THE

POSTHUMOUS WORKS

OF

THE LATE REVEREND AND LEARNED

THOMAS BOSTON,

MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL AT ETTRICK; AUTHOR OF THE
FOURFOLD STATE, AND OTHER VALUABLE WORKS;

NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM HIS MANUSCRIPTS, IN
POSSESSION OF HIS FAMILY,

CONSISTING OF SIXTY-SIX SERMONS ON IMPORTANT

AND INTERESTING SUBJECTS;

With a RECOMMENDATORY PREFACE by the Clergymen who
prepared the WORK for the Press.

By it, he being dead, yet speaketh. Heb. xi. 4.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

Edinburgh:

PRINTED FOR W. CREECH, J. FAIRBAIRN, OGLE & AIKMAN,
MUNDELL & SON, AND C, DICKSON,

By J. Pillans & Sons.

1802.

BODL LIBR 19. MAY 1917 OXFCAD

OF

THE SUBJECTS DISCOURSED UPON

IN

VOLUME SECOND.

SER. XXV. The evil and danger of halting

betwixt two opinions,

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1 Kings, xvi. 21.-" Elijah said, How long halt ye

betwixt two opinions?"

XXVI. Creation's groans considered and im-

proved,

Rom. viii. 22.-" For we know that the whole

creation groaneth, and travaileth in pain toge-

- ther until now."

Pag.

5

21

XXVII. The same subject continued,

38

XXVIII. Creation's travail and delivery,

57

Same text.

XXIX. Faithfulness towards God exempli-

fied and rewarded,

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Numb. xiv. 24.-" But my servant Caleb, because

he had another spirit with him, and hath followed

me fully, him will I bring into the land where-

- unto he went, and his feed shall possess it."

XXX. The same subject continued,

79

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XXXI. The Christian described, the hypo-

crite detected,

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Rom. ii. 28. 29. " For he is not a few which is

one outwardly," &c.

134

XXXII. The same subject continued,

158

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Pag.

XXXIII. The statute-law of discipleship, 189

Luke xiv. 26.-" If any man come to me, and hate.

not his father and mother," &c.

XXXIV. The same subject continued,

XXXV. A rich reward to diligence in reli-

gion,

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Hof. vi. 3." Then shall ye know, if ye follow on

to know the Lord."

14

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XXXVI. The same subject continued,

XXXVII. The acceptable manner of draw-

ing near to God,

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Heb. x. 22." Let us draw near with a true heart,

in the full affurance of faith," &c.

202

216

228

241

XXXVIII. The same subject continued,

255

XXXIX. The same subject continued,

280

XL. The faints God's servants, and his pro-

perty,

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306

Acts, xxvii. 23.-" For there stood by me this

night the angel of the Lord, whose I am, and

whom I serve."

Pfal. lxxxi. 10.-" Open thy mouth wide, and I

John, vi. 57.-" He that eateth me, even he shall

live by me."