A30143:39
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
Grace abounding to the chief of sinners, or, A brief and faithful relation of the exceeding mercy of God in Christ, to his poor servant John Bunyan wherein is particularly showed, the manner of his conversion, his fight and trouble for sin, his dreadful temptations, also how he despaired of Gods mercy, and how the Lord at length through [sic] Christ did deliver him from all the guilt and terror that lay upon him : whereunto is added, a brief relation of his call to the work of the ministry, of his temptations therein, as also what he hath met with in prison : all which was written by his own hand there, and now published for the support of the the weak and tempted people of God.Grace abounding to the chief of sinners, or, A brief and faithful relation of the exceeding mercy of God in Christ, to his poor servant John Bvnyan wherein is particularly shewed, the manner of his conversion, his fight and trouble for sin, his dreadful temptations, also how he despaired of Gods mercy, and how the Lord at length thorow [sic] Christ did deliver him from all the guilt and terrour that lay upon him : whereunto is added, a brief relation of his call to the work of the ministry, of his temptations therein, as also what he hath met with in prison : all which was written by his own hand there, and now published for the support of the the weak and tempted people of God.
London: printed by George Larkin, 1666
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
22. Now therefore I went on in sin with great greediness of mind, still grudging that I could no• be so satisfied with it as I would: this did continu• with me about a month, or more. But one-da• as I was standing at a Neighbours Shop-window and there cursing and swearing, and playing th• Mad-man after my wonted manner, there sat• within the woman of the house, and heard me• who though she also was a very loose and ungodly Wretch, yet protested that I swore and cursed […] that most fearful rate, that she was made to tremb•• to heat me: And told me further, That I was t•• ungodliest Fellow for swearing that ever she heard in […] ⟨p. 9⟩her life; and that I by thus doing, was able to spoil all the Youth in a whole Town, if they came but in my company.
22. Now therefore I went on in sin with grea• greediness of mind, still grudging that I could no• be so satisfied with it as I would: this did continu• with me about a moneth, or more. But one-da• as I was standing at a Neighbours Shop-window and there cursing and swearing, and playing th• Mad-man after my wonted manner, there sat• within the woman of the house, and heard me• who though she also was a very loose and ungodl• Wretch, yet protested that I swore and cursed 〈…〉 that most fearful rate, that she was made to tremb•• to heat me: And told me further, That I was t•• ungodliest Fellow for swearing that ever she heard in