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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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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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All that may be known of God for our salvation, especially his wisdom, love, goodness, grace and mercy on which the life of our souls depends, are represented to us in all their splendour in and through Christ. No wonder then that Christ is glorious in the eyes of believers!
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There is a state of perfect peace with God to be attained under imperfect obedience.
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It is evident that you contend against sin merely because of how it troubles you.
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It is truth alone that capacitates any soul to glorify God.
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It is the Spirit alone that can mortify sin he is promised to do it, and all other means without him are empty and vain. How shall he, then, mortify sin that has not the Spirit? A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.
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A river continually fed by a living fountain may as soon end its streams before it come to the ocean, as a stop be put to the course and progress of grace before it issue in glory.
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There is only one way to be revived and healed from our backslidings so that we may become fruitful even in old age. We must take a steady look at the glory of Christ in His special character, in His grace and work, as shown to us in the Scripture.
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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 root of an unmortified course is the digestion of sin without bitterness in the heart.
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Unless men see a beauty and delight in the worship of God, they will not do it willingly.
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We are taught in an especial manner to pray that God would give his Holy Spirit unto us, that through his aid and assistance we may live unto God in that holy obedience which he requires at our hands.
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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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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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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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If Scripture has more than one meaning, it has no meaning at all.
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He that is more frequent in his pulpit to his people than he is in his closet for his people, is but a sorry watchman.
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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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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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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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It is often those who are despised and trampled on that bear up the weight of a whole nation.
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