Thomas Watson: Grace

Thomas Watson was English nonconformist preacher and author. Explore interesting quotes on grace.

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“The two great graces essential to a saint in this life are faith and repentance. These are the two wings by which he flies to heaven.”

The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)

“Truth has noble effects. Truth is the seed of the new birth. God does not regenerate us by miracles or revelations, but by the word of truth (James 1:18). As truth is the breeder of grace, so it is the feeder of it (1Ti 4:6). Truth sanctifies: "Sanctify them through Thy truth"”

John 17:17
Heaven Taken By Storm

“Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed.”

The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)

“Repentance is a pure gospel grace. The covenant of works admitted no repentance; there it was, sin and die. Repentance came in by the gospel. Christ has purchased in his blood that repenting sinners shall be saved.”

The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)