"Therefore,
I bind these lies and slanderous accusations to my person as an
ornament; it belongs to my Christian profession to be vilified,
slandered, reproached and reviled, and since all this is nothing but
that, as God and my conscience testify, I rejoice in being reproached
for Christ's sake." -
John Bunyan
Recommended reading:
A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life, by J. I. Packer
The Puritans Got it Right, by Dr. Joel Beeke
Pilgrim's Progress (audio book), by John Bunyan