The greatness of God, of the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is that, if rightly considered, which will support the spirits of those of his people that are frighted with the greatness of their adversaries.
JOHN BUNYANTo-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.
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Sleep is sweet to the labouring man.
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I found it hard work now to pray to God, because despair was swallowing me up.
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This hill though high I covent ascend; The difficulty will not me offend; For I perceive the way of life lies here. Come, pluck up, heart; let’s neither faint nor fear.
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Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.
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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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There hath not one tear dropped from thy tender eye against thy lusts, the love of this world, or for more communion with Jesus Christ, but as it is now in the bottle of God.
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It could be a sign of pride in your life if a word of reproof or admonition is not able to be received with the same grace, whether it be given by the poorest of saints or the most educated person.
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The road of denial leads to the precipice of destruction.
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The difference between true and false repentance lies in this: the man who truly repents cries out against his heart; but the other, as Eve, against the serpent, or something else.
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Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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You have chosen the roughest road, but it leads straight to the hilltops.
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It is possible to learn all about the mysteries of the Bible and never be affected by it in one’s soul. Great knowledge is not enough.
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In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
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I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience.
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