The Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed, credited to Thomas Boston, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed by Thomas Boston. Read in English by Chris Bunn; Lucretia B.; Ruth P.; Elsie Selwyn; Devorah Allen; Kathleen Moore A meditation on Ecclesiastes 7:3, "Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which he hath made crooked?," The Crook in the Lot considers the purposes of God for suffering and affliction in the life of the Christian. -Summary by Chris Bunn

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed
• Author credits: Thomas Boston
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 5:25:50

Catalogue topics

• God
• christian
• sin
• suffering
• crook
• affliction

Track guide

1. 01 - Preface — 8:29
2. 02 - Proposition I: As to the Crook Itself — 31:53
3. 03 - Proposition I: How and Why He Makes It — 43:57
4. 04 - The Use of this Doctrine — 19:46
5. 05 - Proposition II: We Shall Not Be Able to Mend the Crook in Our Lot — 36:37
6. 06 - Proposition III: Proper Means to Behave Rightly Under the Crook in Our Lot — 19:21
7. 07 - Better to Be Brought Low than to Be Proud and Get Our Will — 34:36
8. 08 - Humility the Great Means to Bring All to Their Respective Duties — 34:25
9. 09 - Directions for Reaching Humiliation — 18:35
10. 10 - In Due Time Those That Humble Themselves Under the Mighty Hand of God Will Be Lifted Up — 44:44
11. 11 - What They Will Get By The Lifting Up Promised to the Humbled — 33:27

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