The Art of Divine Contentment

Thomas Watson (1620-1686) was Thomas Watson is one of the most famous Puritan preachers in history, and his writings during the 17th century are still read across the world today. He was an English, Nonconformist, Puritan preacher and author. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was noted for remarkably intense study. Based on Philippians 4:11, “I have learned, in whatever state I am therewith to be content”, Watson considers the great dishonor done to almighty God by the sin of discontent. The doctrine of Christian contentment is clearly illustrated and profitably applied. The special cases where, through changes in providences, discontentment most commonly arises are examined and preservatives are applied to the soul. This is one of Watson’s most treasured works, and shares equal billing with Jeremiah Burrough’s classic The Rare Jewel of Christian Continent. It was first published in a lithograph of a 19th century edition, but the publishers were compelled to retypest that work and publish it in an entirely new book so as to give an even broader readership