It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
JOHN BUNYANYou 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.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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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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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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The same yesterday, today, and forever.
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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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A saint abroad, and a devil at home.
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No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.
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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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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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Temptation provokes me to look upward to God.
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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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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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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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There can be but one will the master in our salvation, but that shall never be the will of man, but of God; therefore man must be saved by grace.
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Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.
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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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