Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded

John Owen was an English minister. Owen, born and raised a Puritan in Oxfordshire, studied at Queen’s College and became ordained there. After becoming ordained Owen was a pastor at a couple different parishes. Owen would later return to Oxford and become the academic administrator. Owens also was a good friend of Oliver Cromwell and gave many sermons before Parliament. After Cromwell died Owen became more active in politics and joined the Wallingford House party. Throughout his life Owen wrote on a variety of topics including the defense of Calvinism in A Display of Arminianism.