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I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” – Luke 13:5
我告诉你们，不是的！你们若不悔改，都要如此灭亡。”——路加福音 13章5节

In “The Necessity of Repentance,” Thomas Boston masterfully navigates the intricate relationship between faith and repentance, asserting that faith is not only the precursor but also the primary motivator for genuine repentance.
在《悔改的必要性》（”The Necessity of Repentance”）中，托马斯·波士顿（Thomas Boston）精湛地驾驭了信心（faith）与悔改之间错综复杂的关系，断言信心不仅是真诚悔改的先驱，也是主要的推动力。
Drawing from Luke 13:5, Boston underscores the profound spiritual importance of repentance in the Christian life, emphasizing that without faith, symbolized as the “spring and source of repentance,” and the “leading grace,” true repentance is unattainable.
波士顿从路加福音 13章5节汲取，强调了悔改在基督徒生命中深刻的属灵重要性，强调没有信心，即被象征为“悔改的泉源”和“主导的恩典”，真正的悔改是无法实现的。
Boston delves into scriptural analysis to support his argument that faith precedes and generates repentance, allowing for a turning away from sin towards God that is both meaningful and transformative.
波士顿深入进行圣言分析，以支持他的论点，即信心先于并产生悔改，从而实现一种既有意义又具转化性的从罪恶转向上帝。

Boston’s work is deeply rooted in Scripture and theological precision, offering insights that are profound, practical, and pastorally sensitive.
波士顿的著作深深植根于圣言和神学（theological）的精确性，提供了深刻、实用且具教牧敏感度的见解。
He corrects common misunderstandings about the nature of divine providence and the urgent need for repentance, highlighting the dire consequences of remaining unrepentant and the hopeful promise of salvation through sincere repentance.
他纠正了关于神圣护理（divine providence）性质和悔改的迫切需要的一般误解，强调了不悔改所带来的可怕后果，以及通过真诚悔改获得救恩的充满希望的应许。
Boston’s exploration is not confined to a mere doctrinal exposition; it extends to addressing objections, clarifying misconceptions, and providing a comprehensive understanding of repentance’s role in salvation, inseparably linked to faith.
波士顿的探讨不局限于仅仅教义上的阐述；它还延伸到解决反对意见，澄清错误观念，并提供对悔改在救恩中作用的全面理解，它与信心密不可分地联系在一起。

This book serves as a valuable resource for theologians, pastors, seminary students, and lay Christians, offering a rich theological grounding, a thorough scriptural analysis, and a devotional quality that encourages self-reflection and spiritual growth.
这本书是神学家、牧师、神学院学生和普通基督徒的宝贵资源，提供了丰富的神学基础、彻底的圣言分析，以及鼓励自我反思和属灵成长的灵修特质。
Boston’s historical context and theological debates enrich the reader’s appreciation for the development of Christian doctrine, making “The Necessity of Repentance” a seminal work that emphasizes repentance as a fruit of faith, fundamental to the Christian life and indispensable for salvation.
波士顿的历史背景和神学辩论丰富了读者对基督教教义发展的理解，《悔改的必要性》因此成为一部重要的作品，强调悔改是信心的果子，是基督徒生活的基础，对救恩不可或缺。

Table of Contents
目录

The Necessity of Repentance
悔改的必要性

Observation 1: Those who meet with more strokes than others are not to be accounted greater sinners than others
观察1：那些遭受比别人更多打击的人，不应被视为比别人更大的罪人

Observation 2: That the strokes which any meet with, are pledges of ruin to impenitent sinners.
观察2：任何人所遭受的打击，都是对不悔改罪人毁灭的保证。

Observation. 3. The strokes that others meet with, are loud calls to to us to repent
观察 3. 别人所遭受的打击，是对我们发出悔改的响亮呼召

DOCTRINE. Sinners, except they repent, shall perish.
教义。罪人，除非他们悔改，否则必灭亡。

OBJECTION. Repentance is placed before faith
异议。悔改被置于信心之前

QUESTION. How are we to act faith in order to repentance?
问题。我们如何行出信心才能达至悔改？

There are four things occasion shame, and meet here.
有四件事导致羞耻，并在此相遇。

Five things that stir up this self-loathing
激起这种自我厌恶的五件事

The returning of the soul unto God from sin
灵魂从罪恶转向归向上帝

Turning from sin has these properties.
脱离罪恶具有这些特性。

Application
应用

Motives to Repentance
悔改的动机

The Danger of Delaying Repentance
延迟悔改的危险

The Case of the Thief on the Cross No Argument for Delaying Repentance
十字架上强盗的案例不能成为延迟悔改的论据