The Whole Works of Thomas Boston, Vol. 6: Sermons and Discourses on Several Important Subjects in Divinity

by Thomas Boston

Publisher:

George and Robert King

, 1849

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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Key Features

• Questions, tracts, and practical discourses
• Important topics in divinity
• Written by an influential Presbyterian minister

Contents

• Miscellaneous Questions
• Miscellaneous Tracts
• Practical Discourses

Top Highlights

“And herein he follows Calvin, who speaks thus: ‘And truly I am not ignorant,^† that under the name of repentance, is comprehended, the whole turning to God, whereof faith is not the least part.’” (Page 92)

“Repentance is a fruit of faith; and where there is no repentance, it cannot be supposed that assurance can be had” (Page 78)

“Faith and repentance, as they are ordinarily linked together in preaching, so they cannot be separated in practice” (Page 77)

“Can a foul garment be laid in a pure running stream, and the washing of it not be begun the moment that it is laid in? And can an unholy soul be united by faith to Christ, and the washing of it not begun that moment by virtue from his blood?” (Page 558)

“Let us take a watchword from holy and learned Rutherford: ‘We would beware (says he) of Mr. Baxter’s* order of setting repentance and works of new obedience before justification; which is indeed a new covenant of works.’” (Page 89)

Product Details

• Title: The Whole Works of Thomas Boston, Volume 6: Sermons and Discourses on Several Important Subjects in Divinity
• Author: Thomas Boston
• Series: The Whole Works of Thomas Boston
• Publisher: George and Robert King
• Print Publication Date: 1849
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 682
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Presbyterian Church; Theology › Early works to 1800
• Resource ID: LLS:BOSTON06
• Resource Type: text.monograph.collected-work
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T17:20:00Z

About Thomas Boston

Thomas Boston (1676–1732), was a Scottish church leader born at Duns. 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. In 1704 he found, while visiting a member of his flock, a book brought into Scotland by a commonwealth soldier. This was the famous Marrow of Modern Divinity, by Edward Fisher, a compendium of the opinions of leading Reformation divines on the doctrine of grace and the offer of the Gospel, which set off the Marrow Controversy.