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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
When a Man hath gotten some Comfort, then the Devil begins to play the Lawyer in this or the like Manner.
Satan. Doest thou not see how weak and poor thou art? how destitute of all saving Grace, and how contrary thou walkest to God?
Sinner. It is true (saith the Soul) yet it is as true, that, whoso confesseth and forsaketh his Sin shall have Mercy, Prov. 28.13.
Satan. But (saith the Devil) dost thou not see that thou art full of Pride and Weakness, and secretly unwilling to come to Duties?
Sinner. It is true (saith the Soul) I am so, yet I hate, and desire to forsake this Way, and therefore shall find Mercy; the Word saith so,