Thomas Boston

“ But not believing in Christ the Saviour, is the sin that ruins the hearing of the gospel who do at all perish John iii 16 'And this is the condemnation that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.' Finally, if it were not for the elect themselves could not believe in Christ, till, in the first place, their election were revealed to them; which is contrary to the stated method of grace For they can never believe in Christ for their salvation, till they see him to be a Saviour for them. ”

“ For he was sent of the Father Saviour of the world; and if by the Father's appointment, he is Saviour of the world he is, by office your Saviour and my Saviour, since we are members of that world of mankind; so that we may, by faith claim his saving us from sin and wrath; as a scholar bred in a place, may claim teaching of him who is appointed master of a free school in that place; as those of a congregation may claim preaching of their own minister and as the wounded in battle may claim healing of their own physician who has a commission to be physician to their regiment. ”

“ Christ was sent Saviour of the world from heaven's proper motion. The plot to save man, was concerted entirely without him. The world did not meet, and send one to the court of Heaven with a petition for a Saviour, that a Saviour was granted to their earnest entreaties and supplications: But the Father of preventing free love, sent his Son, Saviour of the world. ”

“ Those in the state of wrath they are either so as they have lost their senses in it; they know not where they are they are dreaming of some pleasant place; and so they go on peacefully in their sins, undisturbed with thoughts of wrath, or else they have come terrible apprehensions of it. But there is something more terrible; and therefore, they will rather sin than suffer the hardships attending duty yea attending mortification ”

“ And he is their Saviour eventually, as actually saving them Matth. I 2. 'And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his peopLe from their sins.' None but these will ever truly employ him as a Saviour, or put their case in his hand: and there are none of them but will certainly employ him sooner or later, Acts xiii. 48. 'As many as were ordained to eternal life, believed.' John vi. ”