John Bunyan

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John Bunyan (28 November 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English Christian writer and preacher, who is well-known for his book The Pilgrim's Progress.

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Country: United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Education: Bedford School
Place of birth: Elstow
Birth date: 28 November 1628
Member of: Kerry Senior Hurling Team
Nationality: British

His grave is situated in Bunhill Fields Cemetery in London, England.
His play, "Pilgrims Progress" at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for Midsize Play Production.

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
For to speak the truth, there are but few that care thus to spend their time, but choose rather to be speaking of things to no profit.
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.
What God says is best, indeed is best, though all men in the world are against it. Seeing, then, that God prefers his religion; seeing God prefers a tender conscience; seeing they that make themselves fools for the kingdom of heaven are wisest; and that the poor man that loveth Christ is richer than the greatest man in the world that hates him: Shame, depart, thou art an enemy to my salvation.
Just as Christian came up to the Cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, fell from off his back, and began to tumble down the hill, and so it continued to do till it came to the mouth of the sepulchre. There it fell in, and I saw it no more!
Then said he, ’I am going to my Father’s; and though with great difficulty I am got hither, yet now I do not repent me of all the trouble I have been at to arrive where I am. My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it.
O my Mansoul, I have lived, I have died, I live, and I will die no more for thee. I live that thou mayest not die.
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.
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
There is in Jesus Christ more merit and righteousness than the whole world has need of.