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A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.
John Owen
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John Owen
Age: 67 †
Born: 1616
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: August 24
Politician
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Stadhampton
Oxon
John Owen (1616-1683)
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The indulgence of one sin opens the door to further sins. The indulgence of one sin diverts the soul from the use of those means by which all other sins should be resisted.
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He that loves works out good to those that he loves, as he is able. God's power and will are equal what He wills He works.
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We shall not benefit from reading the Old Testament unless we look for and meditate on the glory of Christ in its pages.
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Temptation gains power by persistent solicitations that beget thoughts that make evil less serious
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The purpose of our holy and righteous God was to save his church, but their sin could not go unpunished. It was, therefore, necessary that the punishment for that sin be transferred from those who deserved it but could not bear it, to one who did not deserve it but was able to bear it.
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There wanted not some beams of light to guide men in the exercise of their Stocastick faculty.
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In or towards whomsoever the Holy Spirit puts forth His power, or acts his grace for their regeneration, he removes all obstacles, overcomes all oppositions, and infallibly produces the intended effect.
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We ought as much to pray for a blessing upon our daily rod as upon our daily bread.
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The growth of trees and plants takes place so slowly that it is not easily seen. Daily we notice little change. But, in course of time, we see that a great change has taken place. So it is with grace. Sanctification is a progressive, lifelong work (Prov 4:18). It is an amazing work of God's grace and it is a work to be prayed for (Rom 8:27).
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Free will is corrupted nature's deformed darling, the Pallas or beloved self-conception of darkened minds
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Faith, if it be a living faith, will be a working faith.
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It is one thing to fear God as threatening, with a holy reverence, and another to be afraid of the evil threatened.
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There is no broader way to apostasy than to reject God's sovereignty in all things concerning the revelation of himself and our obedience.
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There is no death of sin without the death of Christ.
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Unless we are thoroughly convinced that without Christ we are under the eternal curse of God, as the worst of His enemies, we shall never flee to Him for refuge.
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Let, then, the word be preached, and the sins of men will be rebuked, lust will be restrained, and some oppositions will be made against sin, though that be not the effect aimed at.
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...but let it suffice us to know that it became God, who is the supreme Ruler, Governor and Judge of all that sin should be punished with death in the sinner or his surety and therefore if God would bring many sons to glory, the Captain of their salvation must undergo sufferings and death, to make satisfaction for them.
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Christ so loves his people that he sings with joy over them.
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The vigour, and power, and comfort of our spiritual life depends on the mortification of the deeds of the flesh.
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On Christ’s glory I would fix all my thoughts and desires, and the more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes and I will be more and more crucified to this world. It will become to me like something dead and putrid, impossible for me to enjoy.
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