"We know not the matter of the things……" — John Bunyan
"We know not the matter of the things for which we should pray, neither the object to whom we pray, nor the medium by or through whom we pray; none of these things know we, but by the help and assistance of the Spirit."
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John Bunyan
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161 Quotes by John Bunyan
John Bunyan has 161 quotes on this site.
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If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper…
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There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.
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He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
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One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner.
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Look how fears have presented themselves, so have supports and encouragements; yea, when I have started, even as it were…
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The best prayers have often more groans than words.
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Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance…
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Prayer is an ordinance of God, that must continue with a soul so long as it is on this side…
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Sincerity is the same in a corner alone, as it is before the face of the world. It knows not…
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It is not the mouth that is the main thing to be looked at in prayer, but whether the heart…
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The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it…
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Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled with…
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