Sermons & Devotionals by Thomas Watson
Thomas Watson
His Heart Is Fixed
His Heart Is Fixed By Thomas Watson "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord." Psalm 112:7 "A word fitly spoken," said Solomon, "is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." In this respect I have chosen this Scripture to treat at this time. When the winds ... Read More
Thomas Watson
Holy Violence
The exercises of the worship of God are contrary to nature; therefore, there must be a provoking of ourselves to them. The movement of the soul toward sin is natural, but its movement toward heaven is violent. The stone moves easily to the center. It has an innate propensity downward, but to draw up... Read More
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How to read Scripture with most spiritual profit
How to read Scripture with most spiritual profit by Thomas Watson 1. Remove those things that will PREVENT you profiting: (1) remove the love of every sin; (2) take heed of the thorns which will choke the Word. These ‘thorns’ are those covetous cares that keep our minds on material matters when they... Read More
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Kiss the Son
Kiss the Son by Thomas Watson "Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him." Psalm 2:12 In the beginning of this Psalm, holy David shows us how all the powers and gallantry of the world rage and c... Read More
Thomas Watson
Knowing and Doing Good
Knowing and Doing Good by Thomas Watson "To him who knows to do good, and does it not—to him it is sin." James 4:17 The Apostle James, in former verses, had met with a sin common in those days, a sinful boasting among men, verse 13-14, "Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this ... Read More
Thomas Watson
Let Us Not Grow Weary
Let Us Not Grow Weary by Thomas Watson "And let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." Galatians 6:9 In the verses before the text, the Apostle had laid down a proposition, "What a man sows that shall he reap," verse 7. He who sows in sin—shall reap in sorr... Read More
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Light in Darkness
Light in Darkness Thomas Watson "Unto the upright there arises light in darkness." Psalm 112:4 Chrysostom calls the Scriptures a spiritual paradise. The Book of Psalms is placed in the midst of this paradise. David's Psalms are not only for delight, but for benefit. They are like those trees of the ... Read More
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Love One Another
Love One Another Thomas Watson's Forenoon Farewell Sermon, Preached August 17, 1662. "A new commandment give I unto you, that you love one another, as I have loved you." John 13:34 You are this day called to a love-feast; and nothing can be more suitable than to speak on, than Christian love. Jesus ... Read More
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Mystical Union between Christ and His People
Mystical Union between Christ and His People By Thomas Watson "My beloved is mine, and I am His." Canticles 2:16 In this Song of Songs we see the love of Christ and his church running towards each other in a full torrent. The text contains three general parts: 1. A symbol of affection: "My beloved."... Read More
Thomas Watson
Mystical Union between Christ and the Saints
"My beloved is mine, and I am his." (Song 2:16) In this Song of Songs we see the love of Christ and his church running towards each other in a full torrent. The text contains three general parts: 1. A symbol of affection: "My beloved." 2. A term of appropriation: "is mine." 3. A holy resignation: "I... Read More
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One Thing Necessary
The One Thing Necessary by Thomas Watson "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." Philippians 2:12 If there is anything excellent—it is salvation. If there is anything necessary—it is working out salvation. If there is any tool to work with—it is holy fear. "Work out your salvation wit... Read More
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Reading the Scriptures with Profit
How We May Read the Scriptures with Most Spiritual Profit by Thomas Watson "And it shall be with him (the King), and he shall read therein all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this Law and these statutes, to do them." Deuteronomy 17:19 This b... Read More
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Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism by Thomas Watson "Keep yourselves from idols!" 1 John 5:21 IDOLATRY is a soul-damning error! In the law, God laid claim to the fat of the sacrifice, Leviticus 3:3. Just so, all divine worship, which is the fat of the sacrifice, the Lord will have peculiarly reserved for Himself; wh... Read More
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Sanctification
SANCTIFICATION by Thomas Watson "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification." 1 Thessalonians 4:3 The word sanctification signifies to consecrate and set apart to a holy use: thus they are sanctified people who are separated from the world, and set apart for God's service. Sanctification ... Read More
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Tears Of Repentance
There is no rowing to paradise except upon the stream of repenting tears. Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet. Why are the wells of repentance stopped? Do not the sinners of the land know that they should repent? Have they no warning? Have not God's faithful messengers lifted up their voice... Read More
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The Attributes of God
THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD From Thomas Watson's "Body of Divinity" The OMNIPRESENCE of God God is infinite. All created beings are finite. The Greek word for "infinite" signifies "without bounds or limits." God is not confined to any place. He is infinite, and so is present in all places at once. His cen... Read More
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The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes Thomas Watson, 1660 CHOICE EXCERPTS God has two fires "I have refined you in the furnace of affliction." Isaiah 48:10 "Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his demons! And they will go away into eternal punishment!" Mt. 25:41, 46 God has two... Read More
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The Beauty of Grace
The Beauty of Grace by Thomas Watson "May grace and peace be multiplied to you." 1 Peter 1:2 The blessed apostle, having felt the efficacy and sovereignty of grace, is taken up with the thoughts of it; and so sweet is this wine of paradise, that he commends it to those dispersed Christians to whom h... Read More
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The Christian Soldier
The Christian Soldier, or Heaven Taken by Storm by Thomas Watson, 1669 A practical handbook on Christian living, showing the holy violence a Christian is to put forth in the pursuit after glory. "The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force." Matthew 11:12 CHOICE EXCERPTS... Read More
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The Comforting Rod
The Comforting Rod by Thomas Watson "Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23:4 Bernard calls this Psalm, a noble and illustrious Psalm. The Jews used to repeat this Psalm when they sat down to eat. In it, David sets forth two things—his experience and his confidence. His confidence, in t... Read More
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He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was noted for remarkably intense study. In 1646 he commenced a sixteen year pastorate at St. Stephen's, Walbrook. He showed strong Presbyterian views during the civil war, with, however, an attachment to the king, and in 1651 he was imprisoned briefly with some other ministers for his share in Christopher Love's plot to recall Charles II of England.
He was released on 30 June 1652, and was formally reinstated as vicar of St. Stephen's Walbrook. He obtained great fame and popularity as a preacher until the Restoration, when he was ejected for nonconformity. Not withstanding the rigor of the acts against dissenters, Watson continued to exercise his ministry privately as he found opportunity. Upon the Declaration of Indulgence in 1672 he obtained a license to preach at the great hall in Crosby House. After preaching there for several years, his health gave way, and he retired to Barnston, Essex, where he died suddenly while praying in secret. He was buried on 28 July 1686.
Thomas Watson was an English, non-conformist, Puritan preacher and author.
He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was noted for remarkably intense study. In 1646 he commenced a sixteen year pastorate at St. Stephen's, Walbrook. He showed strong Presbyterian views during the civil war, with, however, an attachment to the king, and in 1651 he was imprisoned briefly with some other ministers for his share in Christopher Love's plot to recall Charles II of England.
He was released on 30 June 1652, and was formally reinstated as vicar of St. Stephen's Walbrook. He obtained great fame and popularity as a preacher until the Restoration, when he was ejected for nonconformity. Not withstanding the rigor of the acts against dissenters, Watson continued to exercise his ministry privately as he found opportunity. Upon the Declaration of Indulgence in 1672 he obtained a license to preach at the great hall in Crosby House. After preaching there for several years, his health gave way, and he retired to Barnston, Essex, where he died suddenly while praying in secret. He was buried on 28 July 1686.