The CROOK IN THE LOT; Or, A Display of the SOVEREIGNTY AND WISDOM OF GOD In the Applications of Men, And the CHRISTIANS DEPORTMENT UNDER THEM. By Rev. Thomas Boston, Robert Carter & Brothers, New York, 1868.
 
Religion - Christian
Vintage from the 1860s
 
Thomas Boston (1676-1732) was a remarkable Scottish theologian and pastor. Boston wrote brief, very accessible, pastoral books. This little book is a pastoral masterpiece, in which Boston reflects on the words of Ecclesiastes 7:13, ‘Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which he hath made crooked?’
 
By ‘lot’, Boston means our ‘lot in life’, the shape of our lives as they are styled by God’s many providences. By ‘crook’, he means those unforeseen troubles that afflict, unsettle, or disturb us in any way. Boston sets out to minister pastoral wisdom and help to God’s people experiencing what Paul calls ‘the sufferings of this present time’ (Rom. 8:18).
 
Green hardcover with a gilt spine title. Secure text block with a bottom spine shift, clean pages and very light cover wear. Owner name at front endpaper. Includes a HAPPY NEW YEAR card with the owner name and illustration and the year 1874. About 6-1/4 x 4 with 176 pages. Scarce.