Post-Reformation · 1663

I Will Pray with the Spirit

John Bunyan (1628-1688)

Written in prison in 1662, this treatise on prayer argues that true prayer is not a form of words but a sincere, Spirit-worked outpouring of the soul to God through Christ. Bunyan wrote it as a direct challenge to imposed liturgical prayer, insisting that the Holy Spirit alone prepares and sustains a heart to pray according to God's will. It is one of the most practically urgent treatments of prayer in English Puritan literature, shaped by Bunyan's own experience of Bedford Jail.

1.5 hrs total · 5 chapters