Thomas Hooker

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Thomas Hooker was a prominent English-born Puritan colonial leader and theologian. He is considered one of the founders of the Colony of Connecticut after leading a group of about 100 settlers from Massachusetts. Hooker was a leading advocate for universal Christian suffrage, which influenced the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, a document often cited as one of the first written constitutions. His powerful sermons and writings on Christian living had a profound impact on religious and political thought in colonial New England.

Jul 05, 1586 - Jul 07, 1647 English 5 Quotes

Quotes by Thomas Hooker

“Satan is a skillful fisherman, and he has many sorts of bait wherewith he angles for the souls of men.”
 — Thomas Hooker
metaphor temptation theology
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“The foundation of authority is laid, firstly, in the free consent of the people.”
 — Thomas Hooker
consent democracy governance
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“Humiliation is the forerunner of mercy.”
 — Thomas Hooker
humility mercy theology
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“They who have the power to appoint officers and magistrates, it is in their power, also, to set the bounds and limitations of the power and place unto which they call them.”
 — Thomas Hooker
governance politics power
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“The choice of public magistrates belongs unto the people by God's own allowance.”
 — Thomas Hooker
democracy right theology
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