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Endorsement<\/h2>\n

‘If there is one book that more than any other stands out as representative of the best of our Scottish religious classics it is Human Nature in its Fourfold State.’ JOHN MACLEOD<\/p>\n

Book Description<\/h2>\n

It is evident why Boston’s work enjoyed such popularity. \u00a0So basic is his material, and so thorough his presentation of it, the Human Nature in its<\/em> fourfold State<\/em> speaks to the spiritual needs of every reader. \u00a0For those who ask about the origin and meaning of human existence, Boston provides the biblical answer; for those who are confused about the Christian gospel, Boston explains its meaning and its power.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\nBIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nI: THE STATE OF INNOCENCE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMan’s original righteousness<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nII: THE STATE OF NATURE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nThe sinfulness of man’s natural state<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nThe misery of man’s natural state<\/td>\n149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMan’s utter inability to recover himself<\/td>\n183<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIII: THE STATE OF GRACE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nRegeneration<\/td>\n203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMystical union between christ and believers<\/td>\n253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIV: THE ETERNAL STATE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nDeath<\/td>\n323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nDifference between the righteous and the wicked in their death<\/td>\n340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThe resurrection<\/td>\n373<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nThe general judgment<\/td>\n397<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nThe kingdom of heaven<\/td>\n432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nHell<\/td>\n471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ettrick minister expounds the biblical teaching on the four different \u2018states\u2019 of man\u2019s relationship with God\u2014innocence, sin, grace and glory. 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