Excerpt from The Works of Thomas Shepard, First Pastor of the Church, Cambridge, Mass, Vol. 1: With a Memoir of His Life and CharacterHis power as a preacher has seldom been equaled, and his writings have had, and are destined still to have, great in¿uence in the formation of Christian character. The frequent quotations from him by President Edwards and the earnest commendation of him by David Brainerd (see vol. Iii. Page 387) and other distinguished men, are sufficient to secure the extensive circulation and reading of these volumes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.