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
men noble world
Man indeed is the most noble, by creation, of all the creatures in the visible World; but by sin he has made himself the most ignoble.
children world would-be
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.
fire soul world
Riches and power, what is there more in the world? For money answereth all things-that is, all but soul concerns. It can neither be a price for souls while here, nor can that, with all the forces of strength, recover one out of hell fire.
humble world lost
To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.
men world he-man
The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.
prayer world sin
There is enough sin in my best prayer to send the whole world to Hell.
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!
prayer world had-enough
The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin to damn the whole world.
men world obedience
What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.
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.