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title: "4 Sin Spirit Quotes by 3 authors"
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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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> [But I would like to think for a moment about a man who in the morning teaches his students that a false…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steiner/but-i-would-like-to-think-for-a-moment-about-a-man-who-in-the-morning/)

[George Steiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steiner/)

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> [Many will be affected with some gross sins of theirs against the law, who never see the venom of their unbelief of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-boston/many-will-be-affected-with-some-gross-sins-of-theirs-against-the-law/)

[Thomas Boston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-boston/)

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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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