It is the Spirit alone that can mortify sin; he is promised to do it, and all other means without him are empty and vain. How shall he, then, mortify sin that has not the Spirit? A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.
John OwenThere is no broader way to apostasy than to reject God's sovereignty in all things concerning the revelation of himself and our obedience.
John OwenConsider that it is not failing in this or that attempt to come to Christ, but a giving-over of your endeavors, that will be your ruin.
John Owen