The Crook in the Lot: Living with that Thorn in Your Side (Boston)

Author:

Boston, Thomas

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9781845506490

Publisher:

Christian Focus Publications

Pages:

159

Binding:

Paperback

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First published in 1737 this book holds a special place among the tremendous amount of Puritan literature that was produced during that time. Thomas Boston was renowned for his clearly understood English and the manner in which he maintained that clarity while conveying messages of great depth.

The Crook in the Lot is introduced to us by J. I. Packer. In an extensive prologue he shows how Boston's advice remains deeply relevant today. Boston was not preaching merely from his theological understanding, he was speaking from direct personal experience. Boston had real "thorns" to deal with himself, ranging from his wife's paralyzing depression to his own experiences living for years with what were probably kidney stones. He brings his own unique combination of wonderfully profound and yet immensely practical advice to bear to give us a work of lasting impact.

Table of Contents:

The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God in Man’s Affliction
An Encouragement to Christian Duty
God Blesses His People Through Affliction
The Duty of Man in Affliction
Directions for Reaching This Humiliation
God Uplifts His People In Affliction

Endorsement

"..The pure Biblical wisdom of The Crook in the Lot is badly need by many of us, and so I am delighted that is being made available in this handy form." - J I Packer - Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada.

About the Author

Thomas Boston (1676–1732) was a Scottish church leader. He was educated at Edinburgh, and licensed in 1697 by the presbytery of Chirnside. In 1699 he became minister of the small parish of Simprin, where there were only 90 examinable persons. His autobiography is a record of Scottish life, with humorous touches, intentional and otherwise. His books, The Fourfold State, The Crook in the Lot, and his Body of Divinity and Miscellanies, had a powerful influence over the Scottish peasantry.