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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners-Part25_JOHN BUNYAN(1628-1688)_English Literature(文学名著)

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death, that unlocks the prison of the soul, to enlarge it for a

more gloriousmansion, put a stop to his acting his part on the
stage of mortality; heaven, like earthly princes, when it threatens

war, being always so kind as to call home its ambassadors before it
be denounced, and even the last act or undertaking of his, was a

labour of love and charity; for it so falling out that a young
gentleman, a neighbour of Mr BUNYAN'S, happening into the

displeasure of his father, and being much troubled in mind upon
that account, and also for that he heard his father purposed to

disinherit him, or otherwisedeprive him of what he had to leave;
he pitched upon Mr BUNYAN as a fit man to make way for his

submission, and prepare his father's mind to receive him; and he,
as willing to do any good office, as it could be requested, as

readily undertook it; and so riding to READING in BERKSHIRE, he
then there used such pressing arguments and reasons against anger

and passion, as also for love and reconciliation, that the father
was mollified, and his bowels yearned to his returning son.

But Mr BUNYAN, after he had disposed all things to the best for
accommodation, returning to LONDON, and being overtaken with

excessive rains, coming to his lodgings extremely wet, fell sick of
a violent fever, which he bore with much constancy and patience,

and expressed himself as if he desired nothing more than to be
dissolved, and be with Christ, in that case esteeming death as

gain, and life only a tedious delaying felicity expected; and
finding his vital strength decay, having settled his mind and

affairs, as well as the shortness of time, and the violence of his
disease would permit, with a constant and christian patience, he

resigned his soul into the hands of his most merciful Redeemer,
following his pilgrim from the City of Destruction, to the New

JERUSALEM; his better part having been all along there, in holy
contemplation, pantings and breathings after the hidden manna and

water of life, as by many holy and humble consolations expressed in
his letters to several persons in prison, and out of prison, too

many to be inserted at present. He died at the house of one Mr
STRUDDOCK, a grocer, at the Star on SNOW HILL, in the parish of ST

SEPULCHRE'S, LONDON, on the 12th of AUGUST 1688, and in the
sixtieth year of his age, after ten days' sickness; and was buried

in the new burying place near the Artillery Ground; where he sleeps
to the morning of the resurrection, in hopes of a glorious rising

to an incorruptible immortality of joy and happiness; where no more
trouble and sorrow shall afflict him, but all tears be wiped away;

when the just shall be incorporated as members of Christ their
head, and reign with Him as kings and priests for ever.

A brief Character of MR JOHN BUNYAN
HE appeared in countenance to be of a stern and rough temper, but

in his conversation mild and affable; not given to loquacity or
much discourse in company, unless some urgent occasion required it;

observing never to boast of himself or his parts, but rather seem
low in his own eyes, and submit himself to the judgment of others,

abhorring lying and swearing, being just in all that lay in his
power to his word, not seeming to revenge injuries, loving to

reconcile differences, and make friendship with all; he had a sharp
quick eye, accompanied with an excellent discerning of persons,

being of good judgment and quick wit. As for his person, he was
tall of stature, strong boned, though not corpulent, somewhat of a

ruddy face, with sparkling eyes, wearing his hair on his upper lip,
after the old British fashion; his hair reddish, but in his latter

days, time had sprinkled it with grey; his nose well set, but not
declining or bending, and his mouth moderate large; his forehead

somewhat high, and his habit always plain and modest. And thus
have we impartially described the internal and external parts of a

person, whose death hath been much regretted; a person who had
tried the smiles and frowns of time; not puffed up in prosperity,

nor shaken in adversity; always holding the golden mean.
In him at once did three great worthies shine,

Historian, poet, and a choice divine:
Then let him rest in undisturbed dust,

Until the resurrection of the just.
POSTSCRIPT

IN this his pilgrimage, God blessed him with four children, one of
which, named MARY, was blind, and died some years before; his other

children were THOMAS, JOSEPH, and SARAH; his wife ELIZABETH having
lived to see him overcome his labour and sorrow, and pass from this

life to receive the reward of his work, long survived him not; but
in 1692 she died, to follow her faithfulpilgrim from this world to

the other, whither he was gone before her; whilst his works, which
consist of sixty books, remain for the edifying of the reader, and

praise of the author.
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