Memoirs of the Life, Times, and Writings of Thomas Boston

Thomas Boston

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Chapters 91
  1. Presbytery of Stirling [1698] ≈ 1 min
  2. Presbytery of Stirling [1698] ≈ 1 min
  3. Presbytery of Stirling [1698] ≈ 1 min
  4. Presbytery of Stirling [1698] ≈ 1 min
  5. his return unto the Merse, [1699] ≈ 1 min
  6. ministry at Simprin, Sept. 21, 1699 ≈ 1 min
  7. him [1712] ≈ 1 min
  8. him [1712] ≈ 1 min
  9. him [1712] ≈ 1 min
  10. Closeburn, refused by the Commission of the General Assembly ≈ 1 min
  11. breach in his health, and alteration in his constitution [1724] ≈ 1 min
  12. account [Nov, 1731, six months before his death] ≈ 1 min
  13. loyal subjects in the rebellion, 1715 ≈ 1 min
  14. loyal subjects in the rebellion, 1715 ≈ 1 min
  15. debarring from it ≈ 1 min
  16. Teviotdale, in defence of his sermon before that Synod, October, 1721 ≈ 2 min
  17. the Hebrew text of Genesis ≈ 2 min
  18. minister of E——r ≈ 2 min
  19. the Hebrew accentuation ≈ 2 min
  20. college in Cambridge, and chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, to Mr. ≈ 2 min
  21. gospel at Galashiels, to the Author ≈ 2 min
  22. William Hamilton, Professor of Divinity in the University of ≈ 2 min
  23. Richard Ellys ≈ 2 min
  24. Parliament ≈ 2 min
  25. 13. Sir Richard Elly's reply ≈ 2 min
  26. 14. A second letter from the Author to Sir Richard Ellys ≈ 2 min
  27. 15. A third letter from the Author to Sir Richard Ellys ≈ 2 min
  28. 16. Letters from the Author to his Correspondent in Edinburgh ≈ 2 min
  29. the Gospel at Carnock ≈ 1 min
  30. Author's grandson, concerning the Author's appearance before the ≈ 41 min
  31. difficulty I had reached what I had obtained, I lived sparingly, and ≈ 3 min
  32. comradeship with Andrew (afterwards Mr. Andrew) Elliot, a ≈ 3 min
  33. Cockburn, a comrade, son to John Cockburn in Preston. I could not ≈ 9 min
  34. divinity, then taught by the great Mr. George Campbell. There was ≈ 6 min
  35. manner was most grievous and loathsome to me; so that I feared I ≈ 50 min
  36. desired a minister to moderate in a call there, but were repulsed, ≈ 17 min
  37. hell to punish those who are united to their sins. 3. I desire a whole ≈ 144 min
  38. How will I stand with them before the tribunal of God, if I join with ≈ 27 min
  39. about for me what I was most against. A notable instance parallel to ≈ 3 min
  40. I expected, other three irons in the fire with this, having all got leave ≈ 3 min
  41. me in my trials for Simprin; and I thought I would take it as clearing ≈ 215 min
  42. might get clear uptakings of what I was to preach; 4. Success in my ≈ 71 min
  43. orderly, according to the years, generally, wherein the books came to ≈ 67 min
  44. to the inclinations of the people; but unless other things did it, I ≈ 24 min
  45. taken at me by my two nearest neighbours, and other two in whom I ≈ 45 min
  46. passage; Acts 21 again to me with additions, ver. 4.—"Disciples,— ≈ 88 min
  47. 3. He had been one of two witnesses to an instrument I had taken in ≈ 258 min
  48. thoughts of taking another subject; but the discourse being so ≈ 31 min
  49. am not wicked, nor have I wickedly departed from thee; not daring to ≈ 241 min
  50. the air, than that one of molesting the Lord's people in their way ≈ 33 min
  51. necessity of repentance in order to remission; held out the fear of ≈ 66 min
  52. open; for, (1.) These sermons, most of them at least, were indeed ≈ 104 min
  53. that my expectations from it do ultimately resolve themselves on the ≈ 3 min
  54. covenant of grace, as God's plan of salvation in Christ; and that I ≈ 3 min
  55. hell, but just leaving one in his sin for ever, "He that is filthy, let him ≈ 3 min
  56. knows, it moves me to desire, long, and seek after being made meet ≈ 3 min
  57. every line of it, so far as I discern it; and even there where it strikes ≈ 3 min
  58. salvation; but that confidence is not in the flesh; for, God knows I am ≈ 212 min
  59. Christ therein, without looking for any previous qualification in ≈ 3 min
  60. is a warrant given to offer Christ to all mankind, whether elect or ≈ 3 min
  61. the sinner, that Christ is his; and that he shall have life and salvation ≈ 3 min
  62. containing glad tidings of a Saviour, and all grace, mercy and ≈ 3 min
  63. powerfully minded to obedience to the law as a rule, by a view of the ≈ 3 min
  64. law as a covenant of works; the asserting of which, doth no way infer ≈ 3 min
  65. as a covenant of works—that believers are not under the law as a ≈ 2 min
  66. obligation of the law as a rule of life, that it superadds more weighty ≈ 2 min
  67. are lost, for any benefit the most part get of them! Generally, he that ≈ 3 min
  68. parish is not great, but our congregation is less by reason of the ≈ 3 min
  69. slighted. If the child he like to die, then, without any regard to the ≈ 3 min
  70. swearing, that devil-like sin, by which there is neither profit nor ≈ 3 min
  71. breaking of us so far, that we are among the most broken and ≈ 3 min
  72. of uncleanness that has fallen out among us within these few years. If ≈ 10 min
  73. diets of examination particularly for non-communicants, and ≈ 3 min
  74. their being admitted to the Lord's table, are to be kept in a roll ≈ 3 min
  75. it were fit that he produce sufficient testimonials from the place of ≈ 3 min
  76. time to intimate his desire to the session, that they may maturely ≈ 3 min
  77. among the members, particularly at the elder or elders of the district ≈ 3 min
  78. Lord's table, the session convening on a set day, in the place of public ≈ 3 min
  79. known to be serious, and willing to learn, yet are weak; namely, that ≈ 3 min
  80. endowed with competent knowledge of the principles of the ≈ 3 min
  81. to consent to the covenant, (whereof he desires the seal), to be the ≈ 3 min
  82. said, is to be admitted to the table of the Lord, by a sentence of the ≈ 2 min
  83. admitted to the Lord's table, be inrolled in a bound book belonging ≈ 2 min
  84. congregation, the aforesaid roll of those who have at any time been ≈ 2 min
  85. exhortation or admonition, or sist the accused before them, as they ≈ 27 min
  86. compiling of them, the philological part was first studied and ≈ 3 min
  87. harsh and literal; and therefore it may yet again be licked over; and I ≈ 3 min
  88. be printed, if deemed worthy to see the light, is in my closet. I do not ≈ 3 min
  89. sections of the second part, intitled, "Observations," &c. as if they ≈ 3 min
  90. for the printing of the Essay, it must be done from the Latin copy ≈ 115 min
  91. strong a faith as readily appears in the whole book of Psalms, ≈ 37 min
AuthorThomas Boston
LanguageEnglish
EraPuritan
CategoriesChristian Classics · Theology
Chapters91
FormatsWeb Book · PDF
Status Public Domain

Public Domain.

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