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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.
As to the following Treatise,—It evidently breaths his most pious Spirit, and shows his intimate Acquaintance with Heart-Religion. It is delivered in the plainest and most familiar Language, void of all Ornament, as if he were speaking privately to some distressed Soul; which was his usual Manner in his practical Discourses, as being more adapted to reach the Heart, than please the Imagination. And this admirable Condescension in a Man of such vast Abilities, is a clear Discovery of the real Greatness of his holy Soul.
As to the following Treatise,—It evidently breaths his most pious Spirit, and shows his intimate Acquaintance with Heart-Religion. It is delivered in the plainest and most familiar Language, void of all Ornament, as if he were speaking privately to some distressed Soul; which was his usual Manner in his practical Discourses, as being more adapted to reach the Heart, than please the Imagination. And this admirable Condescention in a Man of such vast Abilities, is a clear Discovery of the real Greatness of his holy Soul.
It seems to be but Part of others on the same Text, delivered to a popular Auditory, taken in short Hand by one of his Hearers in England, and published there, after his coming over hither, without his Knowledge, as many if not most of his practical Discourses were; as also with divers Mistakes committed by Transcribers & Printers, which I have endeavoured to correct. And for the Reader's clearer Understanding the particular Purport of the several Parts; I have presumed to divide the Treatise into Chapters, and set the Heads in the former Margin for their Titles, in this, which I guess to be about the seventh Edition.
I would recommend it to those desirous of having the Impediments which hinder them from applying by Faith to CHRIST, removed; and by divine Help, would learn the happy Way of going first to the Promises of CHRIST, and then therewith to CHRIST himself; and in this Way daily living on him and deriving from him all their Strength and Blessedness.