The Doctrine of Repentance - Puritan Thomas Watson

Matthew 3:2 (KJV)
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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Watson's devotional answers the many who ask, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" The author meditates on this passage from Romans 8: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." As the passage implies, Watson reminds his readers that while the godly may face harm, God uses that harm for their ultimate benefit according to his purposes. Even hardship and suffering become opportunities for Christians to strengthen their relationship with God. Later publications of A Divine Cordial bear the title All Things for Good, better representing the book's contents to modern readers.

Kathleen O'Bannon
CCEL Staff

Thomas Watson - (ca. 1620-1686), English non-conformist Puritan preacher and author

Watson was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was noted for remarkably intense study. In 1646 he commenced a sixteen year pastorate at St. Stephen's, Walbrook. He showed strong Presbyterian views during the civil war, with, however, an attachment to the king, and in 1651 he was imprisoned briefly with some other ministers for his share in Christopher Love's plot to recall Charles II of England. He was released on June 30, 1652, and was formally