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> [A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-owen/a-man-may-easier-see-without-eyes-speak-without-a-tongue-than-truly/)

[John Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-owen/)

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> [Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flavel/brethren-it-is-easier-to-declaim-against-a-thousand-sins-of-others/)

[John Flavel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flavel/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-owen/it-is-the-spirit-alone-that-can-mortify-sin-he-is-promised-to-do-it/)

[John Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-owen/)

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> [“Like it or not, because I stand in the covenant of grace, I must mortify my sin. Because I stand in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosaria-champagne-butterfield/like-it-or-not-because-i-stand-in-the-covenant-of-grace-i-must/)

[Rosaria Champagne Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosaria-champagne-butterfield/)

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