Quote by John Bunyan

““Indeed, to know is something that pleases talkers and boasters, but to do is that which pleases God. Not””

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

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A comely sight indeed it is to see, a world of blossoms on an apple tree.

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“So he had them into the slaughter house, where was a butcher killing a sheep. And behold, the sheep was quiet and took her death patiently. Then said the Interpreter, "You must learn of this sheep to suffer, and put up wrongs without murmurings and complaints. Behold how quietly she takes her death! And without objecting she suffereth her skin…

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“Evangelist spoke from his heart with great passion. “You cannot be justified by the works of the law, because it isn’t how one follows the law or the good things they do that rids one of their burden. This makes Worldly Wiseman nothing more than an illegal guide and Mr. Legality a cheat. As for Legality’s son Civility, he is…

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