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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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“A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands, but he cannot lift up his face.”

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Book:A Body of Divinity

Source: A Body of Divinity

“Thus it is in hell; they would die, but they cannot. The wicked shall be always dying but never dead; the smoke of the furnacedascends for ever and ever. Oh! who can endure thus to be ever upon the rack? This word "ever" breaks the heart. Wicked men do now think the Sabbaths long, and think a prayer long; but oh! how long will it be to lie in hell for ever and ever?”

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Author:Thomas Watson

“Better have men reproach you for being good, than have God damn you for being wicked. Be not laughed out of your religion. If a lame man laugh at you for walking upright, will you therefore limp?”

Ifs Men Christianity Laughing Walking Be Good Damn Wicked Laughed Reproach Lame Damn You

Book:The Great Gain of Godliness

Source: The Great Gain of Godliness

“If a wicked man seems to have peace at death, it is not from the knowledge of his happiness, but from the ignorance of his danger.”

Ifs Men Seems Christianity Danger Ignorance Wicked Wicked Man

Book:Discourses on Important and Interesting Subjects: Being the Select Works of Thomas Watson

Source: Discourses on Important and Interesting Subjects: Being the Select Works of Thomas Watson

“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