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The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

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
128k words · about 9 hours
Chapters
31

About this book

Thomas Watson's exposition of the Ten Commandments, forming part of his Body of Divinity and published in 1692. Commandment by commandment, Watson explains the duties required and the sins forbidden, applying each one closely to the conscience and daily life. It shows the Puritan gift for making the moral law both searching and practical for ordinary Christians.

Contents

  1. Obedience
  2. 1.2 Love
  3. 1.3 The Preface to the Commandments · Part 1
  4. 1.3 The Preface to the Commandments · Part 2 🔒
  5. 1.3 The Preface to the Commandments · Part 3 🔒
  6. 1.3 The Preface to the Commandments · Part 4 🔒
  7. 1.4 The Right Understanding of the Law 🔒
  8. 2.1 The First Commandment 🔒
  9. 2.2 The Second Commandment · Part 1 🔒
  10. 2.2 The Second Commandment · Part 2 🔒
  11. 2.2 The Second Commandment · Part 3 🔒
  12. 2.3 The Third Commandment 🔒
  13. 2.4 The Fourth Commandment · Part 1 🔒
  14. 2.4 The Fourth Commandment · Part 2 🔒
  15. 2.4 The Fourth Commandment · Part 3 🔒
  16. 2.4 The Fourth Commandment · Part 4 🔒
  17. 2.5 The Fifth Commandment 🔒
  18. 2.6 The Sixth Commandment 🔒
  19. 2.7 The Seventh Commandment 🔒
  20. 2.8 The Eighth Commandment 🔒
  21. 2.9 The Ninth Commandment 🔒
  22. 2.10 The Tenth Commandment 🔒
  23. 3.1 Man's Inability to keep the Moral Law 🔒
  24. 3.2 Degrees of Sin 🔒
  25. 3.3 The Wrath of God 🔒
  26. 4.1 Faith 🔒
  27. 4.2 Repentance 🔒
  28. 4.3 The Word 🔒
  29. 4.4 Baptism 🔒
  30. 4.5 The Lord's Supper 🔒
  31. 4.6 Prayer 🔒

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