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To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.

John Bunyan

The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it is burned into my heart by prayer.
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Burn Heart Known Learning Prayer Truth
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!
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Angel Desire Forever Joy Nation
And, indeed, this is one of the greatest mysteries in the world; namely, that a righteousness that resides in heaven should justify me, a sinner on earth!
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Earth Greatness Mystery Name Sin World
Temptation provokes me to look upward to God.
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God Provoke Temptation
I love to hear my Lord spoken of, and wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the earth, there have I coveted to put mine also.
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Earth God Hear Love Myself
In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
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Forget Mercy Prayer Thankful
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
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
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.
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Man Prayer Sin
I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience.
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Conscience Day End Stay
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
One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner.
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Destroy Oneself Sink
The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver.
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Gold Prayer Precious Silver Spirit Treasure
No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
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Man Scripture Temptation Trial Understand
Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
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Carry God Heart Open Simplicity Sincere Soul
To pray rightly, you must make God your hope, stay, and all. Right prayer sees nothing substantial or worth being concerned about except God.
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Exception God Hope Prayer Right

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