[Complete]The Crook in the Lot by Thomas Boston- lt

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mightyfelix
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The Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God , in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed by Thomas Boston (1676 - 1732).

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-crook-in-the-lot-or-the-sovereignty-and-wisdom-of-god-in-the-afflictions-of-men-displayed-by-thomas-boston/

A meditation on Ecclesiastes 7:3, "Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which he hath made crooked?," The Crook in the Lot considers the purposes of God for suffering and affliction in the life of the Christian. ( Chris Bunn)
  1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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  3. Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
  4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/crookinlotord00bost
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    Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Religion/Christianity - Commentary

    Keywords that describe the book: God, christian, sin, suffering, crook, affliction

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  6. The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
    No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
    START of recording (Intro):
    • "Chapter [number] of The Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God , in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
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      "The Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God , in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed, by Thomas Boston. Chapter [number, title]"


    END of recording:
    • At the end of the section, say:
      "End of [Chapter]"
    • If you wish, say:
      "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
    • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
      "End of The Crook in the Lot; or, The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God , in the Afflictions of Men, Displayed, by Thomas Boston. "

    There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
  7. Example filename crookinthelot_##_boston_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. crookinthelot_01_boston_128kb.mp3)
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    Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Chris,
I'd be happy to MC this for you.
MaryAnn
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Chris,

OK, your MW is set up.

For a solo project, you are the Book Coordinator. That means you fill out the Magic Window and post your links and times in the window when you upload your files.

You'll need to start by logging into the magic window. Instructions are in the BC How-to; and this is a more detailed version of the First Login instructions (with pictures!) Please be sure to read all of the BC How To document, as that will give you more information on your role as a BC.

Google books blocks access to their materials in some countries. For this reason, we like to use an Internet Archive link where it is available (often the google books are also on IA). I have not been able to find this exact edition on IA, but I did find a version from 1839. Would you be OK using this source instead? [It includes a preface which is an author biography, you can read that or skip it]: https://archive.org/details/crookinlotord00bost If you feel strongly about the Google books edition, feel free to use that. This was actually reprinted quite a few times. There are a lot of editions on IA. https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28crook%20in%20the%20lot%29

For your intros, I would use the full double title on the first section. When you get to the second and following section, feel free to shorten the title to "The Crook in the Lot".

If you have questions, or if you have any trouble with the instructions in the BC how to, please post and we'll work through it together. There is quite a learning curve when you do your first solo. You've picked a nice size book - not too long and something that you are interested in, so it should be a manageable and enjoyable process for you.

MaryAnn
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Moving this over to going solo to keep the launch pad tidy .. .
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Post by cdbunnsr »

Just checking in. I've done more work making sure of my sections work thematically. This book has a complex structure, and doesn't fall neatly into "chapters." Anyway, I'm ready to record finally and will be uploading sections soon. The project hasn't gone fallow.
CB
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Thanks for the update!
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Post by cdbunnsr »

1839 edition will work fine. I've reworked my sections and added titles to the magic window.

CDBunnSr
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

OK, I'll put https://archive.org/details/crookinlotord00bost in as the source text for this project.
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Post by cdbunnsr »

I've recorded the Preface. https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/crookinthelot_01_boston_128kb.mp3
8:44 seconds.
I'll see how successful I am at entering this info in the magic window.
Chris B
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Post by cdbunnsr »

Not sure where the duration of the recording goes. Put it in notes.
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

That's exactly where it goes!

Your MW looks great. Just change the status for section 1 to "ready to PL". It's a drop down menu.

MaryAnn
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Post by craigdav1 »

Would enjoy being dpl.
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Thanks Dave. I've added you to the MW.
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Post by craigdav1 »

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3:01-3:06 delete repeat, “as a scholar..”
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Post by cdbunnsr »

Cleaned up the recording. Sorry. Here's the new link:

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/crookinthelot_01_boston_128kb.mp3

CB
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