Read the Introduction by Rev. Robert Maguire, D. D.

Feel-Gate

"The army of doubt always assails the feelings; and this is the weak point of too many believers, especially, when their faith is wounded, their experience low, and their hope laid prostrate. When faith is full, and strong, and sure, it triumphs over mere feeling, and subordinates all the rising doubts and fears to its dominion and command. The feelings demand palpable evidences—but faith is satisfied with the promise of Jesus. The unbelieving Jews sought to see “signs and wonders;” but the nobleman, exercising implicit faith, 'believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way,' John 4:48–50."[2]

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1. Rev. George Burder, Explanatory, Experimental and Practical Notes. The Holy War. By John Bunyan. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, [Pref. 1803.]
2. Rev. Robert Maguire, Annotations. The Holy War. By John Bunyan. London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, c1866.
3. John Bunyan, The Holy War.
4. Charlie Doe, my own comments.