The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end John Bunyan More Quotes by John Bunyan More Quotes From John Bunyan There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent. John Bunyan righteousnessmenway Fullness to such a burden is John Bunyan agegoes-onlittles There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair. John Bunyan castlesdespairdoubt A saint abroad, and a devil at home. John Bunyan devilhypocrisyhome It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity. John Bunyan vanitytownsnames Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion. John Bunyan strongheartmen All that the Father giveth me SHALL COME... Here, therefore, the Lord Jesus positively determineth to put forth such a sufficiency of all grace as shall effectually perform this promise. They shall come; that is, he will CAUSE them to come, by infusing of an effectual blessing into all the means that shall be used to that end. John Bunyan meanfatherjesus 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. John Bunyan lawheartgiving [Mr. Gifford] made it much his business to deliver the people of God from all those false and unsound rests that by nature we are prone to make and take to our souls. He pressed us to take special heed that we took not up any truth upon trust - as from this or that, or any other man or men - but to cry mightily to God that He would convince us of the reality thereof, and set us down therein by his own Spirit in the holy word. John Bunyan convince-usmenreality Fear, lest, by forgetting what you are by nature, you also forget the need that you have of continual pardon, support, and supplies from the Spirit of grace, and so grow proud of your own abilities, or of what you have received from God. John Bunyan supportgraceneeds To pray rightly, you must make God your hope, stay, and all. Right prayer sees nothing substantial or worth being concerned about except God. John Bunyan prayingprayerchristian The same yesterday, today, and forever. John Bunyan futurechristianjesus The life blood streaming thro' my heart, Or my more dear immortal part, Is not more fondly dear. John Bunyan streamingheartblood Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear Can others teach their course to steer, Yet run himself life's mad career Wild as the wave? John Bunyan careersrunningmen Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom. John Bunyan vatfatsbottom To-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer. John Bunyan blessedprayerheaven Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. John Bunyan god-answers-prayersanswers-to-prayerjesus-christ 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? John Bunyan readingtimebook God speaks once, yea twice, yet Man perceiveth it not, in a Dream, in a Vision of the night, when deep Sleep falleth upon men, in slumbering upon the bed. We need not, when abed, to lie awake to talk with God, he can visit us while we sleep, and cause us then to hear his Voice. Our heart oft-times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake John Bunyan dreamheartlying Atten. Pray of what disease did Mr. Badman die, for now I perceive we are come up to his death? Wise. I cannot so properly say that he died of one disease, for there were many that had consented, and laid their heads together to bring him to his end. He was dropsical, he was consumptive, he was surfeited, was gouty, and, as some say, he had a tang of the pox in his bowels. Yet the captain of all these men of death that came against him to take him away, was the consumption, for it was that that brought him down to the grave. John Bunyan wisetogethermen