Thomas Watson

In this fine study of Romans 8:28, Thomas Watson explains how both the best and the worst experiences work for the good of God's people.

All Things for Good

Based on Philippians 4:11, I have learned, in whatever state I am therewith to be content, Watson considers the great dishonor done to almighty God by the sin of discontent. The doctrine of Christian contentment is clearly illustrated and profitably applied. The special cases where, through changes in providences, discontentment most commonly arises are examined and preservatives are applied to the soul.

The Art of Divine Contentment

Knowing what repentance is, and actually repenting, are essential to true Christianity. Few better guides have existed in any area of spiritual experience than Thomas Watson.

The Doctrine of Repentance

Contained in Sermons upon the Westminster Assembly's Catechism (Body of Practical Divinity) (Body of Practical Divinity)

A Body of Divinity

The Ten Commandments (Body of Practical Divinity) (Body of Practical Divinity)

The Human Commonwealth of Worlds had colonized their small corner of the galaxy for almost four centuries before an intelligent non-human species was encountered. During that time hundreds of stellar systems were settled in an effort to spread life out into the Great Void, creating a thriving culture shared by flesh and blood people and machine minds known as Artificials, vast intellects that opened the way to the stars for the Human species. The economics of scarcity and want are ancient history, and illness and old age have been banished. The Commonwealth is a civilization at peace with itself, but it is all Humanity knows. Like many citizens of the Commonwealth the crew of the probeship William Bartram has come to believe Humanity is alone in the galaxy. Then they meet the Leyra'an. In that encounter they find an unsettling mystery, for the Leyra'an are so similar to Humans that it defies both science and belief. But before the crew of the probeship can investigate this mystery, there is a darker and far more dangerous matter before them. Someone else met the Leyra'an first, and started a war.

War of the Second Iteration - Book One

The Luck of Han'anga

It is said that "your attitude determines your altitude." and Jesus taught us what attitude we should have at all times - His beloved be-attitudes or beatitudes (Mat 5:3-12). These indeed will determine how far you advance in God's kingdom. This book is about the study of and how to have these attitudes ingrained in your heart and soul. Excerpted from Thomas Watson's Book: "The Beautitudes," we here study "The Pure In Heart" "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." - Matthew 5:8 Although all the beautitudes are important we focus here on purity of heart as this will allow you to see God and hence lead you into all His nature and "attitude." Ask God to ingrain these attitudes into your heart and soul. Then study the beatitudes (hunger and thirst for them) to learn them and how to get insight to get these in your life - your heart and soul. By God's grace you will get these into your life and you will see the beautiful fruit in your life.

The Pure in Heart

The timeless business book that still brings perspective and guidance to today's bottom-line executives When first published in 1963, IBM CEO Thomas Watson Jr.'s A Business and Its Beliefs gave readers an unprecedented look inside IBM's executive offices. Watson--son of IBM's founder-- candidly discussed how the company clung to its values during the first great technological shift, and how this refusal to compromise became IBM's strength. He also became one of the first CEOs to question business's place and responsibility in society, and openly discuss how firms could meet expanding social expectations while still turning a profit. The groundbreaking ideas in this book still resonate with today's managers. This newly published edition reintroduces Watson's ideas to a new generation of decision-makers in search of IBM-style standards for their own organizations. A to-the-point examination of the values and beliefs that built and sustained IBM, its message is as valuable today as it was four decades back--and will once again strike a resounding chord with executives everywhere.

The Ideas That Helped Build IBM

A Business and Its Beliefs

Makes up, with The Ten Commandments and The Lord's Prayer, Watson's Body of Practical Divinity.

Contained in Sermons Upon the Westminster Assembly's Catechism

A good case could be made out for believing that repentance is one of the least used words in the Christian church today. In a world that will not tolerate the mention of sin, and in churches where it has been defined only in sociological terms, the biblical teaching on repentance has inevitably been ignored.Knowing what repentance is, and actually repenting are essential to true Christianity. Jesus Christ himself said that if we do not repent, we will perish! It is vital, therefore, to read and study what Scripture has to say about this theme.Few better guides have existed in this or any other area of spiritual experience than Thomas Watson. He was a master of both Scripture and the human heart, and wrote with a simplicity and directness that keeps his work fresh and powerful for the twenty-first century.

With a Supplement of Some Sermons on Several Texts of Scripture to which is Added, the Art of Divine Contentment; Recommended to the Publishers, and Never Before Printed (except Once) in the Former Editions of this Book, Altho Printed Twenty Times by Itself

A Body of Practical Divinity Consisting of Above One Hundred and Seventy Six Sermons on the Lesser Catechism Composed by the Reverend Assembly of Divines at Westminster

“We know that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:28 Thomas Watson remarked that “If the whole Scripture be the feast of the soul then Romans 8 may be a dish at that feast, and with its sweet variety may very much refresh and animate the hearts of Gods people.” In All Things for Good, Thomas Watson focuses solely on verse 28. Focusing on the privilege, people and purpose of the verse, he leaves a grand exposition that is both refreshing to the soul and enlightening to the mind.

All Things for Good: An Exposition of Romans 8:28

Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor

'But we know that to] the ones loving God all things work together for good, to] those being called according to purpose'' - Romans 8:28 This delectable book is an exposition of that verse, not neglecting the last phrase (as so many are apt to do). This is no pop treatment to pat the back of all professing Christians. It is a serious consideration of all things that go into making everything work together for good. This starts with the attributes of God, His promises and mercies, the graces of the Spirit, the intercession of Christ, etc. A key to understanding why and how things work together for good to ''the ones loving God'' lies in recognizing that all things begin with God's eternal decrees. Literally everything that happens was first decreed. For it is written, ''in whom we also have been chosen to an inheritance, being predestinated according to the] purpose of the One] working all things according to the counsel of His own will.

A Divine Cordial

This delectable book (the original title was A Divine Cordial) is an exposition of that verse, not neglecting the last phrase (as so many are apt to do). This is no pop treatment to pat the back of all professing Christians. It is a serious consideration of all things that go into making everything work together for good. This starts with the attributes of God, His promises and mercies, the graces of the Spirit, the intercession of Christ, etc. A key to understanding why and how things work together for good to ''the ones loving God'' lies in recognizing that all things begin with God's eternal decrees. Literally everything that happens was first decreed. For it is written, ''in whom we also have been chosen to an inheritance, being predestinated according to [the] purpose of the [One] working all things according to the counsel of His own will.'' (Ephesians 1:11) Watson lays out the evils of affliction, temptation, desertion, and sin, and how and why God makes these things work out to the good of the saints. Watson also excels in fixing just what a loving God means, and what it means to love God. There are many highly instructive pages on the subject of Christian love for God and man. The Grand Reason All Things Work for Good: It is the near and dear interest that God has in His people. He has covenanted with His people, They shall be My people, and I will be their God'' (Jer. 32:38) This leads to a distinction about calling: (1) our condition before calling; (2) the means of our effectual calling; (3) the method God uses; (4) the properties of this calling; and, (5) the purpose intended by our effectual calling. He then finishes with a discussion of God's purposes. It behooves everyone professing to be a Christian to study the purposes of God. This book is a pure delight for any true lover of God! How many have studied this question, Why do all things work to good for us? Thomas Watson (1616-1688) was one of the more famous Puritan preachers, also a victim of the 1662 ejection of evangelical preachers from their pulpits. He authored a great many books, all of which are still revered, and many are classics still being printed.

A Divine Cordial - Romans 8

Viz.: -- The [Ekatompathia (romanized Form)] Or Passionate Centurie of Love 1582 ; Meliboeus, Sivè Ecloga Inobitum, &c. 1590 ; An Eglogue Upon the Death of Right Honorable Sir Francis Walsingham. 1590 ; The Teares of Fancy, Or Love Disdained. Posthumously Published in 1593, from the Unique Copy in the Collection of S. Christie-Miller, Esq

Poems

Being the Select Works of Thomas Watson

Discourses on Important and Interesting Subjects

Jonathan Edwards

Thomas Manton

Arthur W. Pink

John Owen

Charles H. Spurgeon 

Edmund Calamy 

George Swinnock 

 William Bates

Isaac Ambrose 

Para animar al pueblo de Dios, presentamos este libro sobre la meditación. La meditación es esencial para un caminar saludable con Cristo y para el crecimiento en la gracia. Charles Spurgeon introduce este tema con una útil visión general de la importancia, la práctica y los beneficios de la meditación bíblica. Thomas Watson define lo que es. Thomas Manton está convencido de que la meditación es un deber bíblico, y nos dice por qué. ¿Cuál es la naturaleza de la meditación? Isaac Ambrose lo responde y describe el tiempo, el lugar y la materia de esa práctica sagrada. William Bates nos instruye bellamente en la meditación ocasional, centrándose en la creación de Dios, y George Swinnock ofrece cinco descripciones de la meditación solemne y fija sobre temas sagrados. ¿Existen verdaderos peligros al descuidar este acto sagrado de pensamiento profundo? Edmund Calamy enumera doce. Y son aleccionadores. John Owen, un pastor y teólogo de profunda mentalidad espiritual, nos presenta ayudas prácticas para meditar en Dios, y luego A. W. Pink nos muestra meticulosamente cómo acercarnos a un texto bíblico para poder masticar el Pan de Vida. ¿Es usted nuevo en la meditación y se pregunta sobre qué meditar? En un segundo artículo, Thomas Watson ofrece un bello panorama de temas bíblicos en los que fijar nuestro corazón, empezando por Dios en la eternidad, pasando por Cristo en la historia y extendiéndose hasta el cielo y el infierno. Luego, Jonathan Edwards nos insta a mostrar nuestro amor a Cristo; lo hace dándonos una maravillosa descripción de su hermosura. Spurgeon, un gran defensor y practicante de la meditación, cierra este número instruyéndonos con dulces meditaciones de Jesucristo nuestro Señor. ¡Y qué preciosas son! Esté advertido: la meditación es difícil en nuestro mundo demasiado ocupado y distraído; pero este libro un breve "cómo" que oramos avivará las llamas de su corazón para buscar la gloria de Cristo en las Escrituras y amarlo como nunca antes. Artículos: Un ejercicio muy provechoso - Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) - una introducción a la necesidad y los beneficios de la práctica perdida de la meditación bíblica. Qué es la meditación - Thomas Watson (1620-1686) - una útil definición y explicación de la meditación tal como se describe en la Palabra de Dios. The Duty of Meditation - Thomas Manton (1620-1677) - una breve mirada a la evidencia bíblica de la obligación del creyente de meditar en las cosas de Dios. La naturaleza de la meditación - Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664) - un estudio de los diversos tipos de meditación, así como el tiempo, el lugar y la materia de esta práctica santa y provechosa. Occasional Meditation - William Bates (1628-1699) - instrucción útil sobre la práctica de utilizar varias ocasiones para pensar profundamente en la creación de manera que nuestras almas se eleven hacia Dios en alabanza y adoración. Solemn and Set Meditation - George Swinnock (1627-1673) - una visión general de cómo aplicar nuestras mentes a la Palabra de Dios para estar en comunión con Él y crecer en la gracia y el conocimiento de Cristo Jesús. Peligros de descuidar la meditación - Edmund Calamy (1600-1666) - pensamientos desafiantes sobre los efectos terribles y destructivos de descuidar la meditación y lo que tal descuido revela sobre la propia profesión. Ayudas para meditar en Dios - John Owen (1616-1683) - muchos no saben cómo poner en práctica la meditación; aquí hay consejos prácticos para creyentes nuevos o experimentados. Chewing the Bread of Life - Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) - ¿sabe cómo abordar un pasaje de las Escrituras para meditar? Este es un buen lugar para empezar. Matter for Meditation - Thomas Watson (1620-1686) - una guía para principiantes sobre algunas verdades bíblicas vitales para madurar nuestras almas y aprovechar nuestro caminar con Dios. A Meditation on Love for Christ - Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) - una hermosa meditación y un llamado a todos los creyentes a amar a Jesucristo y a llenar nuestros corazones con pensamientos bíblicos de Él para poder ver su gloria.

UN EJERCICIO MUY PROVECHOSO

MEDITACIÓN

A passion for star-gazing often starts in a modest way, with a small telescope. For some, that modest beginning becomes a theme that resonates through a lifetime. Mr. Olcott’s Skies is the story of one such beginning, and of how a small telescope and an old book set the author on a long and often indirect road to the stars. It’s the tale of a journey that has only just begun, and of the discovery that you really do need to look back the way you’ve come, to understand where you are.

Mr. Olcott's Skies: An Old Book and a Youthful Obsession

John Bunyan

Richard Sibbes

Jeremiah Burroughs

Joseph Alleine

Samuel Bolton

"The Digital Puritan" is a quarterly digest of carefully selected Puritan works which have been gently modernised to render the text more readable, while still retaining much of the flavour and character of the original text. Helpful notes and Scripture references (in the English Standard Version) are included as end-notes; no internet connection is needed. Settle down by the fireplace to enjoy the following articles in this winter 2013-2014 edition: The Saint’s Hiding Place in the Evil Day - In which Richard Sibbes explains that though trouble is promised to come into the believer's life, yet he has a quiet hiding place to retreat into until the storm passes. On Christian Cheerfulness and Society - Thomas Watson teaches why Christians have no reason to be of a bitter or dour disposition. Look Out of Your Graves Upon the World - Joseph Alleine. A letter written by Alleine from prison, to his friends in Taunton. The Glorious Enjoyment of Heavenly Things by Faith - Jeremiah Burroughs' sunny exposition on Hebrews 11:1, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Chastisements For Sin - Samuel Bolton. An extract from his larger work The True Bounds of Christian Freedom, which seeks to answer the question, 'Are Christians punished for their sins, or does the grace of Christ obviate this?' The Puritans in Verse: Christ’s Sermon on the Mount in Verse by John Bunyan.

The Digital Puritan - Vol.III, No.4

The sermon on the mount is full of sweet variety. It is a piece of spiritual needlework that is worked throughout with various colors. This is both useful and pleasant. In this portion of Holy Scripture, you have a synopsis of the Christian religion. You have the Bible summarized. There is a garden of delight in this sermon. It is set with special growths where you may pick those flowers that will enrich the hidden man of your heart. In this sermon, you find the golden key that will open the gate of Paradise. It contains the channel of the gospel through which runs wine to sustain those who are poor in spirit and pure in heart. It is the rich cabinet in which the Pearl of Blessedness is locked up. It is the golden pot that contains the manna that will feed and refresh the soul unto everlasting life. It is a pathway that leads to the Holy of Holies.

Thomas Watson

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