John Newton spent a lot of time writing to Thomas Scott in matters regarding conversion . . . after a number of years Scott was converted. Following is one presentation that Newton made to Scott of the gospel:
"The gospel, my dear sir, is a salvation appointed for those who are ready to perish, and is not designed to put them in a way to save themselves by their own works. It speaks to us as condemned already, and calls upon us to believe in a crucified Savior, that we may receive redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of our sins. And the Spirit of God, by the gospel, first convinces us of unbelief, sin, and misery; and then by revealing the things of Jesus to our minds, enables us, as helpless sinners, to come to Christ, to receive him, to behold him, or in other words, to believe in him; and expect pardon, life, and grace from him; renouncing every hope and aim in which we once rested, 'and accounting all things loss and dung for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ.'"
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