John Owen:
“Paganism, with its enticements and allurements, poses a grave threat to the purity and integrity of the Christian faith. The mixing of sacred and profane, the blending of truth and error, leads only to spiritual confusion and moral decay. The Puritan must stand firm against the tide of pagan influence, resolute in upholding the standard of biblical truth and holiness. Let us not be conformed to the patterns of this world but transformed by the renewing of our minds, that we may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (From “The Mortification of Sin”)
