When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less …

John Owen
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When sin lets us alone we may let sin alone; but as sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet, and its waters are for the most part deep when they are still, so ought our contrivances against it to be vigorous at all times and in all conditions, even where there is least suspicion. ✨ John Owen (2001). Temptation and Sin, p.11, Sovereign Grace Publishers,
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