The life and death of Mr. Badman
1680·225 pages
A Puritan moral allegory tracing an unrepentant sinner’s downward path, framed as a warning dialogue on vice, judgment, and damnation.
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A Puritan moral allegory tracing an unrepentant sinner’s downward path, framed as a warning dialogue on vice, judgment, and damnation.
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Horror has taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law - Psalm 119:53 Updated, Modern English. Illustrated. The life of Mr. Badman forms a third part to The Pilgrim's Progress, but it is not a delightful pilgrimage to heaven. On the contrary, it is a wretched downward journey to the infernal realms. The author's goal is to warn poor, thoughtless sinners, not with smooth words they can ignore, but with words that thunder against their consciences regarding the danger of their so...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Adultery, lewdness, and lust as recurring moral failings; not erotic or graphic
Violence & gore
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Death and damnation discussed; limited physical violence on the page
Profanity
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Some coarse period terms for vice; mild by modern standards
Substance use
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Drunkenness and intemperance central vices; strongly cautionary portrayal
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Not present
Religious content
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Devotional Puritan focus on sin, conscience, judgment, hell, and salvation
Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Christian hell and devil imagery; not occult practice or ritual
Political content
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Critique of Restoration-era vice, trade morals, and social decay
Self-harm / suicide
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Not present
Abuse & suffering
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Cruel treatment of wife; deceit, adultery, and domestic hardship
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