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3. He suffered from attacks of ____________ and ____________ about his family.

In 1672, whilst still in prison, a Bedford church called him to be _________. Bunyan saw

suffering as part of his ministry. Jeremiah 49:11 helped him to trust God for his family. Giant

Despair’s castle in Pilgrim’s Progress reflects Bunyan’s ______________.

Bunyan wrote ______________other books. His autobiography is called

‘__________________________________’.

He died of a fever but left a powerful legacy in “_____________________” and a church that

still meets today, _______ years after his death.

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John Bunyan

1628 - 1688

‘The Tinker of Bedford’

John Bunyan is still world-famous for his best-selling book ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’. He wrote it in

prison as a result of a dream in which he saw a ragged man with a burden. The story that he

wrote portrays Bunyan’s own view of life as a Christian, which he saw as perpetual struggle.

Bunyan spent 14 years in prison. He was arrested for preaching as a non-Conformist. They

refused to conform to the Church of England. They believed in being saved by faith and in the

Bible as the true word of God. They were suspected of treason, plotting against their country.

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