Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Christianity - Commentary

Authors: Thomas Boston In Year : 1838

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed

Preface
Proposition I: As to the Crook Itself
Proposition I: How and Why He Makes It
The Use of this Doctrine
Proposition II: We Shall Not Be Able to Mend the Crook in Our Lot
Proposition III: Proper Means to Behave Rightly Under the Crook in Our Lot
Better to Be Brought Low than to Be Proud and Get Our Will
Humility the Great Means to Bring All to Their Respective Duties
Directions for Reaching Humiliation
In Due Time Those That Humble Themselves Under the Mighty Hand of God Will Be Lifted Up
What They Will Get By The Lifting Up Promised to the Humbled

A meditation on Ecclesiastes 7:3, "Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which he hath made crooked?," The Crook in the Lot considers the purposes of God for suffering and affliction in the life of the Christian. -Summary by Chris Bunn