The Crook in the Lot is divided into three parts which were originally the contents of several sermons preached by Boston. Each part is an extended exposition of a different verse:
1.Faith in Suffering: "Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked?" (Ecclesiastes 7:13)
2. Humility in Suffering: "Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud." (Proverbs 16:19, KJV)
3. The End of Suffering: "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you." (1 Peter 5:6)
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