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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or The Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or The Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan, (1666), a Puritan conversion narrative by
Bunyan, testifying to the focal events in his journey to assurance of salvation. Its pastoral purpose was to comfort his flock at Bedford during his imprisonment. The document chronicles anguished oscillation between suicidal despair and contrite reassurance, and bears witness to the inner struggle of moods which typified Puritan experience. External events (military service in the Civil War, marriage, etc.) are subordinate to inner and spiritual events, as Bunyan struggles against the lure of church bells, the doctrines of the Ranters, Sabbath recreations, dancing, swearing, and blaspheming—even against envy of toads and dogs as being exempt from God's wrath. It details his joining of the Bedford church, call to the ministry, and trials.
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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