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No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.

John Bunyan

If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
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Comfortable Gold Mindset Quiet
The reason why the Christians in this day are at such a loss as to some things is that they are contented with what comes from man’s mouth, without searching and kneeling before God to know of Him the truth of things.
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Day Himself Loss Man Reason Search Truth
I come from the Town of Stupidity; it lieth about four degrees beyond the City of Destruction.
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Degree Destruction Myself Stupidity
Though it be said that faith cometh by hearing, yet it is the Spirit that worketh faith in the heart through hearing, or else they are not profited by hearing.
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Faith Hear Profit Spirit
I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.
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Best Finding Thinking Time
Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.
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Better Grace Greatness
The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat.
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God Separate Wheat
A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
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God Himself Sensible Spirit Talk Thankful
Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
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Gate Heaven Hell Way
He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.
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Day God Himself Morning Run
Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Spirit, for such things as God has promised.
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Affection God Prayer Promise Sensible Sincere
Great sins do draw out great grace; and where guilt is most terrible and fierce, there the mercy of God in Christ, when showed to the soul, appears most high and mighty.
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Appearance Grace Greatness Guilty
The best prayers have often more groans than words.
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Best Deep Hard Time Pain Prayer Word
A saint abroad, and a devil at home.
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Devil Home Saint
Old truths are always new to us, if they come with the smell of heaven upon them.
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Deep Heaven Old Truth
Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more.
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Beat Experiment Heart Known

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