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"The Doctrine of Repentance" by Thomas Watson

book review by Riley Burnham 12/5/2022

great book; short & sweet

learned at the end this was originally written in the 1660s; i listened to the excellent audiobook version [2015]

basically, this is an up-&-down exploration of repentance, as a practice, goal, & potential salve(ation)

it explores ideas like a hardened heart being sorta useless; & a softened, repented heart [ongoing] being moldable & shapeable [useful]

​​​​​​​it conjectures sin to be going away from God, & therefore living w/o grace & the good fortune

​​​​​​​one of my favorite notions was that Satan, being the accuser, can find little to accuse when the repentant has already declared his sins before God [right on]

tears being medicinal; our paths being trials

thoroughly enjoyed