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A man there was, though some did count him mad, the more he cast away the more he had.

John Bunyan

To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.
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Humble Lost Seek World
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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Finding Myself See Temptation Time
It is the opener of the heart of God, and a means by which the soul, though empty, is filled.
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Empty Fill God Heart Open
See how ye Pharisee in the Temple stands, And justifies himself with lifted hands. Whilst ye poor publican with downcast eyes, Conscious of guilt to God for mercy cries.
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Conscious Guilt Hands Stand Temple
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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Himself People Punishment Remove
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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Glory God Order Prayer Soul
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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Better Command Law News Run Wings Work
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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Each Other Fall Flower Garden Heaven
I come from the Town of Stupidity; it lieth about four degrees beyond the City of Destruction.
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Degree Destruction Myself Stupidity
It is said that in some countries trees will grow, but will bear no fruit because there is no winter there.
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Country Growth Tree Winter
The greatness of God, of the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is that, if rightly considered, which will support the spirits of those of his people that are frighted with the greatness of their adversaries.
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Adversity Father God Greatness People
I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang.
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Chain Deliver Freedom Myself Preach
Be of good cheer, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole.
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Goodness Whole
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
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
He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself.
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Forget Friendship Gratitude Himself Mercy
We know not the matter of the things for which we should pray, neither the object to whom we pray, nor the medium by or through whom we pray; none of these things know we, but by the help and assistance of the Spirit.
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Assistance Help Medium Object Prayer
He that is down needs fear no fall.
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Fall Fear Himself Need
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
Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.
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God Heaven Invitation Man Willing
Though there is not always grace where there is the fear of hell, yet, to be sure, there is no grace where there is no fear of God.
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Fear God Grace Hell
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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Profit Talk Time Truth
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
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Goodness Poor Time
Run when I can, walk when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot walk.
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Effort Myself Run Walk
Who would true valour see, Let him come hither; One here will constant be, Come wind, come weather There’s no discouragement Shall make him once relent His first avowed intent To be a pilgrim.
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Constant Pilgrimage True
You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan.
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God Prayer Sacrifice Satan Soul
The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.
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Man Religion Throw World

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