There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent. John Bunyan More Quotes by John Bunyan More Quotes From John Bunyan 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. John Bunyan hellno-feargrace The Lord uses his flail of tribulation to separate the chaff from the wheat. John Bunyan wheatuselord The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world. John Bunyan he-manmenworld It is not the mouth that is the main thing to be looked at in prayer, but whether the heart is so full of affection and earnestness in prayer with God, that it is impossible to express their sense and desire; for then a man desires indeed, when his desires are so strong, many, and mighty, that all the words, tears, and groans that can come from the heart, cannot utter them. John Bunyan strongprayerheart Let dissolution come when it will, it can do the Christian no harm, for it will be but a passage out of a prison into a palace; out of a sea of troubles into a haven of rest; out of a crowd of enemies, to an innumerable company of true, loving, and faithful friends; out of shame, reproach, and contempt, into exceeding great and eternal glory. John Bunyan faithfulchristiansea 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. John Bunyan heartlyingway He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death. John Bunyan givensorrow He that lives in sin and looks for happiness hereafter is likehimthat soweth cockleand thinkstofill hisbarnwith wheat or barley. John Bunyan wheatsinlooks 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? John Bunyan doersmenbelieve I would say to my soul, O my soul, this is not the place of despair; this is not the time to despair in. As long as mine eyes can find a promise in the Bible, as long as there is a moment left me of breath or life in this world, so long will I wait or look for mercy, so long will I fight against unbelief and despair. John Bunyan fightingeyelong He that comes to Christ cannot, it is true, always get on as fast as he would. Poor coming soul, thou art like the man that would ride full gallop whose horse will hardly trot. Now the desire of his mind is not to be judged of by the slow pace of the dull jade he rides on, but by the hitching and kicking and spurring as he sits on his back. Thy flesh is like this dull jade, it will not gallop after Christ, it will be backward though thy soul and heaven lie at stake. John Bunyan horselyingart 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. John Bunyan blessedmenmean One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner. John Bunyan leaksshipssin God, as I may say, is forced to break men's hearts, before he can make them willing to cry to him, or be willing that he should have any concerns with them; the rest shut their eyes, stop their ears, withdraw their hearts, or say unto God, Be gone. John Bunyan eyeheartmen 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. John Bunyan hateheartmen Every time you have with your mouth said well of godliness, and yet gone on in wickedness; or every time you have condemned sin in others, and yet have not refrained it yourselves; I say, every such word and conclusion that hath passed out of thy mouth, sinner, it shall be as a witness against thee in the day of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ. John Bunyan wickednessgonejesus Christ is the desire of nations, the joy of angels, the delight of the Father. What solace then must that soul be filled with, that has the possession of Him to all eternity! John Bunyan angeljoyfather Though the world disregard the society of God's children now, yet there is a time coming in which they would be glad to have the least company with them. John Bunyan would-bechildrenworld I live because I am a Warrior and because I wish one day to be in the company of [She] for whom I have fought so hard John Bunyan warriorone-daywish If that a pearl may in a toad's head dwell, And may be found too in an oyster shell. John Bunyan toadsshellsoysters
