John Bunyan

John Bunyan
John Bunyanwas an English writer and Baptist preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. In addition to The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth28 November 1628
jesus father greatness
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.
love shoes earth
I love to hear my Lord spoken of, and wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the earth, there have I coveted to put mine also.
running hands law
To run and work the law commands, but gives us neither feet nor hands. But better news the gospel brings, it bids us fly and gives us wings.
christian art prayer
Take heed of driving so hard after this world, as to hinder thyself and family from those duties towards God, which thou art by grace obliged to; as private prayer, reading the scriptures, and Christian conference. It is a base thing for men so to spend themselves and families after this world, as that they disengage their heart to God's worship.
grace no-fear hell
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.
sorrow given
He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death.
ill wells
Hope is never ill when faith is well.
ships sin leaks
One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner.
bible christian men
Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.
denial destruction precipice
The road of denial leads to the precipice of destruction
fear failure fall
He that is down needs fear no fall.
jesus eye lust
There hath not one tear dropped from thy tender eye against thy lusts, the love of this world, or for more communion with Jesus Christ, but as it is now in the bottle of God.
father angel joy
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!
christian mouths saws
…just as Christian came up to the Cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, fell from off his back, and began to tumble down the hill, and so it continued to do till it came to the mouth of the sepulchre. There it fell in, and I saw it no more!