Today in history from the life of two Johns

Posted by Jeff in Blog, History, QuotesAug 31st, 2007 | no responses

Today in 1688: English Puritan preacher and author John Bunyan died. He was 69.

Imprisoned several times between 1660 and 1672, Bunyan used these periods of isolation to pen his two literary masterpieces, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666) and Pilgrim’s Progress (1678).

Today in 1757: Anglican pastor and hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter:

“I am persuaded that love and humility are the highest attainments in the school of Christ and the brightest evidences that He is indeed our Master.”



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