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The Great Gain of Godliness

by Thomas Watson

C. H. Spurgeon had a well-stocked library of around 12,000 volumes. However, one rare book was not to be found amongst that valuable collection: Thomas Watson on Malachi 3:16-18. With a note of sadness in his voice he said to his College students, ‘This volume would be a great find if we could come at it, for Watson is one of the clearest and liveliest of Puritan authors. We fear we shall never see this commentary, for we have tried to obtain it, and tried in vain.’ In this reypeset and lightly edited edition you can now read the book that was on Spurgeon’s

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The Great Gain of Godliness — Interior page
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Publication

Date published
Jun 1, 2006
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Paperback
Dust jacket
No
Total pages
176 pages
ISBN-13
9781800403093

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Contents

  • Author’s Preface
  • Publisher’s Preface
  • PART ONE
  • THE CHARACTER OF THE GODLY
  • 1. Holding Fast in Evil Days
  • 2. The Godly and the Fear of God
  • 3. Reasons to Fear God
  • 4. Walking in the Fear of God
  • 5. The Excellence of the Fear of God
  • 6. Is the Fear of God in Our Hearts?
  • 7. The Godly Should Speak of God
  • 8. The Godly Should Meditate on God’s Name
  • PART TWO
  • THE GOOD EFFECTS OF GODLINESS
  • 9. God Regards the Piety of His People
  • 10. God Records the Piety of His People
  • 11. God Rewards the Piety of His People
  • 12. God Rewards His People by Owning Them
  • 13. God Rewards His People by Honouring Them
  • 14. God Rewards His People by Sparing Them
  • 15. The Righteous and the Wicked Discerned
  • 16. A Consolation in Affliction