Wisdom of the Ages
“We are taught in an especial manner to pray that God would give his Holy Spirit unto us, that through his aid and assistance we may live unto God in that holy obedience which he requires at our hands”
— John Owen
“We are taught in an especial manner to pray that God would give his Holy Spirit unto us, that through his aid and assistance we may live unto God in that holy obedience which he requires at our hands”
— John Owen
“Do not seek to empty your cup as a way to avoid sin, but rather seek to fill it up with the Spirit of life, so there is no longer room for sin.”
– John Owen
No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight hereafter who does not in some measure behold it here by faith…
“No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight hereafter who does not in some measure behold it here by faith.”
― John Owen
“Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts.”
“Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts.”
― John Owen
Every unmortified sin will certainly do two things…
“Every unmortified sin will certainly do two things:— [1.] It will weaken the soul, and deprive it of its vigour. [2.] It will darken the soul, and deprive it of its comfort and peace”
― John Owen,