Monday, October 12, 2009

Formalist

[Formalist] "is the type of those who, by an external show of religion, deceive themselves...The formalist, through his outward attention to mere ritual observances, blinds his own eyes to his own inward state, and oft-times takes for granted that where the gilded setting is, there the precious jewel must be—a grand mistake, and a strong delusion!"[1]

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Sources

1. Rev. Robert Maguire, Notes. The Pilgrim's Progress. By John Bunyan. London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, c1863.
2. John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress.

Illlustrations

Artists:
1. Henry Courtney Selous (1803 - 1890).
2. M. Paolo Priolo.

Engravers:
1. William James Linton (1812 - 1897).
2. Léon Louis Chapon (1836 - 1918).