The Whole Works of Thomas Boston, Vol. 1: An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion, Part 1
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Overview
Thomas Boston was a gifted preacher, a master of the biblical languages, an astute theologian, and an enormously influential Presbyterian minister. Jonathan Edwards called him “a truly great divine,” and Joel Beeke writes that “Boston’s sermons are models of sound exegesis combined with experiential piety and admonition.” Boston’s theologically rich and deeply pastoral writings make him essential for thinking Christians today.
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- Written by an influential Presbyterian minister
- Provides an overview of Christian doctrine
- Examines soteriology
- Revelation
- Doctrine of God
- Creation and Providence
- Covenant
- Doctrine of Sin
- Covenant of Grace
- Doctrine of Christ
- Justification and Sanctification
Top Highlights
“Knowledge is a necessary foundation of faith and holiness; and where ignorance reigns in the mind, there is confusion in the heart and life.” (Page 9)
“Doct. ‘Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.’” (Page 10)
“Man is a mere relative being; God is our Creator, Preserver, and Benefactor” (Page 14)
“By his heart, 1 Cor. 6:20. Glorify God in your spirit. Honouring God with the lips, not with the heart, is but a very lame and unacceptable performance. He ought to be glorified by our understanding, taking him up in the glory which the scripture reveals him in, thinking highly of him, and esteeming him above all other persons or things, Psal. 73:25. So they that know him not, can never glorify him: and they that esteem any person or thing more than, or as much as him, dishonour him. We glorify him by our wills, chusing him as our portion and chief good, as he really is in himself; by our affections loving him, and rejoicing and delighting in him above every other.” (Pages 10–11)
“First, There is an imperfect enjoyment of God in this life; which consists in two things.” (Page 14)
Thomas Boston (1676–1732) was born in Duns, Berwickshire to a devout Presbyterian family. Boston attended the University of Edinburgh and graduated in 1697. He was ordained in 1699 and became a minister in the Presbyterian Church at Simprin. In 1707, he moved from Simprin to Ettrick, Scotland, where he grew in popularity and became well-known for his preaching. Boston served for many years in Ettrick, and became enormously influential in Scottish Presbyterianism. Boston was a prolific author throughout this life, and by the end of the eighteenth century, his works had becoming standard reading for Presbyterian ministers. He is best-known for The Crook in the Lot and Human Nature in Its Fourfold State, based on a series of sermons preached at Simprin.