Prayer
by John Bunyan
This Puritan Paperback gathers two of John Bunyan's works on prayer, written from Bedford jail after he refused to conform to set liturgical forms. Bunyan defines what real prayer is, insists it must rise from the heart in the strength of the Spirit rather than from rehearsed words, and shows how believers may draw near to God through the ministry of Christ.
Based on I Will Pray with the Spirit (1662), by John Bunyan
From the book
In John Bunyan's own words
“Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the heart or soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit, for such things as God hath promised.”
“There is in prayer an unbosoming of a man's self, an opening of the heart to God, an affectionate pouring out of the soul in requests, sighs, and groans.”
