The Man in the Iron Cage - Pilgrim's Progress: An Analysis
This study explores one of the most sobering and psychologically intense scenes in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress: the character of the Man in the Iron Cage. By taking a deeply casuistic and pastoral approach, we examine the critical distinction between objective judicial hardening (true apostasy) and subjective spiritual desertion—the tragic state in which an anxious, tender conscience falsely fears it has committed the unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit. Drawing upon a rich array of historic Reformed and Puritan theology—including the classic diagnostic criteria of William Gouge, William Guthrie, and William Gurnall, the exegetical insights of John Brown of Edinburgh, Thomas Chalmers' analysis of spiritual light and moral insensibility, Archibald Alexander's dual diagnosis of physical melancholy versus spiritual trial, and John Bunyan's own autobiographical struggle in Grace Abounding—this session provides a compassionate, biblically grounded framework designed to help troubled souls dismantle the false iron cages constructed in their minds and anchor their hope solely in the external sufficiency of Jesus Christ.
24 Oct 2025
Thoughts On Religious Experience - Preface
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Title: Thoughts On Religious Experience - Preface
Subtitle: Thoughts on Religious Exp
Speaker: Archibald Alexander
Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan
Event: Audiobook
Date: 10/23/2025
Length: 30 min.
21 Oct 2025
Counsel To Make Our Death Both Safe and Comfortable
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan (https://www.sermonaudio.com/source_detail.asp?sourceid=soluschristus) is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:
Title: Counsel To Make Our Death Both Safe and Comfortable
Subtitle: Letters to the Aged
Speaker: Archibald Alexander
Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan
Event: Audiobook
Date: 10/21/2025
Length: 12 min.
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