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"46 John Bunyan Quotes & Sayings

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Born: November 1628. Died: 31 August 1688 | Writer | Preacher |

Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.

Prayer Man Cease Sin
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What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

God Says Men World
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He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.

Runs God Scarcely Find
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The new convert is tested to see if the words he professes are justified with corresponding fruit in his life.

Convert Justified Words Life
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Though the hill is high, I still desire to walk up it. I don’t care how difficult it is, because I understand that it leads to the way of life

Desire Walk Difficult Life
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The bothersome noise of religious talk grows irksome when laid upon the living score of discordant behavior.

Noise Religious Living Behavior
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Is profitable for Christians to be often calling to mind the very beginnings of grace with their souls.

Christians Mind Grace Souls
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Prayer Better Heart Words
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One leak will sink a ship, and one sin will destroy a sinner

Leak Sink Sin Destroy
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I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eye lids rather than disobey God

Stay Prison Disobey God
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Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan

Pray Soul Sacrifice God
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Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none

Clouds Waters Bright None
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The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.

Man Religion World
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In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.

Affliction Experiences Love God
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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.

Man Noble Creation World
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He that lives in sin, and looks for happiness hereafter, is like him that soweth cockle and thinks to fill his barn with wheat or barley

Lives Sin Happiness Soweth
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My name is now Christian, but my name used to be Graceless.

Name Christian Graceless
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The hill, though high, I desire to ascend, The difficulty will not me offend; For I perceive

Desire Ascend Offend Perceive
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They now see with Heaven's eyes the schemes, traps, enticements, and entertainments of the world in a new way.

Heaven's Schemes Entertainment World
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Everyone needs to make his own choices. You need to mind your own business and not meddle in ours.

Everyone Choices Mind Business
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There’ll be no more crying, or sorrow; for the owner of the place will wipe all tears from our eyes

Crying Sorrow Place Tears
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I’d advise you, then, to quickly get rid of your burden; for until then you’ll never be settled in your mind or enjoy the benefits of the blessings that God has given you

Advise Burden Mind God
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Admittance into the true church of Christ is based on regeneration, not merely on an affirmation of a creed or doctrine.

Church Regeneration Creed Doctrine
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If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us

Quiet Minds Comfort
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I have given Him my faith, and sworn my allegiance to Him; how, then, can I go back from this, and not be hanged as a traitor?

Faith Allegiance Hanged Traitor
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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.

Grace Fear Hell God
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For to speak the truth, there are but few that care thus to spend their time, but choose rather to be speaking of things to no profit.

Speak Truth Time Profit
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The road of denial leads to the precipice of destruction

Road Denial Precipice Destruction
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I found it hard work now to pray to God, because despair was swallowing me up

Hard work Pray God Despair
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Is there anything more worthy of our tongues and mouths than to speak of the things of God and Heaven?

Worthy Speak God Heaven
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The law, instead of cleansing the heart from sin, doth revive it, put strength into, and increase it in the soul, even as it doth discover and forbid it, for it doth not give power to subdue.

Law Heart Soul Power
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Indeed, to know is something that pleases talkers and boasters, but to do is that which pleases God

Something Pleases Boasters God
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Follow your heart

Follow Heart
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To go back is nothing but death; to go forward is fear of death, and life everlasting beyond it. I will yet go forward.

Death Fear Life Foward
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Affliction is better than sin, and if God sends the one to cleanse us from the other, let us thank him, and be also content to pay the messenger.

Affliction Sin God Content
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A work of grace in the soul makes itself known either to the one who has it or to onlookers

Work Grace Soul Known
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You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

You Lived Someone Repay
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The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end
Fear God Beginning Wisdom
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If my life is fruitless, it doesn't matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn't matter who criticizes me.

Life Fruitful Matter Criticizes
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No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.

Man Trials Temptations Scriptures
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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.

Afflications Heart Profound Contain
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Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.

Pray Read God Men
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I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.

Thought Christians Worst Times
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Hope is never ill when faith is well.

Hope Ill Faith
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Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace

Great Grace Gifts Better
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He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall have God to be his Guide.

Fear Pride Humble God
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