THE POSTHUMOUS WORKS OF THE LATE REVEREND AND LEARNED THOMAS BOSTON, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL AT ETTRICK ;-AUTHOR OF THE FOURFOLD STATE, AND OTHER VALUABLE WORKS; NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM HIS MANUSCRIPTS, IN POSSESSION OF HIS FAMILY, CONSISTING OF SIXTY-SIX SERMONS ON IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING SUBJECTS. . With a RECOMMENDATORY PREFACE by the Clergymen who prepared the Work for the Press. By it, he being dead, yet speaketh.. Heb. xi. 4. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. Edinburgh: MUNDELL & SON, AND C. DICKSON, By J. Pillans & Sons. I 802. CONTENTS. SER. XLV. The folly of turning aside from the Lord, :-“And turn ye not aside ; for then fhould ye go after yain things, which cannot, profit nor deliver, for they are vain.” XLVI. Jesus completely qualified for his Isa. Ixi. 12" The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me,". XLVII. The same subject continued, XLVIJI. Jesus a preacher of good tidings to Ifa. xli.'1.-" The Lord hath anointed me to preach XLIX. The fame subject continued, L. Jesus binds up the broken hearted, LII. Jesus proclaims liberty to the captives, 119 'Ifa.lxi. 1.4" To proclaim liberty to the captives.” LIII. The same subject. continued, i LIV. Jesus opens the prison-doors to the Pag. 1 LVI. Departing from iniquity the duty of all who name the name of Jesus, 203 2 Tim. ii. 19.-" And let every one that nameth the name of Jesus depart from iniquity." LVII. The same subject continued, 220 LVIII. The same subject continued, 236 LIX. The same subject continued, 252 LX. The inward frame should correspond with the outward profession, Deut. V. 29.--" that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever." LXI. The same subject continued, 294 LXII. The same subject continued, 278 310 343 LXII. A rich feast prepared for hungry fouls, 330 Isa. xxv, 6. “ And in this mountain hall the Lord of hofts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined." LXIV. The distinguishing privilege of God's faithful fervants, Exod. xxiv. 11," And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand; also they saw God, and did eat and drink.” LXV. Gospel privileges wonders of grace, 370 Same text as Sermon LXIV. LXVI. God not ashamed to be called his people's God, Heb. xi. 16.--" Wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city." 383 |