Religion
This quote is from John Bunyan (1628-1688), a prolific English preacher and writer. Bunyan is best known for writing The Pilgrim’s Progress, a Christian allegory. Though incredibly influential, Bunyan actually spent a considerable amount of time in jail for preaching without the Anglican Church’s approval. Arrested on November 12, 1660, Bunyan spent over a dozen years behind bars during two stints in a Bedford, England, jail, where he wrote many of his works, including The Pilgrim’s Progress. However, the specific jail stint when Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress has been a subject of debate amongst historians.
Over 100,000 copies of The Pilgrim’s Progress were in circulation by the time of his death, including editions that had made their way overseas to North America. While the original source of his quote “religion is the best armor that a man can have, but it is the worst cloak” is unclear, it was included in several school readers and child welfare manuals around the beginning of the 20th century, which is potentially where Prudence Person obtained it from.
"John Bunyan Archive." John Bunyan Archive. N.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
"John Bunyan Archive." John Bunyan Archive. N.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
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