The Acceptable Sacrifice
by John Bunyan
John Bunyan's final work, an exposition of Psalm 51:17 on why a broken and contrite heart is the sacrifice God will not despise. Carried in manuscript to London shortly before his death, it unfolds the nature, marks, and effects of a contrite spirit, showing brokenness to be the gateway to grace.
Based on The Acceptable Sacrifice: or, The Excellency of a Broken Heart (1688), by John Bunyan
From the book
In John Bunyan's own words
“A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise; but rather accept; for not to despise is with God to esteem and set a high price upon.”
“A broken heart is a pliable and flexible heart, and prepared to receive whatsoever impressions God shall make upon it.”
