Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
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Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by John Donne that combines meditations, prayers, and reflections on illness, mortality, and spiritual life, and includes the famous lines "No man is an island" and "never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."
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| Devotions upon Emergent Occasions canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Devotions upon Emergent Occasions Context triple: [John Donne, notableWork, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions]
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A Body of Practical Divinity
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Ninety-Six Sermons
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Target entity: Devotions upon Emergent Occasions Target entity description: Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by John Donne that combines meditations, prayers, and reflections on illness, mortality, and spiritual life, and includes the famous lines "No man is an island" and "never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."
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A.
A Body of Practical Divinity
A Body of Practical Divinity is an 18th-century theological work by Baptist minister John Gill that systematically presents Reformed Christian doctrine and its practical application to the believer’s life.
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B.
The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer
"The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer" is a satirical political poem by Robert Burns that criticizes taxation policies and appeals to Scottish representatives in Parliament.
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C.
Port-Royal Solitaries
The Port-Royal Solitaries were a group of 17th-century French religious recluses and scholars linked to Jansenism, renowned for their austere piety, educational reforms, and influential theological and philosophical writings.
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D.
Ninety-Six Sermons
Ninety-Six Sermons is a celebrated collection of sermons by the Anglican bishop and theologian Lancelot Andrewes, noted for its rich prose style and influence on English devotional literature.
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E.
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers is a classic 17th-century Puritan theological treatise by John Owen that explores how Christians can actively combat and put to death sinful desires through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian devotional book
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devotional literature ⓘ prose work ⓘ |
| author | John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | print ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateOfPublication | 1624 ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Anglican ⓘ |
| famousFor |
the line "No man is an island"
NERFINISHED
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the line "never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" ⓘ |
| genre |
meditative prose
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religious literature ⓘ spiritual autobiography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
expostulations
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meditations ⓘ prayers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine providence
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interconnectedness of humanity ⓘ preparation for death ⓘ the meaning of suffering ⓘ the relationship between body and soul ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Reformation England ⓘ |
| influencedAuthor | Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedWork | For Whom the Bell Tolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | John Donne's serious illness ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Christian readers concerned with sickness and death ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Metaphysical literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableSection | Meditation XVII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSections | 23 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | London printer (1624) ⓘ |
| quotationSourceOf |
"No man is an island"
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"for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Holy Sonnets
NERFINISHED
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Sermons of John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | sickroom ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
divine grace
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human suffering ⓘ illness ⓘ mortality ⓘ repentance ⓘ sin ⓘ spiritual life ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | during John Donne's convalescence from illness ⓘ |
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