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Record 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, workmates)
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/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2609, accessed: 29 March 2024

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