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The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man That Gets to Heaven: With Directions How to Run so as to Obtain

1698

John Bunyan

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The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man That Gets to Heaven: With Directions How to Run so as to Obtain

John Bunyan

1698

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The Heavenly Footman, written by John Bunyan and first published in 1698, is a theological manual that explores the Christian journey toward salvation. Using the metaphor of a race, Bunyan emphasizes the importance of perseverance, vigilance, and active faith in striving for heaven. The book addresses obstacles such as slothfulness and worldly distractions, offering practical advice and warnings to guide readers in their spiritual pursuits. This work is notable for its allegorical teachings and its role in the 17th-century religious awakening.

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A theological work written in the late 17th century, during a period of religious awakening and reform. This book falls...

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John Bunyan was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgr...

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“I did it my own self to gratify.””

— John Bunyan

“he loves me with love that passeth knowledge, and I will love him. His love stripped him of all for my sake; Lord, let my love strip me of all for thy sake. I am a son of love, an object of love, a monument of love; of free love, of distinguishing love, of peculiar love, and of love that passeth knowledge: and why should not I walk in love-in love to God, in love to man, in holy love, in love unfeigned?””

— John Bunyan

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