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The Works of John Bunyan.Volume 1.by John Bunyan.MEMOIR OF JOHN BUNYAN THE FIRST PERIOD.THIS GREAT MAN DESCENDED FROM IGn.o.bLE PARENTS--BORN IN POVERTY--HIS EDUCATION AND EVIL HABITS--FOLLOWS HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS AS A BRAZIER--ENLISTS FOR A SOLDIER
- 43 Is not heaven worth thy affection? O poor man! which is strongest, thinkest thou, G.o.d or thee? If thou art not able to overcome him, thou art a fool for standing out against him (Matt 5:25,26). 'It is a fearful thing to fall into the hand of the li
- 42 But will it not, think you, strangely put to silence all such thoughts, and words, and reasons of the unG.o.dly before the bar of G.o.d? Doubtless it will; yea, and will send them away from his presence also, with the greatest guilt that possibly can fast
- 41 I might also here tell you of the contests and battles that such are engaged in, wherein they find the buffetings of Satan, above any other of the saints. At which time Satan a.s.saults the soul with darkness, fears, frightful thoughts of apparitions; now
- 40 Now, where pity and compa.s.sion is, there is yearning of bowels; and where there is that, there is a readiness to help. And, I say again, the more deplorable and dreadful the condition is, the more directly doth bowels and compa.s.sion turn themselves to
- 39 Whatever, therefore, their relation was to Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob--however they formerly had been the people among whom G.o.d had placed his name and wors.h.i.+p, they were now degenerated from G.o.d, more than the nations were from their idols, and wer
- 38 THE JERUSALEM SINNER SAVED; OR, GOOD NEWS FOR THE VILEST OF MEN; BEING A HELP FOR DESPAIRING SOULS, SHOWING THAT JESUS CHRIST WOULD HAVE MERCY IN THE FIRST PLACE OFFERED TO THE BIGGEST SINNERS.THE THIRD EDITION, IN WHICH IS ADDED, AN ANSWER TO THOSE GRAND
- 37 24. Though they say then that we are fools Because we here do lie, I answer, goals are Christ his schools, In them we learn to die.25. 'Tis not the baseness of this state Doth hide us from G.o.d's face, He frequently, both soon and late, Doth vi
- 36 16. Bunyan is silent upon the death of his first wife and marriage to the second; in fact he forgets his own domestic affairs in his desire to record the Lord's gracious dealings with his soul. It is not his autobiography, but his religious feelings
- 35 What folly can be greater than to labour for the meat that perisheth, and neglect the food of eternal life?G.o.d or the world must be neglected at parting time, for then is the time of trial.To seek yourself in this world is to be lost; and to be humble i
- 34 In him at once did three great worthies s.h.i.+ne, Historian, poet, and a choice divine; Then let him rest in undisturbed dust, Until the resurrection of the just.POSTSCRIPT.In this his pilgrimage, G.o.d blessed him with four children, one of which, names
- 33 Twis. What, will your husband leave preaching? If he will do so, then send for him.Wom. My Lord, said she, he dares not leave preaching, as long as he can speak.Twis. See here, what should we talk any more about such a fellow?Must he do what he lists? He
- 32 I do not meet in private because I am afraid to have meetings in public. I bless the Lord that my heart is at that point, that if any man can lay anything to my charge, either in doctrine or practice, in this particular, that can be proved error or heresy
- 31 Keel. But, says Justice Keelin, what have you against the Common Prayer Book?Bun. I said, Sir, if you will hear me, I shall lay down my reasons against it.Keel. He said, I should have liberty; but first, said he, let me give you one caution; take heed of
- 30 Bun. I said this, "he that believeth shall be saved." This was to be understood just as it is spoken; that whosoever believeth in Christ shall, according to the plain and simple words of the text, be saved.Fost. He said that I was ignorant, and
- 29 68. 'All is a case,' all the same. A case--that which falls, comes, or happens; an event. See Blackie's Imperial Dictionary.--Ed.69. 'Baulks,' missing, omitting, leaving untouched. 'This was looked for at your hand, and this
- 28 + 'To truck'; to barter or exchange.31. That persons called Quakers held these heresies, there can be no doubt; but they were never held by that respectable and useful body of Christians, the Society of Friends, is equally clear.Barclay, in his
- 27 5. Of all tears, they are the best that are made by the blood of Christ; and of all joy, that is the sweetest that is mixed with mourning over Christ. Oh! it is a goodly thing to be on our knees, with Christ in our arms, before G.o.d. I hope I know someth
- 26 301. 'Thus, therefore, I came to perceive, that though gifts in themselves were good to the thing for which they are designed, to wit, the edification of others; yet empty and without power to save the soul of him that hath them, if they be alone; ne
- 25 258. Now was I as one awakened out of some troublesome sleep and dream, and listening to this heavenly sentence, I was as if I had heard it thus expounded to me: Sinner, thou thinkest that because of thy sins and infirmities I cannot save thy soul, but be
- 24 217. Yet I was grievously afraid he should, and found it exceeding hard to trust him, seeing I had so offended him. I could have been exceeding glad that this thought had never befallen, for then I thought I could, with more ease and freedom abundance, ha
- 23 177. 'For G.o.d, saith he, hath been weary of you for these several years already, because you are none of his; your bawlings in his ears hath been no pleasant voice to him; and, therefore, he let you sin this sin, that you might be quite cut off; an
- 22 135. But it was neither my dislike of the thought, nor yet any desire and endeavour to resist it that in the least did shake or abate the continuation, or force and strength thereof; for it did always, in almost whatever I thought, intermix itself therewi
- 21 92. Then I began to give place to the word, which, with power, did over and over make this joyful sound within my soul, thou art my love, thou art my love; and nothing shall separate thee from my love; and with that (Rom 8:39) came into my mind: Now was m
- 20 47. And as I went on and read, I lighted on that pa.s.sage, 'To one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; and to another faith,' &c. (1 Cor 12:8,9). And though, as I have since seen, that
- 19 3. But yet, notwithstanding the meanness and inconsiderableness of my parents, it pleased G.o.d to put it into their hearts to put me to school, to learn both to read and write; the which I also attained, according to the rate of other poor men's chi
- 18 "Come and hear, all ye that fear G.o.d, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul."--Psalm 66:16.London: Printed by George Larkin, 1666.This t.i.tle page was afterwards altered, and instead of what follows the first line, he inserted, Or
- 17 306. One of his anecdotes is remarkable, as exhibiting the state of medical knowledge in his neighbourhood. A poor wretch, who had taught his son to blaspheme, was affected with a nervous twisting of the muscles of his chest. This was supposed to arise fr
- 16 260. Vol. i., p. 741.261. This jug is in possession of Mrs. Hillyard, widow of the late Mr. Hillyard, who was minister of the chapel for fifty years, and died in 1839. One tradition says the jug was used as noted in the text; another that his broth was br
- 15 211. Life of Badman.212. Penn's England's Interest, 4to, 1676, p. 2.213. Vol. ii., p. 593.214. Vol. i., p. 51.215. Vol. i., p. 51.216. This very interesting Memoir was published by the Society of Friends, 1825.217. Case and Opinion, under the he
- 14 168. Sighs, vol. iii., p. 712.169. Gospel Truths, vol. ii., p. 178.170. Like the Beef-eaters, or yeomen of the guard at the present day.171. Journal, folio, 1694, p. 144. Is it surprising that the Quakers, at such a time, a.s.sumed their peculiar neatness
- 13 121. Holy War.122. Vol. ii., p. 141.123. Luther and Tyndale.124. Vol. iii., p. 398.125. Vol. i., p. 495.126. Vol. iii., p. 398.127. Vol. iii., p.190.128. Vol. iii., p. 186.129. Bunyan on Christian Behaviour, vol. ii., p. 550.130. Vol. ii., p. 570.131. Vol
- 12 78. Vol. i., p. 12.79. It is as easy for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, as for a man to pa.s.s through this door with the world on his back.80. Vol. i., p. 13.81. Vol. i., p. 13.82. Holy War, vol. iii., p. 342, 346.83. Bunyan on the Throne of
- 11 28. Grace Abounding, Nos. 12-14, vol. i., p. 7. How do these hair-breadth escapes ill.u.s.trate the unerring providence of G.o.d, and the short-sightedness of even pious Christians. It is easy to imagine the exclamations of a reflecting character when hea
- 10 Can 'sin be driven out of the world by suffering?'[344]'Though it may seem to some a riddle, We use to light our candles at the middle.'[345]'What men die two deaths at once?'[346]'Are men ever in heaven and on earth at
- 9 In 1684, he completed his Pilgrim's Progress, with the Journey of a Female Christian, her Children, and the Lovely Mercy; and now, as his invaluable and active life drew towards its close, his labours were redoubled. In his younger days, there appear
- 8 Overinge, Mr. Freeman, and Mr. Browne, being then present, the 6th day of October, 1672, that being about two months before his final release from jail.'[281]His first object, upon recovering his liberty, appears to have been the proper arrangement o
- 7 He reads a portion of Scripture, and, clasping her small hands in his, kneels on the cold stone floor, and pours out his soul to G.o.d; then, with a parting kiss, dismisses her to her mother. The rude lamp glimmers on the table; with his Bible, pen, and p
- 6 (Written by William Prynne, on his Prison wall, in the Tower.) The men who arraign their fellows before any standard of orthodoxy, or claim the right of dictating forms of belief or modes of wors.h.i.+p under pains or penalties, are guilty of a.s.suming t
- 5 'Here thou hast things certain and necessary to be believed, which thou canst not too much study. Therefore pray that thou mayest receive it, so it is according to the Scriptures, in faith and love, not as the word of man but as the word of G.o.d, an
- 4 'At the apprehension of these things my sickness was doubled upon me, for now was I sick in my inward man, my soul was clogged with guilt; now also was my former experience of G.o.d's goodness to me quite taken out of my mind, and hid as if it h
- 3 Praise G.o.d in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.'[120]Bunyan's opinion as to the cause of this bitter suffering, was his want of watchfulnes
- 2 'I began to look into the Bible with new eyes. Prayer preserved me from Ranting errors. The Bible was precious to me in those days.'[73]His study of the Holy Oracles now became a daily habit, and that with intense earnestness and prayer. In the
- 1 The Works of John Bunyan.Volume 1.by John Bunyan.MEMOIR OF JOHN BUNYAN THE FIRST PERIOD.THIS GREAT MAN DESCENDED FROM IGn.o.bLE PARENTS--BORN IN POVERTY--HIS EDUCATION AND EVIL HABITS--FOLLOWS HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS AS A BRAZIER--ENLISTS FOR A SOLDIER