"The first and principal duty of a pastor……" — John Owen
"The first and principal duty of a pastor is to feed the flock by diligent preaching of the word"
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176 Quotes by John Owen
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He who prays as he ought will endeavor to live as he prays.
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A minister may fill his pews, his communion roll, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on…
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If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily…
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If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world:…
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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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Labour to grow better under all your afflictions, lest your afflictions grow worse, lest God mingle them with more darkness,…
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The Scripture abounds in commands and cautions for our utmost diligence in our search and inquiry as to whether we…
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We all profess that we are bound for heaven, immortality, and glory: but is it any evidence that we really…
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Did you never run for shelter in a storm, and find fruit which you expected not? Did you never go…
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As rivers, the nearer they come to the ocean whither they tend, the more they increase their waters, and speed…
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If I have observed anything by experience, it is this: a man may take the measure of his growth and…
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Our great Pattern hath showed us what our deportment ought to be in all suggestions and temptations. When the devil…
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True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind…
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Pursuing prayer is prayer on a mission. It is diligent, fervent, constant, persevering, determined, and convinced.
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I want her to understand that it's going to be a factor in her life. I just want her to…
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The Scripture abounds in commands and cautions for our utmost diligence in our search and inquiry as to whether we…
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Integrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort.
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Scientific research was much like prospecting: you went out and you hunted, armed with your maps and instruments, but in…
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He, then, that would mortify any disquieting lust: let him take care to be equally diligent in all parts of…
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The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I…
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