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John Owen quotes

English Theologian January 1, 1616 – August 24, 1683

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The love of God is like himself? equal, constant, not capable of augmentation or diminution; our love is like ourselves? unequal, increasing, waning, growing, declining. His, like the sun, always the same in its light, though a cloud may sometimes interpose; ours, as the moon, has its enlargements and straightenings. John Owen
The greatest sorrow and burden you can lay on the Father, the greatest unkindness you can do to him is not to believe that he loves you. John Owen
John Owen quote: "The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends..."
The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on our mortification of deeds of the flesh. John Owen
John Owen quote: "I wish thy lot, now bad, still worse, my friend, for when at..."
I wish thy lot, now bad, still worse, my friend, for when at worst, they say, things always mend. John Owen
But of that day and hour no one knows neither the angels in heaven nor the Son but only the Father? We are not to think that the Son of God as he is God did not know the day or hour but only that his human nature did not know it because his divine nature had not chosen to reveal it to his human nature. John Owen
On Christ’s glory I would fix all my thoughts and desires, and the more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes and I will be more and more crucified to this world. It will become to me like something dead and putrid, impossible for me to enjoy. John Owen
Sin does not only still abide in us, but is still acting, still laboring to bring forth the deeds of the flesh. When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be the most quiet, and its waters are for the most part deep when they are still, so ought our contrivances against it be vigorous at all times and in all conditions, even where there is least suspicion. John Owen
When the Holy Spirit does his work of regeneration in the hearts of men he does not come on them with great powerful feelings and emotions which cannot be resisted. He does not possess men as evil spirits take possession of their victims. John Owen
When we realize a constant enemy of the soul abides within us, what diligence and watchfulness we should have! How woeful is the sloth and negligence then of so many who live blind and asleep to this reality of sin. There is an exceeding efficacy nad power in the indwelling sin of believers, for it constantly inclines itself towards evil. We need to be awake, then, if our hearts would know the ways of God. Our enemy is not only upon us, as it was with Samson, but it is also in us. John Owen
John Owen quote: "Clearly the Holy Spirit is not merely a quality to be found in..."
Clearly the Holy Spirit is not merely a quality to be found in the divine nature? He is a holy intelligent person. John Owen
Believers obey Christ as the one whom our obedience is accepted by God. Believers know all their duties are weak, imperfect, and unable to abide in God's presence. Therefore they look to Christ as the one who bears the iniquity of their holy things, who adds incense to their prayers, gathers out all the weeds from their duties and makes them acceptable to God. John Owen
The new goddess contingency could not be erected until the God of heaven was utterly despoiled of his dominion over the sons of men, and in the room thereof a home-bred idol of self-sufficiency set up, and the world persuaded to worship it. But that the building climb no higher, let all men observe how the word of God overthrows this babylonian tower. John Owen
John Owen quote: "Before the work of grace the heart is ‘stony.’ It can do no..."
Before the work of grace the heart is ‘stony.’ It can do no more than a stone can do to please God. John Owen
John Owen quote: "After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural..."
After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural causes. John Owen
Would a soul continually eye His everlasting tenderness and compassion...[then] it could not bear an hour's absence from Him; whereas now, perhaps, it cannot watch with him one hour. John Owen

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