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Thomas Watson (1620-1686), a renowned British author, is known for his profound humanistic concerns and unique literary style, which has had a profound impact on British literature.

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“Christians must not be slothful. Idleness is the devil’s bath; a slothful person becomes a prey to every temptation. Grace, while it cures the heart, does not make the hand lame. He who is called of God, as he works for heaven, so he works in his trade.” - Thomas Watson”

Christianity Theologian Puritan Thomas Watson

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“Sin is like a poison, which corrupts the blood, infects the heart, and without a sovereign Antidote, brings death. Such is the venomous nature of sin, it is deadly and damning. Sin is worse than hell, but yet God, by His mighty overruling power, makes sin in the issue turn to the good of His people. Hence the golden saying of Augustine, ‘God would never permit evil, if He could not bring good out of evil.’” - Thomas Watson”

Christian Theologian Puritan Thomas Watson

Book:All Things for Good

Source: All Things for Good

“Christians must not be slothful. Idleness is the devil’s bath; a slothful person becomes a prey to every temptation. Grace, while it cures the heart, does not make the hand lame. He who is called of God, as he works for heaven, so he works in his trade.”

Christian Theologian Puritan Thomas Watson

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“Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting.”

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“Affliction has a sting, out withal a wing: sorrow shall fly away.”

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“There is more evil in a drop of sin than in a sea of affliction.”

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Book:A Body of Divinity

Source: A Body of Divinity

“A man's greatest care should be for that place where he lives longest; therefore eternity should be his scope.”

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“[Concerning the Word preached:] Do we prize it in our judgments? Do we receive in into our hearts? Do we fear the loss of the Word preached more than the loss of peace and trade? Is it the removal of the ark that troubles us? Again, do we attend to the Word with reverential devotion? When the judge is giving the charge on the bench, all attend. When the Word is preached, the great God is giving us his charge. Do we listen to it as to a matter of life and death? This is a good sign that we love the Word.”

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“Eternity to the godly is a day that has no sunset; eternity to the wicked is a night that has no sunrise.”

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Author:Thomas Watson