John Bunyan Books In Order

Novels

  1. The Pilgrim’s Progress (1678)
  2. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680)
  3. The Holy War (1682)

Non fiction

  1. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666)

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The Pilgrim’s Progress

The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences biographical, historical, and literary to enrich each reader’s understanding of these enduring works. Faith, Hope, Mercy, Envy, Ignorance, Guilt: These are not abstract concepts, but the names of vividly imagined, sharply drawn human characters encountered by Christian, the hero of The Pilgrim’s Progress. In John Bunyan s seventeenth century allegory of the soul s search for salvation, each step along the way becomes a dramatic rendering of an inner state of the human psyche. As Christian journeys from the wilderness of this world to the glory of the Celestial City, he confronts a seemingly endless array of temptations, threats, and dangers, including the nearly irresistible allure of material splendor at Vanity Fair; the crushing psychological burden of depression and despair in the Slough of Despond; and the fear and uncertainty that eats away at faith in Doubting Castle. This edition includes both the first and second parts of The Pilgrim s Progress, which collectively reflect the feverish intensity of Bunyan s religious beliefs. What remains significant is Bunyan s ability to transform this intensity into an allegory that speaks to people of all faiths and all eras. David Hawkes is Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University. His books include Idols of the Marketplace 2001 and Ideology second edition 2003, and he has contributed articles to The Nation, the Times Literary Supplement, and the Journal of the History of Ideas.

The Life and Death of Mr. Badman

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million books. com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: flies away for ever; then they roar like lions, yell like dragons, howl like dogs, and tremble at their judgment, as do the devils themselves. Oh! when they see they must shoot the gulf and throat of hell! when they shall see that hell hath shut her ghastly jaws upon them; when they shall open their eyes, and find themselves within the belly and bowels of hell! when they will mourn, and weep, ‘ and hack, and gnash their teeth for pain. But this must no.t be or if it must, yet very rarely till they are gone out of the sight and hearing of those mortals whom they do leave behind them alive in the world. Jitten. Well, my good neighbour Wiseman, I perceive that the sun grows low, and that you have come to a conclusion with Mr Badman’s life and death; and therefore I will take my leave of you. Only first let me tell you, I am glad that I have met with you to day, and that our hap’ was to fall in with, Mr Badman’s state. I also thank you for your freedom with me, in granting of me your reply to all my questions. I would only beg your prayers, that God will give me much Sace, that I may neither live nor die as did r Badman. Wise. My good neighbour Attentive, I wish your welfare in soul and body; and if aught that I have said of Mr Badman’s life and death may be of benefit unto you, I shall be heartily glad ; only I desire you to thank Cod for it, and Ip pray heartily for me, that I with you may be kept by the power of God through faith, unto salvation. Atten. Amen. Farewel. Wist. I wish you heartily farewel. FINIS. L…

The Holy War

John Bunyan could be said to have authored the most influential book in the English language other than the King James Bible The Pilgrims Progress. But he has also written another dramatic allegorical novel The Holy War. Bunyans plan for his readers was for them to experience the struggles of the city of Mansoul as a fierce battle rages to take control of it. However, alongside this knifeedge drama Bunyan wished his readers to understand how the struggles of their souls ran in parallel to the struggles of the wretched inhabitants of that place. The righteous and honourable ruler Shaddai and his son Immanuel rule Mansoul with justice and equity. But the ruler of darkness Prince Diabolus has other plans. With his evil captains and their battalions Diabolus plots the fall and destruction of the once happy city. The first to fall is Captain Resistance as Diabolus knows that there is only one route into the city and that it can only be breached through the permission of the people of Mansoul itself. With Captain Resistance gone the city is laid open to Diabolic lies and the next to fall is Lord Innocency and then the city is lost. So begins a story of treachery and deceit, foolishness and pride, forgiveness and final redemption. In fact this is, as Bunyan intended it, the story of a sinner saved by the grace of God.

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic a debate that continues in the twenty first century. The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: British LibraryT058511London : printed by A.W. for J. Clarke, 1726. 10 ,170p. : ill.,port ; 12

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