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
book heart heaven
I seek a place that can never be destroyed, one that is pure, and that fadeth not away, and it is laid up in heaven, and safe there, to be given, at the time appointed, to them that seek it with all their heart. Read it so, if you will, in my book.
truth smell heaven
Old truths are always new to us, if they come with the smell of heaven upon them.
prayer blessed heaven
To-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer.
men heaven helping
Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.
heaven way saws
Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
heaven world earth
And, indeed, this is one of the greatest mysteries in the world; namely, that a righteousness that resides in heaven should justify me, a sinner on earth!
man soon word
So soon as the man overtook me, he was but a word and a blow.
honey lion meet nest next overcome shall time within
Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that roared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them
honey lion meet nest next overcome shall time within
Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
cannot praise pray prayed until
You can do more than pray, after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed
passed
So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.
behold
So I awoke, and behold it was a dream.
dismal round strength themselves
Who so beset him round / With dismal stories, / Do but themselves confound; / His strength the more is.
courage shall skill succeed sword
My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it.