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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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2. Note this, as thou must observe what GOD doth to others, so labour to treasure up thy own Experiences, he hath delivered us, and he doth and will deliver us, saith the Apostle: 2 Cor. 1.10. & 1 Tim. 4.18. And the Prophet David saith, Psal. 119.52. I remembered thy Judgments of old. Oh well fare a good old store: I remember, saith he, how thou didst rebuke Amaleck, and overthrow Nimrod, and Ahitophel. Oh it's admirable to consider these things: I received Comfort, saith he; GOD will overthrow every Enemy; and this is Store for thy Faith to work upon, Psal. 89.49. Where are thy former Loving Kindnesses? ⟨p. 103⟩David is afore-hand with GOD now; he is not come to buy Food just at the time of Famine, but it's laid up before-hand. Lay in abundantly of all the Promises of all kinds; you had better leave than lack; and its the Wisdom of a Man to have somewhat to spare, and to have an over-plus afore-hand; that a Man may not live feebly and poorly, and be at his Wits end at every turn, and know not which way to shift for himself, and have no Bread in his House; I mean, no Provision of Promises by him: Isa. 42.23. Who is wise, let him hear for the Time to come: As if he had said▪ You must not only lay in Promises for the present, but store them for afterwards; as the Chapman saith, I shall want this at such a time; and so the Husbandman saith, I shall have occasion for this or that at such a time, and so get it afore-hand. Oh that GOD would give us these Hearts! It is good, as we may say, to keep Promises in Store, that we may spend them at leisure. In the Days of Famine, saith the Prophet, Thou shalt have enough, Psal. 37.19. These precious Promises will be good Meat in Lent; when haply thou shalt sit under a hollow Tree, and creep among the Bushes, then three or four of these Promises will give a Man a good meal of Comfort; therefore store them up, they will do you no harm: And when you are driven from House and Home, and Friends, and all, these