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Heart Purity By Thomas Watson "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8 The holy God, who is 'of purer eyes than to behold iniquity' calls here for heart-purity, and to such as are adorned with this jewel, he promises a glorious and beatific vision of himself: 'they shall ... Read More

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

The Worst Things An excerpt from Thomas Watson's "A Divine Cordial" 1663 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 We shall consider, first—WHAT things work for good to the godly; and here we shall sh... Read More

"To them who are the called according to his purpose."—Romans 8:28. The sacred scriptures are a Paradise, or "garden of delights." This Epistle to the Romans is a most interesting and artful knot in that garden. This chapter is the richest division in that knot, furnished with sweetest flowers of co... Read More

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God.” Romans 8:28 It is only the loyal soul who believes that God engineers circumstances. We take such liberty with our circumstances, we do not believe God engineers them, although we say we do; we treat the things that happen a... Read More

36. We often grumble, murmur and complain. This is a very serious issue. This is not just some human weakness or character flaw it is SIN. God deals harshly with those who grumble, murmur or complain. Num. 11:1 "And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his a... Read More

36. We often grumble, murmur and complain. This is a very serious issue. This is not just some human weakness or character flaw it is SIN. God deals harshly with those who grumble, murmur or complain. Num. 11:1 "And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his a... Read More

In the writings of John Bunyan, that wonderful gallery of portraits, there are no less than seven pictures of the Christian minister. Evangelist, Interpreter, Great-heart, and the Four Shepherds on the Delectable Mountains (Knowledge, Experience, Watchful, and Sincere), are all apparently intended t... Read More

This is preeminently a day of inquiry, of questioning as to fundamental principles. Several years ago, mainly under the guidance of the German scholar, Harnack, the question was very rife, “What is Christianity?” Such questioning is natural and inevitable, and ought to be heartily welcomed. The Jews... Read More

St. Paul tells us that the things which happened to Israel happened unto them for ensamples or types, and that the record was given for our admonition (1 Cor. 10:11). We are therefore justified in utilizing the history of Israel for spiritual purposes today. One important caution is necessary. We mu... Read More