Puritan Gems; or, Wise and Holy Sayings of the Rev. Thomas Watson, A.M.
Overview
Concerned that many of the spiritual gems of wisdom scattered through Thomas Watson’s writings lay unseen in obsolete volumes, John Adey decided to create a treasury of the Wise and Holy Sayings of the Rev. Thomas Watson, desiring to make them accessible to the Christians of his time. Covering 44 topics—such as affliction for the faith, humility, fear of God, meditation, temptation, prayer, and much more—Watson’s Gems displays the tenacity and unreserved freedom that are a hallmark of his preaching.
Top Highlights
“Christ is never sweet till sin is felt to be bitter; nor is he rest till man feels sin to be a burden” (Page 15)
“This ordinance, when partaken of in faith, hath glorious effects on the hearts of God’s children: it quickens their affections, strengthens their faith, mortifies their sin, revives their hopes, increaseth their joy, and gives a rich foretaste of heaven.” (Page 84)
“The fear of God is a Christian’s safety; nothing can in reality hurt him. Plunder him of his money, he carries about him a treasure of which he cannot be despoiled. ‘The fear of the Lord is his treasure.’ Cast him into bonds, yet he is free; kill his body, he shall rise again. He who hath on the breastplate of God’s fear, may be shot at, but cannot be shot through.” (Pages 52–53)
“The fear of God is mingled with faith—‘By faith Noah moved with fear.’ Faith keepeth the heart cheerful: fear keepeth the heart serene. Faith keepeth the heart from despair; fear keepeth it from presumption.” (Page 52)
“There is a close affinity between faith and hope, but yet they differ. Hope looks at the excellency of the promise; faith to the certainty of the promise. Hope reads over the terms of the promise; faith looks at the seal of the promise. Faith believes; hope waits. Faith shows the Christian the land of promise; hope sails thither with patience. Faith strengthens hope, and hope comforts faith. Faith is the cable, and hope the anchor; and both these help to keep the soul steady, that it doth not dash upon rocks or sink in the quicksands.” (Pages 81–82)
- Title: Puritan Gems; or, Wise and Holy Sayings of the Rev. Thomas Watson, A.M.
- Authors: Thomas Watson, John Adey
- Edition: Second Thousand
- Publishers: J. Snow, and Ward and Co., J. Nisbet & Co., E. F. Gooch
- Print Publication Date: 1850
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Religion › Quotations, maxims, etc.--Early works to 1800
- Resource ID: LLS:WRKSWATSON12
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:45:31Z
