The Crook in the Lot
by Thomas Boston · English
Thomas Boston's pastoral treatise on submitting to God's providence in life's afflictions, arguing that the 'crooked' circumstances of our lot are appointed by a wise and sovereign God.
Taking its title from Ecclesiastes 7:13 ("consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?"), Boston addresses the specific afflictions, disappointments, and limitations — the "crook" — that providence allows in every believer's life.
Rather than offering easy answers, Boston walks through what it means to bear one's particular trial with a submissive and even eased heart, making this one of the most pastorally realistic works to come out of the Scottish Puritan tradition.
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Thomas Boston
Scottish minister and theologian (1676–1732), known for his pastoral writings on God's providence in affliction.
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It is little wonder that Jonathan Edwards considered Boston 'a truly great divine'.