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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.

John Bunyan

Nothing can render affliction so insupportable as the load of sin. Would you then be fitted for afflictions? Be sure to get the burden of your sins laid aside, and then what affliction soever you may meet with will be very easy to you.
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Burden Easy Load Sin Support Yourself
Wherefore, though the Christian, as a Christian, is the only man at liberty, as called thereunto of God; yet his liberty is limited to things that are good: he is not licensed thereby to indulge the flesh.
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Goodness Liberty License Limitation Man
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
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
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Day Generosity Kindness Live Yourself
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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Creation Himself Ignorance Sin Visible
Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.
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Easy Hit Mark Oneself Understand Word
I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.
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Best Finding Thinking Time
Sleep is sweet to the labouring man.
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Man Sleep Sweet
The best prayers have often more groans than words.
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Best Deep Hard Time Pain Prayer Word
In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
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Forget Mercy Prayer Thankful
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
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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Break Eyes Force God Man Willing
He that is down needs fear no fall.
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Fall Fear Himself Need
Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.
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God Prayer Sacrifice Satan Shield Soul
To-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer.
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Enjoyment Finding Heaven World
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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Bottle Community Eyes God Love Tears

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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