‎‎‎‎‎He who prays as he ought will endeavour to live as he prays.

from The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded, John Owen

Look unto the things of this world,—wives, children, possessions, estates, power, friends, and honour; how amiable are they! how desirable unto the thoughts of the most of men! But he who hath obtained a view of the glory of Christ, will, in the midst of them all, say, “Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none on earth that I desire besides thee,” Ps. 73:25; “For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?” Ps. 89:6.

from The Glory of Christ, John Owen

Let your occasional thoughts of Christ be many, and multiplied every day. He is not far from us; we may make a speedy address unto him at any time.

from The Glory of Christ, John Owen

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.

from The Mortification of Sin, John Owen

Keep thy heart in continual awe of the majesty of God.

from The Mortification of Sin, John Owen

The merit of the death of Christ being to them as an ointment in a box, that hath neither virtue nor power to act or reach out its own application unto particulars, being only set out in the gospel to the view of all, that those who will, by their own strength, lay hold on it and apply it to themselves may be healed.

from The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, John Owen

The Puritan theologian, John Owen, considering the design of the atonement stated the following in his classic work, The Death of Death in the Death of Christ:

God imposed his wrath due unto, and Christ underwent the pains of hell for, either:

1. All the sins of all men, or
2. All the sins of some men, or
3. Some sins of all men

If the last, some sins of all men, then have all men some sins to answer for, and so shall no man be saved; for if God enter into judgment with us, though it were with all mankind for one sin, no flesh should be justified in his sight: “If the Lord should mark iniquities, who should stand?” Ps. 130:3.

If the second, that is it which we affirm, that Christ in their stead and room suffered for all the sins of all the elect in the world.

If the first, why, then, are not all freed from the punishment of all their sins? You will say, “Because of their unbelief; they will not believe.” But this unbelief, is it a sin, or not? If not, why should they be punished for it? If it be, then Christ underwent the punishment due to it, or not. If so, then why must that hinder them more than their other sins for which he died from partaking of the fruit of his death? If he did not [die for that sin of unbelief], then he did not die for all their sins.