John
Bunyan - from "Grace Abounding" written during his 12 yr
imprisonment.
"I FIND THIS DAY SEVEN ABOMINATIONS IN MY HEART:
1. AN INCLINING TO UNBELIEF,
2. SUDDENLY TO FORGET THE LOVE AND MERCY THAT CHRIST
MANIFESTS,
3. A LEANING TOWARD THE WORKS OF THE LAW,
4. WANDERINGS AND COLDNESS IN PRAYER,
5. TO FORGET TO WATCH FOR WHAT I PRAY
FOR,
6. APTNESS TO MURMUR BECAUSE I HAVE NO MORE, AND YET READY TO
ABUSE WHAT I HAVE, AND
7. I CAN DO NONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE LORD HAS COMMANDED ME
WITHOUT MY CORRUPTION THRUSTING THEMSELVES IN. “I FIND THEN A LAW, THAT EVIL IS PRESENT WITH ME, THE ONE WHO
WILLS TO DO GOOD.” (Romans 7:21)
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