The Acceptable Sacrifice OR THE EXCELLENCY OF A BROKEN HEART
Bunyan's final work, published posthumously in 1688, expounding Psalm 51:17 on the excellency of a broken and contrite heart. He explores why God requires brokenness over outward sacrifice, how such a heart is produced by God alone, and the comfort that flows from genuine spiritual contrition.
11 Chapters
Table of Contents
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00.3. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR
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00.4. A PREFACE TO THE READER
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00.5. 'THE SACRIFICES OF GOD ARE A BROKEN SPIRIT: A BROKEN AND A CONTRITE HEART, O GOD, THOU WILT...
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01. I. THE TEXT OPENED IN THE MANY WORKINGS OF THE HEART
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02. II. THE DOCTRINE, ASSERTION, DEMONSTRATION, AND CONCLUSION, THAT A BROKEN AND TRULY CONTRITE ...
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03. III. WHAT A BROKEN HEART, AND WHAT A CONTRITE SPIRIT IS
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04. IV. THE NECESSITY THERE IS THAT THE HEART MUST BE BROKEN
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05. V. THE REASONS WHY A BROKEN HEART IS ESTEEMED BY GOD SUCH AN EXCELLENT THING
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06. VI. ADVANTAGES THAT A CHRISTIAN GETS BY KEEPING HIS HEART TENDER
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07. VII. THE USE
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08. VIII. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED