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Human nature in its fourfold state ... In several practical discourses

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Human nature in its fourfold state ... In several practical discourses

Human nature in its fourfold state ... In several practical discourses. / By Mr. Thomas Boston, late Minister of the Gospel at Etterick.

Thomas Boston 1677–1732

United States : s.n. Printed for the booksellers., M,DCC,LXXXVII. 1787

xv, [2], 18-344 p. ; 20 cm. (8vo) · 193k words

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Thomas Boston, Human nature in its fourfold state ... In several practical discourses (United States, 1787). Evans-TCP N34404.

Contents 49

Title page6
A RECOMMENDATION, By the Reverend Mr. MICHAEL BOSTON, The Author's…A RECOMMENDATION, By the Reverend Mr. MICHAEL BOSTON, The Author's Grandson:3
PrefacePREFACE.pp. v–viii14
ContentsTHE CONTENTS.pp. xv17
Part 1I. The State of INNOCENCE, or PRIMITIVE INTEGRITY, discoursed from Eccles. vii. 29.2
Part 2II. The State of NATURE, or State of ENTIRE DEPRAVATION.pp. xi4
Part 3III. THE STATE of GRACE, or Begun R•••ver•.pp. xi–xiii3
Part 4IV. The ETERNAL STATE, or State of consummate Happiness or Misery.pp. xiii–xv7
State 1STATE I. NAMELY, The State of INNOCENCE, or Primitive Integrity, in which Man was created.pp. 31

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DOCTRINE, GOD made Man altogether righteous.pp. 18–195

Of MAN's Original Righteousness.pp. 19–2311

Of MAN'S Original Happiness.pp. 23–3121

State 2STATE II. NAMELY, The State of Nature, or of Entire Depravation.pp. 31–128286

Part 1HEAD I. The Sinfulness of Man's Natural State.pp. 31–94184

That Man's Nature is corrupted.pp. 35–4532

Of the Corruption of the Understanding.pp. 45–5833

Of the Corruption of the Will.pp. 58–7958

The Corruption of the Affections, the Conscience and the Memory. Th…The Corruption of the Affections, the Conscience and the Memory. The Body partaker of this corruption.pp. 79–818

How Man's Nature was corrupted.pp. 82–845

The Doctrine of the Corruption of Nature applied.pp. 84–9434

Part 2HEAD II. The MISERY of MAN's Natural State.pp. 94–11770

Man's natural State, a State of Wrath.pp. 96–10323

The Doctrine of the State of Wrath confirmed and vindicated.pp. 103–1077

The Doctrine of the Misery of Man's natural State applied.pp. 107–11731

Part 3HEAD III. Man's utter Inability to recover himself.pp. 117–12831

State 3STATE III. NAMELY, The STATE of GRACE; or Begun Recovery.pp. 129–213225

Part 1HEAD I. REGENERATION.pp. 129–16498

Of the Nature of Regeneration.pp. 130–14546

The Resemblance […].The Resemblance 〈…〉.pp. 145–14811

The Doctrine of Regeneration applied.pp. 148–16436

Part 2HEAD II. The MYSTICAL UNION betwixt CHRIST and Believers.pp. 164–213126

A general View of the Mystical Union.pp. 165–1679

Of the natural and supernatural Stocks, and the Branches, taken out…Of the natural and supernatural Stocks, and the Branches, taken out of the former, and ingrafted into the latter.pp. 167–17519

How the •ranches are taken out of the natural Stock, and ingrafted…How the •ranches are taken out of the natural Stock, and ingrafted into the supernatural Stock.pp. 175–18735

Of the Benefits flowing to true believers, from their union with Ch…Of the Benefits flowing to true believers, from th•ir union with Ch…Of the Benefits flowing to true believers, from their union with Christ.Of the Benefits flowing to true believers, from th•ir union with Christ.pp. 187–21358

State 4STATE IV. NAMELY, The ETERNAL STATE: or, State of consummate Happiness, or Misery.pp. 214–344323

Part 1HEAD I. Of DEATH.pp. 214–22628

DOCTRINE, All must die.pp. 215–22625

Part 2HEAD II. The Difference betwixt the Righteous and the Wicked in their Death.pp. 226–24965

Doctrine 1DOCTRINE I. The Wicked dying, are driven away in their Wickedness, and in a hopeless State.pp. 227–23523

Doctrine 2DOCTRINE II. The State of the Godly in Death, is a hopeful State.pp. 236–24937

Part 3HEAD III The RESURRECTION.pp. 250–26742

DOCTRINE. There shall be a Resurrection of the Dead.pp. 251–26738

Part 4HEAD IV. The General JUDGMENT.pp. 267–29257

DOCTRINE. There shall be a general Judgment.pp. 268–29254

Part 5HEAD V. The Kingdom of HEAVEN.pp. 292–31965

DOCTRINE, The Saints shall be made completely happy in the Possessi…DOCTRINE, The Saints shall be made compleatly happy in the Possessi…DOCTRINE, The Saints shall be made completely happy in the Possession of the Kingdom of Heaven.DOCTRINE, The Saints shall be made compleatly happy in the Possession of the Kingdom of Heaven.pp. 293–31960

Part 6HEAD VI. HELL.pp. 320–34464

DOCTRINE. The wicked shall be shut up under the curse of God, in ev…DOCTRINE. The wicked shall be shut up under the curse of God, in everlasting Misery, with the Devils in Hell.pp. 321–34460

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Title as printed: Human nature in its fourfold state ... In several practical discourses. / By Mr. Thomas Boston, late Minister of the Gospel at Etterick.
Author: Thomas Boston 1677–1732
Place: United States
Year: 1787
Imprint: [United States] : [s.n.] Printed for the booksellers., M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]
Size: xv, [2], 18-344 p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Words: 192,688
Text: Evans-TCP N34404
Notes: Preface signed by Robert Wightman.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (TCP transcription); underlying work in the public domain

Transcription: Evans-TCP N34404