Thomas Boston Quotes About Soul

Quotes about: Soul

• Faith is the soul going out of itself for all its wants.

  Thomas Boston

  Soul, Going Out, Want

• Sinners in their natural state lie dead, lifeless, and moveless; they can no more believe in Christ, nor repent, than a dead man can speak or walk: but, in virtue of the promise, the Spirit of life from Christ Jesus, at the time appointed, enters into the dead soul, and quickens it; so that it is no more morally dead, but alive, having new spiritual powers put into it, that were lost by Adam's fall.

  Thomas Boston

  Spiritual, Jesus, Lying

  Thomas Boston (1767). “A view of the covenant of grace from the sacred records: Wherein the parties in that covenant, the making of it; its parts ... and the administration thereof, are distinctly considered. Together with the trial of a saving personal in-being in it, and the way of instating sinners therein ...”, p.151

• What an honourable thing is it to be fishers of men! How great an honour shouldst thou esteem it, to be a catcher of souls! We are workers together with God, says the apostle. If God has ever so honoured thee, O that thou knewest it, that thou mightst bless his holy name, that ever made such a poor fool as thee to be a co-worker with him. God has owned thee to do good to those who were before caught. O my soul, bless thou the Lord. Lord, what am I, or what is my father's house, that thou hast brought me to this?

  Thomas Boston

  Father, Men, Names

• There is no true believing or trusting to the report of the gospel, but what is the effect of the working of a divine power on the soul for that end.

  Thomas Boston

  Believe, Soul, Divine Power

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