Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that reared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
JOHN BUNYANChrist is the desire of nations, the joy of angels, the delight of the Father. What solace then must that soul be filled with, that has the possession of Him to all eternity!
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To pray rightly, you must make God your hope, stay, and all. Right prayer sees nothing substantial or worth being concerned about except God.
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To run and work the law commands, but gives us neither feet nor hands. But better news the gospel brings, it bids us fly and gives us wings.
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Christ is the desire of nations, the joy of angels, the delight of the Father. What solace then must that soul be filled with, that has the possession of Him to all eternity!
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Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.
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Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
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Love is the beauty and the strength of all societies and the great pleasure of our lives on earth.
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Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.
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God, as I may say, is forced to break men’s hearts, before he can make them willing to cry to him, or be willing that he should have any concerns with them; the rest shut their eyes, stop their ears, withdraw their hearts, or say unto God, Be gone.
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Be of good cheer, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole.
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Christians are like the several flowers in a garden that have each of them the dew of heaven, which, being shaken with the wind, they let fall at each other’s roots, whereby they are jointly nourished, and become nourishers of each other.
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The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat.
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For to speak the truth, there are but few that care thus to spend their time, but choose rather to be speaking of things to no profit.
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Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
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I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang.
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