Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 edition. Excerpt: ...describe their different genius. It is difficult for us, at this day, to know which was Melancton, or how either resembled him. Mr. Hooker arrived at Boston, Sept. 4, 1633, in the Griffin, gov. Haynes, Mr. Cotton and Mr. Stone being his fellow passengers. In October Mr. H. was ordained pastor of the church in Newtown. In June, 1636, he went with his church above a hundred miles, and settled upon the banks of the river Connecticut. Here he was the chief instrument of be. ginning another colony. Had this divine been called to the church in Boston, and Mr. Haynes had no rival in gov. Winthrop, it is most probable they would have continued with their people in Massachusetts. He often visited Boston; and whenever he preached, his great fame drew crowded assemblies. This great man died, July 7, 1647. Mr. Cotton said, that he did " Agmen ducere et dominari in concionibus, gratia spiritus sancti et virtute plenis;" and that he was " vir solertis et acerrimi judicii." A very full memoir of Mr. Hooker has been written by the grandson of Mr. Cotton, who calls him the light of the western churches. It makes part of the Magnalia, and is also printed in a separate volume. Many volumes of M r.Hooker's sermons were printed; most of them are now out of print. One volume.on John xvii. is yet preserved among us, and certain of his polemical writings. His most famous work is the survey of church discipline: the first copy was sent to England in a vessel which was lost. The copy which we now have, wants the finishing hand of the author, but is a work of great merit and research. He was a friend to the consociation of churches. He also gives more authority to the elders than was ever allowed by our fathers of the Massachusetts colony. Hooper William was born...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with CD-A Biographical Dictionary Containing a Brief Account of the First S – Heritage Books, Inc.. To get started finding CD-A Biographical Dictionary Containing a Brief Account of the First S – Heritage Books, Inc., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 edition. Excerpt: ...describe their different genius. It is difficult for us, at this day, to know which was Melancton, or how either resembled him. Mr. Hooker arrived at Boston, Sept. 4, 1633, in the Griffin, gov. Haynes, Mr. Cotton and Mr. Stone being his fellow passengers. In October Mr. H. was ordained pastor of the church in Newtown. In June, 1636, he went with his church above a hundred miles, and settled upon the banks of the river Connecticut. Here he was the chief instrument of be. ginning another colony. Had this divine been called to the church in Boston, and Mr. Haynes had no rival in gov. Winthrop, it is most probable they would have continued with their people in Massachusetts. He often visited Boston; and whenever he preached, his great fame drew crowded assemblies. This great man died, July 7, 1647. Mr. Cotton said, that he did " Agmen ducere et dominari in concionibus, gratia spiritus sancti et virtute plenis;" and that he was " vir solertis et acerrimi judicii." A very full memoir of Mr. Hooker has been written by the grandson of Mr. Cotton, who calls him the light of the western churches. It makes part of the Magnalia, and is also printed in a separate volume. Many volumes of M r.Hooker's sermons were printed; most of them are now out of print. One volume.on John xvii. is yet preserved among us, and certain of his polemical writings. His most famous work is the survey of church discipline: the first copy was sent to England in a vessel which was lost. The copy which we now have, wants the finishing hand of the author, but is a work of great merit and research. He was a friend to the consociation of churches. He also gives more authority to the elders than was ever allowed by our fathers of the Massachusetts colony. Hooper William was born...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with CD-A Biographical Dictionary Containing a Brief Account of the First S – Heritage Books, Inc.. To get started finding CD-A Biographical Dictionary Containing a Brief Account of the First S – Heritage Books, Inc., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.