The Lord’s Supper

To Thomas Watson, the Lord’s Supper was a visible sermon, a mirror in which to gaze on the sufferings and death of Christ. ‘God, to help our faith, does not only give us an audible Word, but a visible sign.’ But more than this, the Supper was a time in which to partake of the benefits of Christ’s death by faith, to be fed and cherished by the Lord in his own banqueting house, and to obtain a foretaste of the glory which will be fully realized only in heaven. Watson’s aim was to stimulate greater love to Christ in His people, and to enhance their appreciation of the Supper as a spiritual feast for all believers. His fine exposition shows the rich provision made in the Supper for all who love the Lord, while it also lays bare the emptiness of all mere sacramentalism.

Publisher: Banner of Truth
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780851518541

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Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686), the Puritan preacher and author, was probably born in Yorkshire, although the exact place and date of his birth are unknown. He studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge (BA, 1639; MA, 1642), where he was apparently a diligent s

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"Judas sucked death from the tree of life." "If a woman saw the sword that killed her husband, how hateful would that sight of it be to her! Do we count that sin light which made Christ's soul heavy unto death?" These are the kind of pithy, down-home, practical statement that Watson so often uses to communicate very profound insights of what is a pastoral theology of the Puritans. He exploration of the Lord's Supper is masterful, soul-stirring, and communicates very clearly today, centuries after the author wrote. Ken Garrett