gave a wonderful and unusual Success to the Ministry, wherein he so remarkably breathed. Hereby was a great Reformation wrought, not only in the Town, but in the adjacent Country; from all Parts whereof they came to hear the Wisdom of the LORD JESUS CHRIST in the ⟨p. 5⟩Gospel, by this worthy Man dispensed: And some of great Quality among the rest, would often resort from far to his Assembly.
Leaving the University, he now had no Superiour, and scarce any Equal, for the Skill of treating a troubled Soul: He publickly and frequently preach'd about London; and in a little Time grew famous for his ministerial Abilities, but especially for his notable Faculty at the wise and fit Management of wounded Spirits. Mr. Rogers of Dedham, *