Thomas Boston, Works, 6:289:
Would ye, all at once, be wise, righteous, and holy? Then come in to Christ, 1 Cor. 1:30. Ye that can do nothing, come to Christ, and so ye shall do all, Phil. 4:13. Would ye honour God? would ye honour his law? Then come to Christ. But if ye come not to Christ, do what ye will, ye do nothing. Should ye henceforth keep all the ten commandments, but neglect this, all you do would get a black note of condemnation from heaven written on it. Remember, I pray you, that “he that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father,” John 5:23.
Would ye, all at once, be wise, righteous, and holy? Then come in to Christ, 1 Cor. 1:30. Ye that can do nothing, come to Christ, and so ye shall do all, Phil. 4:13. Would ye honour God? would ye honour his law? Then come to Christ. But if ye come not to Christ, do what ye will, ye do nothing. Should ye henceforth keep all the ten commandments, but neglect this, all you do would get a black note of condemnation from heaven written on it. Remember, I pray you, that “he that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father,” John 5:23.
