Thomas Watson at the Beach

5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, History, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The Puritans were a people committed to the deep study of the Word of God. On this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to All Things for Good, Thomas Watson's meditation and application of Romans 8:28.

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0:00.0	It's summertime, and we are at the beach, and we have great companions along we have some Puritan authors.
0:08.0	Last week we had Dr. Sinclair Ferguson with us, and he introduced us to this wonderful box set of 10 volumes containing 15 classic works by the Puritans.
0:20.0	So in the next few weeks of the month of June, we will be selecting books from this box set and take them to the beach with us.
0:28.0	But first, a word from Dr. Ferguson, not from him directly, but from him in print.
0:34.0	He says this little library, this box set of Puritan works, will no doubt be treasured for the quality of its production.
0:41.0	Its 10 volumes are built to last, but it will be even more highly prized for the wonderful selection of Puritan literature it contains.
0:51.0	Well, first, let's think a little bit about these Puritans.
0:55.0	They sometimes, in fact, most times, get a bad reputation for being sour and dour.
1:02.0	Well, here's what Dr. Ferguson has to say about what the Puritans were actually like, and especially about their writings.
1:11.0	He says, these volumes in this little library tell a different story.
1:15.0	It is one of the people committed to the knowledge, worship, and service of God, living under His loving care as their Heavenly Father.
1:24.0	According to His Word, experiencing forgiveness and new life in Christ, and conscious of the communion and the power of the Holy Spirit.
1:35.0	Well, that is certainly true of the first Puritan we want to talk about Thomas Watson.
1:41.0	We've visited with him before in five minutes in church history.
1:44.0	We've talked about his body of divinity.
1:46.0	We've talked about his book on repentance.
1:49.0	He's an alum of Emanuel College, Cambridge.
1:52.0	He was a pastor in London during his time as a pastor.
1:57.0	He was arrested for two years for non-conformity.
2:01.0	Then in 1662, he was one of many, a few thousand actually, who were kicked out of their pulpits as part of the great ejection.
2:12.0	These were Puritans all, and they were forced out of their pulpits of Anglican churches because of Elizabeth's act of uniformity.
2:20.0	Well, after he was ejected, Watson still managed to find churches and pulpits where he could preach.
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