Human Nature in Its Fourfold State, Thomas Boston
Human Nature in Its Fourfold State, Thomas Boston
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Human Nature in Its Fourfold State

Author: Thomas Boston

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 19 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2014


Synopsis

Thomas Boston's Human Nature in Its Fourfold State is often regarded as one of Christian literature's best discourses on human nature, tracing it from its perfect beginnings in Eden, through the fall of man, and on to its final state in eternity. According to Boston, the four states of man are the state of innocence, in which God made him; the state of nature, as he has unmade himself; the state of grace, as created in Jesus Christ; and the eternal state, as made by the Judge of All Things. Boston's remarkable insight makes this book a must-listen for Christians the world over.

About Thomas Boston

Thomas Boston (1676–1732) was a Scottish Puritan and church leader. Educated at Edinburgh, he became the minister of a small parish in 1699. In 1704 he came across Edward Fisher’s Marrow of Modern Divinity, a compendium of the opinions of leading Reformation divines on the doctrine of grace and the offer of the Gospel. Boston later published an edition of The Marrow with notes of his own.

About Derek Perkins

Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, as well as numerous Society of Voice Arts nominations. AudioFile magazine named him a Best Voice consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Augmented by a knowledge of three foreign languages and a facility with accents, he has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cbarrett on January 25, 2011

One of the most significant works I have read on man in his pre-fallen state, fallen state, regenerate state, and glorified state. Boston is magnificent.......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on May 09, 2015

Best.Book.Ever.......more

Goodreads review by John on May 07, 2019

Well...that settles that.......more

Goodreads review by Brian on December 31, 2016

The fourfold state of the title is man in paradise, as fallen, as regenerate, and in the future state. In examining man in these four states, Boston provides a full systematic theology. The tone, however, is not academic (though the content is rigorous) but hortatory.......more

Goodreads review by Josh on June 28, 2013

Quite good, though quite 18th century as well. Boston wasn't easy reading, but I'm glad I worked through this one.......more