John Bunyan
1628–1688
Bedford tinker and Baptist preacher who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress in prison — after the Bible, the most widely read book in English.
In his own words
At which time my understanding was so enlightened, that I was as though I had seen the Lord Jesus look down from heaven through the tiles upon me, and direct these words unto me. This sent me mourning home, it broke my heart, and filled me full of joy, and laid me low as the dust; only it stayed not long with me, I mean in this glory and refreshing comfort, yet it continued with me for several weeks, and did encourage me to hope. But so soon as that powerful operation of it was taken off my heart, that other about Esau returned upon me as before; so my soul did hang as in a pair of scales again, sometimes up and sometimes down, now in peace, and anon again in terror.
Quoted verbatim from the library, as an answer would quote it.
What we hold of him
The Pilgrim's Progress
Classic
The Doctrine of Law and Grace Unfolded
Classic
Grace Abounding
Classic
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