Thomas Watson - Life Quotes

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Though heaven be given us freely, yet we must contend for it, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might" (Eccl 9:10). Our work is great, our time short, our Master urgent. We have need therefore to summon together all the powers of our souls and strive as in a matter of life and death, that we may arrive at the kingdom above.

Thomas Watson

The two great graces essential to a saint in this life are faith and repentance. These are the two wings by which he flies to heaven.

Thomas Watson

Just so is the case of many; God gives them precious time in which they are to provide for a kingdom, and they waste this time of life and cut it all into chips. Let this excite violence in the things of God. It is the main errand of our living here...

Thomas Watson

Obedience carries in it the life-blood of religion.

Thomas Watson