Thomas Watson (Puritan)

"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."

"Repentance is a pure gospel grace. The covenant of works admitted no repentance; there it was, sin and die. Repentance came in by the gospel. Christ has purchased in his blood that repenting sinners s…"

"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…"

"Obedience carries in it the life-blood of religion."

"That preaching is to be preferred which makes the truest discovery of men's sins and shows them their hearts."

"Seriousness is the Christian's ballast which keeps him from being overturned with vanity."

"O that we would therefore, while we are on this side of the grave, make our peace with God! Tomorrow may be our dying day; let this be our repenting day."

"When zeal like incense burns, first the lamp of knowledge must be lighted."