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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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But his Friends advised him to forfeit his Bonds rather than throw himself ⟨p. 7⟩any further into the Hands of his Enemies; sent the Sum into Court; and having by the Earl of Warwick a private Recess for a Time, he fled from the Pursuivants to take his Passage for the LOW COUNTRIES: At parting with some of his Friends, one of them said, Sir, what if the Wind should not be fair when you come to the Vessel? Whereto he instantly replied, Brother, Let us leave that with Him who keep the Wind in the Hollow of his Hand: And it was observed, that tho' the Wind was cross 'till he came aboard, yet it immediately then came about fair and fresh; and he was no sooner under sail, but the Officer arrived at the Sea-side, happily too late to come at him.
But his Friends advised him to forfeit his Bonds rather than throw himself ⟨p. 7⟩any further into the Hands of his Enemies; sent the Sum into Court; and having by the Earl of Warwick a private Recess for a Time, he fled from the Pursevants to take his Passage for the LOW COUNTRIES: At parting with some of his Friends, one of them said, Sir, what if the Wind shou'd not be fair when you come to the Vessel? Whereto he instantly replied, Brother, Let us leave that with Him who keep the Wind in the Hollow of his Hand: And it was observ'd, that tho' the Wind was cross 'till he came aboard, yet it immediately then came about fair and fresh; and he was no sooner under sail, but the Officer arriv'd at the Sea-side, happily too late to come at him.
Arriving in HOLLAND, he was invited to a Settlement with Mr. Paget at Amsterdam: But being secretly willing Mr. Hooker should not accept the Invitation, he went to Delft; where he was most kindly received by Mr. Forbs an aged and holy Scotch Minister, under whose Ministry many English Merchants were then settled. Mr. Forbs manifested a strong Desire to enjoy the Fellowship of Mr. Hooker in the Work of the Gospel; which he did about two Years: In all which Time they lived like Brethren. At the End of two Years, he had a Call to Rotterdam; which he the more readily accepted, because it renewed his Acquaintance