Affection Quote by John Owen
“Herein would I live; herein would I die; hereon would I dwell in my thoughts and affections; to the withering and consumption of all the painted beauties of this world, unto the crucifying all things here below, until they become unto me a dead and deformed thing, no way meet for affectionate embraces.”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: The Death of the World, John Owen, 1650
The speaker contemplates life and death, seeing worldly beauty as fleeting and ultimately dead, urging detachment from material affection.
In simple terms: Worldly things are temporary and should not bind us.
Key Takeaway
Detach from material attachments.
Themes
mortality
detachment
transience
Mood
somber
reflective
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- spiritual meditation
- grief processing
Key Concepts
theology
existentialism
Questions to Reflect On
- What does true detachment look like?
- How do you find meaning beyond material beauty?
A Different Perspective
Even in death, the mind can cling to illusion.
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