English writer & Puritan preacher (1628-1688)
Sleep is sweet to the labouring man.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
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.
JOHN BUNYAN
preface, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
Shame, depart, thou art an enemy to my salvation!
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
Saint abroad, and a devil at home.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
What God says is best, indeed is best, though all the men in the world are against it.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
See that your cause be good, else Christ will not undertake it.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Work of Jesus Christ as an Advocate
One leak will sink a ship, and one sin will destroy a sinner.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
Oh the remembrance of my great sins, of my great temptations, and of my great fear of perishing forever! They bring afresh into my mind the remembrance of my great help, my great supports from Heaven, and the great grace that God extended to such a wretch as I.
JOHN BUNYAN
preface, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
When a man's cause is good, it will sufficiently plead for itself, yea, and for its master too.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Work of Jesus Christ as an Advocate
Now, I was, as they said, become godly; now I was become a right honest man. But, oh! when I understood that these were their words and opinions of me, it pleased me mighty well. For though, as yet, I was nothing but a poor painted Hypocrite, yet I loved to be talked of as one that was truly godly. I was proud of my Godliness, and, indeed, I did all I did, ether to be seen of, or to be well spoken of, by Man.
JOHN BUNYAN
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
Some things are of that nature as to make
One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
But at last I began to consider that that which is highly esteemed among men is had in abomination with God. And I thought again, this Shame tells me what men are; but it tells me nothing what God, or the word of God is. And I thought, moreover, that at the day of doom we shall not be doomed to death or life according to the hectoring spirits of the world, but according to the wisdom and law of the Highest.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
These troubles and distresses that you go through in these waters are not sign that God hath forsaken you, but are sent to try you, whether you will call to mind that which heretofore you have received of his goodness, and live upon him in your distresses.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
But forasmuch as the Passage was wonderful narrow ... it showed me that none could enter into Life, but those that were in downright earnest, and unless also they left this wicked World behind them; for here was only room for Body and Soul, but not for Body and Soul, and Sin.
JOHN BUNYAN
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
To talk of things that are good, to me is very acceptable, with you or with any other; and I am glad that I have met with those that incline to so good a work; for, to speak the truth, there are but few who care thus to spend their time as they are in their travels, but choose much rather to be speaking of things to no profit; and this hath been a trouble to me.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
I am one whose name is Valiant-for-truth. I am a pilgrim, and am going to the Celestial City.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
What thing is so pleasant, and what so profitable, as to talk of the things of God?
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress
Neither will it out of my mind but that that man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world; for so surely as Judas designed the world in becoming religious, so surely did he also sell religion and his Master for the same.
JOHN BUNYAN
The Pilgrim's Progress