Woodbridge, John. The Courageous Minister: A Sermon, preached at the ordination of the Rev. Parsons Cooke, to the pastoral care of the East Evangelical Church and Society in Ware; June 21, 1826. Amherst: Carter and Adams, Printers, 1826. First Edition. [10507]
Removed, no wrappers, small chip top right corner of front, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches, 48 clean pp. Good. Pamphlet.
The text is Jeremiah 1: 17, "Thou, therefore, gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them."
The main points are to I. Show the nature and effects of that courage, which is required of every christian, and especially, of every christian minister; II. Show how it is to be attained; and III. Exhibit some considerations, to evince its importance.
Soreno Clark's biography of Woodbridge is no. 1108 in Roberts, Revival Literature: An Annotated Bibliography. "Woodbridge was a revivalist of considerable power." He was an opponent of Finney and the New Measures.
