For to pretend that men may live habitually sinful lives without any attempt by the Spirit to mortify sin in them, nor with any desire for repentance, is to deny the Christian religion.
John OwenNo man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight hereafter who does not in some measure behold it here by faith.
John OwenThe first and principal duty of a pastor is to feed the flock by diligent preaching of the word
John OwenNot to be daily mortifying sin, is to sin against the goodness, kindness, wisdom, grace, and love of God, who hath furnished us with a principle of doing it.
John Owen