《灵魂的呼召》The Soul’s Vocation, or Effectu

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“Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.” — John 6:45
“凡听见父之教训又学习的，就到我这里来。”——约翰福音 6章45节

What does it mean to be truly called by God?
真正被上帝呼召（called）意味着什么？
In this rich and searching treatise, renowned Puritan pastor Thomas Hooker unfolds the nature of God’s effectual calling—that sovereign act by which He draws sinners to Christ with power, grace, and irresistible mercy.
在这部内容丰富而探究性的论文中，著名清教徒牧师托马斯·胡克（Thomas Hooker）阐述了上帝有效呼召（effectual calling）的本质——那是祂借着能力、恩典和不可抗拒的怜悯将罪人吸引归向基督的主权行动（sovereign act）。

Rooted deeply in John 6:45, The Soul’s Vocation is not a speculative or philosophical work.
《灵魂的职分》（The Soul’s Vocation）深植于约翰福音6章45节，它不是一部思辨性（speculative）或哲学性的作品。
It is pastoral theology at its finest: warm, probing, deeply biblical, and aimed directly at the heart and conscience.
它是最精美的教牧神学（pastoral theology）：温暖、深入、深刻地基于圣经，直接指向人心和良心。
Hooker traces the path by which the Spirit humbles and enlightens the soul, persuades the will, stirs holy affections, and brings a sinner to rest upon the freeness of divine grace in Jesus Christ.
胡克追溯了圣灵（Spirit）使灵魂谦卑和被光照（enlightens）、说服意志（will）、激起圣洁情感（holy affections），并使罪人安息在耶稣基督里神圣恩典的自由性（freeness of divine grace）之上的路径。

This work offers:
这部作品提供：

A clear and convicting exposition of how sinners are drawn to Christ by the Father
清晰而使人知罪（convicting）的阐释：罪人如何被父（Father）吸引归向基督

A careful distinction between outward calling and inward, effectual calling
对外在呼召（outward calling）与内在、有效呼召的仔细区分

Practical tests for discerning whether one has truly been called
辨别一个人是否真正被呼召的实用检验

Deep encouragement for troubled souls seeking assurance of salvation
对寻求救恩确据（assurance of salvation）的困扰灵魂的深切鼓励

An exaltation of God’s sovereignty, not as cold doctrine, but as a fountain of comfort
对上帝主权（sovereignty）的尊崇，它不是冰冷的教条，而是安慰的源泉

First published in 1638, this edition preserves Hooker’s original richness while presenting the text in updated, reader-friendly formatting—accessible to thoughtful believers, students, and pastors alike.
本书于1638年首次出版，本版保留了胡克的原著精髓，同时以更新的、对读者友好的格式呈现文本——对有思想的信徒、学生和牧师都同样易于理解。

Whether you are wrestling with questions of assurance, longing to better understand God’s work in the soul, or seeking to preach the gospel with clarity and depth, The Soul’s Vocation will ground you in the truth that salvation is of the Lord—from beginning to end.
无论您是在为确据的问题挣扎，渴望更好地理解上帝在灵魂中的工作，还是寻求清晰而深刻地传讲福音，《灵魂的职分》都将使您扎根于“救恩在于主——从始至终”的真理之中。

TABLE OF CONTENTS
目录

Introduction: The Nature of Effectual Calling
导论：有效呼召的本质
Chapter 1: The Soul Humbled and Enlightened Must Learn the Fullness of God’s Mercy
第1章：谦卑并被光照的灵魂必须学习上帝怜悯的丰盛
Chapter 2: The Effectual Teaching of the Heart is the Proper Work of God
第2章：心灵的有效教导是上帝特有的工作
Chapter 3: The Word of the Gospel and the Work of the Spirit Go Together
第3章：福音的圣言与圣灵的工作并行不悖（Go Together）
Chapter 4: The Spirit of the Lord Gives Special Notice of God’s Acceptance
第4章：主的圣灵特别告知上帝的悦纳（Acceptance）
Chapter 5: The Holy Spirit Stirs the Humbled Sinner to Hope in God’s Goodness
第5章：圣灵激起谦卑的罪人对上帝良善的盼望
Chapter 6: The Spirit Quickeneth the Desires of the Humbled Sinner
第6章：圣灵使谦卑的罪人的渴望活跃起来（Quickeneth）
Chapter 7: The Spirit Kindles Love and Joy in the Humbled Sinner
第7章：圣灵在谦卑的罪人心中点燃爱与喜乐
Chapter 8: The Will is Effectually Persuaded to Rest in God’s Freeness
第8章：意志被有效地劝服，以安息在上帝的自由性中

《灵魂的呼召》The Soul’s Vocation, or Effectu – Thomas Hooker