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Record Number: 2609


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'God... did cast into my hand, one day, a book of "Martin Luther", his comment on the "Galathians", so old that it was ready to fall piece from piece, if I did but turn it over... I found my condition in his experience, so largely and profoundly handled, as if his book had been written out of my heart... I do prefer this book of Mr "Luther" upon the 'Galathians' (excepting the Holy Bible) before all the books that ever I have seen, as most fit for a wounded conscience.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1650 and 31 Dec 1650

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Bedfordshire

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Bunyan

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

Nov 1628

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Brazier

Religion:

Noncomformist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Martin Luther

Title:

Commentary on the Galations

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

trans into English 1575, 8 further editions by 1640

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

2609

Source:

Print

Author:

John Bunyan

Editor:

Roger Sharrock

Title:

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1962 (1666)

Vol:

n/a

Page:

40-41

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Bunyan, Roger Sharrock (ed.), Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (Oxford, 1962 (1666)), p. 40-41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2609, accessed: 29 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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