
A dialogue-form cautionary tale tracing the wicked life, vices, and damnation of Mr. Badman as a warning to sinners.
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A dialogue-form cautionary tale tracing the wicked life, vices, and damnation of Mr. Badman as a warning to sinners.
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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Cautionary discussions of habitual lewdness and unlawful lust as markers of wickedness.
References to hell and divine judgment without graphic depictions.
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Gluttony and intemperance portrayed negatively as vices leading to ruin.
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Central Christian themes of sin, judgment, repentance, and hell throughout.
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Depictions of infernal realms and hell as destination for the unrepentant.
Commentary on societal moral decay and vice in 17th-century England.
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Portrayals of cruelty, vice, and systemic wickedness as part of Badman's life.
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