The heart must be beaten or bruised, and then the sweet scent will come out.
JOHN BUNYANIt is possible to learn all about the mysteries of the Bible and never be affected by it in one’s soul. Great knowledge is not enough.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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There is no way to kill a man’s righteousness but by his own consent.
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The man who does not know the nature of the Law, cannot know the nature of sin.
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I live because I am a Warrior and because I wish one day to be in the company of [She] for whom I have fought so hard
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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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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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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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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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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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It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
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No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
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A man there was, though some did count him mad, the more he cast away the more he had.
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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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Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more.
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Nothing can hurt you except sin; nothing can grieve me except sin; nothing can defeat you except sin. Therefore, be on your guard, my Mansoul.
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Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical.
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