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. β¨ John Bunyan (2015). Delphi Complete Works of John Bunyan (Illustrated), p.1858, Delphi Classics
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- He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself. β¨ John Bunyan (1839). The pilgrim's progress, p.267
- 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 β¦ βΆ
- There is enough sin in my best prayer to send the whole world to Hell.
- Prayer is an ordinance of God, that must continue with a soul so long as it is on this side glory. β¨ John Bunyan, Thomas Goodwin, Thomas Shepard (2007). Prayer, Return of Prayer and the Saint's Jewel β¦ βΆ
- Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that reared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
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