No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
JOHN BUNYANPray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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Doth Jesus Christ stand up to plead for us with God, to plead with him for us against the devil? Let this teach us to stand up to plead for him before men, to plead for him against the enemies of his person and gospel.
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Be of good cheer, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole.
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He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
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A saint abroad, and a devil at home.
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I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.
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In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
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The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it is burned into my heart by prayer.
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Humility is the light of understanding.
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The heart must be beaten or bruised, and then the sweet scent will come out.
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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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I have given Him my faith, and sworn my allegiance to Him; how, then, can I go back from this, and not be hanged as a traitor?
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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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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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And, indeed, this is one of the greatest mysteries in the world; namely, that a righteousness that resides in heaven should justify me, a sinner on earth!
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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.
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Nae man can tether time nor tide.
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The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat.
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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
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The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.
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Prayer is an ordinance of God, that must continue with a soul so long as it is on this side glory.
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Man indeed is the most noble, by creation, of all the creatures in the visible World; but by sin he has made himself the most ignoble.
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Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.
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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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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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It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
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In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.
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