When the heart is once won to rest in God, to repose himself on him, h…

John Owen
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When the heart is once won to rest in God, to repose himself on him, he will assuredly satisfy it. He will never be as water that fails; nor hath he said at any time to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye my face in vain. If Christ be chosen for the foundation of our supply, he will not fail us. ✨ John Owen (2001). Temptation and Sin, p.83, Sovereign Grace Publishers,
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