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The Acceptable Sacrifice

by John Bunyan

In John Bunyan’s book, Acceptable Sacrifice , he addresses the question, what can man bring to God which will be excellent and acceptable in His sight? Bunyan’s answer may surprise us – a broken and contrite heart. This is the ‘acceptable sacrifice’ of the title. In this moving exposition of Psalm 51:17, the last work which he prepared for the press, Bunyan shows from

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The Acceptable Sacrifice — Interior page
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The Acceptable Sacrifice — Interior page
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The Acceptable Sacrifice — Interior page
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The Acceptable Sacrifice — Interior page
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Publication

Date published
Mar 1, 2004
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Paperback
Dust jacket
No
Total pages
128 pages
ISBN-13
9780851518527

Reference

E-book / audio
ePub, Mobi
Publisher page
View at publisher

Contents

  • Extract from Preface to First Edition
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Text Explained
  • 2. A Broken Heart Is Truly Excellent
  • 3. The Unbroken Heart, and How It Is Made Contrite
  • 4. Signs of a Broken Heart
  • 5. Why the Heart Must Be Broken
  • 6. Why God So Esteems a Broken Heart
  • 7. Keeping the Heart Tender
  • 8. Uses of the Doctrine
  • 9. Some Objections Considered