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Hatred of sin as sin, not only as galling or disquieting, a sense of the love of Christ in the cross, lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification.

John Owen

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John Owen
Age: 67 †
Born: 1616
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: August 24
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Stadhampton
Oxon
John Owen (1616-1683)
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A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.
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To those to whom Christ is the hope of future glory, he is also the life of present grace.
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