Grace Abounding To The Chief Of Sinners; Or, A Brief And Faithful... (RePrint)

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Grace Abounding To The Chief Of Sinners; Or, A Brief And Faithful Relation Of The Exceeding Mercy Of God In Christ To His Poor Servant By: John Bunya (RePrint)ISBN13:9781977874894ISBN10:1977874894Author:Bunyan, John (Author)Description: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 Is A Puritan Spiritual Autobiography Written By John Bunyan It Was Composed While Bunyan Was Serving A Twelve-Year Prison Sentence In Bedford Gaol For Preaching Without A License And Was First Published In 1666 The Title Contains Allusions To Two Biblical Passages: 'Grace Abounding' Is A Reference To The Epistle To The Romans 5:20, Which States 'Where Sin Abounded, Grace Did Much More Abound' (Kjv) And 'Chief Of Sinners' Refers To First Epistle To Timothy 1:15, Where Paul Refers To Himself By The Same Appellation John Bunyan ( Baptised 30 November 1628 - 31 August 1688) Was An English Writer And Puritan Preacher Best Remembered As The Author Of The Christian Allegory The Pilgrim's Progress In Addition To The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan Wrote Nearly Sixty Titles, Many Of Them Expanded Sermons Bunyan Came From The Village Of Elstow, Near Bedford He Had Some Schooling And At The Age Of Sixteen Joined The Parliamentary Army During The First Stage Of The English Civil War After Three Years In The Army He Returned To Elstow And Took Up The Trade Of Tinker, Which He Had Learned From His Father He Became Interested In Religion After His Marriage, Attending First The Parish Church And Then Joining The Bedford Meeting, A Nonconformist Group In Bedford, And Becoming A Preacher After The Restoration Of The Monarch, When The Freedom Of Nonconformists Was Curtailed, Bunyan Was Arrested And Spent The Next Twelve Years In Jail As He Refused To Give Up Preaching During This Time He Wrote A Spiritual Autobiography, Grace Abounding To The Chief Of Sinners, And Began Work On His Most Famous Book, The Pilgrim's Progress, Which Was Not Published Until Some Years After His Release Bunyan's Later Years, In Spite Of Another Shorter Term Of Imprisonment, Were Spent In Relative Comfort As A Popular Author And Preacher, And Pastor Of The Bedford Meeting He Died Aged 59 After Falling Ill On A Journey To London And Is Buried In Bunhill Fields The Pilgrim's Progress Became One Of The Most Published Books In The English Language; 1,300 Editions Having Been Printed By 1938, 250 Years After The Author's Death He Is Remembered In The Church Of England With A Lesser Festival On 30 August, And On The Liturgical Calendar Of The United States Episcopal Church On 29 August Some Other Churches Of The Anglican Communion, Such As The Anglican Church Of Australia, Honour Him On The Day Of His Death (31 August) Early Life: John Bunyan Was Born In 1628 To Thomas And Margaret Bunyan At Bunyan's End In The Parish Of Elstow, Bedfordshire Bunyan's End Is Located About Halfway Between The Hamlet Of Harrowden (One Mile South-East Of Bedford) And Elstow High Street Bunyan's Date Of Birth Is Not Known, But He Was Baptised On 30 November 1628, The Baptismal Entry In The Parish Register Reading John The Sonne Of Thomas Bunnion Jun , The 30 November The Name Bunyan Was Spelt In Many Different Ways (There Are 34 Variants In Bedfordshire Record Office) And Had Its Origins In The Norman-French Name Buignon There Had Been Bunyans In North Bedfordshire Since At Least 1199 Bunyan's Father Was A Brazier Or Tinker Who Travelled Around The Area Mending Pots And Pans, And His Grandfather Had Been A Chapman Or Small Trader The Bunyans Also Owned Land In Elstow, So Bunyan's Origins Were Not Quite As Humble As He Suggested In His Autobiographical Work Grace Abounding To The Chief Of Sinners When He Wrote That His Father's House Was Of That Rank That Is Meanest And Most Despised In The Country Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2017-10-02Weight:0.36 lbsDimensions:0.15'' H x 10'' L x 7.99'' WNumber of Pages:72Language:English

Price: 11.02 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2024-09-21T09:57:34.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD

Product Images

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Return policy details:

Book Title: Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; or, a Brief and Faithful Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to His Poor Servant. by: John Bunyan : 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 Is a Puritan Spiritual Autobiography Written by John Bunyan

Number of Pages: 72 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Year: 2017

Topic: General

Item Height: 0.2 in

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 7.5 Oz

Author: John Bunyan

Item Length: 10 in

Item Width: 8 in

Format: Trade Paperback