AN
ILLUSTRATION

OF THE
Doctrines of the CHRISTIAN RELIGION,

WITH RESPECT TO
FAITH AND PRACTICE,

; UPON THE PLAN OF
The Assembly's SHORTER CATECHISM.

COMPREHENDING

A Complete Body of Divinity,
Now first published from the Manuscripts of

The late Reverend and Learned
MR THO M AS BOSTON,

Minister of the Gospel at ET TRICK,
Author of the Fourfold State, A View of the Covenants, 66,

IN THREE VOLUME S.

v Q L V M E II,

Hold fast the form of found words2 Tim. i. 13.

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MDCCLXXILI,

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CON T E N T S. o f Christ's priestly office

Of Christ's kingly office
Of Christ's humiliation
Of Christ's exaltation
Of the application of redemption

126 of union with Christ of effectual calling of the benefits of effe&tual calling of justification Of adopiion

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

281 Of sanctification

296 Union with Christ the only way to fančtification 307 Of the benefits flowing from justification, adoption,

and sanctification Of assurance of peace of conscience .. Of joy in the Holy Ghost

: 331 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. The moral law summarily comprehended in the ten 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
The fins forbidden
Of the words, before me

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Love commandments marily comp

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