Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.
JOHN BUNYANA sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
More John Bunyan Quotes
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Prayer is a shield to the soul.
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Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
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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 profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.
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If you release me today, I’ll preach tomorrow.
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Though it be said that faith cometh by hearing, yet it is the Spirit that worketh faith in the heart through hearing, or else they are not profited by hearing.
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This hill though high I covent ascend; The difficulty will not me offend; For I perceive the way of life lies here. Come, pluck up, heart; let’s neither faint nor fear.
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Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none.
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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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To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.
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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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In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.
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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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I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God.
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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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