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A Body of Divinity

A Body of Divinity

Thomas Watson (c. 1620–1686) was an English Puritan preacher, long minister at St Stephen's, Walbrook, in London, and one of the ejected ministers of 1662. Watson combined clear doctrine with vivid, memorable illustration and searching application. His Body of Divinity — sermons on the Westminster Shorter Catechism — together with The Beatitudes and The Ten Commandments, has kept him among the most readable of all the Puritan writers.

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First published
1692
Category
Theology
Length
159k words · about 11 hours
Chapters
44
Narration
🎧 George · British English

About this book

Thomas Watson's classic exposition of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, preached as a series of sermons and published in 1692. Watson works through the great doctrines of the faith — God, creation, providence, the covenant, and the Christian life — with the clarity, warmth, and vivid illustration that made him one of the most readable of the Puritan writers.

Contents

  1. A Body of Divinity
  2. Brief Memoir Of Thomas Watson
  3. 1. A Preliminary Discourse To Catechising 🔒
  4. 1. Man's Chief End 🔒
  5. 2. The Scriptures 🔒
  6. 1. The Being Of God 🔒
  7. 2. The Knowledge Of God 🔒
  8. 3. The Eternity Of God 🔒
  9. 4. The Unchangeableness Of God 🔒
  10. 5. The Wisdom Of God 🔒
  11. 6. The Power Of God 🔒
  12. 7. The Holiness Of God 🔒
  13. 8. The Justice Of God 🔒
  14. 9. The Mercy Of God 🔒
  15. 10. The Truth Of God 🔒
  16. 11. The Unity Of God 🔒
  17. 12. The Trinity 🔒
  18. 13. The Creation 🔒
  19. 14. The Providence Of God 🔒
  20. 1. The Covenant Of Works 🔒
  21. 2. Adam's Sin 🔒
  22. 3. Original Sin 🔒
  23. 4. Man's Misery By The Fall 🔒
  24. 1. The Covenant Of Grace 🔒
  25. 2. Christ The Mediator Of The Covenant 🔒
  26. 3. Christ's Prophetic Office 🔒
  27. 4. Christ's Priestly Office 🔒
  28. 5. Christ's Kingly Office 🔒
  29. 6. Christ's Humiliation In His Incarnation 🔒
  30. 7. Christ's Exaltation 🔒
  31. 8. Christ The Redeemer 🔒
  32. 1. Faith 🔒
  33. 2. Effectual Calling 🔒
  34. 3. Justification 🔒
  35. 4. Adoption 🔒
  36. 5. Sanctification 🔒
  37. 6. Assurance 🔒
  38. 7. Peace 🔒
  39. 8. Joy 🔒
  40. 9. Growth In Grace 🔒
  41. 10. Perseverance 🔒
  42. 1. The Death Of The Righteous 🔒
  43. 2. A Believer's Privilege At Death 🔒
  44. 3. The Resurrection 🔒

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