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No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.

John Bunyan

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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Comfortable Gold Mindset Quiet
The same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Day Forever Same
Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical.
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God Resistance Word
Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
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Carry God Heart Open Simplicity Sincere Soul
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end.
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Beginning Fear God Wisdom
Sleep is sweet to the labouring man.
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Man Sleep Sweet
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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Enemy God Gospel Person Stand Teaching
It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
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Beginning Call Grace Mindset Profit Soul
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
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
Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
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Better Deal God Greatness Man Prayer Reading
Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.
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Better Grace Greatness
An idle man’s brain is the devil’s workshop.
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Brain Devil Man Workshop
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
A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
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God Himself Sensible Spirit Talk Thankful
He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.
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Death Himself Life Sorrow

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