John Bunyan Quotes

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It beareth the name of Vanity-Fair, because the town where 'tis kept, is lighter than vanity.

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The greatness of God, of the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is that, if rightly considered, which will support the spirits of those of his people that are frighted with the greatness of their adversaries.

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Our sins, when laid upon Christ, were yet personally ours, not his; so his righteousness, when put upon us, is yet personally his, not ours.

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Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.

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Now, I saw, upon a time, when he was walking in the fields, that he was, as he was wont, reading in his book, and greatly distressed in his mind; and, as he read, he burst out, as he had done before, crying, What shall I do to be saved?

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And so I penned
It down, until at last it came to be,
For length and breadth, the bigness which you see.

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The gentleman's name was Mr. Worldly-Wise-Man.

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A man there was, tho' some did count him mad,
The more he cast away, the more he had.

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The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.

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Here is the life of prayer, when in or with the Spirit, a man being made sensible of sin, and how to come to the Lord for mercy; he comes, I say, in the strength of the Spirit, and crieth Father. That one word spoken in faith is better than a thousand prayers, as men call them, written and read, in a formal, cold, lukewarm way.

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To go back is nothing but death; but to go forward is fear of death and life everlasting beyond.

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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.

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The name of the one was Obstinate and the name of the other Pliable.

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Now may this little Book a blessing be To those that love this little Book, and me: And may its Buyer have no cause to say, His money is but lost, or thrown away.

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A great horror and darkness fell upon Christian.

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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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A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.

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The covetous man feareth not God. This also is plain from the word because it setteth covetousness and the fear of God in direct opposition. Men that fear God are said to hate covetousness, Exod. xviii. 21. Besides the covetous man is called an idolater and is said to have no part in the kingdom of Christ and of God, Col. iii. 5. And again; 'The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire and blesseth the covetous whom the Lord abhorreth,' Psa. x. 3.

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

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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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Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion.

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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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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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Some said, "John, print it;" others said, "Not so."
Some said, "It might do good;" others said, "No."

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Christian: Gentlemen, Whence came you, and whither do you go?
Formalist And Hypocrisy: We were born in the land of Vainglory, and we are going for praise to Mount Sion.

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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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The kingdom of heaven is for the heirs - and if children, then heirs; if born again, then heirs. Wherefore it is said expressly, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. By this one word, down goes all carnal privilege of being born of flesh and blood, and of the will of man. Canst thou produce the birthright?

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So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.

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Faith receiveth the promise, embraceth it, and comforteth the soul unspeakably with it. Faith is so great an artist in arguing and reasoning with the soul, that it will bring over the hardest heart that it hath to deal with. It will bring to my remembrance at once, both my vileness against God, and his goodness towards me; it will show me, that though I deserve not to breathe in the air, yet that God will have me an heir of glory.

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Doth Jesus Christ stand up to plead for us with God, to plead with him for us against the devil? Let this teach us to stand up to plead for him before men, to plead for him against the enemies of his person and gospel.

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