I seek a place that can never be destroyed, one that is pure, and that fadeth not away, and it is laid up in heaven, and safe there, to be given, at the time appointed, to them that seek it with all their heart. Read it so, if you will, in my book.
JOHN BUNYANI will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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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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He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself.
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In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
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He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.
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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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Our sins, when laid upon Christ, were yet personally ours, not his; so his righteousness, when put upon us, is yet personally his, not ours.
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There is no way to kill a man’s righteousness but by his own consent.
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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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What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.
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In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.
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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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A saint abroad, and a devil at home.
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A tender heart is a wakeful, watchful heart. It watches against sin in the soul, sin in the family, sin in the calling, sin in spiritual duties and performances.
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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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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The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat.
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If you release me today, I’ll preach tomorrow.
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I found it hard work now to pray to God, because despair was swallowing me up.
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If people really see that Christ has removed the fear of punishment from them by taking it into Himself, they won’t do whatever they want, they’ll do whatever He wants.
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Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical.
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The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver.
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I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God.
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Hope is never ill when faith is well.
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At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, did you believe? But, were you doers or talkers only?
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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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