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Works of John Bunyan
GRACE ABOUNDING TO THE CHIEF OF SINNERS
During his first imprisonment, John Bunyan (the world renowned writer of The Pilgrim’s Progress) wrote Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. It is an autobiography of his spiritual journey from lostness and sin, to becoming a new creation in Christ. He describes everything from the feeling of conviction and his struggle with faith to his comfort found in the Holy Scriptures. As one of the most influential Christian writers in history, his story is not only a glimpse into the life of one man, but an encouragement for all believers who are in the midst of struggle.
THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
The Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the Christian life written by John Bunyan in 1678. He began work on it while in prison for preaching and holding a church service without a license or approval by the Church of England. The story unfolds following Christian’s journey to the Celestial City, along with the many pitfalls and distractions he encounters along the way. The Pilgrim’s Progress has been translated into over 200 languages, and is regarded by many as one of the most important works of religious English literature.
MISCELLANEOUS WORKS
While John Bunyan is most well known for his work of fiction, The Pilgrim’s Progress, he was also a preacher who was imprisoned multiple times for defying the Church of England. Miscellaneous Works includes a collection of his sermons and most popular sayings. This collection includes Of the Trinity and a Christian, Of the Law and a Christian, Bunyan’s Last Sermon, and Bunyan’s Dying Sayings. Bunyan faithfully spread the Word of God in many different ways, and these works show his importance in Christian history as not only a fiction author, but as a preacher of the Word.
During his first imprisonment, John Bunyan (the world renowned writer of The Pilgrim’s Progress) wrote Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. It is an autobiography of his spiritual journey from lostness and sin, to becoming a new creation in Christ. He describes everything from the feeling of conviction and his struggle with faith to his comfort found in the Holy Scriptures. As one of the most influential Christian writers in history, his story is not only a glimpse into the life of one man, but an encouragement for all believers who are in the midst of struggle.
THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
The Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the Christian life written by John Bunyan in 1678. He began work on it while in prison for preaching and holding a church service without a license or approval by the Church of England. The story unfolds following Christian’s journey to the Celestial City, along with the many pitfalls and distractions he encounters along the way. The Pilgrim’s Progress has been translated into over 200 languages, and is regarded by many as one of the most important works of religious English literature.
MISCELLANEOUS WORKS
While John Bunyan is most well known for his work of fiction, The Pilgrim’s Progress, he was also a preacher who was imprisoned multiple times for defying the Church of England. Miscellaneous Works includes a collection of his sermons and most popular sayings. This collection includes Of the Trinity and a Christian, Of the Law and a Christian, Bunyan’s Last Sermon, and Bunyan’s Dying Sayings. Bunyan faithfully spread the Word of God in many different ways, and these works show his importance in Christian history as not only a fiction author, but as a preacher of the Word.
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First published January 1, 1832
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John Bunyan
1,671 books1,440 followersJohn Bunyan, a Christian writer and preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford), in the Parish of Elstow, England. He wrote The Pilgrim's Progress, arguably the most famous published Christian allegory. In the Church of England he is remembered with a Lesser Festival on 30 August.
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February 27, 2016I bought a book online for my Kindle titled Works of John Bunyan—Complete. For a few dollars these days you can buy a lot of reading material in electronic format. I have learned to endure it and profit from it although I’ll always enjoy reading the actual book much more. One of the downsides of electronic books is that the formatting may be very handy and it may be very terrible. In the case of this book it is more toward terrible and a long way from handy. The only index to the “complete works” of Bunyan is to the first book which is a biography, and a very good one, by George Offor. This covers 3% of the material but none of the rest of the material has any listing or index.
Beside my complaints about the electronic index, or lack thereof, the Memoir by Offor was very good and detailed. Although I have read a lot of Bunyan history, including his own biography, Grace Abounding, this was especially good and detailed. I take advantage of the Kindle highlighting so that I can save quotations or mark sections for later reference. For purposes of Bunyan’s history I’ve marked a number of important things about his life in this volume. *By law in those days you were allowed recreation on Sunday without penalty but this was frowned upon by the Church. Bunyan played “Cat” on the Moot House Green to antagonize his Christian neighbors. *He quit as a “bell-ringer” at the church because a church bell fell on a man once and he was afraid of the same fate and he was already under great conviction as a sinner. *He came under conviction of salvation when he overheard two poor women speaking of their faith while he was about his tinkering. *He was led to the Lord by “Holy Mr. Gifford” the pastor of the local Baptist church, and was baptized in the Ouse near Duck Mill Lane (a spot that my sister, Debra Conley, and I discovered after much reconnoitering). *Bunayn served as deacon in Gifford’s church before he sensed the call of God for preaching. *He was arrested for preaching in an unlawful assembly and for not using the prayer book of the Church of England. He knew before he went that officials were waiting to arrest him. *He was placed in the county gaol (“jail”) for twelve years and then in the city gaol on the bridge over the river Ouse for another year. During this time he wrote many books including most of Pilgrim’s Progress. *At first the manuscript to his famous work lay in a drawer until someone encouraged him to publish it. Now it is translated into more languages and in more copies than any other book except the Bible itself. *Upon release from the gaol, Bunyan continued pastoring the believers in Bedford. He often traveled to London to preach at Zoar Chapel, a building which no longer exists but is marked by Zoar Lane near the spot. *On one such trip in which he rode in bad weather, he became sick and died in a friend’s house in London. *He was buried in the Dissenter’s graveyard (Bunhill Fields) where his grave can be visited and seen to this day.
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Beside my complaints about the electronic index, or lack thereof, the Memoir by Offor was very good and detailed. Although I have read a lot of Bunyan history, including his own biography, Grace Abounding, this was especially good and detailed. I take advantage of the Kindle highlighting so that I can save quotations or mark sections for later reference. For purposes of Bunyan’s history I’ve marked a number of important things about his life in this volume. *By law in those days you were allowed recreation on Sunday without penalty but this was frowned upon by the Church. Bunyan played “Cat” on the Moot House Green to antagonize his Christian neighbors. *He quit as a “bell-ringer” at the church because a church bell fell on a man once and he was afraid of the same fate and he was already under great conviction as a sinner. *He came under conviction of salvation when he overheard two poor women speaking of their faith while he was about his tinkering. *He was led to the Lord by “Holy Mr. Gifford” the pastor of the local Baptist church, and was baptized in the Ouse near Duck Mill Lane (a spot that my sister, Debra Conley, and I discovered after much reconnoitering). *Bunayn served as deacon in Gifford’s church before he sensed the call of God for preaching. *He was arrested for preaching in an unlawful assembly and for not using the prayer book of the Church of England. He knew before he went that officials were waiting to arrest him. *He was placed in the county gaol (“jail”) for twelve years and then in the city gaol on the bridge over the river Ouse for another year. During this time he wrote many books including most of Pilgrim’s Progress. *At first the manuscript to his famous work lay in a drawer until someone encouraged him to publish it. Now it is translated into more languages and in more copies than any other book except the Bible itself. *Upon release from the gaol, Bunyan continued pastoring the believers in Bedford. He often traveled to London to preach at Zoar Chapel, a building which no longer exists but is marked by Zoar Lane near the spot. *On one such trip in which he rode in bad weather, he became sick and died in a friend’s house in London. *He was buried in the Dissenter’s graveyard (Bunhill Fields) where his grave can be visited and seen to this day.
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October 24, 2016
This volume has some marvelous allegories including "The Pilgrims Progress"and "The Holy War", not to mention some deeper theological pieces. I'm thankful to have a leatherbound version from 1845. Such a beautiful book!
September 3, 2012
I have only completed the Pilgrim's Progress from this three volume set.
November 17, 2007
I am working through Vol. 1 right now, reading "The Jerusalem Sinner Saved." Excellent.
October 13, 2019
Wow, I didn't realize that Bunyon wrote so much. Some of the sermons I skipped but intend to go back and finish them.
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