Phrase by 'John Owen'

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Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  Man , Food , Exercise , Temptation


In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  Where , Elephant , Swim , Divine


The house built on the sand may oftentimes be built higher, have more fair parapets and battlements, windows and ornaments, than that which is built upon the rock; yet all gifts and privileges equal not one grace.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  Grace , House , Rock , Sand


Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  You , Work , Day , Daily


The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  World , Sense , Shame , Away


All thing I thought I knew; but now confess, the more I know I know, I know the less.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  More , Know , Thought , Now


I wish thy lot, now bad, still worse, my friend, for when at worst, they say, things always mend.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  Bad , Wish , I Wish , Friend


Leanness of body and soul may go together.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  Go , Body , Together , Soul


All other ways of mortification are vain, all helps leave us helpless, it must be done by the Spirit.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  Done , Us , Spirit , Leave


The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men.

Author: John Owen - English Theologian
  World , Men , God , Judgment


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