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 THOMAS BOSTON,

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

ỊN THREE VOLUME S.

VOLUME [II.

Held fast the form of found words. 2 Tim. i. 13.

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MDCCLXXIII.

F the fifth commandment, continued

The duties of husbands and wives

The duties of children to parents

The duty of parents to children. . ..

The duty of servants to masters

I be duty of master's to servants

The duty of people to ministers

The duty of ministers to people

The duty of ruling elders and people.
The duty of magistrates and subjects
The duties of other relations wij.7
The fins forbidden

of the reason annexed ta this command.

Of the sixth commandment

The duties required

The fins forbidden

of the seventh commandment

The duties required

The fins forbidden

Of the eighth commandments .. .

The duties required

The fins forbidden

of the ninth commandment

The duties required

The fins. forbidden

Of the tenth commandment

The duties required " :

The fins forbidden

Of man's inability to keep the law perfeetly

An explanation of Gen. vi. 9. in the notes

Of hon in its aggravations

of the defert of fin ;

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Of the means of salvation in general

Of faith in Jesus Chris :

An explanation of Gen. xv. 6. in the notes

Of repentance into life

Of Christ's ordinances in general

How the word is made effe&tual to salvation

How the word is to be read and heard

The duty of attending on or dinances

A caueat against receiving the gospel in vain