The Life and Works of John Owen Quotes

“And we may see that the severest comminations are not only useful in the preaching of the gospel, but exceeding necessary, towards persons that are observed to be slothful in their profession.”
― John Owen, The Life and Works of John Owen

“Zephyrinus, the bishop of Rome, that he had "admitted adulterers unto repentance, and thereby unto the communion of the church." But that church proceeding in her lenity, and every day enlarging her charity, Novatus and Novatianus, taking offence thereat, advanced an opinion in the contrary extreme: for they denied all hope of church pardon or of a return unto ecclesiastical communion unto them who had fallen into open sin after baptism; and, in especial, peremptorily excluded all persons whatsoever who had outwardly complied with idolatrous worship in time of persecution, without respect unto any distinguishing circumstances; yea, they seem to have excluded them from all expectation of forgiveness from God himself.”
― John Owen, The Life and Works of John Owen

“any age, since Christian religion was first propagated, hath wanted store of martyrs, is more to be attributed unto the negligence, ignorance, and hypocrisy, or want of courage in Christ's ambassadors, or appointed pastors, than unto the sincerity, mildness, or fidelity of the flock, especially of the bell-weathers or chief ringleaders," Jac. tom. 1 b. 4. c. 4;”
― John Owen, The Life and Works of John Owen

“no man can express a greater enmity unto or malice against the gospel, than he that should assert or maintain that the faith, profession, lives, ways, and walkings of the generality of Christians are a just representation of its truth and holiness.”
― John Owen, The Life and Works of John Owen

“Where the doctrine of truth is corrupted, the hearts of men will not be changed by it nor their lives reformed.”
― John Owen, The Life and Works of John Owen

“The vigor, and power, and comfort of our spiritual life depends on the mortification of the deeds of the flesh.”
― John Owen, The Life and Works of John Owen

“The words of the text explained: "to be spiritually minded is life and peace." Rom. 8:6.”
― John Owen, The Life and Works of John Owen

“To be spiritually minded is life and peace. -- Rom. 8:6 Set your affection on things above. -- Col. 3:2”
― John Owen, The Life and Works of John Owen