The Holy Spirit
by John Owen
An abridged, modernized edition of Owen's vast 1674 treatise on the person and work of the third person of the Trinity. It sets out the Spirit's deity and personality before tracing his operations across creation, regeneration, conversion, and sanctification, always pressing home the necessity of genuine gospel holiness.
Based on Pneumatologia, A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit (1674), Works of John Owen, Vol. 3
Puritan quotes
Quotes by John Owen
“Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out the gospel in our souls.”
“There neither is, nor ever was, in the world, nor ever shall be, the least dram of holiness, but what, flowing from Jesus Christ, is communicated by the Spirit, according to the truth and promise of the gospel.”
“This Spirit of whom we treat is in himself a distinct, living, powerful, intelligent, divine person.”
“The Holy Spirit is more intimate, as it were, unto the principles of our souls than they are to themselves.”
“Be killing sin or it will be killing you.”
“He that hath slight thoughts of sin never had great thoughts of God.”
“Indwelling sin always abides whilst we are in this world; therefore it is always to be mortified.”
“Sin will be always acting, if we be not always mortifying, we are lost creatures.”
“Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts.”
“A man may easier see without eyes, speak without a tongue, than truly mortify one sin without the Spirit.”
