The Whole Works of Thomas Boston, Vol. 5: A Soliloquy on the Art of Man-Fishing

by Thomas Boston

Publisher:

George and Robert King

, 1849

Overview

Thomas Boston was a gifted preacher, a master of the biblical languages, an astute theologian, and an enormously influential Presbyterian minister. Jonathan Edwards called him “a truly great divine,” and Joel Beeke writes that “Boston’s sermons are models of sound exegesis combined with experiential piety and admonition.” Boston’s theologically rich and deeply pastoral writings make him essential for thinking Christians today.

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Key Features

• Contains a discourse on “The Art of Man-Fishing”
• Identifies the qualities of true believers
• Written by an influential Presbyterian minister

Contents

• A Soliloquy on the Art of Man-Fishing
• The Distinguishing Characters of True Believers
• The State and Character of Believers

Top Highlights

“When thou studiest, send up ejaculations to thy Lord for it. When thou writest a sermon, or dost ruminate on it, then say to God, Lord, this will be altogether weak without thy power accompanying it. O, power and life from God in ordinances is sweet. Seek it for thyself, and seek it for thy hearers. Acknowledge thine own weakness and uselessness without it, and so cry incessantly for it, that the Lord may drive the fish into the net, when thou art spreading it out. Have an eye to this power, when thou art preaching; and think not thou to convert men by the force of reason: If thou do, thou wilt be beguiled.” (Page 8)

“All that the Father hath given me, shall come to me. Indeed God does not convert men to himself against their will, he does not force the soul to receive Christ; but he conquers the will, and it becomes obedient. He that was unwilling before, is then willing. O the power of grace! When God speaks, then men shall hear; then is it that the dead hear the voice of the Son of man, and they that hear do live.” (Page 12)

“Because as the water is the natural element of fish, so sin is the proper and natural element for an unconverted soul” (Page 9)

“Fifthly, It supposes, that we must not make men our rule, to follow them any farther than they follow Christ” (Page 23)

“Secondly, Following Christ implies a knowledge of the way that Christ took.” (Page 19)

Product Details

• Title: The Whole Works of Thomas Boston, Volume 5: A Soliloquy on the Art of Man-Fishing
• Author: Thomas Boston
• Series: The Whole Works of Thomas Boston
• Publisher: George and Robert King
• Print Publication Date: 1849
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 632
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Presbyterian Church; Theology › Early works to 1800
• Resource ID: LLS:BOSTON05
• Resource Type: text.monograph.collected-work
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T17:19:59Z

About Thomas Boston

Thomas Boston (1676–1732), was a Scottish church leader born at Duns. He was educated at Edinburgh, and licensed in 1697 by the presbytery of Chirnside. In 1699 he became minister of the small parish of Simprin, where there were only 90 examinable persons. In 1704 he found, while visiting a member of his flock, a book brought into Scotland by a commonwealth soldier. This was the famous Marrow of Modern Divinity, by Edward Fisher, a compendium of the opinions of leading Reformation divines on the doctrine of grace and the offer of the Gospel, which set off the Marrow Controversy.