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And as men diversions increase from the world, so do their entanglements from Satan. When they have more to do in the world than they can well manage, they shall have more to do from Satan than they can withstand.
John Owen
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John Owen
Age: 67 †
Born: 1616
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: August 24
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John Owen (1616-1683)
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I wish thy lot, now bad, still worse, my friend, for when at worst, they say, things always mend.
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