ILLUSTRATION

OF THE

DOCTRINES of the CHRISTIAN RELIGION,

WITH RESPECT TO
FAITH AND PRACTICE,

U PON THE PLAN OF

The ASSEMBLY's SHORTER CATECHISM,

COMPRE H ENDING

A Complete Body of Divinity.

Now first published from the Manuscripts of

The late Reverend and Learned
Mr T H O M AS BOSTON,

Minister of the Gospel at ET TRICK,
Author of the Fourfold State, A View of the Covenants, &c.

Hold fast the form of sound words. 2. Tim. i. 13.

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED BY JOHN REID.
Sold by W. DARLING, Bridge-ftreet, and the said J. RBID, the

Publishers; W. GRAY, front of the Exchange; and R. INGLIS,
Potter-row, Edinburgh ; by J. BRYCE, Glasgow ; and W. PHERS
SON , Berwick.

MDCCLXXILI,

CO N T E N T S.

and urged

Of Christ's priestly office

I Of Christ's kingly office

54 Of Christ's humiliation

74 Of Christ's exaltation

93 Of the application of redemption

126 Of union with Chrift

146 Of effectual calling

163 Of the benefits of effe&tual calling

189 Of justification

196 Of adoption

239 The divine call to leave the devil's family explained

281 Of sanctification

296 Ứnion with Christ the only way to fanctification

307 Of the benefits flowing from justification, adoption, and sanctification

320 Of asurance

32 T Of peace of conscience

326 Of joy in the Holy Ghost of increase of grace

337 Of perseverance in grace

343 Of the benefits which believers receive at death

349 Of benefits at the resurrection

355 of the duty which God requireth of man The moral law the rule of man's obedience

379 The moral law fummarily comprehended in the ten

commandments Love to God and our neighbour the sum of the ten commandments

399 The preface to the ten commandments

413 Of the first commandment

423 The duties required

424 The fins forbidden

440 Of the words, before mę

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