Christ is the desire of nations, the joy of angels, the delight of the Father. What solace then must that soul be filled with, that has the possession of Him to all eternity!
JOHN BUNYANIf we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat.
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Hope is never ill when faith is well.
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Run when I can, walk when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot walk.
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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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If my life is fruitless, it doesn’t matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn’t matter who criticizes me.
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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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An idle man’s brain is the devil’s workshop.
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He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.
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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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To run and work the law commands, but gives us neither feet nor hands. But better news the gospel brings, it bids us fly and gives us wings.
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Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
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There can be but one will the master in our salvation, but that shall never be the will of man, but of God; therefore man must be saved by grace.
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His love is what makes us live, love, sing, and praise forever.
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Old truths are always new to us, if they come with the smell of heaven upon them.
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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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