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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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The seed of every sin is in every heart.
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Sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet.
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Temptation gains power by persistent solicitations that beget thoughts that make evil less serious
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Let no man think to kill sin with few, easy, or gentle strokes. He who hath once smitten a serpent, if he follow not on his blow until it be slain, may repent that ever he began the quarrel. And so he who undertakes to deal with sin, and pursues it not constantly to the death.
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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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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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Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction
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If we believe not with faith divine and supernatural, we believe not at all.
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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 house built on the sand may oftentimes be built higher, have more fair parapets and battlements, windows and ornaments, than that which is built upon the rock yet all gifts and privileges equal not one grace.
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It is often those who are despised and trampled on that bear up the weight of a whole nation.
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We are never nearer Christ than when we find ourselves lost in a holy amazement at His unspeakable love.
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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.
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Christ did not die for any upon condition, if they do believe but He died for all God's elect, that they should believe.
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There is not a day but sin foils or is foiled, prevails or is prevailed on and it will be so whilst we live in this world.
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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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Pardon comes not to the soul alone or rather, Christ comes not to the soul with pardon only! It is that which He opens the door and enters by, but He comes with a Spirit of life and power.
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We cannot enjoy peace in this world unless we are ready to yield to the will of God in respect of death. Our times are in His hand, at His sovereign disposal. We must accept that as best.
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Fill your affections with the cross of Christ that there may be no room for sin.
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The pretended desires of many to behold the glory of Christ in heaven, who have no view of it by faith while they are here in this world, are nothing but self-deceiving imaginations.
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