Mortification is the soul's vigorous opposition to self, wherein sincerity is most evident. — John Owen Evident Copy Share Image
All that may be known of God for our salvation, especially his wisdom, love, goodness, grace and mercy on which the life… — John Owen Believer Copy Share Image
He who finds not opposition from [sin]... is at peace with it, not dying to it. — John Owen Dying Copy Share Image
You have your season, and you have but your season; neither can you lie down in peace, until you have some persuasion… — John Owen Ends Copy Share Image
To suppose that whatever God requireth of us that we have power of ourselves to do, is to make the cross and… — John Owen Christ Copy Share Image
If our principal treasure be as we profess, in things spiritual and heavenly, and woe unto us if it be not so!… — John Owen Affection Copy Share Image
I do not understand how a man can be a true believer, in whom sin is not the greatest burden, sorrow and… — John Owen Believer Copy Share Image
When someone sets his affections upon the cross and the love of Christ, he crucifies the world as a dead and undesirable… — John Owen Affection Copy Share Image
Hatred of sin as sin, not only as galling or disquieting, a sense of the love of Christ in the cross, lie… — John Owen Bottom Copy Share Image
He that stands still and suffers his enemies to double blows upon him without resistance, will undoubtedly be conquered in the issue. — John Owen Blow Copy Share Image
There is only one way to be revived and healed from our backslidings so that we may become fruitful even in old… — John Owen Age Copy Share Image
If a man teach uprightly and walk crookedly, more will fall down in the night of his life than he built in… — John Owen Built Copy Share Image
He works in us and with us, not against us or without us; so that his assistance is an encouragement to the… — John Owen Assistance Copy Share Image
“have more fully discoursed elsewhere; -but this revelation of the Spirit consists in his effectual operation, freeing our minds from darkness, ignorance,… — John Owen Bible Copy Share Image
To the sick man the physician when he enters seems to have three faces, those of a man, a devil, a god.… — John Owen Angel Copy Share Image
No wonder if such persons look upon imputed righteousness as the shadow of a dream, who esteem those things which evidence its… — John Owen Care Copy Share Image
Herein would I live; herein would I die; hereon would I dwell in my thoughts and affections; to the withering and consumption… — John Owen Affection Copy Share Image
Though we are commanded to 'wash ourselves', to 'cleanse ourselves from sins', to 'purge ourselves from all our iniquities', yet to imagine… — John Owen Can do Copy Share Image
Faith is the leading grace in all our spiritual warfare and conflict; but all along, while we live, it hath faithful company… — John Owen Business Copy Share Image
Pardon comes not to the soul alone; or rather, Christ comes not to the soul with pardon only! It is that which… — John Owen Christ Copy Share Image
There are two things that are suited to humble the souls of men, and they are, first, a due consideration of God,… — John Owen Authority Copy Share Image
A man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his own soul. And he that doth not feed… — John Owen Digestion Copy Share Image
The natural man "cannot see or discern that divine excellency in the Scripture, without an apprehension whereof no man can believe it… — John Owen Apprehension Copy Share Image