John Bunyan - Bunyan Statue - St Peter's Green, Bedford, UK - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

The inscriptions, both taken from "Pilgrim's Progress", are carved into the plinth of John Bunyan's statue. They read:

It had eyes lifted up to heaven
the best of books in his hand
the law of truth was written
upon his lips

It stood as if it pleaded
with men

The following, taken from the Sacred Texts website shows the quotations in context:

Then said the Interpreter, Come in, I will shew thee that which will be profitable to thee. So he commanded his man to light the Candle, and bid Christian follow him, so he had him into a private room, and bid his man
open a door; the which when he had done, Christian saw the Picture of a very grave Person hang up against the wall; and this was the fashion of it. It had eyes lifted up to Heaven, the best of Books in his hand, the Law of Truth was written upon his lips, the World was behind his back. It stood as if it pleaded with men, and a Crown of Gold did hang over his head.

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