Hi All,
I need your help. I am trying without success to get a proper definition (in its historical context) of a "mechanic preacher" as ascribed to John Bunyan. I searched my entire Logos library and got zero hits.
Thanks in advance!
Pedro
Check this link out from John Bunyan and His England by Anne Laurence on books.google.com
The author likens mechanic preacher to a 'working artisan'.
By which she means that he was a lay preacher. He worked during the week as an artisan, then preached on the Lord's Day. See http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1LkNB8DcbfcC&lpg=PA28&ots=MC4zEIdfNa&dq=%22mechanic%20preacher%22&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q=%22mechanic%20preacher%22&f=false
Thanks Paul. I guess it makes sense since Bunyan was a tinker (A traveling mender of metal household utensils).
By which she means that he was a lay preacher.
[Y] agreed
...And in historical context, after 1640 censorship in England eased up considerably meaning that a once muffled and underground house pastor who had a day job had the ability to write, print, and say much more than he used to.
The author likens mechanic preacher to a 'working artisan'. By which she means that he was a lay preacher. He worked during the week as an artisan, then preached on the Lord's Day.
By which she means that he was a lay preacher. He worked during the week as an artisan, then preached on the Lord's Day.
Thanks Mark. This greatly expands the definition.
