Doubting Castle
From Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress: “Now a little before it was day, good Christian, as one half amazed, brake out in … Continue reading Doubting Castle
Tag: John Bunyan
The Piercing Irony
“There ever was enmity betwixt the devil and the church, and betwixt his seed and her seed too; Michael and … Continue reading The Piercing Irony
Machiavellian Friends
From John Bunyan’s Prison Meditations: “These politicians that profest for base and worldly ends, do now appear to us at … Continue reading Machiavellian Friends
The Art Of Getting
Bunyan continues his narration: Now I saw in my dream that Christian and Hopeful forsook him [By-ends–CD], and kept their … Continue reading The Art Of Getting
By-Ends Of Fair-Speech
After Faithful is put to death at Vanity Fair, Christian meets up with Hopeful. Bunyan narrates: Now I saw in … Continue reading By-Ends Of Fair-Speech
In Word and Deed
Christian and Faithful encounter Talkative. After briefly conversing with Talkative, Faithful quietly asks Christian what manner of person Talkative is. … Continue reading In Word and Deed
A Giant Ignoramus
Christian meets up with Faithful and they begin discoursing about their past experiences, from the City of Destruction, up to … Continue reading A Giant Ignoramus
Colossal Calvinism
“Now I saw in my Dream, that at the end of this Valley [of the Shadow of Death–CD] lay blood, … Continue reading Colossal Calvinism
Battle with Apollyon
Christian arrives at the palace Beautiful and recounts to the Porter and his three daughters Prudence, Charity, and Piety his … Continue reading Battle with Apollyon
Roll Pride
After Christian’s little dust-up with Formalist and Hypocrisy he ascends the hill called Difficulty and then rests at Arbour. Arbour … Continue reading Roll Pride
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