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“The Foundation of Communion with God”: The Trinitarian Piety of John Owen is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Foundation of Communion with God introduces readers to the Trinitarian piety of John Owen (1616–1683). Ryan McGraw’s introduction to Owen sketches the major events of this important theologian’s life and shows how his circumstances shaped his thought on the themes of the Trinity and public worship. The second part of the book presents 41 brief selections from Owen’s writings that trace his...

* The principal reason why men whose affections are only changed, not spiritually renewed, do delight in holy duties of divine worship is because they place their righteousness before God in them, whereon they hope to be accepted with Him. They know not, they seek not after, any other righteousness but what is of their own working out. Whatever notions they may have of the righteousness of faith, of the righteousness of Christ, that which they practically trust
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