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Human nature in its fourfold state ..

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

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

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Front matter
Title page
RecommendationA RECOMMENDATION, By the Reverend Mr. MICHAEL BOSTON, The Author's Grandſon:
Preface
Table of contents
Part 1I. The State of INNOCENCE, or PRIMITIVE INTEGRITY, diſcourſed from Eccleſ. vii. 29.
Part 2II. The State of NATURE, or State of ENTIRE DEPRAVATION.
Part 3III. THE STATE of GRACE, or Begun R…ver….
Part 4

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State 1STATE I. NAMELY, The State of INNOCENCE, or Primitive Integrity, in which Man was created.
DoctrineDOCTRINE, GOD made Man altogether righteous.
PartOf MAN's Original Righteouſneſs.
PartOf MAN'S Original Happineſs.
State 2STATE II. NAMELY, The State of Nature, or of Entire Depravation.
Part 1HEAD I. The Sinfulneſs of Man's Natural State.
6 sections
Part 2HEAD II. The MISERY of MAN's Natural State.
3 sections
Part 3HEAD III. Man's utter Inability to recover himſelf.
State 3STATE III. NAMELY, The STATE of GRACE; or Begun Recovery.
Part 1HEAD I. REGENERATION.
3 sections
Part 2HEAD II. The MYSTICAL UNION betwixt CHRIST and Believers.
4 sections
State 4STATE IV. NAMELY, The ETERNAL STATE: or, State of conſummate Happineſs, or Miſery.
Part 1HEAD I. Of DEATH.
1 doctrine
Part 2HEAD II. The Difference betwixt the Righteous and the Wicked in their Death.
2 doctrines
Part 3HEAD III The RESURRECTION.
1 doctrine
Part 4HEAD IV. The General JUDGMENT.
1 doctrine
Part 5HEAD V. The Kingdom of HEAVEN.
1 doctrine
Part 6HEAD VI. HELL.
1 doctrine

Author: Thomas Boston (1677–1732)
Imprint: [United States] [s.n.] Printed for the booksellers. M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]
Extent: xv, [2], 18-344 p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Language: English
Catalogue: Shipton 45042
Source: TCP N34404
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)