Works of Thomas Watson, The: 7 Volume Set

FORTHCOMING TITLE, ETA mid 2026

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At long last, the Puritan most often reached for is finally gathered in full.

For generations, Thomas Watson’s works have been beloved, quoted, and reprinted in fragments, yet never collected in a definitive edition. This seven-volume set rectifies that omission, bringing together Watson’s published writings in a uniform, carefully edited, and eminently usable form for the church today.

Watson is that rare combination: simple enough for the newest reader, weighty enough for the seasoned pastor. He is Scripture-saturated without being merely proof-textual, doctrinally exact without turning cold, and relentlessly practical without becoming shallow. He writes in memorable sentences that lodge in the conscience, but always to lead you somewhere: into repentance, faith, holiness, comfort, and communion with the triune God. As Joel Beeke testifies, Watson does not merely inform the mind, he searches the heart, steadies the soul in trial, and repeatedly lifts the eyes to the sufficiency and sweetness of Christ.

This edition is prepared under the editorial leadership of J. Stephen Yuille, with modernized spelling and punctuation, clarified citations, translated phrases, and judicious footnotes that remove needless obstacles without flattening Watson’s voice. The result is Watson, intact and accessible.

Contents

Volume 1
Sermons

Volume 2
A Body of Practical Divinity:
The Creed
The Holy Eucharist:
Mystery of the Lord’s Supper
Sermons

Volume 3
A Body of Practical Divinity:
The Ten Commandments
Religion Our True Interest

Volume 4
A Body of Practical Divinity:
The Lord’s Prayer
Sermons

Volume 5
The Beatitudes
Sermons

Volume 6
A Divine Cordial
Doctrine of Repentance
The Saint’s Spiritual Delight
A Christian on the Mount
The Art of Divine Contentment
A Plea for the Godly

Volume 7
The Godly Man’s Picture
Heaven Taken by Storm
The Happiness of Drawing
Near to God
The Mischief of Sin
Jerusalem’s Glory