This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A comprehensive collection of the writings of John Bunyan, the 17th-century English author best known for his allegorical masterpiece, The Pilgrim's Progress. In addition to that work, this collection includes numerous other books, sermons, and tracts by Bunyan, on topics ranging from theology and spirituality to politics and social justice. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Entire Works of John Bunyan, Vol. 1 of 4: Edited, With Original Introductions, Notes, and Memoir of the Author When Charles the First ascended the throne, the men who had any knowledge of public rights, or of the nature of the safeguards by which alone they can be defended, still stood apart from the people. Acquaintance with Church principles or Christian privileges, however instinctively coveted, was, as yet, no branch of popular knowledge. A great change had taken place since men rested with implicit confidence in the truth of whatever was told them, and surrendered whatever they were asked to give. They were awakening to a. New sense both Of their rights and their duties. But nothing was really clear to their apprehension; and the mass of the people in England seemed, for a time, to have exhausted their activity in passing from torpid indifference into ignorant perplexity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.