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The Crook in the Lot: The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God in the Afflictions of Men by Thomas Boston is one of the most profound and influential Christian texts ever written.
托马斯·波士顿（Thomas Boston）的《命运中的弯曲之处：上帝在人的苦难中的主权与智慧》（The Crook in the Lot: The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God in the Afflictions of Men）是有史以来最深刻、最具影响力的基督教文本之一。
First published in the early 18th century, this timeless work explores the deep and often challenging themes of divine sovereignty, human suffering, and the mysterious ways in which God works in the lives of His people.
这部永恒的作品于18世纪初首次出版，探讨了神圣主权（divine sovereignty）、人类苦难以及上帝在祂子民生命中工作的神秘方式等深刻且往往充满挑战的主题。
Boston, a revered Scottish theologian, masterfully addresses the “crook in the lot”—the trials and tribulations that each person inevitably faces.
波士顿，一位受人尊敬的苏格兰神学家，精湛地论述了“命运中的弯曲之处”（crook in the lot）——每个人不可避免地要面对的考验和磨难。
With pastoral sensitivity and theological depth, he provides readers with comforting and practical insights into how to understand and endure life’s adversities while maintaining faith in God’s sovereign will.
祂以教牧的敏感性和神学的深度，为读者提供了安慰和实用的见解，指导人们如何理解和忍受生活的逆境，同时保持对上帝主权旨意的信心。
This version has been meticulously re-formatted and updated for modern readers, ensuring that Boston’s profound teachings are accessible and relevant to contemporary audiences.
这个版本经过精心重新格式化和更新，以适应现代读者，确保波士顿深刻的教导对当代受众是可理解且相关的。
The language has been carefully modernized without losing the rich theological depth and eloquence of the original text, allowing readers to fully grasp the timeless wisdom contained within its pages.
语言经过仔细的现代化处理，同时没有失去原文丰富的神学深度和雄辩性，使读者能够充分领会其中所蕴含的永恒智慧。
Through thoughtful exposition of Scripture and pastoral guidance, Boston leads readers on a journey towards greater understanding and acceptance of God’s providence.
通过对圣言（Scripture）的深思熟虑的阐述和教牧的指导，波士顿带领读者踏上一个更深入理解和接受上帝护理（providence）的旅程。
He emphasizes the importance of humility, faith, and patience in the face of suffering, assuring believers of the ultimate lifting up that comes from God’s perfect timing and wisdom.
祂强调在苦难面前谦卑、信心和忍耐的重要性，向信徒保证最终的提升来自于上帝完美的时间和智慧。
The Crook in the Lot is a biblically saturated source of spiritual comfort and strength.
《命运中的弯曲之处》是一个充满圣经真理的属灵安慰和力量的来源。
It speaks to those who are in the midst of trials, offering hope and assurance that every affliction is under the sovereign control of a wise and loving God.
它向那些处于试炼（trials）中的人说话，提供希望和确据，保证每一次苦难都在一位智慧和慈爱的上帝的主权控制之下。
Discover the enduring wisdom of Thomas Boston and find solace in the truth that, amidst all adversities, God’s sovereignty and wisdom prevail.
发现托马斯·波士顿持久的智慧，并在“在所有逆境中，上帝的主权和智慧掌权”这一真理中找到慰藉。
Table of Contents
目录
Foreword
前言
Introductory Remarks
引言
I. Whatsoever Crook there is in one’s Lot, it is of God’s making.
一. 无论一个人命运中有什么弯曲之处，都是上帝所造的。
- On God’s Making of the Crook in Our Lot
- 关于上帝创造我们命运中的弯曲之处
II: What God sees meet to mar, we shall not be able to mend in our Lot.
二. 上帝认为适合破坏的，我们在我们的命运中将无法修复。
Proposition II. What God sees suitable to mar, we shall not be able to mend in our lot.
命题二. 上帝认为合适破坏的，我们在我们的命运中将无法修复。
Part 2: Directions for rightly managing the application for removing the crook in the lot.
第二部分：关于正确管理旨在消除命运中弯曲之处的应用的指导。
Proposition III. The considering the crook in the lot as the work of God is a proper means to bring one to behave rightly under it.
命题三. 将命运中的弯曲之处视为上帝的工作，是引导人在其下正确行事的恰当方法。
Use. Then take this direction for your behaving rightly under the crook in your lot.
应用。那么，接受这条指导，以便在你的命运中的弯曲之处下正确行事。
Doctrine I. The bent of one’s heart, in humbling circumstances, should lie towards a suitable humbling of the spirit, as under God’s mighty hand placing us in them.
教义一. 在令人谦卑的境遇中，人的心倾向于合适的灵性谦卑，如同处于上帝将我们置于其中的大能手下。
Part 3: What it is in humbling circumstances to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God.
第三部分：在令人谦卑的境遇中，在上帝的大能手下谦卑自己意味着什么。
I. Directions For Reaching This Humiliation.
一. 达致这种谦卑的指导。
Doctrine II. – There is a due time in which those that now humble themselves under the mighty hand of God will certainly be lifted up.
教义二. ——现在在上帝大能手下谦卑自己的人，必在适当的时候被提升。
Afterword
后记