“The first sermon that Christ preached, indeed, the first word of his sermon was 'Repent.”
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
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“Though heaven be given us freely, yet we must contend for it”
The Christian Soldier; or Heaven Taken by Storm http://www.fivesolas.com/watson/soldie_i.htm (1669). <br class="br">Context: Though heaven be given us freely, yet we must contend for it, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might" (Eccl. 9:10)
1 Peter 1:25
Heaven Taken By Storm
John 17:17
Heaven Taken By Storm
“Seriousness is the Christian's ballast which keeps him from being overturned with vanity.”
The Christian Soldier; or Heaven Taken by Storm (1669).
Thomas Watson Quotes about God
“Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed.”
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
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from The Lord's Prayer.
Context: The excellence of a thing is the end for which it was made; as of a star to give light, and of a plant to be fruitful. So the excellence of a Christian is to answer the end of his creation, which is to hallow God’s name, and live to that God by whom he lives.
From Heaven Taken By Storm, Soli Deo Gloria Publications edition, pg. 73.
“Truth is an antidote against error. Error is the adultery of the mind.”
Heaven Taken By Storm
The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
“Truth is unerring; it is the star which leads to Christ. Truth is pure”
Psa 119:140
Heaven Taken By Storm
"Christ The Redeemer" in A Body of Divinity http://www.fivesolas.com/watson/redeemer.htm (1692).
“Obedience carries in it the life-blood of religion.”
From The Ten Commandments - first published as part of A Body of Practical Divinity (1692).
