Complete Works of Thomas Boston (12-Volume Set)
It is said that Thomas Boston (1676-1732) did more to cultivate true Christian devotion in Scotland than any other minister in his generation. Boston’s emphasis on God’s free offer of grace and Christ’s meritorious work for the sinner pierced to the very marrow of Christian theology. Gospel ministers can get a taste of the sound exegesis and experiential piety that have encouraged a vibrant Reformed spirituality for over 200 years.
Contents
Volume 1
The Doctrines of the Christian Religion, Comprising a Complete Bod of Divinity—Part 1 (Man's Chief End to Sanctification)
Volume 2
The Doctrines of the Christian Religion, Comprising a Complete Body of Divinity—Part 2 (Sanctification to the Lord's Prayer)
The Experimental Knowledge of Christ
The Right Improvement of a Time of Sickness and Morality
Two Forms of Peronal Covenanting
Volume 3
Thirty-Eight Sermons, Chiefly on Communion Occasions
The Crook in the Lot
The Unity of the Body of Christ
Volume 4
Forty Sermons on Various Practical Subjects
The Distinguishing Characters of Real Christians
Volume 5
The Art of Man-Fishing
The Distinguishing Characteristics of True Believers
A View of This and the Other World
Volume 6
Six Miscellaneous Questions
Four Miscellaneous Questions
Fifteen Practical Discouses
Volume 7
A Brief Explication of the First Part of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism
The Marrow of Modern Divinity
The Everlasting Espousals
The Mystery of Christ in the Form of a Servant
The Peculiar Mercy and Business of Life Opened Up and Applied
The Evil and Danger of Schism
The Necessity and Foundations of a Throne of Grace for the Behoof of Poor Sinners
The Evidences and Causes of the Decay of Religion in the Soul Discovered, and the Method of Its Cure Prescribed
Volume 8
Human Nature in Its Fourfold State
A View of the Covenant of Grace from the Sacred Records
Volume 9
Fifty-Four Sermons on Various Practical Subjects
Volume 10
Ten Sermons on Various Practical Subjects
Series of Sermons, Including Those Preached on the Name and Attributes of Christ
The Christian Life Delineated in Several Practical Discourses
Volume 11
Discourses on Prayer
A View of the Covenant of Works from the Sacred Records
A Memorial Concerning Personal and Family Fasting and Humiliation
Volume 12
Memoirs of Thomas Boston
Index
Endorsements
“In the galaxy of the Scottish church—Ecclesia Scotticana—few if any stars shine more brightly than that of Thomas Boston, pastor and theologian par excellence. Indeed, in an era of celebrity pastors, when numbers of followers or subscribers to social media channels or size of congregation all too easily serve as the false measure of a man’s ministry and the model to imitate, Thomas Boston is like a spiritual polestar to guide us by a better way to a better destiny. The Complete Works of Thomas Boston are a spiritual treasure trove waiting to be opened. Here too, thankfully, younger ministers of the gospel can learn what authentic Christian ministry looks like, feels like, and sounds like. I, for one, cannot adequately express my gratitude for Boston’s Works or my appreciation of the vision and commitment of the publishers who have made it possible for us to benefit once more from his ministry.”
—Sinclair B. Ferguson, Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary
“If we may describe anyone as a pastor-theologian, Thomas Boston surely fits the definition in an eminent way. He made a mature and clear covenant theology of grace warm, personal, and practical in his many sermons. Overcoming natural diffidence, he gave clear and unswerving leadership to those in the church who were defending grace and the gospel in all their freeness. In Boston’s sermons Christ is constantly exalted and commended in His fullness and sufficiency. The reprinting of these volumes would do inestimable service if, through the Lord’s blessing, they were to assist in raising up heart-taught, humble pastor-theologians in our generation.”
—Matthew Vogan, general manager of Reformation Scotland
About the Author
Thomas Boston (1676–1732) was born in Duns, Scotland, the youngest of seven children. He experienced a spiritual awakened when only eleven years old under the preaching ministry of Henry Erskine, the father of Ebenezer and Ralph Erskine. After an education at Edinburgh University, Boston devoted thirty-three years to gospel ministry—first in the parish of Simprin for seven years and then in Ettrick for the remainder of his life. At the denominational level, Boston took a lead in what became known as the Marrow Controversy (1717–1723), where he sought to correct the legalistic tendency in Scottish preaching by emphasizing God’s free offer of grace and Christ’s meritorious work for the sinner.