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HOOKER, Thomas (1586-1647). The Poor Doubting Christian Drawn to Christ… Boston: Green, Bushell, and Allen for D. Henchman, 1743. 32mo. [144] pp. Bound in contemporary marbled boards, rebacked in later calf (boards heavily worn, chipped soiled, previous owner's pencil and ink notes on front and rear endleaves, text toned, dampstained, wrinkled). Good. FIRST BOSTON EDITION. Hooker was a founding member of Cambridge's First Congregational Church; he eventually left and established the Connecticut Colony. Hooker, Samuel Stone and about 100 followers named their newly-established city, Hartford. This book has the Preface by Thomas Prince, with a biography of Hooker and an early account of the colonization of Connecticut. Sabin 32846.