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Thomas Watson was an English, Puritan preacher and author. He was ejected from his London parish after the Restoration, but continued to preach privately. Wikipedia  

✵ 1616 – 1686  •  Другие имена Thomas Watson (Puritan)
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“The excellence of a thing is the end for which it was made; as of a star to give light, and of a plant to be fruitful.”

Thomas Watson

from The Lord's Prayer.
Контексте: The excellence of a thing is the end for which it was made; as of a star to give light, and of a plant to be fruitful. So the excellence of a Christian is to answer the end of his creation, which is to hallow God’s name, and live to that God by whom he lives.

“Though heaven be given us freely, yet we must contend for it”

Thomas Watson

The Christian Soldier; or Heaven Taken by Storm http://www.fivesolas.com/watson/soldie_i.htm (1669). <br class="br">Контексте: Though heaven be given us freely, yet we must contend for it, &quot;Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might&quot; (Eccl. 9:10)

“…too much leniency emboldens sin…”

Thomas Watson

Heaven Taken By Storm

“Seriousness is the Christian's ballast which keeps him from being overturned with vanity.”

Thomas Watson

The Christian Soldier; or Heaven Taken by Storm (1669).

“Repentance is never out of season.”

Thomas Watson

The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)

“Obedience carries in it the life-blood of religion.”

Thomas Watson

From The Ten Commandments - first published as part of A Body of Practical Divinity (1692).