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.
JOHN BUNYANHumility is the light of the understanding.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver.
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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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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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What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.
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A tender heart is a wakeful, watchful heart. It watches against sin in the soul, sin in the family, sin in the calling, sin in spiritual duties and performances.
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Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
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The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end.
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It is easier going out of the way when we are in, than going in when we are out.
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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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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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The best prayers have often more groans than words.
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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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I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.
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He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.
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Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.
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