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Thomas Boston's Human Nature in Its Fourfold State is often regarded as one of Christian literature's best discourses on human nature, tracing it from its perfect beginnings in Eden, through the fall of man, and on to its final state in eternity. According to Boston, the four states of man are the state of innocence, in which God made him; the state of nature, as he has unmade himself; the state of grace, as created in Jesus Christ; and the eternal state, as made by the Judge of All Things.

Originally published in 1737, The Crook in the Lot continues to bring comfort and inspire countless souls, and it remains one of the most beloved of all Puritan classics. Its depth of explanation regarding God's role in our afflictions and sufferings is without equal. Thomas Boston - a well-known, influential, and beloved Puritan - was famous for his ability to communicate sound biblical truths in a way that conveyed clarity and insight.

La Palabra de Dios declara: “Porque hay un solo Dios, y un solo mediador entre Dios y los hombres, Jesucristo hombre.” (1 Ti. 2:15). Todo lo que ha hecho Dios para salvar a su pueblo de sus pecados en la Persona y obra de su Hijo se resume en la palabra mediador. Esta se refiere a las glorias del Cristo que es nuestro Profeta, Sacerdote y Rey.

What Is The Gospel Message? by J. I. Packer: explains that the gospel is comprised of four essential ingredients: a message about God, a message about man, a message about Jesus Christ, and a call to repentance and faith.

In this short sermon, Thomas Boston set out the qualities of the God’s wrath. He claims that although eternal and dreadful, it contains no injustice. He argues that the Judge of all the earth can do no wrong.

Thomas Boston explains the first commandment as consisting of three parts: Knowing. Acknowledging. Worshipping and glorifying. He shows that every command has an affirmative part and a negative. The negative is included in the affirmative, and the affirmative in the negative.   

The Crook in the Lot (1737) is a book about adversity. The three sections are based on Ecclesiastes 7:13, Proverbs 16:19, and 1 Peter 5:6. It is a helpful guide for dealing with the ups and downs of life.

Though it would certainly be unkind to give false assurance of salvation to someone who has not been truly converted, it would be equally cruel to withhold comfort and assurance to a weak lamb who suffers with despair over his spiritual state. In his spiritual classic Human Nature in Its Fourfold State, Thomas Boston lists eight "cases" where a true Christian might have spiritual doubts about the authenticity of his faith. Such doubts, Boston notes "may hinder some persons from the comfortable view of their happy state".

This book was written by the Puritan Thomas Boston at the age of 22. The theme is based on the injunction of Christ to his disciples, to become "fishers of men".

Thomas Boston shows what it means to sanctify the Sabbath and what the sanctification consists of. He makes a distinction between holy rest and holy exercise. Works of mercy, like saving the life of an animal, and good works, such as visiting the sick or relieving the poor, are encouraged on the Sabbath.