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John Bunyan Quotes: To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.
         

To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble is to be exalted.


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No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.



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If people really see that Christ has removed the fear of punishment from them by taking it into Himself, they won't do whatever they want, they'll do whatever He wants.



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The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it is burned into my heart by prayer.



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Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.





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