Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson (c. 1620–1686) was an English Puritan preacher and author. He was ejected from his London parish after the Restoration and the Act of Uniformity 1662, but continued to preach privately.

Watson was affiliated with the Cavalier faction in the English Civil War. From 1651 to 1652, he was imprisoned for taking part in a failed conspiracy to restore Charles II of England on the throne. During the actual Stuart Restoration, he was ejected from his position as a vicar due to his non-conformity.

Education and career He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was noted for remarkably intense study. In 1646 he commenced a 16-year pastorate at St. Stephen's, Walbrook.

Family In 1647, he married Abigail Beadle, daughter of Reverend John Beadle; they had at least seven children. The Mischief of Sin A Body of Divinity: Contained in Sermons upon the Westminster Assembly's Catechism and Gleanings from Thomas Watson (a compilation) Harmless as Doves: A Puritan's view of the Christian Life The Great Gain of Godliness