The Crook in the Lot Or The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God Displayed in the Afflictions of Men
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The Crook in the Lot
The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God Displayed in the Afflictions of Men
by Thomas Boston
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Introductory Remarks
PROPOSITION I. Whatsoever Crook there is in one’s Lot, it is of God’s making.
I. As to the Crook itself.
II. The Crook is of God’s making. How it is of his making. Why he makes it.
PROPOSITION II: What God sees meet to mar, we shall not be able to mend in our Lot. What Crook God makes in our Lot, we shall not be able to even.
I. God’s marring and making a Crook in one’s Lot, as he sees meet.
II. Men’s attempting to mend or even the Crook in their Lot.
III. In what sense it is to be understood, that we shall not be able to mend, or even the Crook in our Lot.
IV. Some reasons of the point. Directions for rightly managing the application for removing the Crook in our Lot.
PROPOSITION III: Considering the Crook in the Lot, as the work of God, is a proper means to bring one to behave rightly un der it.
I. What it is to consider the Crook as the work of God.
II. How it is to be understood to be a proper means to bring one to behave rightly under the Crook.
III. That it is a proper means to bring one to behave rightly under it.
A comparison between the Lowly and Proud.
DocT. — There is a generation of lowly, afflicted ones, having their spirit lowered and brought down to their lot ; whose case, in that respect, is better than that of the proud getting their will, and carrying all to their mind.
I. The generation of the lowly afflicted ones.
II. The generation of the proud getting their will and carrying all to their mind.
III. It is better to be in a low afflicted condition, with the spirit humble and brought down to the lot, than to be of a proud and high spirit, getting the lot brought up to it, and matters go according to one’s mind. Humility the great means to bring all to their respective duties.
Doctrine. I. The bent of one’s heart, in humbling circumstances, should be towards a suitable humbling of the spirit, as under God’s mighty hand placing us in them.
II. What are those humbling circumstances the mighty hand of God brings men into.
III. What it is in humbling circumstances, to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God.
Directions for reaching humiliation.
Doctrine. II. In due time, those that humble themselves under the mighty hand of God will certainly be lifted up.
Westerners understanding Islam
Hodge, A. A. The Westminster Confession: A Commentary
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A Short History of the Creeds and Confessions
Some Account of the Origin of the Westminster Confession and Catechisms
Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scripture
Chapter 2: Of God and the Holy Trinity
Chapter 3: Of God’s Eternal Decree
Chapter 4: Of Creation
Chapter 5: of Providence
Chapter 6: Of The Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
Chapter 7: Of God’s Covenant With Man
Chapter 8: Of Christ the Mediator
Chapter 9: Of Free Will
Chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling
Chapter 11: Of Justification
Chapter 12: Of Adoption
Chapter 13: Of Sanctification
Chapter 14: Of Saving Faith
Chapter 15: Of Repentance Unto Life
Chapter 16: Of Good Works
Chapter 17: Of Perseverance of the Saints
Chapter 18: Of Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Chapter 19: Of the Law of God
Chapter 20: Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience
Chapter 21: Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Chapter 22: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
Chapter 23: Of the Civil Magistrate
Chapter 24: Of Marriage and Divorce
Chapter 25: Of the Church
Chapter 26: Of the Communion of the Saints
Chapter 27: of the Sacraments
Chapter 28: Of Baptism
Chapter 29: Of the Lord’s Supper
Chapter 30: Of Church Censures
Chapter 31: Of Synods and Councils
Chapter 32: Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
Chapter 33: Of the Last Judgment
Appendix 1: The Meaning of ‘System of Doctrine’: Old School vs. New School
Appendix 2: The Auburn Declaration and The Declaratory Act
Appendix 3: What is Presbyterianism? by Charles Hodge
Appendix 4: What is Meant by Adopting the Westminster Confession?
Appendix 5: On the Passages of the Confession Concerning the Magistrate’s Power as to Religion and the Church