Author: Thomas Watson Pages: 252 pages Publisher: Banner of Truth Price: 6.40 Genre: Christian Living/Puritan Quick Summary: Thomas Watson is one of the most enjoyable authors of the Puritan era; he combines rich insight with captivating illustrations. One would expect,… Continue Reading
The Canvas: The fourteenth characteristic of the godly man is that he is a heavenly man; that is “heaven is in him before he is in heaven.” How is a godly man heavenly? Watson gives us six ways: In his… Continue Reading
In contentment “there is a compound of all graces”. It is not merely an exercise of a natural quietness, nor a sturdy resolution. Neither is it from natural (unsanctified) reason. This grace is truly spiritual. It is a grace. Burroughs… Continue Reading
True Christian contentment is an inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit. Burroughs expounds upon what he means by “frame of spirit”. Firstly, he means that it is a grace that spreads throughout the whole body. It begins in the judgment… Continue Reading