It is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
JOHN BUNYANWithout the Spirit man is so infirm that he cannot, with all other means whatsoever, be enabled to think one right saving thought of God, of Christ, or of his blessed things.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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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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Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
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Without the Spirit man is so infirm that he cannot, with all other means whatsoever, be enabled to think one right saving thought of God, of Christ, or of his blessed things.
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I found it hard work now to pray to God, because despair was swallowing me up.
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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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You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
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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.
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At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, did you believe? But, were you doers or talkers only?
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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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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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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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I seek a place that can never be destroyed, one that is pure, and that fadeth not away, and it is laid up in heaven, and safe there, to be given, at the time appointed, to them that seek it with all their heart. Read it so, if you will, in my book.
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There hath not one tear dropped from thy tender eye against thy lusts, the love of this world, or for more communion with Jesus Christ, but as it is now in the bottle of God.
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I preach deliverance to others, I tell them there is freedom, while I hear my own chains clang.
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Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.
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The more he cast away, the more he had.
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I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.
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I am content with what I have, little be it, or much.
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To-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer.
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Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
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If thou hast sinned, lie not down without repentance; for the want of repentance, after one has sinned, makes the heart yet harder and harder.
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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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An idle man’s brain is the devil’s workshop.
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He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself.
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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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