Post-Reformation · 1692

A Body of Divinity

Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686)

Watson's sermons on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, delivered to his London congregation and organized by doctrine, make up the most accessible systematic theology produced by any Puritan divine. Watson moves through all 107 catechism questions with characteristic clarity, warmth, and illustrative application, covering the nature of God, the covenants, Christ, justification, sanctification, and the sacraments. Published posthumously in 1692, a decade after Watson was ejected from his pulpit by the Act of Uniformity, it remains the most practical introduction to Reformed doctrine in the English language.

13 hrs total · 42 chapters