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Now nothing can prevent this but mortification that withers the root and strikes at the head of sin every hour, so that whatever it aims at it is crossed in.

John Owen

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John Owen
Age: 67 †
Born: 1616
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: August 24
Politician
Religious
Theologian
Stadhampton
Oxon
John Owen (1616-1683)
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