Watson was one of the most concise, racy, illustrative, and suggestive of those eminent divines who made the puritan age the. Watson was also a prolific writer and his devotionals are still well read today. Thomas watson s book, a body of divinity is one of the first books published by the banner of truth trust. A body of divinity by thomas watson a preliminary discourse to catechising if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled. Thomas watsons body of practical divinity is one of the most precious of the peerless. He was educated at emmanuel college, cambridge, where he was noted for remarkably intense study. A body of divinity by thomas watson overdrive rakuten.
Readers still consider the sermons clear and concise, and many consider them classics among 17th century puritan works. It is based on the westminster assemblys shorter catechism, in which the main principles of christianity that lie scattered in the scriptures are brought together and set forth in the form of question and answer. Thomas watson has such a clear way of presenting doctrine. A body of divinity thomas watson book by servant of. Spurgeon thomas watson s body of practical divinity is one of the most precious of the peerless works of the puritans. A body of divinity by thomas watson pdf a puritans mind. In 1646 he commenced a sixteenyear pastorate at st. Intending next lords day to enter upon the work of catechising, it will not be amiss to give you a preliminary discourse, to show you how needful it is for. Thomas watson s body of practical divinity is one of the most precious of the peerless works of the puritans.
This book has been one of the best sellers and consistently the most useful and influential of our publications. A body of divinity paperback 97808515836 by thomas watson. Thomas watson was an english puritan preacher in the 17th century. A body of divinity deals with the foremost doctrinal and experimental truths of the christian faith. A body of divinity contained in sermons upon the westminster. Watson was one of the most concise, racy, illustrative, and suggestive of those eminent divines who made the. Thomas watson s a body of divinity is one of the most precious of the peerless works of the puritans. In covering topics such as these, watson touches on nearly all of the basics of orthodox christian theology.
A body of divinity by thomas watson banner of truth usa. Puritan gems or wise and holy sayings of thomas watson 1. Watson was one of the most concise, racy, illustrative, and suggestive of those eminent divines who made the puritan age the augustan period of evangelical literature. Thomas watsons body of practical divinity is one of the most precious of the. A reatu, from the guilt of sin, though not the stain. Thomas watson, comprising his celebrated body of divinity, in a series of lectures on the shorter catechism, and various sermons and treatises. Sermons of thomas watson he was educated at emmanuel college, cambridge,where he was noted for remarkably intense study. Now, christ has redeemed a justified person from the. For part two of thomas watsons work on the shorter catechism see watsons.
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