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Pilgrim's Progrefs
FROM
THIS WORLD,
T O
That which is to come:
Delivered under the Similitude of a
DREAM
Wherein is Difcovered ,
The manner of his letting out,
His Dangerous Journey, And (afe
Arrival at the Defired Countrey.
I h#vc ufcd Similitudes, Hof. 12. 1 o.
By John Bunjan.
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For his BOOK.
WHcn at the frftltookmy Pen in hand* Thtuforto write-, I did not under ft and That I at alljhould make A little Eook^ In fuch a mode ; Nay, I had undertook^ To make Another, which when almoft don€$ Before I was aware, I this begun.
j4nd thus it wot : I writing of the Way j4nd Race of Saints, in this our Go(pct-Day, Fell fttddenly into an Allegory slbottt their Journcj, and the way tn Glory y In more than twenty things, which I fet This done, I twenty more had in my Crown, And they again began to multiply, Like (parks that from the coals of fire do fly. Nay then, thought I, if that you breed fof aft, I'll put you by your f elves, left you at laft Should prove ad infmitnm, and eat out The Eool^ that I already am about.
Well, fo I did; but jet I did not thinJ^ Tofoew to aft the World my Pen andlni^ In fuch a mode ; / only thought to make 1 knew not what : nor did I undertake Thereby topleafe my Neighbour • no not I j I did it mine ownfelf togratifie.
Neither did I but vacant feafons fpend In this my Scribble 5 nor did I intend
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"But to divert myfelf in doing this.
From worfer thought s, which make me do amif. Thtu I jet Pen to Paper with delight ;
jlnd quickly had my thoughts in b lackland white.
For having now my Method by the end.
Still AS I pull d, it came ; andfo I pennd
Jt down-) until it came at laft to he
For length and breadth the bignefs which you fee. Welly when I had thus put mine ends together, Ifhew'd them others, that I might fee whether
They Would condemn them, or themjuftifie : j4ndfomefaid> let them live ; fome, let them die. Some f aid) ]dhft, print it ; others f aid, Not fo :
Some f aid, It might do good -> othersfaid, No.
Now was I in aftraight, and did not fee WhichwM the be ft thing to be done by me : j4t lafl I thought^ Since you are thus divided, J print it will 5 andfo the cafe decided.
Forethought I-, Some, I fee, would have it done, Though others in that Channel do not run 5 To prove then who advifedfor the be ft, Thu* I thought fit to put it to the tcft. I further thought, If now I did deny Thofe that would have it thus, to gratifie, I did not know but hinder them I might Of that which Woutd to them be great delight. For thofe that were not for its coming forth, If aid to them, Of end you I Am loth ; fet f nee your Bret hrenpleafed with it be. Forbear tojudget till you do further fee.
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Jfthat thou vrih not read, let it alone-, Some love the meaty fame love topic^the bow: Tea, that I might them better palliate, I did too with them thus Expoftttlate.
May I not write tnfuch afttle as this ? Jn fan a me: hod TOO, and yet not mifs Mine end, thy good? why may it not be done ? DtrkClotids bring Water s,when the bright bring Teaydtrl^or brightjfthey their Silver dropsfnont Ca*fe to defcend, t he Eanh^by yielding Crops, Gives praife to both, and carpeth not at either*. Jlitt treafttres up the Fruit they yield together : Teayfo commixes both, that in her Fr*it None can diftinguifo this from that^ they f nit Her well, when hungry : but if Jhe be fit M, Shefpttes out both, and makes their bUffings MtlL
Ton fee the ways the Fijher-man doth take To catth the Fijb 5 what Engins doth he make ? Behold how he ingageth all his Wits, <Aljo his Snares^ Lims^ Aagle$)Hook* and Nets, Tet Fijh there be, that neither Hook^ nor Line, Nor Snare, nor Net^ nor Engin can make thine \ They mufl begrop'tfor, ' ana be tickledtoo. Or they will not be catcht^ what e^re you do.
How doth the Fowler feckjo catch his Game, By divers means, all which one cannot name? His Gun, his Nelsons Lime-twi^sjight^andbell: He creeps > hegoes^ he flands-^yea who can tell Of allbispejfftrest Tet there's none ofthejc
him mafter of what Fowls he plcafc.
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3>4, he muft Pipe, andWhiftle to catch this $ let if he docs fo,t hat Bird he willmifs.
If that a P c*rl may in a Toads-head dwell, And may be found too in an Oifler-Jbell ; If things that promife nothing, do contain What better is then Gold ; who will difdain, (That have an inking of it,) there to lool^ That they may find it. Now my little Books (Tho void of all thofe paint ings that may make It with this or the other Alan to take,) Is not without thofe things that do excel What do in bravc> but empty notions dwell.
Well, yet I am not fully fatisfied, That this your Bookjvillftand $ when foundly tryd
Why> what's the matter ! it isdark^ what tho ? But it is feigned. What of that I tro ? Some men by feigning words as dark^as mine^ JMake truth to Jp angle, and its rayes tojhine.
But they want folidnefs : Spearman thy mina\ They drowned the weakj Metaphors make us blind.
Solidity , indeedbccomssthePen Of him that writeth things Divine to men : But muft I needs want folidnefs , becaufc By Metaphors Ijpcakj> Was not Gods Laws^ His Gof pel-Laws, in oldertime held forth By Types, Shadows and Metaphors ? Tet loth Will anyfober man be to find fat^t With them, left he be found for to ajfault The highest Wifdom. No, he rather ftoops, And[cck* to find out what by pins and loop s>
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%y Calves j and Sheep; by Heifers, and by Rams j By Birds, and Herbs, and by the blood of Lamb s~, Codjptakfthtohim, Andhaffjis he That finds the light, and grace that in them be.
Be not too forward therefore to conclude > That I vrantfolidnefs, that 1 am rude : jfllthingsfolidinjhevp, not f olid be 9 ^411 things in parables defpife not we? Left things mofl hurtful light I j we receive, And things that good are, of our fouls bereave.
My darkjtnd cloudy words they do but hold The 7 ruth, as Cabinets inclofe the Gold.
The'Prophets ufed much by Metaphors To fet forth Truth j Tea, whnfo conpders Chrift, his ^po flies too, Jhall plainly fee, That Truths to this day infuch Af antics bt.
Am I afraid to fay that holy Writ, \yVit, Which for its Stile, and Phrafeputs down all Is every where fo full of all thefe things , (Dar ^Figures, Allegories?) yet there fpririgs from that fame Bookjhat Ittttrz, andthofe rayes Of light) that turns our darkf^ nights to days.
Comfy let my Carper* to his Life UOVP loo-kj jindfind There darker lines then in my Book^ Jfefndftk any. Tea, and let him knov. That in his be ft things there are vvorfe lines t*o.
May we but stand before impartial meny To his poor One, I durft adventure Ten, That they will take my meaning in thzf elites Far fatter then his Lies in Silver Shrines.
Come,
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Cnme,Truth, alt hough in Swadling- clouts, I find Informs the Judgement, rectifies the Mind, Pleafes the Vndtrftanding, makes the Will Submit 5 the Memory too it doth fill With what doth our Imagination pleafe ; Likf^ife, it tends our troubles to appeafe. Sound words I know Timothy is to ufe; jfndold Wives Fables he is to rcfufe, But jet grave Paul , him no where doth forbid The ufe of Parables ; in which Lay hid (were That Goldjhofe Pearls, and precious flones that Worth digging for; and that with great eft care,
Let me add one word more, O man of God ! An thou offended ? Aoft thou wifh I had Put forth my matter in an other drefs, Or that I had in things been more exprefs f Three things let me propound, then Ifubmit T0 thofe that are my betters, (as is fit.) I . I find not t hat I am denied the ufe Of this my method^fo I no ab ufe Put on the Words, Things, Readers, or be rude In hand/ing Figure, or Similitude, In of plication ; but, all that I may, Seel^the advance of Truth, this or that way : Denytd, did I fay ? Nay, I have leave, \ (Example too,and that from them that have I Cod better pleafed by their words or ways, Then any man that breatheth now adajs,) Thus to exprefs my mind, thus to declare Things unto thee, that cxcellcntcft arc.
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2. 1 find that msn (as high as Trees) will write Dialogue wife ; yet no man doth them flight For writ ing fa : Indeed if they A0*(e Trut^ ctrrfedbe they? and, the craft they ufe To that intent ; Rut yet let Truth be free To make her Salleys upon Thee, and Me, Which way it plcdjes God. For who knows how^ Better then he that taught usfirftto Plow, To guide our Mind and Pens for his Depgn? •Andhe makes bafe things ufher in Divine.
$. I find that holy Writ in many places (caft Hath femblance with this method^ where tk Doth call for one thing^ to fet forth another: Vfe it I may then^ and yet nothing/mother Truths golden Beams ; Naj^ by this method Make it caft forth its rayes as light as day.
And now ^ before I do put up my Pen, J'/eJhew the profit of my Boo^ and then Commit both thec, and it unto that hand (ft and. That pulls the ftrong down? and makes weai^ ones
This Boot^ it chaulketh out before thine eyes Trie man that fee^s the ever laft ing Pri^e : Itfoewsyou whence he comes, whither he goes ^ What he leaves undone ; alfo what he does: It aljo (hews you how he runs, and runs Til he unto the Gate of Glory comes.
Itjhews too*) who fets out for life amain^ As if the lading Crown they would attain ; Here alfo you may fee the reafon why They loofe their labour* and like Fools do die.
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This Eookj» ill make a, Travailer of thee, Jf by itt Counfelthou wilt ruled be-, It will dire ft thee to the Holy Land, If thou wilt its Direftions understand : Tea, it will make the float hful, attive be 3 The Blind aljoy delightful things to fee.
jirt thouforfomething rare, and profit able ? Wouldeft thoujee a Truth within a Fable ? *drt thou forgetful ? wouldeft thou remember From New-years-day to the lafl a/December? Then read my fancies, they will ftick^likf Burs, ^indmay be to the Helplefs^Comforterf. This Bookjs writ infuch a Dialect* jfs m ay the minds ofliftlefs men affett : Itfeems a Novelty, and yet contains Nothing but found^ and hone ft Gojpel-ftrains.
Would ft thou divert thy f elf from Me lane kollj? Would ft thou be f leaf ant ^ yet be far from folly ? Would ft thou read Riddle s^T their Explanation? Or elfe be drownded in thy Contemplation ? Doft thou love picking meat? or would ft thou fee ^4 man i'th Clouds ^ and hear himfpeak^ to thee? Would' ft thou be in a Dream, and yet not fleep ? Or woulfft thou in a moment laugh, and weep ? Wouldeft thou loofe thy ( "elj \ and catch no harm ? jfndfindthyf elf again without a charm? (what Would' ft read thyf elf, And re ad thou know* ft not ^4ndytt know whether thou art bleft or not, By reading the fame linej ? O then come hither, Uymy Bookj thy Headland Heart together. JOHNBUNYAN-
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Pilgrims Progrefs:
In the fimilitude of a
DREAM.
S I walk'd through the wildernefs of this world, I lighted on a certain place , where was a Denn ; And I laid me down in that place to deep : And as I flept I drea- med a Dream. I dreamed , and be- hold / faw a Man * c loathed with * Raggs, Handing in a certain place y 6. with his face from his wn Houft^ *L Book> in his hand, and a great burden {^' upon his back. I looked, and faw him open the Book, and Read therein 331. and as he Read, he wept and trem- bled: and not beiog able longer to
contain,
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* tfcfie iPflffrfmis pjosrefo.
contain, he brake out with a lamen- table cry; faying, whatfoalll do?
I (aw allb that nc looked this way, and that way, as if he would run; yet he flood ftill, becaufc as I per- ceived, he could not tell which way to go. 1 looked then, and faw a Man named Ev*ngelift coming to him,and asked, Wherefore do ft thou cry ? He anfwered, Sir, I perceive, by the
*H& ^°°^ in my hand, r^at *am (-'on" iy *' Adeemed to die, and * after that to
" come to Judgement j and I find that
211 1,** I am not* willing todp the firft, nor
* Ezck. *a^lcto do the (ccond.
»2. 14. Then (kid Evangelift , Why not willing to die ? fince this life is atten- ded with fo many evils ? The Man anfwered , Bccaufe I fear that this burden that is upon my back, will linck me lower then the Grave ; and
* Ifa- 30- T (hall fall into - Tophct. And Sir, if I be not lit to go to Prifon, I am not fit (I am furc) to go to Judgement, and from thence to Execution 5 And the thoughts of thcfc things make me cry.
Then faid Ev4*r*lijlt If this be thy condition, why ftandeft thou ftill? He anfwered, Becaufc I know not
whither
ptlgtimg
whither to go. Then he gave him a Parchment -Roll , and there was written within, * Fljfrom the wrath * to come.
The Man therefore Read it, and looking upon Evangelift very care- fully 5 faid , Whither muft I fly ? Then faid Evangdift , pointing with his finger over a very wide Field, Do you fee yonder * Wickst-g*t* ? The * Man faid, No. Then laid the other, F Do you fee yonder * finning light ?i He faid, 1 think I do. Then faid Ev*n- * Chrifi & gcliftt Keep that light in your eye, the **J r* and go up diredly thereto, ^KSt (halt thou fee the Gate ; at which Vltbouttkt when thou knockeft, it (hall be told word. thec what thou (halt do.
Solfaw in my Dream, that the Man began to run* Now he had not run far from his own door, but his Wife and Children perceiving it, be- gan to cry after him to return : * but * tuk. 14. the Man put his fingers in his Ears, *6. and ran on crying, Life, Life, Eter- nal Life : fb he looked not behind ft him, *but fled towards the middle „ of the Plain.
The Neighbours alfo came out to * "fee him run, and as he ran, fbme
mocked,
<£&e Plffttow PofftefoL
mocked, others threarnedj and fome
Cried after him to return : Now a~
]cr.io.monS th0^ that did fo, there were ' two that were refolvcd to fetch him back by force: The name of the one was Obftinate, and the name of the other PlUble. Now by this time the Man was got a good diftance from them j But however they were refol- ved to purfue him 5 which they did and in little time they over-took him Then faid the Man, Neighbours, Wherefore are you come ? They faid, To perfwade you to go back with usjbut hefaidj That can by no means be: You dwell, laid he, in the City of Deflruftion fthe place alfo where I was born ,) I fee it to be (b ; and dy- ing there, (boner or later, you will fink lower then the Grave, into a place that burns with Fire and Brim- ftone i Be content good Neighbour*, and go along with me.
* What! faid °bftinate> andltave our Friends, and our comforts btkind * s!
cbr/- * Yes, faid Cbriftiany(for that was his name) becaufe that all is not * i Cor. * worthy to be compared with a little 4- 18> of that that I am feeking to enjoy,
and
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and if you will go along with me, you (hall fare as I my felf j for there where I go, is * enough, and to (pare j * tnk. 1 5. Come a way, and prove my words.
Obft. What are the things yottfee^ face you leave alltheVVorid to find them?
Chr. \ feek an * Inheritance, in- *iPe«-M corruptible , undefiled, and thatfadeth not away 5 and it is laid up in Heaven, and iaft there, tobebeftowed at the ^Hcb time appointed, on them thatdili- 62. gently feek it.
Ob. TttJhi&A&Obftinate, away With your £90^ willyotigobackj^ithus^ ort ho?
Ch. No, not I, (aid the other; bc- caufe I have laid my hand to the *Piow
Ob. Come then. Neighbour Pliable, let HS tnrn again, and go home With- out him $ Tfsere is a Company ofthefc CrazJd-headed Coxcombs^ that when theytak* a fancy by the end, art wifcr in their own eyes then [even men that can render a Reafon.
Pli. Thenfaid Pliable , Don t re- vile i if what the good Chriftian fays is true, the things he looks after, are better then ours : my heart inclines to go with my Neighbour.
B Okft.
«6e fftflgrftiw
Obft. W&* / awr* JW; IKfl? "fc
Vf hit her fuch a brain -ficl^ fellow Will IcudjoH* go bacl^y Go bac^ and be Wife.
Ch. Gome with me Neighbour P liable , there are fuch things to be had which I (poke of, and many more Glories befides $ If you believe not me, read here in this Book 5 and for the truth of what is expreft there- in, behold all is confirmed by the
f Heb. i j. | blood of him that made it.
*°- * '* Pli. H>// Neighbour Obftinate/4/W PlcaMe) I begin to come to a point ^ / intend to go along vetth this good man, and to cast in mj lot with him : But My good Companion^ do you know the Vtay to this dt fired place ?
Ch. I am dircded by a manwhofe name is Evan elift to fpeed me to a little Gate that is before us, where we (hall receive inftruftion about the way.
Pli. Come then good Neighbour ^ let us be going) then they went both toge- ther.
Obft. And I will go back to my place, (aid Obftinate. I will be no Companion of fuch mifs-led fantafti cal Fellows. Now
die plgtfmsi
Now I faw in my Dream , that when Obstinate was gon back, Chri- ftian*nAPUable went* talking over the Plain j and thus they began their chriftian, difcourfe, and Plia-
Christ. Come Neighbour Pliable, Wc» how do you do? lam glad your are perfwaded to go along with me j and had even Obflmate himfelf, but felt what I have felt of the Powers, and Terrours of what is yet unfecn , he would not thus lightly have given us the back.
Pliable. Come Neighbour Chriftian f fnce there it none but us two here, tell me now further, what the things are r And how to be en\ojed^ whither we arc going
Ch. I can better conceive of them with my Mind, then fpeak of them with my Tongue : But yet fince you arcdefirous to know, I will read of them in my Book.
PI i. And do y OH think^ that the Words of your Bool^are certainty true?
Ch Yes verily , for it was made by him that t cannot lye, t Tit.i-t
Plia: Well /aid-, what things or* they?
Ch. There is an *endlefs Kingdom B z to
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]oho. 10, to be Inhabited, and cvcrlafting life *7,*8,»?. to be given us; that we may Inhabit that Kingdom for ever.
Pfi. Wellf^andvohatelfe?
Cbr. There are Crowns of Glory
to be given us; fand Garments that .4 wij] niake us fljine Kkc ^ Sun in ^
4 Firmament of Heaven. Match 13. Ella. TTyis is excellent; And w&ar etfe?
Ch. There mail be no more crying, *lfaif.«. *"nor*fbrrow; For he that is owner Rev 7.16 of the places, will wipe all tears
Cap 1 1 4 ^rom our eyes"
PH. And what Companyjktillwe have
there?
Ch. There we (hall be with Ser*- *Tfa^. ^ phimsSundChtfubins, Creatures that i T iff. 4. yy-jj Cja2je your CyCS to jook on them :
RcVr'i 7. There al(b you (hall meet withthou- fands, and ten thoufands that have gone before us to that place 5 none of them are hurtful, but loving, and holy : every one walking in the fight of God j and ftanding in his prefence with acceptance for ever: In a
fRev.4-4. word, there we (hall fee the t Eldeis with their Golden Crowns : There
t Cha. 14. we (hall fee the Holy * Virgins with
*»>3>4,f their Golden Harps There we
(hall
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fhall fee * Men that by the World a Job. n» were cut in pieces, burned inflames, M- eaten of Beafts , drownded in the Seas, for the love that they bare to the Lord of the places all well, and cloathed with h Immortality, as with b t Cor a Garment. 2*^ 5. '
PH. The hearing of this is enough to ravijh ones heart j but are thefe thtxgs to be enjoyed ? how /hall we get to oe Sharers hereof?
Ch. The Lord , the Governour of thatCountrey, hath Recorded that cin this Book: The fubftance of c Ka. f$. which is, If we be truly willing to |^ have it, he will bcftow it upon us chap!i.V? freely. Rev/ i.^
PH. Well^ my good Companion, glad Ch. 11.17 am I to hear of thefe things : Come on, let us mend our pace.
Ch. Icannotgofofaftas I would, by reafbn of this burden that is upon my back.
Now I faw in my Dream, that Juft as they had ended this talk , they drew near to a vcryMirjr Slough ,that was in the midft of the Plain, and they being heedlefs, did both fall fhddenly into the bogg. The name of the Slow was Difpond. Here there- Bj fore
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fore they wallowed for a time, be- ing grievioufly bedaubed with the dirt 5 And ChrijUan, becaufe of the burden that was on his back, began to fink in the Mire.
PH. Then (aid Pliable, Ah> Neigh- hour ChrilVian, where are you now ?
Ch. Truly, GidCbrifti*i9 I do not know.
PH. At that Pliable began to be offended 5 and angerly, faid to his Fellow. Is this the happinefs you have told me all this while of? tfwe have fitch ill ff fed at ourfirft fitting out, What
may we expect^ 'twixt this, and our d It is not d out
Country alone for me. And with that he gave a defperate ftruggle or two, and got out of the Mire, on that fide of the Slow which was next to his own Houfe: So away he went, and Chriftian faw him no more,
Wherefore Chriftian was left to
tumble in the Slow ofDfoond alone,
eChriftian ^ut ^ ^e endeavoured to ftruggle
in trouble, to that fide of the Slow, that was ftill
Ink? ftiu further c from his own Houfe , and
fir/"/" nc*ttotheWickct gatc5 the which W* JwT te &d , but could not get out, be-
caufe
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caufe of the burden that was upon his back j But I beheld in my Dream, that a Man came to him , whole name was Help* and asked him,Wfc*r
he did tut re ?
Cbr. Sir, faid Chrlflian, I was di- refted this way by a Man called E- vangeLjt-, who directed me alfb to yonder Gate, that I might efcape the wrath to come : And as I was go- ing thither, I fell in here.
Help. Bmtwky+tp*** loot for f rt| f thefteps ? mjfa
Ch, Fear followed me (b hard, that I fled the next way, and fell in.
Help. Give me thj hand : fo he gave him his hand, and he drew him out, gPf.4<> and fet him upon (bund ground, and bid him go on his way.
Then I ftepped to him that pluckt him out; and faid •, Sir, Wherefore, iince over this place, is the way from the City of Deftruftion t to yonder Gate, is it, that this Plat is not men- ded, that poor Travellers might go thither with more (ecurity ? And he (aid unto me, this Mir j flow, is fuch a place as cannot be mended : It is the dcfcent whither the fcum and filth that attends conviftion for fin, B 4 doth
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continually run, and therefore is it called the S lough of D if pond: for ftillas thefmncr is awakened about his loft condition, there arifeth in his foul many fears, and doubts, and dif- couraging apprehenfions, which all of them get together, and fettle in this place : And this is the reafon of the badnefs of this ground.
h Ifa. i< ^ ls not f^c h pleafurc °f tne King, 5> 4. ' " that this place (hould remain fb bad j his Labourers alto, have by thedi- reftion of His Majefties Surveyors, been for above this fixteen hundred years, imploy'd about this patch of ground , if perhaps it might have been mended : yea, and to my know- ledge, faith he, Here hath been fwal- lowed up, at leaft, Twenty thou- (and Cart Loads ; Yea Millions of wholefbm Inftrudions, that have at all feafbns been brought from all places of the Kings Dominions ; (and they that can tell, fay , they are the beft Materials to make good ground of the place;) If fo be it might have been mended,but it is thzSlough of Difpond ftill ; and fo will be, when they have done what they can. True, there are by the direction of
the
Plfftfttw
the Law-giver , certain good and
fubftantiall l Steps , placed even i The
through the very midft of this Slough *'/"
but at fuch time as this place doth
much fpue out its filth, ask doth a-
gainft change of weather, thefe fteps
are hardly fcen 5 or if they be, Men **Cbrift.
through the dizinefs of their heads,
ftep befides 5 and then they are be-
mired to purpofe, notwithftanding
the fteps be there; but the ground is
1 good when they are once got in at k i Sa i».
the Gate. ^j.
Now I faw in my Dream, that by this time Pliable was got home to his Houfe again. So his Neighbours came to vifit him ; and fome of them called him wife Man for coming back; and fome called him Fool, for hazarding himfelf with Chriftian 5 others again did mock at his Cow- ardlinefs ; faying, Surely fmce yoa began to venture, I would not have been fb bafe to have given out for a few difficulties. So Pliable fat fheak- ing among them. But at laft he got more confidence, and then they all turned their tales, and began to de- ride poor Chriftian behind his back. And thus much concerning P liable.
By
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By this time Chriftian was got up
to the Gate. Now over the Gate
there was Written, Knock and itfoall
IM«.7.8, fa opened unto you. J He knocked
therefore, more then once or twice.
Saying,
May I now enter here t mil he within Open toforrj me, thouvh I have bin ^n ttndeferving Rebel ? thenjhall /, Not fail to Singhislaftingpratfe on high. x
At laft there came a grave Perfon to the Gate: namedGW-B^, who asked Who was there ? and whence he came ? and what he would have ?
Ch. Here is a poor burdened (inner, I come from the City of Deftruttion, but am going to Mount Zion^ that I may be delivered from the wra*h to come 5 I would therefore, Sir, fmce I am informed that by this Gate is the way thither. Know if you are mUing to let me in.
mfl" Gdtt G°9* W'11- m I am willing with all will be my heart, faid he 5 and with that he to opened the Gate.
So when Chriftian was ftepping in,
the other gavc hi^ a PuII5 Then faid
what means that ? Theo-
thcr
die pflgrfms ipugrtfe i j
other told him, a little diftaoce from this Gate, there is eiedted a ftrong Caftle, of which BelubtA is the Captain : from thence both he, and them that are with him Shoot Ar- rows at thofe that come up to this <?***. Gate ; if happily they may dye be- fore they can enter in. Then faid Ckriflian, I re Joyce and tremble. So when he was got in, the Man of the Gate asked him, Who directed him thither?
Co. Evtngelift bid me come hither and knock,('as I did j J And he faid,that you, Sir, would tell me what Imuft do.
Goodwill. An yen Door is fa be- fore thet^ And no man canfkut it.
Ch. Now I begin to reap the bene- fits of my hazzards.
Good Will. £ut how is it that jo* came alone ?
Cb. Becaufe none of my Neigh- bours faw their clanger as I (aw mine.
Goodwill. Did ay if thcmk*** vf jour coming ?
Ch. Yes, my Wife and Children faw me at the firft, and called after me to turn again: AUb fome of my
Neigh.
Cfte piigrfnw
Neighbours ftood crying, and calling after me to return 5 but I put my Fingers in mine Ears, and focamc on my way.
Good Will. B* did none of them follow jo*, topcrfaAdcyoti to go backj
Ch. Yes, both Obstinate, andPA- dle : But when they faw that they could not i prevail, Obftinate went railing back ; but Plisble came with me a little way.
Good Will. But why did he not come tkroxgh ?
C£. We indeed came both together, until we came at the Slow ofDifpond, into the which,w« alfb fuddenly fell. And then was my Neighbour Pliable difcouraged, and would notadven- o A MA* ture further. p Wherefore getting out mtj b*vt again, on that fide next to his own ii«?/ Houfe 5 he told me, I mould poflefs fits out for the brave Countrey alone for him : So he went his way, and 1 came mine. " &' aftcr ObfHnate, and I to this Gate.
Goodwill. Then faid Good Will, Alafs poor Man^s the Gaeleftial Glory of fofmallcfteemwith him, that he counteth it not worth running the hazard* of a few difficulties to ob- tain it. Well, good Cbrtftw, come
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a little way with me, and I w. ill teach thce about the way thou muft go. Look before thee j doft thou fee this narrow way / That is the way thou muft go. It was caft up by the Patri- archs, Prophets, Chrift, his Apoftlesj and it is as ftraight as a Rule can make it:This is the way thou muft go.
Ch. But faid Chriftttn, Is there n* t timings nor windings by which a Str4nger may bofcthewaj ?
Go*d Will. Yes , there arc many ways Btttt down upon this 3 and they are Crooked, and Wide: But tbw thou may'ftdiftinguifli the right from the wrong, Tb*t only being ftraight and narrow.
Then I faw in my Dream , That Cbrijhtn asked him further, If he could not help him off with his bur- den that was 'upon his back; For as yet he had not got rid thereof, nor could he by any means get it off without help.
He told him$ As to the burden, be content to bear it, untill thou comeft to the place of P Deliverance j for *• delivt- there it will fall from thy back it felf. "»" frt
Then Chr&in began to gird up bis kins, and toaddrcfs himfclf to
his
1 8 ft fie prjjtfm*
h *to dt'** Journey. So the other told him, that "* °f b that he was 00*' fome diftance
hrift
from the Gate, h would come at
the Houfe of the Interpreter 5 at whofc Door he ihould knock $ and he would (hew him excellent things. Then Chnftian took his leave of his Friend, and he again bid him God fpeed.
Then he went on, tillhe came at qChriftian the Houfe of the ^ Interpreter, where to he knocked over, and over : at Jaft *y' one came to the Door, and asked
t 1H' __. ,
ur. W*>9**stlxre>
Cto. Sir, here is a Travailer, who was bid by an acquaintance of the Good-man of this Houfe, to call here for my profit : I would therefore fpeaK with the Matter of the Houfe : fo he called for the Mafter of the Houfe 5 who after a lirrle time came toChrtftiatt, and asked him what he would have ?
Ch. Sir, faid C£r/'#/4», I am a Man that am come from the City of Dejtru&ton, and am going to the Mrunt Zion, and I was told by the M*n thatftands at the Gate, at the head of this way ; that if I called here, you would (hew me excellent
things.
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things. 'Such as would be an help **** » « to me in my Journey. ttruintd.
Inter. Then faid the Interpreter, f come in, I will fliew thee that which will be profitable to thee. So he com- manded his Man to light the Candle, and bid Chriftian follow him 5 fo he had him into a private Room, and bid his Man open a Door j the which when he had done, Chriftian fawa jchriftian Pidureof a very grave Perfon hang fthST up againft the Wall, and this was the u ik/^b* fafhion of it. u It toad eyes lift up to on of the Heaven, the heft of Books in itshand> *&»"> the Law of Truth was written upon its lips, the World was behind his hoc kj it Stood as if it Pleaded mt» Men, and a Crown of Gold did hang over its head.
Ch, Thenfatd Chriftian, wkat meant this t
Inter. The Man whofe Pidhire this xCor , is, is one of a thoufand, he can x be get Children, Travel in birth with Children, andr Nurfe them himfelf, when they are born. And where as thoufeeft1 him with eyes lift up to Heaven, the beft ofBooks in his hand, and the Law of Truth writ on his lips : it is to (hew thee, that his work is to know, and unfold dark things
to
10 £f»e IP f I gr (010 P.? ojyrr ftr.
«r* to (inner*} even as alfo thou fccft »j* *ftkt « hjm ftand as if he pleaded with * *"' Men : And whereas thou feeft the World as caft behind him, and that a Crown hangs over his head* that is, to (hew thee that flighting and de- fpifmg the things that are prefcnt , for the love that he hath to his Ma- fters fervicc, he isfure in the Work! that comes next ro have Glory for his Reward i Now, faid the Inter fre-
b wftt bt >
p tvtd i im firft, l becaufe the Man whofe Pifture
ttt Prtl*rt this is^ is the only Man, whom the frt. Lord of the Place whither thou art going, hath Authorized, to be thy Guide in all difficult places thou may eft meet with in the way: where- fore take good heed to what I have fhewcd thee, and bear well in thy mind what thou haft feen 5 left in thy Journey, thou meet with fome that pretend to lead thee right5 but their way goes down to death.
Then he took him by the hand, and led him into a vary large Parlour that was full of duft, bccaufc- never fwcptj the which, after he had re- viewed a little while, the Iirttrpretcr called for a man to fivecp: Now
^Yhcn
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vrhen he began to fweep, the duft be- gan fo abundantly to fly about, that ChnftUn had almoft therewith been choaked : Then faid the Interpreter to a Damfel that ftood by, Bring hither Water ,and fprinkle the Room) whic h when (he had done, was fwept and cleanfedwith pleafure.
Ch. Tbtn{aidC\M\tt:\-2X\,Wh*tMCA*s this?
In. The Interpreter anfwcrcdj This Parlor is the heart of a Man that was never fandified by thefweet Grace of the Gofpel : The daft, is his Original Sin, and inward Corrup- tions that have defiled the whole Man 5 He that began to fweep at firft, is the Law j but She that brought water, and did fprinkle it, is the Go- fpel : Now, whereas thou faweft that fo foon as the firft began to fwecp,the duft did fo fly about that the Room by him could not be cleanfed > but that thou waft almoft choaked therewith. This is to (hew thee, that the Law, inftead of cleanfmg the heart (by its working) from fin, d d R£J- *• doth revive, put * ftrength into, and *£ * increafe it in the foul, as it doth f RO j.io- C Oif-
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difcovcr and forbid it, but doth not give power to fubdue.
Again, as thou (aweft the Damfcl fprinkle the Room with Water, upon which it was cleanfcd with pleafurc r This istoihew thee, that when the Gofpel comes in thefweet and pre- cious influences thereof to the heart, then I fay, even as thou (aweft the Damty lay the duft by fprinkling the Floor with Water, fo is fin van- quifhed and fubdued , and the foul ,. V- 6 nja(k clean, through the Faith of it;
A& if * an<* confequently & fit for the King of
Rom. i*i Glory to inhabit.
V'h*** * ^w moreo1rer *n mY Dream, * .fa". H. tjiat ^g interpreter took him by the
h Ht flit-*-- hand,and had him into a little Room} U him where fat two little Children, each Pafpon ^ one in his Chair: The name of the "lcnce- eldeftwas Paffion, and of the other Patience 5 Pajjlon (eemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very Paffon ?u^ct- Then Chriftian asked, What > til b*it i« the reafon of the difcontent of au at*. Paflion ? The Interpreter anfwerod , The Governour of them would have him ftay for his bcft things till the beginning of the next year $ but he will have all now : 'But Patience is totg. " willing to wait. Then
tZD&e pflotfrn* l^offtefo 23
Then I faw that one came to kP*/- k Paffiou fon> and brought him a Bag of Trea- fure, and poured it down at his feet j the which he took up, and rejoyccd therein j and withatl, laughed Pa- tience to (corn : But I beheld but a while, and he had l lavimed all a-
way , and had nothing left him but ***** '*;
' all
- away.
Ch. Thcnfaid Chriftian to the Inter- m'
preter, m Expound this matter more matttrtx
me.
In. So he faid,Thefe two Lads are Figures 5 Paffion, of the Men of this World ; and Patience, of the Men of that which is to come: For as here thou (eelr, Pajfion will have attwwy this year j that is to fay , in t his World; So are the Men of this World : they muft have all their good things now, they cannot Itay till next Tear ; that is, untill the next World, for their Port ion of good. That Proverb, ^4 b Bird in the Hand if worth two in the B*Jb , is of more Authority with Man frr < them, then are all the Divine Tefti- monies of the good of the World to come. But as thou faweft, that he had quickly lavifhed all away, and hadprefently left him," nothing but Ca Rags;
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Raggs-, So will it be with all fqch Men at the end of this World, o Patience Ch. Then/aid Chriftian, Nowlfte that Patience £*/ r^^/? *Wifd0m-9 and that upon may accounts, i. Be- caufe he [tays for the be ft things. i.And al[t because he will have the Glory of His, when the other hath nothing but
*«££'•
In Nay , you may add another ;
to wit, The glory of the»*,vr World will never wear out 5 but thefe arc fuddenly gone. Therefore PaJJlon had not fb much reafbn to laugh at PA- tiencc^ becaufe he had his good things firft, as Patience will have to laugh ttPaffion, P becaufe he had hisbeft f'fi things Ufli for firft- muft give place to m*f givt laft, becaufe laft muft have his time rltv'tfcir to come, but /aft gives place to no- art lift.™ thing ; for there is not another to fuc- /*/?/>£.' ceed : he therefore that hath his Por- tion frfy mult needs have a time to fpend it ; but he that has his Portion lafti muft have it laftingly . Therc-
4 1 nk t6 ^ore " <l5 ^1C^ °^ S &*ves9 t* *ty i'fe- pivfts'^ ***** *h°H hade ft , or reccivedest thy hh fed goodthingS) and likcvpife Lazarus evil things firft t fags $ But now he is comforted, Mid art tormented.
Cb,
Ch. 'fhen I perceive j 'tis not be ft ti covet things that are now 5 But to wait for thing* to come.
In. Yuu fay the Truth; r For the, aCor4.i8 * Wj ;/*(/ arefeen, are Temporal 5 £** ?//* '
/ • / /• r* t luinfs *r*
rto r£//7£j r ^^r ^r^ notfeen,are Eternal : ^ flw *, But though this be fo;yet (incc things r*/. prcfent, and our flefhly appetite, arc fnchnear Neighbour* one to another $ and again, becaufe things to come , and carnal fenfe, are fuch (hanger* one to another: therefore it is, that tjie firir of theie fo fiiddcnly fall into amity^ and that diftance is fb con- tinued between the lecond.
Then I faw in my Dream, that the Interpreter took Chriflian by the hand, and led him into a place, where was a Fire burning againft a Wall, and one ftanding by it always, calling much Water upon it to quench it : Yet did the Fire burn higher and hotter.
Then, [aid Chriftian , What means this ?
The Interpreter anfwered, This fire is the work of Grace that is wrought in the heart ; he that cafts Water upon it, toextinguifh and put it out, isthcDrz/// : but in that thou 03 fecit
Cfie JPflffrfma JftogeeG*.
feeft the fire notwithftanding burn higher and hotter , thou (halt alfo fee the realbn of that : So he had him about to the back fide of the Wall, where he faw a Man with a Veflel of Oyl in his hand, of the which he did alfo continually caft, butfecretly, in- to the fire. Then faidC^/y?;**, What metns this* The Interpreter anfwcr- ed, This is Chrift , who continually with the Oyl ofhis Grace, maintains the work already begun in the hearts By the means of which, notwith- ftanding what the Devil can do , the Cor.i * $ fouls of his People » prove gracious ftill. And in that thou faweft, that the Man ftood behind the Wall to maintain the fire $ this is to teach thee, that it is hard for the tempted to fee how this work of Grace is maintained in thefouL
1 fow alfo that the Interpreter took him again by the hand, and led him into a pleafant place, where was buifded a ftatety Palace, beautiful to behold, at the fight of which, Chri- Jlian was greatly delighted ; he faw alfo upon the top thereof, certain Perfons walked, who were cloathed alt in Gold. Then faid ChrifiAn, May
wo
«|»e Pflgrftiwi jppgrefc
we go in thither? Then the Interpre- ter took him , and led him up to- ward the door of the Palace ; and behold , at the door itooci a great Company of men, asdcfirous to go in, but durft not. There alfo fat a Man „ at a little diftance from the door, at a Table-fide, with a Book, and his Lnkhorn before him, to take the Name of him that (hould enter thcrein:He Taw alfo that in the door- way, ftood many Men in Armour to keep it j being refolved to do to the Man that would enter,what hurt and mifchief they could. Now was Cbri- ftt*n fbmwhat in a mufe : at Ialr,when every Man ftarted back for fear of the Armed Men •> Chriflian (aw a Man of a very ftout countenance come up to the Man that fat there to write $ fay- ing,Set down my name^irjthe which when he had done, hcfaw the Man draw his Sword, and put an Helmet upon his Head, and rufli toward the door upon the Armed Men, who f aid upon him with deadly force ; but the Man, not at all difcouraged , fell to cutting and hacking moft fiercely /o, after he had tf received and given many wounds toiho(cthatattempt- C 4 ed
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ted to keep him out , he cut his way through them all , and preffed for- ward into the Palace 5 at which there was a pleafant voice heard from thofc that were within, even of the Three that walked upon the top of the Palace.
Come in , Come in ; EternM Qlory thoujbalt win. So he went in, and was cloathed with fuch Garments as they. ThcnCAri- ftian fmiledjandfeid, I think verily I know the meaning of this.
Now, laid Chriftitn , let me go hence : Nay ftay (faki the Interpre- ter^ till I have (hewed thec a little more, and after that thou (halt go on thy way. So he took him by the, hand again, and led him into a very dark Room, where there fata Man in an Iron x Cage.
Now the Man, to look on, feem- ed very fad: he fat with his eyes look- ing down to the ground, bis hands folded together •, and he fighcd as if he would break his heart. 1 hen feid C6ri#i4ji, What means this? At which the Interpreter bid him talk with the Man.
Then faid Ctotf M* to the Man,
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Man, What art tha* ? The Man an- fwered, / *** *£*' / BW wr 00**,
Car. Wtf*/ waft ttou onct ?
4/4#> The Man (aid, I was once a fair and ftourifliing Profeilor, both in mine own eyes, and alfo in the eyes of others: I once was, as I thought, fair for the Coeleftial City, and had then even joy at the thoughts thatlfhould get thither*
Chr. Well) hntwhat trttbounW*
M*n. I am/MW a Man of Defpair, and am (hut up in it, as in this Iron Cage. I cannot get out 5 O now I cannot.
Chr. Sut how cameSt thou in this condition ?
Man. Heft off to watch, and be fober j 1 laid the reins upon the neck of my lufts ; I finned againft the light of the Word, and the goodnefs of God : I have grieved the Spirit, and be i« gone; ItemptrdtheDevi!,and he U come tomej I have provoked God to anger, and he has left me $ I have fo hardened my heart, that I cannot repent.
Then fairi Chrifti*n to the Interprt- tery But is there no hopes for fuch a Man as this ? Ask him, faid the
jo
terfreter ? Nay, faid Chriftian, Sir, do you.
Inter. Then (aid the Interpreter, Js there n9 hope but you mutt be kept in this Iron Cafe of Defpair ? Man. No, none at all. Inter! Why ? the Son of the Bleffed i/very pitifuL
Man. I have f Crucified him to my Ik ,'f " fc'fi a frefli. I have defpifed l his Per- " * fon J have defpifed his Righteoufnefs, 1 have counted his Blood an unholy * Hcb' 10. thing , I have done defpitc • to the **> *9- Spirit of Grace : Therefore I have Ihut my felf out of all the Promifcs 5 and there now remains to me nothing but threatningSjdreadful threatnings, faithful threatnings of certain Judge- ment, which ihall devour me as an Adverfary.
Inter. For what did jo* bring your felf into this condition ?
Man. For the Lufts, P icafurej, and Profits of this World $ in the injoy- rnent of which , I did then promife my fclf much delight : but now even every one of thofc things alfo bite me, and gnaw me like a burning worm.
In-
C&e pffgefm* p?ogre»
Inter. But cMnft the* not nw repent *nd turn?
M*n. God hath .denied me repen- tance 5 his Word gives me no encou- ragement to believe 5 yea, himfelf hath (hut me up in this Iron Cagej nor can all the men in the World Jet me out. O Eternity ! Eternity! how (hall I grapple with the mifcry that I muft meet with in Eternity !
Inter. Then faid the Interpreter to Cbriftwi) Let this mans mitcry be remembrcd by thee, and be an ever- lafting caution to thee.
Chr. Well, {aid Chriftian, this is feariiilj God help me to watch and be fober 5 and to pray, that I may (him the caufesof this mans mifery. Sir, is it not time for me to go on my way now ?
Inter. Tarry till I fhall (hew thec one thing more, and then thou (halt go on thy way.
So he took Cbriftuin by the hand a- gain, and led him into a Chamber, where there was one a rifing out of Bed ; and as he put on his Raymcnt, he (hook and trembled. Then faid Chriftitn, Why doth this Man thus tremble? The Intcrprct€r then bid
him
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him tell to cbriftian the rcafon of his fo doing, So he began, and faid. This night as 1 was in my deep,! Dreamed, and behold the Heavens grew ex- ceeding black 5 alfo it thundred and lightned in moft fearful wife, thatit i Cor. T $ PHt me into an Agony. So I looked i ThcfT- 4! up in my Dream, and faw the Clouds Jude i $- rack at an unufual rate ; upon which xTbcC i 8 i heard a great found of a Trumpet,
fiev 201 1 a
IM|»M« *tten(ted with the thoufands of Hea- if. id! xi. ven; they were all in flaming fiie, alfb the Heavens was on a burning flame. I heard then a voice, faying, ^infeyc Dc*d, and come to ^ndgement ; and with that,the Rocks rent, the Graves opened, 6V the Dead that were there- in, came forth -, fome of them were exceeding glad, and looked up ward j and fome fought to hide thcmfelvcs under the Mountains: Then I faw the Man that fat upon the Cloud, open the Book ; and bid the World draw near. Yet there was by reafon of a Fiery flame that iffued out and came from before him, a convenient diftance betwixt him and them, as betwixt the Judge and the Prifoncrs at the Bar. I heard it alfb proclaimed
to
yWffrims pjogrrfsf.
to them that attended on the Man that (at on the Cloud ; ' Gather to&e- ther the Tares, the Chaff) andStuhlte^ a::d cafl them into the hnrning Lake -, and with that, the Bottomlefs pit o~ pened, juft whereabout litood; out of the mouth of which there came in an abundant manner Smoak, and Coals of fire, with hideous noifes. It was alfo laid to the fame perfbns j Gather my Wheat into my Garner. . ._,
i • i 'i i r d I i
And with that I law many catch c up ,^ l d and carried away into the Clouds, but I was left behind. I alio (ought to hide iry felf, but I could not 5 for the Man that lat r.pon the Qoud,ftill kept his eye upr^n me : my fins alfo *' * came into mind, and my Conference did accufe me on every fide. Upon this I awaked frommyfleep.
Chr. Rut what was it that made you f afraid of this fight ?
Man. Why I thought that the day of Judgement was come, and that I was not ready for it : but this frighted me molt, that the Angels gathered up fevcral, and left me behind 5 alfo the pit of Hell opened her mouth )Uft where I ltood:my Conference too within afflifted me; and as I thought,
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the Judge had always his eye upon me, (hewing indignation in his coun- tenance.
Then faid the Interpreter toChri- ftitn, Haft tho* considered all thefe things ?
Chri Yes, and they put me in koft and fear.
/»r«r.Well, keep all things fo m thy mind, that they may be as a Goad in thy fides,ro prick thee forward in the way thou muft go. Then CLnftian began to gird up his loins, and to ad- drefs himfclf to his Journey. Then faid the Interpreter, The Comforter be always with thee good Chnftian, to guide thee in the way that leads to the City. So Cbnftian went on his way,fay ing,
Here I h*ue jeen thing* rare, And pro- fit die 5
Things pletfant , dreadful , things to m*ke me ft able
In what I have began to take in hand:
Then let me think^on them-) and under- hand
Wherefore they (hewed me vrasy and let me oe
Ogoodlnterpreter^tothee.^ Now
Now I faw in my Dream, that the high way up which Chrifiitn was to go, was fence don either fide with a Wall, and that Wall is called Sal. vation. Up this way therefore did burdened C/jri/han run, but not with- out great difficulty, becaufe of the load on his back.
He ran thus till he came at a place fomewhat afcending 5 and upon that place ftood a Cn>/, and a little be- low in the bottom, a Sepulcher. So I faw in my Dream , that juft as Chriflian came up with the Crofs , his burden loofed from off his Shoulders, and fell from off his back \ and be- gan to tumble j andfo continued to do, till it came to the mouth of the Sepulcher , where it fell in, and I faw it no more.
Then was Chriflian glad e and Iightfom,and faid with a merry heart, He hath given me r*#, by hisforrovp ; our andlife* by his death. Then he ftood **d ftill a while, to look and wonder 5 for £* it was very furprizing to him, that th*t the fight of the Crofs fhould thus /»r fa cafe him of his burden. He looked therefore, and looked again, even till thefprings that were in his head
fcnt
f7ech.i2. frnt the f waters down his cheeks.
io. Now as he flood looking and weep-
ing beiiold three (hining ones came to him, and faluteu him, with Peace bt to rhee : fo the nrft laid to him, Thy fas If. forgiven. The fecond, ftript him of his Rags, and cloathed him with change ot Raiment. The third alfo let a mark in his fore- head, and gave him a Roll with a Seal up- on ir, which he bid him look on as he ran, and that he fhould give it in at the Coe\eftial Gatc:fothey went their way Then Chnftian gave three leaps for joy, and went out finging,
, r .. , x fivg Tans \ar did I come loadtn Wttbmj/tn 5
ah*** Ncr could ought eafe the grief that I GO*
tim tft '*V T/// 7 Chme hlthcr ' What *
Iftokurt
M*fl her-: be the be ginning of my bhfs - Mutt here the burden ftllfrom off my
here the String! that bound it to
me, cr*ckj BlcJlCrofj ' bleft Sepulcher.l blcft ra-
ther be The Man that thcr* Was put to foam* for
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I law then in my Dream that he went on thus , even untill he came at a bottom, where he (aw, a little out of the way, three Men faft- afleep w ith 'Fetters upon thek heels. The name of the one was .. a Simple, another Sloth, and the third Prcfumption. Prtjtmpti-
Chriftitn then feeing them lye in «»• this cafe, went to them, if perad- venture he might awake them. And cryed, You are like them that fleep on the top of a Malt, for the dead Sea is under you, a Gulf that hath no bottom -• Awake therefore and come away, be willing allo, and I will help you off with your Irons. He alfb told them, If he that goeth about like a roaring Lion comes by, you will certainly become a prey to his teeth. With that they lookt upon him, and began to reply in this fort : b Simple faid, I fee no dtnger j Sloth & Tfcfr/ is faid,7Vf a little mere fleep .-andPrr- * ' (umftion faid, Every Fatt mutt ft#id upon his own twttom, what is the *n- faerelfe thai IJheuldgive thee ? And fb they lay down to fleep again, and on his way,
D Yet
Yet was he troubled to think,That men in that danger fhould fb little efteem the kindnefs of him thatfo freely otfercd to help them ; both by awakening of them, counfelling of them, and proffering to help them off with theif Irons. And as he was troubled there- about, he efpiedtwo Men come tumbling over the Wall, on the left hand of the narrow way 5 and they made up a pace to him. The name of the one was Formalift, and the name of the other Hypocrifo. So, as I (aid, they drew up unto him, who thus entered w ith them into dii1 eourfe.
Chr. Gentlemen, Whence came you y *nd whither do you go ?
Form, and Hyp. We were born in the Land of Vain- glory, and are go- ing for praife to Mount Sion.
Chr. Why came vox not in at the Gats which ftandcth at the beginning of the Way ? Know you not that it is mitten, c That he that comet h not in by the door^ hut climheth up fontc o- ther WAJ, the fame is athtef and * robber*
-FViw.and Hyp. They faid, That to go to the Gate for entrance, was
by
Cf»e#fl&rfm$ l&dfftefe: 39
by all their Countrcy-mcn counted too far about} and that therefore their ufiial way was to makcafhort cut of it, and to climb over as they had done.
Chr. But will it not be counted A Trefpufs, *g*inft the Lord of the City whither we arc bound, thus to viobte hisrevededwill?
Form, and Hyp. They told him, dThat as for that, he needed not to trouble his head thereabout : for what com t nto they did, they had cuftom for 5 and tti TV*J, could produce, if need were, Tefri- *** »•* mony that would witnefs it , for more then a thoufand years.
Chr But, /<i;WChrilHan, WUjoxr fa Pr*llccft*nd a TnWxr Law ? ** **
Form. flr^.Thcy told him, That Jj Cuftom, it being of fo long a ftand- OVn ing , as above a thoufand years, would doubtlcfs now be admitted as a thing legal,by any Impartial Judge. And befides, faid they, (b be we get into the way, what's matter which way we get in; if we arc in, we arc in: thou art but in the way, who, as we perceive, came in at the Gate j and we are alfo in the way, that came D z turn-
40 <£ft* Pfgttow
tumbling over the wall- Wherein now is thy condition better thf n ours ?
Chr. I walk by the Rule of my Mafter, you walk by the rude work- ing of your fancies. You are counted thieves already, by the Lord of the way ; therefore I doubt you will not be found true men at the end of the way. You come in by yourfelves without his direction, and (hall go out by your fdves without his mercy.
To this they made him but little anfwer ; only they bid him look to himfelf. Then I faw that they went on every man in his way, without much conference one with another; (ave that tbcfe two men toldC^n- yfof»,That, as to Laws and Ordinances, they doubted not but they (hould as confcientioufly do them as he. There- fore faid they, We fee not wherein thou differeft from us> but by the Coat that is on thy back, which was, as we tro , given thee by fbmc of thy Neighbours to hide the (hame of thy nakednefs. M.I.I*. chr By c 1^5 ancj Ordinances,
you will not be faved, fmce you came not in by the door. And as for thif Coat that is on my back , it was given
/nc
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me by the Lord of the place whither I go ; and that, as you fay , to cover my nakednefs with. And I take it as a token of his kindnefs to me, for I had nothing but rags beiore. And befides, * thus I comfort mv felf as I go : Surely, think I, when I come to f CWftiin the Gate of the City, the Lord there- ,",$% of will know me for good, fince 1 on his bic^ have his Coat on my back 3 a Coat *ndi* com" that he gave me freely in the day that f0**"* , he ftript me of my rags. I have more- £, £7/»- over a mark in my forehead, of frrttd *lf9 which perhaps you have taken no with bis notice, which one of my Lords mod jW"yk *»<* intimate Aflbciates, fixed there in the g ' day that my burden fell off my (boulders. I will tell you moreover, that I had then given me aRoll fealed to comfort me by reading, as I go in the way ; I wasalfb bid to give it in at the Coeleftial Gate, in token of my certain going in after it: all which things I doubt you want, and want them, becaufe you came not in at the Gate.
Tothcfe things they gave him no
anfwer, only they looked upon each
other and Uughed. Then I favv that
they went on all, favr that Cbrift'uw,
D 3 kept
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kept before, who had no more talk
but with himiclf, and that fbmtimcs
fighingly,and fbmtimes comfortably :
alfo he would be often reading in the
Foil that one of the (hining ones
gave him, by which he was rcfrefhed.
1 beheld then, that they all went
on till they came to the foot of an
Hill, » at the bottom of which was a
* HI c»mn Spring. There was alfo in the fame
tt tit bin place two other ways befides that
Difficulty, which came ftraight from the Gate 5
one turned to the kft hand, and the
ether to the right, at the bottom of
the Hill: but the narrow way lay
right up the Hill (and the name of
the going up the fide of the Hill, is
called Difficulty.) Chriftian now went
to the Spring and drank thereof to
refrefh himfelf, 2nd then began to go
up the Hill, faying,
This Hills bough high,I covet to afcen^ Thi difficulty will not me offend ; For I perceive the w*y to life lies here 5 Come, pluckjtp)Heart-, lets neither f Mint
rtorjear : Sttter, tho difficulty tti right ytav togoy
rongs though eape, wbtrc the end s VPO.
The
3D(je plgttmg Pwete*
The other two alfocame to the foot of the Hill. But when they faw that the Hill was fteep and high, and that there was two other ways to go ; and fuppofmg alfo, that thcfe two ways might meet again,withthat up which Cfrri/fa* went, on the other fide of the Hill : Therefore they were re- folved to go in thofe ways (now the name of one of thofe ways wa& Danger, and the name of the other Dt/fr*&f*») So h the one took the h T way which is called D anger , which g'r 9! led him into a great Wood ; and the other took diredly up the way to De - flruftion, which led him into a wide field full of dark Mountains, where he (tumbled and fell, and rife no more.
I looked then after Christian, to fee him go up the Hill, where I perceived he fell from running to going, and from going to clambering upon his hands and his knees, becaufe of the fteepnefs of the place. Now about the midway to the top of the Hill, was a pleafent l Arbonr , made by \ the Lord of the Hill, for the rcfrefh- of ment of weary Travailers. Thither therefore C£r/'#/<*» got, where alfo 04 he
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he fat down to reft him. Then he pull'd his Roll out of his bofom and icad therein to his comfort ; he alfb now began afrefh to take a review of the Coat or Garment that was given him as he ftood bytheCrofs. Thus pleafing himfelf awhile, he at laftfell into a (lumber, and thence intoafaftfleep, which detained him in that place untill it was almoft i tit that night, and in hisfleep his1 Roll fell is A out of his hand. Now as he was fleep- ing,there came one to him & awaked him faying, Go to the Ant^ thoujluv- g*rd, confder tier ways and he wife : and with that C£n/?/*«fuddenly ftar- ted up, *nd fped him on his way, and went a pace till he came to the top of the Hill.
Now when he was got up to the topof the Hill, there came two Mm running againft him amain ; the name of the one was Timor */,and the name of the other Miftrttft. To whom Chriftitn faid, Sirs, what's the matter you run the wrong way ? Timorus anfwered, That they were going to the City of Zion , and had got up that difficult place ; but, faid he, the further we go, the more danger we
meet
4?
meet with, wherefore we turned, aod are going back again.
Yes, (aid Mft-;*ft, for juft before us lye a couple of Lyons in the way, whether fieeping or wake- ing we know not; and we could not think , if we came within reach, but they would prefenrly pull us in pieces.
Chr. Then faid ChrijiUn^ You make me afraid, but whither (hall I fly to be fafe ? If I go back to mine own Countrey, That is prepared for Fire and Brimftonc ; and I ihall certainly perifli there. If I can get to the Coe- leftialCity, I am lure tobeinfafety there. I mu ft venture : To go back is nothing but d'rath, to go forward is fear of drath, and life everlafting beyond it. I will yet go forward. So Miftrtefi and Timorus ran down the Hill; and Chriftian went on his way. But thinking again of what he heardfrom the men,he felt in hisbo- fom for his Roll, that he might read therein and be comforted ; but he felt and } found it not.Then wasCM- ftian in great diftrefs , and knew not what to do,for he wanted that which Roll, ufed to relieve him, and that which fhould have been his Pafs into the £
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IcftialCity. Here therefore he be- gan to be much perplexed, and knew not what to do; at laft he bethought himfelfthathchadflept in the ^4r. bour that is on the fide of the Hill : and falling down upon his knees, he askrd God forgivencfs for that his foolifh Fad ; and then went back to look for his Roil But all the way he went back, who can diffidently fet forth the forrow ofCbriftians heart ? fomtimes he fighcd, fbmtimes he wept , and often times he chid himlelf , for being fb foolifh to fall aflcep in that place which was crefted only for a little refrefliment from his wearinefs. Thus therefore he went back; carefully looking on this fide, and on that, all the way as he went , if happily he might find his Roll, that had been his comfort (b many times in his Journey. He went thus till he came again within fight of the u4rbour , where he iat and flept 5 but that fight renew- \ Chnftian cd J his (orrow the more, by bringing btvAiis again, even a frefli, his evil of fleep-
*«/pi» ing Unt° his mind< Thus tl?ereforc
Rev. z. x. he now went on bewailing his (inful
fleep, faying, O wretched Man th*t I
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**, that I (bould deep in the day- time! thatlihouldflcepinthcmidft of difficulty ! that I fhould (b indulge theflefli, astoufethat reft for cafe to my flefli , which the Lord of the Hill hath erected only for the relief of thefpirits of Pilgrims ! How many fteps have I took in vain! ( Thus it happened to Jfrael for their fin, they were fentback again by the way of the Red-Sea) and I am made to tread thofe fteps with forrow, which I might have trod with delight , had it not been for this finful deep. How far might I have been on my way by this time ! lam made to rread thofe fteps thrice over , which I needed not to have trod but once: Yea now alfo I am like to be benighted , for the day is almoft fpent. O that I had not flept ! Now by this time he was come to the Arbotcr again , where for a while he fat down and wept,but at laft fas Chriftitn would have it) looking forrowfully down under the Settle, there he efpied his Roll; the which he with trembiing and hafte catch' t up, and put it into his bofbm ; but who can tell how joyful this Man was, iv hen he had gotten his Roll a-
gain?
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again ''For this Roll was theaflurance oi hi.; life and acceptance at the de- fired Haven. Therefore he laid it up in his bofom, gave thanks to God for directing his eye to the place where it lay , and with joy and tears betook himfelf again to his Journey. But Oh how nimbly now, did he go up the reft of the Hill ! Yet before he got up, the Sun went down upon Cbriftia-fi j and this made him again recall the vanity of his deeping to his remembrance, and thus he again be- gan to condole with himfelf: slh thou fnfulfleep ! how for thy fake **» I Hkf ** he heniffhtcJ in my journey ! I mutt VP*ll{ without the Sun , darknefs muft cover the p.ith of my feet^ and I mttft hear the noife of doleful Creatures , be- cattfe of my pnful jleep ! Now alfo he remembred th^ Itory that Miftrn^ and Timorus told him of, how they were frighted with the fight of the Lions. Then faid Chriftian to him- felf again, Thefe Beads range in the night for their prey,and if they mould meet with me in the dai k,how mould f fhift them ! how mould I efcape be- ing by them tona pieces ? Thus he went on his way, but while he was
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thus beway ling his unhappy milcar- riage, he lift up his eyes, and behold there was a very Irately Palace be- fore him , the name whereof was Beautiful^ and it ftood juft by the High -way fide.
So I (aw in my Dream, that he made hafte and went forward, that if poflible he might get Lodging there j now before he had gone far, he en- tered into a very narrow pafTage, which was about a furlong ott of the Porters Lodge, and looking very narrowly before him as he went, he cfpied two Lions in the way Now, thought he, I fee the dangers that Miftrufi and Timor ut, were driven back by (The Lions were Chained, but he faw not the Chains) Then he was afraid, and thought alfb himfelf to go back after them,for he thought nothing but death was before him : But the Sorter at the Lodge, whofe name is » Watchful, perceiving that mMar<ij Chriftian made a halt, as if he would go back, cried unto him, faying, Is thy ftrength fo fmall f fear not the Lions,for they are Chained : and arc jpla ced there for trial of faith where it is j and for dilcovery of thofe that
have
jo tt&e pilgrim*
have none : keep in the mkJft of the Path, and no hurt (hall come unto thee.
Then I faw that he went on, trem- bling for fear of the Lions ; but ta- king good heed to the directions of the Porter ; he heard them roar, but they did him no harm. Then heclapt his hands, and went on, till he came and ftood before the Gate where the Porter was, Then faid Chriftian to the Porter, Sir, What hcnfe is this? and may 1 lodge here to night ? The Porter anfwered , This Houfe was built by the Lord of the Hill : and he built it for ihe relief and fecurity of Pilgrims. The Porter alfo asked whence he was, and whither he was going?
Chr. I am come from the City of Df/favff**, and am going to Mount Zion? but becaufe the Sun is now fer, Idefne, if I may, to lodge here to night.
For. What is your name ?
Chr. My name is now Chnftlan ; but my name at the fir ft "wasGrace/e/s; I came of the Race of Js.phet> whom God will perfwade to dwell in the Tents of S/,*'»
Per.
<Ztt)e pilgrim*
For. But how doth it btpptn that come fo l*te, the San is/ft ?
Chr. 1 had been here fboner, but that, wretched man that I am ! I flept in the Arbour that ftands on the Hill fide 5 nay, Ihadnotwithftanding that, been here much fooner, but that in my deep I loft my Evidence, and came without it to the brow of the Hills and then feeling for it, and finding it not, I was forced with for- row of heart, to go back to the place where I flept my fleep, where I found it, and now I am come.
For. Well, I will call out 'one of the Virgins of this place, who will, if (he likes your talk, bring you in to the reft of the Family, according to the Rules of the Houfe. So Watch- ful the Porter rang a Bell , at the found of which, came out at the door of the Hou(e,a Grave and Beau- tiful Damfel, named Difirction, and asked why (he was called.
The Porter anfwered, This Man is in a Journey from the City of .Dr- ftmttion to Mount Zion , but being weary, and benighted, he asked me if he might lodge here tonights fbl told him 1 would call for thce, who
after
y 2 <E&e l?fTgrfm0 Jpjo&rr fl- atter difcourfc had with him, mayeft do as feemeth thec good, even ac- cording tothe Law of the Houfe.
Then (he asked him whence he was, and whither he was going, and he told her. She asked him alfo, how he got into the way, and he told her 5 Then lie asked him, What he had feen, and met within the way , and he told her j and lalt, (he asked his name, fo he faid, It is Chriftian 5 and I haVe fb much the more a defire to lodge here to night , becaufe , by what I perceive, this place was built by the Lord of the HiV, for the relief arid fccurity of Pilgrims. So fhe ftniled, but the water ftood in her eyes : And after a little paufe, fhe faid, I will call forth two or three more of the Family. So (he ran to the door, and called out Prudence^ Ptetjy and Cbarttjr who after a little more difcourfe with him , had him in to the Family 5 and many of them meeting hmiat the threfliold of the Houfe, faid , Come in thou blefled of the Lord ; this Houfe was built by the Lord of the Hill , on purpofe to entertain fiich Pilgrims in. Thtn he bowed his head, and follow- ed
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ed them into the Houfe. So when he was come in , and fet down , they gave him fomth'ng to drink ; and confented together that until fupper was ready, fome one or two of them fliould have fomc particular difcourfc with ChriftMn, for the belt improvement of time: and they ap- pointed Piety and Prudence to dip courfe with him 5 and thus they began.
Piety. Come ^^Chriftian, fnce we have beenfo loving to you, to receive yon in to our Uoufe this night 3 let MS, if perhaps we may better our fefoes thereby, tall^ With yon of /til things that have happened to you in your Pil- grimage.
Chr. With a very good will, and I am glad that you are fo well difpofed.
Piety What mwedyou atfirft to be- take yourfelf to a Pilgrims life ?
Chr. I was • driven out of my Na- tive Countrey, by a dreadful found that was in mine ears, to wit, That unavoidable deftruction did attend vtn iut me, if I abode in that place where I biso»* was.
Piety. But how did it happen that J9* came out of your Countrej thtt way f E
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Chr. It was as God would have it,
for when I was under the fears of
definition, I did not know whither
to go 5 but by chance there came a
Man, even to me, (as I was trem-
bling and weeping) whofc name is
b How hi b &NUgfl*jPfna he directed me to the
eottnto Wicket-Gate, which elfe I (hould
the w&y to never have found; arid fb fet me into
Sion. tne way tnat hatn jecj me <jirec1;ly to
thisHoufe.
Piety. But did JOH not come by the Houfe of the Interpreter ?
Chr. Yes, and did fee fuch things there, the remembrance of which will ftick by me as long as I live 5 facially three c things, to wit, How f C.hrift> in defpite of Satan, maintains tl't his work of Grace in the heart; how the Man had finned himfelf quite out of hopes of Gods mercy ; and alfo the Dream of him that thought in his deep the day of Judgement was come.
Piety. Whj ? Did you hear him tell hit
Yes , and a dreadful one it was. I thought it made my heart akc as he was telling of it, but yet lam glad 1 heard it.
PictJ.
«3e Pfl gran* ]$ogref 0, 5 j>
Piety W/w f£*r allthttjonfw** the Hottfeof the Interpreter?
Chr. No, he took me and had me where he (hewed me a ftately Palace , and how the People Were clad in Gold that Were in it 5 and how there came a venturous Man, and cut his way through the armed men that flood in the door to keep him out; and how he was bid to come in, and win eternal Glory. Methought thofe things did ravifli my heart} I could have ftaid at that good Mans houfe a twelve- month , but that I knew I had further to go.
Piety. And what f*ir jou elfc intht
Chr. Saw ! Why I went but * little further, and I (aw one, as I thought in my mind, hang bleeding upon the Tree; and the very fight of him made my burden fall off my back (foi I groaned under a weary burden) but then it fell down from off me. Twas a ftrange thing to me, for I never fa vr fach a thing before : Yea, and while 1 Rood looking up, (for then I could not forbear looking) three fliining ones Came tome: one of themtefti- fiedthat my fins were forgiven me; £ 2 another
5<S
another ftript me of my Rags, and gave me th s Broldred Coat which you fee -, and the third fet the mark which you fee, in my forehead , and gave me this fealcd Roll (and with that he plucked it out of his bofom. )
Piety. Ltttyoufavp more then this, did you not*
Chr. The things that I have told you were the belt : yet ibme other fmall matters I fa w, as namely I faw three Men , Simple, Sloth, and Pre- fttmption, lye a flecp a little out of the way as I came, with Irons upon their heels ; but do you think I could awake them! I alfofaw Formalift and JFfjfocrifa come tumbling over the wall , to go, as they pretended , to Sion, but they were quickly loir 5 even aslmyfelf did tell them,but they would not believe : but, above all, I found it hard work to get up this Hill, and as hard to come by the Lions mouths j and truly if it had not been for the good Man, the Porter that ftands at the Gate, I do not know, but that after all, I might have gone back again: but now Ithank.God I am here, and I thank you for re- ceiving of me.
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Then Prudence thought good to ask htm a few qucftions, anddcfircd hisanfwer to them.
Pru. Do you not think^fomtimes of the Countreyfrom whence you came ?
Chr. Yes, d but with much fliamc and deteftation 5 Truly., if I had been achri* mindful of that Countreyfrom whence I t^^trif came out, Imigbtbavehadopportitni- his N<unn tj to have returned^ but noW 1 deftre a Cmtrej. letter Co unt rcyjhat i /, a ; Heave nly . Hcbt "•
Fru. Dojou not yet bear away with you * y>1 " fome oj the things thrt then you were converja/tt withal >
Chr. Yes, but greatly againft tny will ( efpecially my inward and
* carnal cog tations ; with which all my CDuntrey-men,aswellasmyft:lf, were delighted } but now ah thofe
things are my grief: and might I but ^ ctgL. chufe mine own thi igs, I would tations.
* chufc never to think of thofe things /f Chri- rnore^ but when I would be doing of
that which is beft,that which is worft re with me.
Pru. Do you not find fou*tin*Sj *s *f thofe thingt were vantjuifhed, which at other times are j**f fer- plexity.
Chr. Yes, but that is but feldom 5 £3 but
5 8
.gChri but they are to me 5 Golden hours, Aunsjo/- jnwhich fuch things happens to me. Pru. Can you remember by what means you find your anoyances at timcs^ As if they were vnnqHifoed* ChriftiaT Ckr. Yes, when * I think what \ fa w at the Croft, that will do it 5 ftnd when 1 look upo.i my Broidered £oat> that will doit 5 alfo when \ look into the Roil that I carry in my bofom, that wJl do it 5 and when my thoughts wax warm about whi- ther I am going , that will do it.
Pru. And w'jat is it that makes yon fo deftrotts to go to Mount Zion ?
Chriftian ' Chr' Why' ' ^ ! h°Pe tO fCC volld 'J" ^:fn dive, that did hang dead on the
At Mmnt Crofs 5 and there I hope to bo lion. rid of all thole things , that to this day are in me, an anoiance to me; there truy fay there is no death, and there I fnali dwell with fuch Com- pany as I like beft. For to tell you truth,! love him,becaufcl wasby him eafed of my burden, and I am weary of my inward ficknefs ; I would fain be where I (hall die no more, and with the Company that (hall continu- ally cry Holy, Holy, Holy. Now I law in my Dreanvhat thus
they
C&e Ipffffrfm* p?ogre(&
they fat talking together untill (up- per was ready. So when they had made ready, they fat down to meat j Now the Table was furnifhed * with fat things, and with Wine that was well refined j and all their talk ' at thfe Table, was about the Lord of the Hill: As namely, about what he had .
done, and wherefore he did what he /uff€T did, and why he had builded that Houfe : and by what they faid , I perceived that he had been agrett WtrriouTy and had fought with and flain him that had the power of death, but not without great danger to hirnfelf , which made me love him the more.
For, as they faid, and as I believe ( faid Cbriftian) he did it with the lofs of much blood ; but that which pat Glory of Grace into all he did, was, that he did it of pure love to his Coumrey. And befides, there were fomc of them of the Houfe- hold that faid, they had fcen and fpoke with him fince he did dye on the Croft j and they have attested, that they had it from his own lips, that heis fuch a lover of poor Pilgrims,
U lll«tl
that the like is not to be found from the Eaft to the Weft
They moreover gave an inftance of what they affirmed, and that was, He had ftript himfelf of his glory that he might do this for the Poor; and that they heard him fay and affirm, That he would not dwell in the Mountain of Zion alone. They faid moreover, That he had made many a cbrift pilgrims a Princes, though by nature tncX were Beggars born, and their original had been the Dunghil.
Thus they difcourfed together till late at night, and after they had committed themfelves to their Lord for Protection , they betook them- felves to reft. The Pilgrim they laid
'm a IarSc UPPCX " Chamber> wh°fe window opened towards the Sun ri-
fing 5 the name of the Chamber was Pe ace, where he flept till break of day j and then he awoke and fang,
Where am I now ! is this the Iwe
care
Of?tf***f°r fbe men that Pilgrims art ! Tb*t to provide ! That JJ\aotddfaf«r-
given !
And dwell already the next door to
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So in the Morning they all got up, and after fome more difcoune, they told him that he mould not depart , till they had (hewed him the Rarities of that place. And firft they had him into the Study, c where they (hew- rChriftian cd him Records of the greateft Anti- quity 5 in which, as I remember my Dream, they (hewed him firft the Pedigree of the Lord of the Hill, there. that he was the Son of the Ancient of Days , and came by an eternal Generation. Here alfo was more fully Recorded the Ads that he had done, and the names of many hun- dreds that he had taken into his (ervice 5 and how he had placed them in fuch Habitations that could nei- ther by length of Days nor decaies of Nature, bediflblved.
Then they read to him fome of the worthy Afts that fome of his Ser- vants had done. As how they had fubducd KingdomSi wrought Righte- oufiieft, obtained Promifes, ftopped the mouths of Lions, quenched the * violence of Fire, efcaped the edge of the Sword? out of weaknefs were made ftrong', waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the Ar- mies of the Mc/ts. Then
Then they read again in another part of the Records of the Houfe, where it was (hewed how willing their Lord was to receive into his favour any, even any, though they in time paft had offered great affronts tohisPerfon and proceedings. Here aUb were fcveral other Hiftories of many other famous things, of all which Chriftian had a view. As of things both Ancient and Modern j together with Prophecies and Pre- di&ions of things that have their certain acoompli(hmcnt, both to the dread and amazement of enemies, and the comfort and folace of Pil- grims.
The next day they took him and Chriftun had him into the e Armory 3 where )*d into they (hewed him all manner of Fur- tbt Armo- niturc> which their Lord had pro- vided for Pilgrims, as Sword, Shield, Helmet, Brcft plate, ^//-/V*;*r,and Shooes that would not wear out. And there was here enough of this to harnefs out as many men for the fervice of their Lord, as there be Stars in the Heaven for multi- tude.
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They alfo (hewed him fame of the Engines with which fome of his Ser- vants had done wonderful things. * They (hewed him Mofes Rod, the f chtijl1 Hammer and Nail with which fal RewSifcra, the Pitchers, Trumpets, and Lamps too, with which Gideon put to flight the Armies of Miditn. Then they (hewed him the Oxes goad wherewith Sbamgcrftcw fix hundred men. They (hewed him alfo the Jaw bone with which Stmpfon did fuch m ghty feats 5 they (hewed him moreover the Sling and Stone with which Dtwid flew GolM of Gathi and the Sword alfo with which their Lord will kill the Man of Sin, in the day that he (hall rife up to the prey, They (hewed him befides many ex- cellent things, with which Chriftian, was much delighted. This done,they went to their reft again.
Then I faw in my Dream, that on the morrow he got up to go forwards, but they defired him to ftay till the next day alfo» and then faid they, we will, if the day be clear, (hew you the 5 delcftable Mountains 5 which they faid,wouldyet further add to his com- fbrtj becaufe they were nearer the
de-
defired Haven, then the place where at prcfent he was. So he confentcd and ftaid. When the Morning w as up, they had him to the top of the Houfe, b and bid him look South, 16 h? Hid ; anc* behold at a great diftance he faw a moft pleafant Mountainous Countrey, beautified with Woods, Vinyards, "Fruits of all forts, Flowers aifo 5 Springs and Fountains , very deledtable to behold. Then he asked the name of theCounhey, they faid it was ImmanHels Land : and it is as common, faid they, as this //*'// is, to and for all the Pilgrims. And when rhou comelt there,trom thence, faid they, thou maift fee to the Gate of the Coeleftial City, as the Shep- hcards that live there will make ap- pear.
Now hc tohougrit himfclf of fet- t%ing toward, • and they were will- ing he (hould : but firft, faid they > let us go again into the Armory, fb they did . and wfacn he came there, they
k ^arneffi5d ti™ from head W foot» with what was of proof, leftperhapt
he ihould meet with affaults in the way. He being therefore thus »- ooutred walketh out with his friends
to
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to the Gate, and there he asked the Porter if he faw any Pilgrims pate by, Then the/V.rr anfwered, Yes.
Chr. Pray did you know him ?
For. I asked his name , and he told me it was Faithful.
Chr. O, faid Chriftitn, I know him, he is my Towns -man, my near Neighbour, he comes from the place where I was born : how far do you think he may be before ?
Porter. He is got by this time be- low the Hill.
Chr. 'Well, faid Ckrifum, good Porter the Lord be with thee,and add and the to all thy bleffings much incrcafe, for Porter the kindnefs that thou haft (hewed tome.
Then he began to go forward, but Difcretion Piety, Charity and Pru- dence, would accompany him down to the foot of the Hill. So they went on together, reiterating their former difcourfcs till they came to go down the Hill. Then faid Chriftt*ny As it was difficult coming up, fo (io far as I can fee) it is dangerous going down- Yes, faid Prudence, fo it is 5 for it is an bard matter for a man to go down WO the valley of Humiliation, as
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thou art now, arid to catch no flip by the way ; therefore, faid they , are we came out to accompany thee down the Hill. So he began to go down, but very warily, yet he caught a flip or too.
Then I faw in my Dream, that thefe good Companions, when Chri- ftitn was gone down to the bottom of the Hill, gave him a loaf of Bread, a bottle of Wine, and a clutter of Raifms 5 and then he went on his way.
But now in this Valley of /fo- miltation poor Chriflian was hard put to it, for he had gone but a little way before he efpied a foul Fiend com- ing over the field to meet him; his name is j4pollyon. Then did Chri- stian begin to be afraid, andtocaft in his mind whither to go back, or to ftand his ground. But he confidered again, that he had no Armour for his back, and therefore thought that to turn the back to him, might give him| greater advantage with cafe to Chriftians pjcrcc him with his Darts ; there-
«?*?*• forc hc rcfolved k to Denture, and frtirb of ftand his ground. For thought he, Apoiiyon. had I no more in mine eye, then the
faying
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laving of my life, 'twould be the bcft way to ft and.
So he went on, and Apolljon met him 9 now the Monfter was hidious to behold , he was cloathcd with fcales like a Fifh (and they are his pride) he had \Vingslike a Dragon, and out of his belly came Fire and Smoak, and his mouth was as the mouth of a Lion. When he was come up to Cbnttian, he beheld him with a difdainful countenance, and thus began to queftion with him.
Apol. Whence amc JQH, and Vf hi- ther are you bound?
Chr. I come from the City of Deftrttftion, ! which is the place of all evil, and am going to the City of Zion.
Apol. By this I perceive the* art one of mj Subjects, for all that Coun- trej is mine ; and I am the ^Prince and God of it. How is it then that then haft ran aw aj front thj King ? Were it not that I hope thou maieft do me mere fervice, I would ftrtke *h*e M* a* on* blow to the ground.
Chr. I was born indeed in your Dominions, but your fevice was hard, and your wages fuch as a man
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could not live on, for the wages of Sin is death-, therefore when 1 was come to years , I did as other confiderate perfons do, look out, if perhaps! might mend my felf,
Apol. There is no Prince that will thus lightly lofe his Subjefts-yneither will I as yet lofe thee. But fine e thou corn- plainest of thyfervice and wages, m be m A pol J) - content to \o bacl^ j what our Countrey oas/fcm- m7/ affor^ Ido kcrepromife to give '* thee.
Chr. But I have let my felf to a- nother, even to the King of Princes, and how can I with fairnefs go back with thee?
Apol. 'Thou haft done in this, accor- xApollyon cording to the Proverb, u changed 4 tndtna- badjor a worfe : but it is ordinary for
firvict'*' th°fetha* h*ve profefedthemftlves his Servants, after a while to give him the flip , and return 4gain tome: do thoufoto, and all frail be well.
Chr. I have given him my faith, and fworn my Allegiance to himj how then can I go back from this, and not be hanged as a Traitor?
Apol. Thou dideft the fame to mt,
*mt'U Chrt
. What I promifed thee was in my non-age § and befides , I count that the Prince under whofe Banner now I ftand, is able tor ab- fblveme; yea, and to pardon aHb what I did as to my compliance with thee : and befides, (O thou deftroy- ing Apollyori) to fpeak truth, I like his Service, his Wages, his Servants, his Government, his Company, and Countrey better then thine: and therefore leave off to perfwadc me further, I am his Scrrant, and I will follow him.
Apol. Confider again when then art in cool blood, what thou art like to men with in the way that thoti goeft. Tbo* knowcft that for the mo ft party his Scr~ wants come to an ill endjbecanfc thty are tranfgrejjors againft me^ and mj wayt : How many of them have bet n put to Jhamef d deaths ! andbefdes^thoHcauH- tcft hisfcrvicc better then mine, whereas he never came yet from the place where chr'/ftiaa he is, to deliver any that fervedhim from /j out of our hands: but as for me, h&W $**€ ' manytimes, as all t he World very well knows, have I delivered > tither by power * or fraud, thofethat have- faith- fully fervcd me, from him and his , F
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ibtugh taken by them, and fo I will deliver thee.
Cbr. His forbearing at prefcnt to deliver them, is on purpofe to try their love, whether they will cleave to him to the end : and as for the ill end thou fayeft they come too, that is moft glorious in their account: For for prcfent deliverance, they do not much expect it -, for they ftay for their Glory, and then they (hall have ir> when their Prince comes in his, and the Glory of the Angels.
Apol. Thou haft already been un- faithful in thy fervice to him, and how doft thou thinly to receive wages of him I
Chr. Wherein, O 4pollyon> have I been unfaithful to him.
Apol. Thou didft faint at frfl tin& OH*-* wh*n thou waft almoft Chriftians choked in the Gulf of Difpond, Thou infirmities diddeft attempt wrong ways to be rid of *£*mft tin bwdet;, whereat tioujhouldeH have Stayed till thy Prince had taken *t of: Thou didft fitfully Jleep and loofe thy choice thing : thou waft alfo al/noftpcr- Jwaded to fo hack^ at the fight of the Lions j and when thou talkeft of thy and of what thou haft heard) And
Cfie pilffttow! p?0[jrer& 7 1
a,tafeen, thou art ivwardly defirous of •vMn-glorj in all that thott fayeffi or doejl.
Ckr. All this is true, and much more, which thou haft left out 5 but the Prince whom I ferve and ho- nour, is merciful, and ready to for- give: but bcfides, thefe infiimitics poflefled me in thy Countrey , for there I fuckt them in, and I have groaned under them, been forry for them, and have obtained pardon of my Prince.
*dpvl. Then ^ folly an broke out in- Apolfyou to a grievous rage, faying, / am an in A rw Enemy to this Tfrince : I hate his Per- f*U* fa, his L*ws, and People: I am come out onptirpefe te withflandthee.
Chr. jipolljon beware what you do, for I am in the Kings High-way, the way of Holinefs , therefore take heed to your felf.
-^po/.Thcn jlpolljon ftrodled quite over the whole breadth of the way, and laid, lam void of fear in this matter, prepare thy fclf to dye, for 1 fwear tnou (halt go no further, here -will Ifpill thy foul; and with that, he threw a flaming Dart at his breft, but Chrifian had a Shield in his hand, F * with
Chriftian
TVO undid, in his un- dtrfrnd-
and con- vtr/Atien.
Apollyon etfttb down to tbt ground the Cbri- fit*.
with which he caught it, and fo pre- vented the danger of that. Then did Chriftian draw, for he (aw twas time to beftir him j and ^4 folly on as faft made at him, throwing Darts as thick as Hail; by the which, not- withftanding all that Chnfttan could do to avoid it , Apollyon wounded him in his head, his hand and foot 5 this made Chriftian give a little back : jffollyon therefore followed his work amain, and Ckriftmn again took cou- rage, and rcfifted as manfully as he could. This fore Combat laftedfbr above half a day, even till Chriftian was almoft quite f pent. For yon muft know that Chriftuin by reafon of bis wounds, muft needs grow weaker and weaker.
Then dptllyon efpying his oppor- tunitv, began to gat icr up clofe to Cbriftian, and wrefihng with him, gave him a dreadful fail ; and with that, Chri&iAtis Sword flew out of his hand. Then faid .dpollion, I am fare tf thten&wi and with that, he had al- ifioft prcft him to death, fo thar Chri- j&*n began to defpair of Life. But as God would have it , while ^poUyou wa* fetching of his laft blow,
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thereby to make a full end of this good Man, Ckrifkum nimbly reached Chriftitat out his hand for his Sword, and ™*»rJ *- caught it, faying, Rcjoyce not againSt i^onf me, O mine Enemy ! when I fall, IJball ' artfc&nd with that,gavc him a deadly thruft, which made him give back, as one that had received his mortal wound: Chrtflian perceiving that, made at him again,faying, Nay, in all theft things roe are more then Conqttt- rows. And with that, -^/W/^fl-fpread forth his Dragons wings, and fped . him away, thatC£r*yh*»forafeafbn 'am'4' 7' faw him no more.
In this Combat no man can ima- gine, unlefs he had feen and heard A britf as I did, what yelling, and hideous r!latio\'f roaring Apolljon made all the rime ^£, of the fight, he fpake like a Dragon; fp(ftAtor. and on the other fide, what fighs and groans braft from Chriftians heart. I never faw him all the while, give fb much as one pieafant look, till he perceived he had wounded ApoU}** with his two edged Sword, then in- deed he did (mile, and look upward: but twasthe dreadfuHeft fight that ever I few.
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Chrfftian So when the Battel was over, Ckriftianfaid, I will here give thanks to him that hath delivered me out of ^ moutn °f tne Lion j to him that did help me againft ^4pollj0n : andfo he did, faying,
Grt*t Beelzebub, the Captain of
Fiend,
Dtfign'dmy ruin ; therefore to this end He Jent him harneft out, and he with
rage That Hellijh vra, dtd fiercely mtln-
Sfft blefed Michael helped nu>
By dint of Sword did quicty ma^t him
Therefore to him let me give lafting r*ife> thank* and blefs his holy name
Then there came to him an hand, with fome of the leaves of the Tree of Life, the which Chriftian took, and applyed to the wounds that he had received in the Battel, and was heai- cd immediately. He alfo fat down in that place to eat Bread, and to drink of the Bottle that was given
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him a little before 5 fo being refrcfli- cd, he addreffed himfelf to his Jour- ney, with his * Sword drawn in his hand, for he (aid, I know not but aChriftfea fbme other Enemy may be at hand. *"s °* hi* But he met with no other affiont £**™£x from ApQlljQH) quite through this sword
Valley. drawn iit
Now at the end of this Valley, was *" *«< another , called the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and Chriftian muft needs go through it, becaufe the way to the Coeleftial City lay through the midft of it : Now this Valley is a very folitary place. The Prophet b Jeremiah thus defcribcs it, bjcr. i.d.- 4. Wildcrnefst a Land of defarti^ and of Pits, a Land of drought^ and of the jbadow of death, a Land that no Man (but a Chriftian) paffeth through, and where no man dwelt.
Now here Chriftian was worfc put to it then in his fight with jfptl- lyon, as by the fequel you (hall (fee.
I faw then in my Dream , that when Chriftian was got to the Borders of the Shadow of Death, itarc met him two Men , c Children of them that brought up an evil report of the good Land , making haft to F 4 go
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gn back : to whom Chriftitn ipakc as follows.
Chr. Whither arc you going? Men. They faid, Back, back 5 and yrould have you to do fo too, if cither fife or peace is prized by you.
Chr. Whj\ what* the matter ?f*d Chriftian. "
Men. Matter ! faid theyj we were going that way as you are going, and went as far as nreduiftj and indeed •we were almoft paft coming back, for had we gone alittle further, we had not been here to bring the news to thee.
Chr. But wh«t have you met with, faid Chriftian?
Men. Why we were almoft in the *« Valley of the fhadow of death, but Pf.io7.io. tjjat by good hap we looked before us, and few the danger before we came to it.
Chr. But what hAVt yon feeo, faid Chriftian ?
Men. Seen! Why the Valley it fclf, which is as dark as pitch $ we alfo faw there the Hobgoblins,Satyrs, and Dragons of the Pit : we heard alfo in that Valley a continual how- ling and yelling, as of a People un- der
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dcr unutterable mtfcry 5 who there fat bound in afrMion and Irons : and over that Valley hangs the difcou- raging '* Clouds of confufion, death alfo doth always fpread his wings * over it : in a word, it is every wjut dreadfirl,being utterly withomOrder. Chr. Tnenftid Chriftian, / p e r- teive nctjef, by vrhatyo* have ftidjwt th*t e this is my way to the defined cjer.z.6,
Aden. Be it thy way, we will not chufe it for ours •> fo they parted, and Chriftitn went on his way , ~butfttli with his Sword drawn in his hand, for fear left he fhould bcaflaulted.
I faw then in my Dream, fo fat as f this Valley reached, there was on * '*s the right hand a very deep Ditch j that Ditch is it into which the Hind have led the blind in all Ages, and have both there miferably pcriflwcl Again, behold on the left hand, there was a very dangerous Qgagg, into which, if <sven a good Man faHs, he can find no botttom for his foot to ftand on ; Into that Quagg King Da- vid once did faff, and had no doubt therein been (mothered, had not He that is able, pKickt him out.
The
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The path-way was here alfo ex- ceeding narrow, and therefore good Chriftian was the more put to it ; for when he fought in the dark to fhun the ditch on the one hand, he was ready to tip over into the mire on the other * alfo when he fought to cfcape the taire, without great carcfulncfs he would be ready to fall into the ditch. Thus he went on, and I heard him here ilgh bitterly : for befides the dangers mentioned above, thejrath- way was here (b dark, that oft times when he lift up his foot to fet for- ward, he knew not where, or upon what he fhould fet it next.
About the midft of this Valley, I
perceived the mouth of Hell to be,
and it ftood alfo hard by the way
fide : Now thought Chriftiany what
(hall Ido? And ever and anon the
flame and fmoak would come out
in fuch abundance, with (parks and
hideousnoifes, (things that cared not
for Chriftians Sword, as did Apollyon
before^ that he was forced to put up
his Sword, and betake himfelf to a-
nr hv K nother weapon called f All-prayer^
Pf ii* j! ^ ^ cried in my hearing, 5 O Lord I
' kefccch th« tklivtr mf So*l, Thiw he
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went on a great while, yet ftill the flames would be reaching towards him : alfo he heard doleful voices,and rufhings too and fro, fb that fome- timeshe thought he fhould be torn in pieces, or troden down like miic in the Streets. This frightful fight was feen, and thefe dreadful noifes were heard by him for fcveral miles toge- ther : and coming to a place, where put t6 he thought he heard a company of ft a*d, but fiends coming forward to meet him? (9r * ^^ he ftopt,and began to mufe what he had beft to dtx Somtimes he had half a thought to go back. Then again he thought he might be half way through the Valley 5 heremcnv bred alfo how he had already van- quiflied many a danger : and that the danger of going back might be much more, then for to go forward, fb he refolved to go on. Yet the Fiends feemed to come nearer and nearer, but wlv n they were come even almoft at him, he cried out with a moft vehement voice , / mil vttll^in thtftrtnnh of the Lord God} fo they gavsbacK, and came no fur- ther.
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took notice that now poor was fb confounded, that he did not know his own voice : and thus I per- ceived it : Juft when he was come over again ft the mouth of the burn- ing Pit, one qf the wicked ones got behind him, and ftept up foftly to him, and whifperingly fuggefted ma- ny grievous blafpbemies to him, tChriflian which he * verily thought had pro- m*dt be- ceeded from his own mind. This
^flbaie** Put Cbrijhaa more to IT tnan anV
Uafphe- thing that he met with before, even
mits,*>btn to think that he mould now blaf-
9twa s 54- pheme him that he loved fo much be-
*** ^ fore 5 yet could he have helped it, he
tbtm 'into would not have done it : but he had
bis mind, not the difcretion neither to (top his
ears, nor to know from whence thofe
blafphemies came.
When Chnftmn had travelled in this difconfolate condition fome con- fiderable time, he thought he heard the voice of a man, as going before PC. 23 4. him, faying, Though / WA/^ through the vullcy ofthcjbaddow of dcath^ In ill fear none ill, for than *rt with me.
Then was he glad, and that for thefc reaibns :
Firft, Bccaufe he gathered from
thence
Gfie pilgrims $?cgrcf&
thence that fome who feared God were in this Valley as well as himfclf.
Secondly, For that he perceived God was with them, though in that dark and difmal ftatej and why nor, . , thought he,with me,though by reafbn ' 9* I0 of the impediment that attends this place, 1 cannot perceive it.
Thirdly, For that he hoped(could he over-take them) to have compa- ny by and by. So he went on, and called to him that was before, but he knew not w.hat to anfwer* for that he thought himfelf to be alone : And by and by jthe day broke ; then faid Chri- ftian, He hath turned the Jhadow of death into the morning.
Now morning being come, he look- ed back, not of defirc to return, but to fee, by the light of the day, what hazards he had gone through in the dark. So he faw more perfectly the Ditch f hat was on the one hand, and the Quag that was on the other 5 al- fo how narrow the way was which Jay betwixt them both ; alfo now he faw the Hobgoblins, and Satyrs, and Dragons of the Pit, but all afar off, for after break of day,they came not nigh j yet they were difcovered to
turn,
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him, according to that which is writ- ten, He dtfcovereth deep things out of darknefs, and bringeth out to light the (hadow of dtath.
Now was C£r»6";*» much affefted with his deliverance from all the clangers of his fblitary way, which dangers, tho he feared them more before, yet he faw them marc clear- ly now, becaufe the light of the day made them confpicuous to him $ and about this time the Sun was rifing, and this was another mercy to Ckn- ftian : for you muft note, that tho the tirlt part of the Valley of the Shadovr of death was dangerous, yet this fecond part which he was yet to go, was, if poflible, far more dangerous : for from the place where he now flood, even to the end of the Valley, the way was all along let (6 full of Snares, Traps, Gins, and Nets here, and fo full of Fits, Pitfalls, deep Job 19. $. holes and (helvings down there , that had it now been dark, as it was when he came the tirft part of the way, had he had a thoufand fouls , they had in rcafon been caft away 5 but as I (aid, ;u It now the Sun was rifing. Then (aid he, fits candle Jkineth w my
head
piffrittus IftoBKfe. g .j
Jf Aw /»>** / n
In this light therefore* he came to the end of the Valley. Now I faw in my Dream, that at the end of this Valley lay blood, bones, aflies, and mangled bodies of men, even of Pil- grims that had gone this way for- merly : And wh le I was rrufing what fhould be the reafon, lefpicd alittlc before me a Cave, where two Giants, P*p* and Pagan? dwelt in old time, by whofe Power and Tyranny the Men whofe bones, blood, aflies, &c. lay there* were cruelly put to death* But by this place Chriftitn went with- out much danger, whereat Ifome- what wondered 5 but lhave learnt fmce,that Pagan has been dead many a day ; and as for the other, though he be yet alive, he is by reafon of agr, and alfo of the many fhrewd brumes that he met with in his younger dayes, grown fo crazy, and ftiff in his joynts, that he can now do little more then fit in his Caves mouth, grinning at Pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails, becaufc he cannot come at them.
So I law that Chriftian went on
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his way , yet at the fight of the old Man, that fat in the mouth of the Cave , he could not tell what to think, fpccially becaufe he fpake to him, though he could not go after him 5 faying, Ton will never mend, till more of you be burned : but he hel d his peace, and fet a good face on 't, and Co went by, and catcht no hurt. Then fang Chriftian,
O world of wonders ! ( I can fay no
/</')
77>at Ifhould be prefers d in that di-
That I have met with her* ! O blcfad,
bet That hand that from it hath delivered
me I Dangers in darknefs , Devils, Hell
and Sin, Didcompafsme, while I this Vale wo*
in: Tea, Snares, and Pits, andTraps,and
Nets did lie
My path aboHt,that worthlefs filly I Might have been catcb't, int angle d,and
cafl down : But fence I live, let fESVS wear the
Crown.
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Now as ChriftUn went on his way, hecamctoalittlesifcent, which was caft upon purpofe, that Pilgrims might fee before them : up there therefore Chri&i*n went, and look- ing forward, he faw Faithful before him, upon his Journey. Then (aid Chrijlian aloud, Ho, ho, So-ho ; Aay and I will be your Companion. At that Faithful looked behind him, to whom Chriflian cried again, Stay, ftay , till I come up to you : But FM- ful anfwered, No^ I am upon my life* and the Avenger of Blood is behind me. At this Chriftian was fbmwhat . .ft. moved, and puting to all his ftrength, ,^,/JJ he quickly got up with Faithful^ and Faithful, did alfo over-run him, fo the laft **s frft. Then did Chriftian vain-glo- rioufly (mile, becaufe he had gotten the ftartof his Brother: but not ta- king good heed to his feet, he fud- cj,r^ilnj denly ftumbled and fell, and could f^ma^t not rife again,untill Faithful came wp Faithful to help him. aidhtgo
Then I faw in my Dream , they lovi**1' went very lovingly on together 5 and *'*' had fweet difcourfc of all things that had happpened to them in their Filgrimagej and thus Chrifti*n bc- G Chr,
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Chr. A4y honoured and well beloved Brother Faithful, / am glad that I have overtaken you-) and that God has fo tempered our fpir it sjhat we can wali^ at Companions in this ft pleafant a fakt.
Fai. I had thought dear friend, to have had your company quite from our Town, but you did get the ftart of -me j wherefore I was forced to come thus much of the way alone.
Chr. How long did yon flay in the City of Dcftrudhon, before you fet out 4fter me onyonr Pilgrimage ?
Fat. Till I coqfd ftay no longer j for there was great talk prefently af- ter you was gone out, that our City would in fhort time with Fire from Heaven be burned down to the
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»bt*ce Faith. Yes, 'twas for a while in thy cimt. every bodies mouth.
Chr. Wh*t, and did no more of them but you come out toef cape the danger ?
Faith. Though there was, as I (aid, a great talk thereabout, yet I do not think they did firmly be- lieve it. For in the heat of the dif-
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courfe, I heard fome of them deri- dingly (peak of you, and of your defperate Journey, ( for fo they called this your Pilgrimage) but I did be- lieve, and do ftill, that the end of our City will be with Fire and Brirn- ftone from above : and therefore I have made mine efcape.
Chr. DidyoH hear no talkjf Neigh- hur Pliable?
Faith. Yes Chriftian, I heard that he followed you till he came at the Slough of Difpond-tYfhcreyas fome faid, he fell in $ but he would not be known to have (b done: but I am furc he was foundly bedabled with that kind of dirt
Chr. Andwhat faidtbc Neighbour* to him ?
Faith. He hath fmce his going back been had greatly in derifion, and that among ail forts of People: fome do Of mock and defpife him, and fcarcc will &* fc«j»i any fet him on work. He is now feven times worle then if he had never gone out of the City.
Chr. But *hj Jhould thty be fo fct againfl him? fmce they *l(o deffife the that he forfgok^i
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Faith. Oh, they fay, Hang him, he is Taurn-Coat, he was not true to his profcflion I think God has ftired up even his Enemies to hifs at him, fer » it and make him a Proverb, becauiehc \ /; ' hath forfaken the way.
Chr. Had you no ta/^ with him fa- foreyoH came out ?
Faith. I met him once in the Streets, but he leered away on the other fide, as one afhamed of what he had done 5 fo I fpakc not to him. The Dog Chr. Welly at my fir ft fetting out, j[ had hopes of that Man; hut now I fear he will per ifh in thf overthrow] the Citjy for it is happened to him ac- cording to the trttefr overt , The Dog is titrncd to his Vomit again, and the Sow that was Wafted to her wallowing in the mire.
Faith. They are my fears of him too ;But who can hinder that which will be ?
Well Neighbour Faithftl , fakl Christian, letusJcavehim }and talk of things that more immediately concern our felves. Tell me now, what you have met with in the Way as yon came ; for I know yon have met witk
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&«£/, *r elf e tinny k* wrtt for * wonder.
Faith. I efcaped the Slough that I perceive you fell into, and got up to the Gate without that danger 5 only I met with one whofe name wasW*;*- fin, that had like to have done me a by Wan- mifchief. ton*
Chr. 'Twas well you efcaped her Net 5 Jofcph wot htrdptit to it ly hcr9 *nd he efcaped her at yon did, but it hud like to have coft htm htilije. But what did Jhe da to you?
Faith. You cannot think (bat that you know fomthing) what a flatter- ing tongue (he had, (he lay at me hard to turn afide with her, promi- fmgmc all manner cf content.
Chr. My, Jhe did not promife JOK the content of a good conference.
Faith. You know what I mean, all carnal and flefhly content.
Chr. Thank^ Cod you have efcaped her : The* abhorred of the Lordjhallfatt J Pw 19 f«f« her Ditch. I4*
Faith. Nay, I know not whether I did wholly efcape hcr,or no.
Chr. Why * Itroyoudidnotcinfcnt to her dt foes?
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Pro. 5. $• for I remembred an old writing that Job 31.1. I had feen, which faith, Her fteps takf hold of Hell. So I (hut mine ryes,becaufe I would not be bewitch- ed with her looks : then (he railed on me, and I went my way.
Chr. Didyou meet with no other af- Ht it '[' fait M you came ?
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frft. of the Hill called Difficulty , I met with a very aged Man, who asked me, What I was i and whither hound? I told him, That I was a Pilgrim, go- ing to the Coeleitial City : Then (aid the old Man, Thon lookeft like an ho- ne ft fellow 5 Wilt thou be content to dwell with mc^for the wages that fjhall give thee? Then I asked him his name, and where he dwelt ? He faid his name was ^4dam thefirft, and do dwell b Eph, 4. in the Town of * Deceit. I asked him ix. then, What was his work ? and what the wages that he would give ? He told me, That his work was many de- lights ; and his wages-, -that IJhould he bis H*ir at laft. I further aeked him, What Houfe he kept, and what o- ther Servants he had ? fo he told me, That his Houfc was maintainedwith all I be d&nties in the world, and that his
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. Then I asked, If he had any chtfdren ? He faid that he had but three Daughters , The c lufts of if*
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/*/<?, and that I fhould marry them t %6
, if I would. Then I asked, Hour long time he would have me live with him ? And he told me, As hng 04 be lived himfclf.
Chr. ifW/, ^w^ tv/^f conctufiun ctme the Old Man, and ytuto,* lift?
Fatth. Why , at firft I found my felf fomewhat inclinable to go with the Man, for I thought he fpake very fair ; But looking in his forehead as I talked with him, I faw there writ- ten, Pxt off the old M*» With his **&.
Chr. .dndhow then?
P*ith. Then it came burning hot into my mind, whatever he faid, and however he flattered, when he got me home to his Houfe, he would fell me for a Slave. So I bid him forbear to talk, for I would not come near the door of his Houfe.Then he reviled me, and told me that he would fend rach a one after me, that (hould make my bhter to my fbul: So I turned 04 to
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to go away from him : But juft as I turned my felf to go thence, I felt him take hold of my fkfh, and give me fuch a deadly twitch back, that I thought he had pull'd part of me after himfelf } This made me ay , d O m' 7' wretched MM ! So 1 went on my way up the Hill.
Now when I had got about half way up, 1 looked behind me, and faw one coming after me, fwift as the wind * fo he overtook me juft a- bout the place where the Settle (lands.
Chr. f»Jl there, faid Chrtjlitn, did J ft down to reft nte j hut being over- come with fleep, /there loft this Roll out *f mi bofont.
F*it». But good Brother here me out: Sofoon as the Man over- took me, he was but a word and a blow : for downheknocktme, and laid me for dead. But when I was a little come to my felf again, I asked him wherefore he ferved nwfo? he faid, Becaufeof my (ecret inclining to-/4- d*m the fir ft ; and with that, he (hook me another deadly blow on the breft, and beat me down backward , fo I lay at his foot at dead as before. So
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when I came to my felf again, I cried him mercy 5 but he faid, I know not to (hew mercy, and with that knock t me down again He had doubtfeft made a hand of me , but that one came by, and bid him forbear.
Chr. Who was that* that bid him forbear ?
Faith. I did not know him at firft, but as he went by, I perceived the holes in his hands, and his fide 5 then I concluded that he was our Lord So I went up the Hill.
Chr. That Man that ovcrtoekjoH> wot Mofes, e he fftrretb nine, neither tfmptf knovteth he how tojkew mercy to thofc Mofes. thattranfgrefs his Law.
Faith. I know it very well, it was not the firft time that he has met with me. Twas he that came to me w hen I dwelt fccurely at home, and that told me, He would burn my Houfc over my head, if I ftaid there.
Chr. But did not yon fee the Houfe that flood there on the top of that Hill* on thefde of which Mofes met you ?
Faith. Yes, and the Lions too, be- fore I came at it ; but for the Lions, I think they were a deep, for it was about Noon ; and becaule I had fb
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much of the day before me, I pafled by the Porter, and came down the Hill.
Chr. He told me indeed that heft*
jwgo by* bftt / rvt/h JOH had called at
theHoftfe-y for they would have Jkcwed
you fo many Rarittcs> th*t JOH Would
fcarce have for rot them to the day of
your death. But pray tell me, did you
meet no body in the V 'alley of Humility ?
Faithfull Faith. Yes, i met with one Dif-
*f**lud content, who would willingly have
fcn?lfC°n" Per^wa<^e<^ me to §° ^ac^ aga»n ^th nim : his reafon was, for that the Valley was altogether without Ho- nottr-, he told me moreover, That there to go, was the way todifobey all my Friends, as Pride, Arogancy, Self-Conceit , worldly Glory , with others,who he knew,as he faid,would be very much offended , if I made fuch a Fool of my fclf, as to wade through this Valley.
Chr. Well, and now did youanfacr
Faithfuls him?
**l»trto Faith. I told him, That although
Difcon-* all thcfe that he named might claim
kindred of me, and that rightly, ( for
indeed they were my Relations, ac-
cwdfngtotheflejk") yet fmce I became
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a Pilgrim, they hare difbwned me, as I arfo have rejected them j aod therefore they were to rne now, no more then if they had never been of my Linage; I told him moreover, That as to this Valley, he had quite miffc-reprefented the thing : for be- fore Ho nour is Humility^ And 4 haxthtj fpirit before a fall. Therefore faid I, Ihad rather go through this Valley to the Honour that was fo accounted by the wife ft, then chufe that which he efteemcd moft worth our affeftions.
Chr. Met you with nothing elfe in fft / that Valley* a$ulttA
Faith. Yes, I met with Shame 5 **tb But of all the Men that I met with shamc in my Pilgrimage , he I think bears the wrong name : the other would be faid nay , after after a little ar- gumentation (and (brtic what elfe) but this bold faced Sh#»c , would ne- ver have done.
Chr. Why, what did he fat* jt*f Faith. What ! why he otyedted agamft Religion it felf • he faid it was t pitiful low fneaking bufmeftfora Man to mind Religion ? he faid that a tender confcience was an on manly thing, and that for a Man to watch
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over his words and ways, fo as to tye up himfelf from that hectoring liberty, that the brave fpirits of the times accuftom themfelves unto, would make me the Ridicule of the ^k,1' times. He objected aifo, that but few lil * of thr Mighty. Rich, or Wife, were ever of my opinion i nor any of them, 8 before they were perfwadcd to be ' Fools, and to be of a voluntary fond- nefs, to venture the lofs of all, fcr no body elfe fyows wh*t. He more- over objected the bafe and low eftate and condition of thofe that were chiefly the Pilgrims of the times 5 in which they lived, alfb their ignorance, and want of undcrftand- ing in all natural Science. Yea, he did hold me to it at that rate alfb, a- bout a great many more things then here I relate; as, that it was afkanc to fit whining and mourning under a Sermon, and ayfc*«fto comcfigh' ing and groaning home. That it was ajhamc to ask my Neighbour for- givenefs for petty faults, or to make rcftitution where I had taken from any : He faid alfb that Religion made a man grow ftrange to the great, be- caufe of a few vices (which he call- ed
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cd by finer names) and made him own and refpeft the bafe, becaufe of the fame Religious fraternity .And is not this, fa id he,ayk4*»;?
Chr. ^4ndwhat did you fa to him?
Faith. Say ! I could not tell what to fayatthefirft. Yea, he put me fotoir, that my blood came up in my face, even this5£*»»r fetch't it up, and had almoft beat me quite off. But at laft I began to confider , That that which is highly cfhemcd*- mong Aien-t is had in domination With Cod. And I thought again , This Shame tells me what men are, but it tells me nothing what God, or the word of God is. And I thought moreover, That at the day of doom, we (hall not be doomed to death or life, according to the hedloring fpi- rits of the world j but according to the Wifdom and Law of the Higheft. .Therefore thought I, what God fays, is belt, is beft , though all the Men in the world are againft it. Seeing then, that God prefers his Religion, feeing God prefers a tender Con- fcience, feeing they that make them- fcfves Fools for the Kingdom of Heaven, are wifeftj and that the
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poor that loveth Chrift, is richer then the grcateft Man in the world that hates him; Shame depart, thou arc an Enemy to my Salvation : (hall I entertain thee againft my Soveraign Lord ? Ho\v then (hall I look him in Mar.s.jS. the face at his coming' Should I now be ajbxmedof his ways and Ser- vants, how can I expect the blef- fing ? But indeed this Shame was a bold Villain > I could fcarce (hake him our of my company 5 yea, he would be haunting of me, and continually whtfpering me in the car, withfome one or other of the infirmities that attend Reli 'ion : but at laft I told him, Twas but in vain to attempt fur- ther in th.sbufmefsjfor thole things that hedifdained> in thole did I fee moft glory : And 1 b at laft I got paft this importunate one.
The trjals that thoje men do meet withal That are obedient to the Heavenly call*
manifold, and fated to the flefo,
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0 let the Pilgrims , to th* Pilgrims
then, Be vigilant* and quit tkemfclves like
men.
Chr. I am glad^my Er -other , f&fl* ;&/& withstand this Villain fo bravely -t for of all, as thoufayft> I thinly he has the wrong name : for he isfo hold as to follow us in the Streets^ and to at- ttmpt to put HS tojhxmc before ailment that isy to make us ajbamed of that which is good: but if he was not himfelf audaciouS)he would never attempt to do as he dots, but let usftiilrefift him : for notwithftanding all his Bravadoes^ hs promoteth the Fool, and none elfe. The Wife (hall Inherit Glory, faid Solo- mon, but fhame (hall be the promo- Fr°J tion of Fools.
Faith. / think we muft crj to him for help againftjhamf) that would have us be valiant for the Truth upon the Earth.
Chr. 1 ou fay true. But did jou meet no bodj elfe in that Valley f
Faith. No not I,for I had Sun-fliine all the reft of the way, through that, aad a]fo through the Valley of the fhadow of death.
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Chr. 'Twas well foryou^ lamfure it fared far other wife with me. I had for a long feafon, as foon almoft as I cntred into that Valley, a dread- ful Combat with that foul Fiend ^pollyon : Yea$ I thought verily he would have killed me 5 efpecially when he got me down, and crufht me under him, as if he would have crulht me to pieces. For as he threw me, my Sword flew out of my hand j nay he told me, He was J tire of me : but I crittttoGod, and he heard me, and delivered me out of all my troubles. Then I entred into the Valley of thr (hadow of death, and had no light for almoft half the way through it. I thought I (hould a been killed there, over, and over 5 But at laft , day brake, and the Sun rife, aiid I went through that which was behind with far more cafe and quiet
Moreover, I faw in my Dream, that as they went on, Faithful, as he chanced to look on one fide, faw a Man whole name is Talkative, walk- ing at a diftance befides them, (for Talkative 'n tn's place, there was room enough for them all to walk) Hewas atoll and (omthing more comtli at a
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diftance then At hand. To this Man, Faithful addrefied himfelf in this manner.
Faith. Friend? Whit her away < uirt you going to the Heavenly Countrey f
Talk, I am going to that fame place.
Faith. That is well : Then I hop* we may have jour good Company.
Talk. With a very goodwill, will I be your Companion.
Faith. Come on then, and 'et us go together , and let usfpcndour time in tjvc ,fffrr dtfcourfingof things that arc profitable, difcturfe.
Talk^ To talk of things that are good, to me is very acceptable, with you, or with any other; and lam glad that I have met with thofe that incline to fo good a work. For to fpeak the truth, there are but few that care thus to fpend their time (as they are in their travels) but chufe much rather co be fpeaking of things to no profit , and this hath Talkaives been a trouble tome. di{LH*if
Faith, Toot is indeed a thing to Iff *>** W l*mented\ for wh*t things fo worthy of "**•*• the ufe of the tongue and mouth of men on Earth, at are the things of the God of Heaven?
H Talk.
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7V/t 1 like you wonderful well, for your laying is full of convidion $ and I will add, W hat thing fb plea- fant, and what (b profitable, as to talk of the things of God ?
What things foplealant ? (that is, if a man hath any delight in things that are wonderful) for inftance : If a man doth delight to talk of the Hiftory or the Myftery of things , or if a man doth love to ta k of Mi- racles, Wonders or Signs, where fliall he find things Recorded fo de- lightful, and fofweetly penned, as in the holy Scripture?
Faith. That's true : but to he profi- ted by (net* things in our talkjjhottldbt that which we £fign~
Talk. That is it that I faid : for to talk^ of fuch things is moft profitable, for by (b doing,a Man may get know- ledge of many things, as of the va- nity of earthly things, and the be, fit of things above : (thus in general) but more particularly, By this a man may learn the neceflity of the New- birth, the inefficiency of our works, nlkatires t^ience(^ of Chrifts righteoufhefs, C^c* fintdif* Bcfides, by this a man may learn by talk; what it is to repent, to believe,
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to pray, to fuffer,orthe like :by this alfo a Man may Icarn what are the great promifes & confolations of the Gofpel,to his own comfort. Further, by this a Man may learn to refute falfe opinions, to vindicate the trutl), and alfo to inftrudt the ignorant.
Faith, 411 this is true, and glad am I to hear thefe things from yon.
Talk, Alas ! the want of this is the caufe that fo few under ftand the need of faith, andthenccdlity of a work of Grace in their Soul, in or- der to eternal life : hut ignorantly live in the works of the Law , by which a man can by no means obtain the Kingdom of Heaven.
Faith. But by your leave^ ffeaven- ly knowledge of thefe ^ is the gift of God $ no man attttineth t* them by humane in- duftrj, or only by the tAlkjtfthetn.
T*lk± AH this I know very well, for a man can receive nothing except it be given him from H-aven ? all is of Grace , not of works : I could
give you an hundred Scriptures for ^ £ >r™ the confirmation of this Talki"fe
Faith. Well then, faid Faithful, what it that one thin& that we Jh all at this time found our difcourfe upon?
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o brave Ttlk; What you will : I will talk of Talkative th',ngs Heavenly, or things Earthly ; things Moral, or things Evangelical j things Sacred, or things Prophanes ; things paft, or things to come 5 thing forraign, or things at home 3 things more Effential, or things Circum- ftantial : provided that all be done to our profit.
Faith. Now did Faithful begin to wonders and stepping to Chriftian,(/0r Faithful he Walked all this while by himfelfj) he otfuiltd by faid to him, (but fofrly) What a brave Ttlkativc. Companion have we got I Surely this man veil I make a very excellent Pil- grim.
Chriflian C^: ^r T^1S C^rtf'** modeftly s a. lmiled,and faid, This man with whom try you arefo taken, will beguile with Talka- j^is tongue of his, twenty of them
F^th- that ^now him not- ful who bt Faith: Do yon kyorv him then ?
°Chr. Know him! Yes,better then he knows himfelf.
Faith. Pray what is he? Chr. His name is Talkative , he dwclleth in our Town ; 1 wonder that you fhould be a ftranger to him, only I confider that our Town is large.
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Faith. Whofc Son is he ? And wbcrc- abotit doth he dwell ?
Chr. He is the Son of one Saywell, he dwelt in Prating row -, and he is known of all that are acquainted with him, by the name of Talkative in Prating-row : and notwithftand- ing his fine tongue, he is but a forry fellow.
Faith. Welly he fecms to be * very pretty man.
Chr. That is, to them that have not through acquaintance with him, for he is belt abroad, near home he is ugly enough : your faying, That he is a pretty man , brings to my mind what I have obiervcd in the work of the Painter, whofe Pictures (hews beft at a diftancej but v?ry near, more unpleafing.
Faith. But lam ready to thinly jo* do but ;c 'ft, becaufeyoti fmiled.
Chr. God- forbid that I fhould)^ (though I fmiled) in this matter, or that I (hould accufc any falfely j I will give you a further dilcovery of him : This man is for any company, and for any tal^ as he talketh now with you, fo will he tal^, when he is on the .die-bench: and the more H 3 drink
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drink he hath in his crown , the more of thcfc things he hath in his mouth ; Religion hath no place in his heart, orhouie, or converfation j all he hath, lieth in his tongue^ and his Religion is to make a noife there- with.
Faith Say you fo ! Then am I in this man greatly deceived
Mat- 23. Chr. Deceived ! you may befure i Cor. 4. Of it> Remember the Proverb, They
Talkative fa an^ ^° not : ^Ht l^e K*n&d-om of M%, but God is not tn word, bnt in power. He dots not. talketh of Prayer , of Repentance, of Faith, and of the New birth : but he knows but only to t*Lk^ of them. I have been in his Family, and have obferved him both at home and a- uis bouft broad 5 and I know what I fay of him is trnptyof is the truth. His houfe is as empty Rtiigion. of Religion, as the white of an Egg is of favour. There is there, neither Prayer, nor fign of Repentance for fin : Yea, the bruit in his kind ferves God far better then he. He is the very ftain, reproach, and fhame of He is « Religion to ail that know him jit can ' f* hardly have a good word in all that
cnd of th? Town wherc hc dwells> ,j. ' through him. Thus fay the common
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People that know him, ji Saint *- iktfr'- broad, and a Devil *t borne: His poor wb rMf Family finds it fo, he is fuch a chxrl, ****** fuch a railer at, and fo unreafonable with his Servants , that they neither know how to do for, or fpeak to him. Men that have any dealings with him, fay 'tis better to deal with a Mtn fl** Turk then with him, for fairer deal- ^/^'J^ ing they (hall have at their hands. This Talkative, if it be poflible,will go beyond them, defraud, beguile, and over-reach them. Befides, he brings up his Sons to follow his fteps; and if he findeth in any of them a foolijh timorottfiiefs (for (b he calls the firft appearance of a tender con- fcience)he calls them fools and block- heads ; and by no means will imploy them in much, or fpeak to their commendations before others. For my part I am of opinion, that he has by his wicked life caufed many to ftumble and fall; and will be, if God prevent not, the mine of many more.
Faith. Welly my brother, I ar#
bound to believe you ; not only bectufc
you fay y OH know him, but a/Jo bectufe
like a Chriftttn, you m*kfjo*r reports
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of men. For I cannot thinly that you fpeuk^i hefe t jings of ill will, bat becaujc tt is even fo as you jay.
Chr. Had I known him no more than you , I might perhaps have thought of him as at the fir ft you did : Yea, had he received this re- port at their hands only that are enemies to Religion, I fhould have thought it had been a (lander: (A Lot that often falls from bad mens mouths upon good mens Names and Prof flions : ^ But all thefe thing?,yea and a great many more as bad , of my own knowledge I can prove him guilty of. Befides , good men are afhamed of him, they can neither call him Brother nor Friend-, the very naming of him among them, makes them blufh, if they know him
Fa. Welly I fee that Saying and Do- ing are two things , and hereafter IJhaU better obferve this diftinftion.
Chr. They are two things indeed, The C/rr- and are as diverfc as are the Soul fito andtheBody: For as the Body with- out the Soul, is but a dead Carkafs; fb, Bayingy if it be alone, is but a dead Carkafs alfo. The Soul of Religi- on is the praftick part : Pure Reli- gion
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gion and undefilcdy before God andth* Jam- i Father, itthts, To vtfttthe Fatherlefs »?•/' and Widows in their afflidton, and to keep himjelf unfpoted from the World. This Talkative is not aware of, he thinks that hi or ing andfajing will make a good Chriitian , and thus he deceivethhis own Soul. Hearing is but as the fowing of the Seed 5 talk- ing is not fufficient to prove that fruit is indeed in the heart and lifej and let us allure pur felves, that at the day of Doom, men (hall be judg- ed according to their fruits. It will See Mat- not be (aid then, Did you believe ? but, \ ^nd A. Were you Doersyoi Talkers only ? and aj. accordingly (hall they be judged. The end of the World is compared to our Harveft, and you know men at Harveft regard nothing but Fruit. Not that any thing can be accepted that is not of Faith : But I fpeak this, to (hew you how infignificant the profcflionof Talkative will be at that day.
Fa. This brings to my mind that of Lcyit- *'• Mofes, bywhichhcdefcribeththebcajl Deut* '* that is clean. He is fuch an one that f arttth th* JJoofy and cheweth the Cud: Not that part eth the Hoof only y or that
chcwtth
io
cheweth the Cud only. The Hart chtfr- Faithfal eth the CW, but yet is unclean, bc-
.
»//jtf/Tal- *b's tr*lj re[embleth Talkative; he kctiTc. cheweththe Cud, he fee keth knowledge , hethcweth upon the Word<> but he &- videth not the Hoof \ he fart eth not with the V9*y affinne rs-, but AS the //*ra, rettinetk the foot of a Dog , or £ear, *nd therefore he is unclean.
Cbr. You have fpoken, for ought
I know, the true Gofpel fenfe of thofe
Texts, and I will add an other thing.
Paul calleth ibme men, yea and
iCor.13. thofe great Talkers too, founding
i,i,j.^. grafS) and Tinckling Cymbals; that
I4*Talka- *s> as ne Expounds them in another
tive IH* place, Thinjs wtthout life, giving found.
to things Things without life, thatis,. without
thetruc Fairh and Grace of the Go- foci; and confcquently, things that (hall never be placed in the Kingdom of Heaven among thofe that are thc Children of life: Though their found by their tal^ be as if it were thc Tongue or voice of an Angel
Fait. Wr//, / was not fo fond of his Company asfrft, but I am MS fck^ of if now. What ft all we do to be rid if
Chr
in
Chr. Take my advice, and do as I bid you, and you (hall find that he will foon be Tick of your Company too , except God (hall touch his heart and turn it.
Fait. What would you have me to do*
Chr. Why, go to him , and enter into fome ferious difcourfc about the power of Religion : And ask him plain- ly (when he has approved of it , for that he will ) whether this thing be fet up in his Heart , Hpufe/ or Con- vcrfation.
Fait. Then Faithful ftcpt forward again, andfaid to Talkative: Come, what chcar ? how t sit now ?
Talk, Thank you, Well. I thought we (hould have had a great deal of 7*/^by this time.
Fait. Well, if jo* willy we will fall to it now 5 and face you left it with me toftate the qMeftion, let be this : How dot h i he fa-v ing grace of God dij cover it felf, when it is in the heart of man ?
Talk,. I perceive then that cm* talk muft be about the power of things 5 Well, 'tis a very good queftion, and 1 fliall be willing to anfwer you. And take my anfwer in brief thus. Firft, „ Where the Grace of God is in the £«0T, frtct.
it
H2
if caufeth there a great out- cry againft jm. Secondly -
Fait. Nay bold, let us confder of one at once : I thinl^joufkould rather fay, Jtjhowesit felf by inclining theSonlto abhor its fin.
Tali^. Why, what difference is there between crying out againft, and abhoring of fin ?
Fait. Ob ! a great deal ; a man may
°7 '** *£***ftr*> °f P0hc) > b*t be can- not abhor it, b*t by venue of a Godly Cnci. ant if at by againft it : I have beard many cry out againft fn in the Pttlpit , wko yet can abide it weK enough in the heart^ and boitfe, and conversation. Jofephs Afiftris cried out with aloud voiec^ at ffjbe bad been very holy 5 but foe Vtomld willingly , notwithflanding that, have committed uncle anncfs with him. Seme cry out *g*wft fn , even as the Mather cries out aramft her Child
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in her lap , -when foe collet h it Sl*t and naughty Girl , and then falls to bmg-
gan
Talk, You lie at the catch, I per- ceive.
Fait. No not J, I amonly far fetinr things right. But what it the fecond thing *kcrtbyyou would frove a dtf~
covery
<£. Ije tlgtimg
covery of a worl^ of grac ? in the heart t Talk, Great knowledge of Gofpcl Myfteries. Gnat
Fair. This fignejhould have been firjl, kpybit but firft or lajt, it is alfo falfe 5 for, £*" Knowledge, great knowledge, may be ob- \ cor. 13. tamed in the myfteries of the G of pel, and yet no work, of grace in the Soul. Tea, if a man have all knowledge, he may yet be nothing , and fo consequently be no child cfGod. When Chnft faidfco you know allthefe t\\\r\g&slndtheDifciples had anfaered, Tes : He addeth, Blefled are ye if ye do them. He doth not lay the blefpng in the knowing ofthem,btit in the doinff of them. For there is a know- ledge that is not attended with doing'Re that knoweth his Matters will, and doth It not. ^ man may know like an ^4ngel,and yet be no Chriftian 5 therefore yourjign is not true. Indeed to know,is a thing thstpleafeth Talkers andBoafters; but to do, is that which pleafeth God.Not that the heart can be good without knowledge , for without that the heart
is nauvht : There is therefore knowledge,
,, & , , ,i /f* i K
andkpowledge. Knowledge that rtjtetn J
in the bare /peculation of things , and Udgt. knowledge that is accompanied with the grtctof faith and love , vphich puts A
man
Clje
upon doing even t:c will of God from the heart : the fir ft of t!:efe will ferve the Talker, but without the other the true Chriftian is not content. Give
True krow mc undcrftanding,andlfhallkeepthy - Law, yea I fhali oblcrve it vvith»my whole heart, I- fa/. 119.34.
T*tki You lie at the catch again, this is not for edification.
Fait. Well, if you pleajc propound auot her fign how this work^ of grace dtf - cover eth it f elf where it is.
T*ll(. Not I for I fee vre (hall not agree.
Fait. Welly if you Will not ^ Will JQ* give me leave to ao it ?
T*lk± You may ufe your Liberty. d Fait' <*»*rWfr*cci* tlxfouldj- i cover (thrift Ify either to him that hath
;>, or toftandersbj. Joh 1^.8. To him that hath it , thus. It gives
Rom 7-14 himconviftian of fin , especially of the lob. 160 i r, ft- r i *< r f
\\ / * dime mtnt of hts nature , and the fur of MJT.U \6 Jt , r ,r , r r i • i L • pf <8 ,8 ttnbebefr (for the fal^ of which he is
Jfr.^i.ip fure to be damned , if hs findeth not at Gods hand by faith in feftts
*
He? zj.<f. Vfork^th in himforrow and frame for Jin j he findeth moreover revealed »n htm the Saviour of the World, and the *J>
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folute neceffity of clofing with him for life, at the which he pndeth hungrings andthirftings after htm, to which hun- grings, Sec. thepromifeis made. Now acc-ording to the ftrength or weaknefs tf his {• aith in his Saviour, fo is his joy and peace, fo is his love to holi- nefs, fo are his dejtres to know him more , and alfo to ferve him in this World. But though I fay it dtf- covereth itfelf thus unto him ; jet it is but feldom that he is able to conclude that this is a work^ of Grace, becaufe his corruptions now, and his abufed rea - fon, makes his mind to mif- judge in this matter ; therefore in him that hath this workj there is required a very fou;id judgement, before he can withfteddinefs conclude that this is a work^ of Grace.
To others it is thus dif covered. Ro. \ o* i •>.
I Bj *x experimental confeffion of phl l- *•!• his Fait h in Christ. 2 . By a life anfwer- ^at' '* 9*
// / r rr /•/•/• '°- *<»!<•
able to that conjejjion, to wit, a life of pf ^^.2v holinefs 5 heart-holinefs , f amity -holi- ]cb. 4*, nefs (if he hath a Vamilf) and bj Con- f-^ vcrfation-holinefs in the World: which Ezck in the general teacheth him, inwardly to abhor his Sin, andhimfelf for that inftcret, to fupprefs tt tn his Family, and ti promote holinefs in the World ;
not
not by tall^ only, as an Hj foe-rite or Talkative Perfon may do: but by a pra- ttle al Subjection in /• atth^ and Love, to the power of the word : And now 5/r, as to this brief defcription of the Worl^ of Grace , and aifo the difcovcry of ir, if you have ought to objctt., objeft : if not, then give me leave to propound to you afecondqueftion.
Ta!^. Nay, my part is not now to ob)<^> but to hear, let me therefore have your fecond queftion.
faith. It is this, Do you experience the firft part of this defcription of iff and doth your life anciconverfationufti- fie the fame ? or ftandeih yvur Religion in Word or in Tongue , and not in Deed and Truth? pray, if you incline to anfaerme in this, fay no more then yon know the God above will fay Amen to 5 and alfo) nothing but what your Con- fcience canj-uftifit you in. For, not he that commendeth himfelf is appro- ved, but whom the Lord commen- deth. Btfdes, to fay I am th*s, and Talkative f^*J» w**n "7 Conversion, and *tl nrt flea fed **y Neighbours tell me, Ily*y i*
Faithfuls T^ Then ralkative at ftrft be- '** gantoblulh, but recovering himfelf,
Thus
CJre pa starts pjcfft e(& 1 1 7
Thus he rcplycd, You come now to Experience,to Confidence, and God : and to appeals to him for juftificatipn of what is fpoken : This kind of dif. courfo I did not expeft, nor am I dif- poTcd to give an anfwer co fuch qudtions, bccaufe, I count not my fdf bound thereto, unlefs you take upon you to be a CatechuLer $ and, though you (houldfo do, yet I may refute to make you my Judge : But I pray will you tell me, why you ask tnefuchqueftions;
Faith. Reeattfe I favt jo* fvrwardtf >^n^ni talks **£ i>eca*fe I knew not that JQH ibjfuih- k*d ought f/ft but notion. BcjitUs, tg fat put to tcljo* Ml/ the Truth, I k*1* h**rd of *'
gion lies in talk^ end t Lot jour Convcr- fttion gives this jour Mout b-profeftm, the ijc. Ttoji*J Ton *r€ *fpot *- mong Chriftitns * *nd that Religion farcth the Worfeftr jour xngodlj €•*- verfttiw, thttfome dread} have ft xm- bled Mf yonr wicked waji , and that mere *re in danger of being defrayed thereby i j9*r Religion, *n3 an Ho*fe, and
nefs, andfwearing) *ndlj inland vain Company-keeping, 6Vc. Will ftandto- I gctlxr
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getber. The froruerh is true nhichis f aid of a Where $ to vvir, Ttoat Jhe is a Jhame to all Women j fo j*u are afoame to all Prof effort.
Talkative ^^ Since Y0" are yeadV to ukc
finis &- UP rep0115: and to Judge fo raftl^r
»4> fr«m as you do 5 I cannot but conclude
Faithful. you are fome peevifh, or tnelancholly
Man , not fit to be difrourfed with,
and fo adieu,
Chr. Then came up Chriftian> and laid to his Brother, I told you how it would happen, your words and his lufts could not agree; he had ra- ther leave your company , then re- form his life : but he is gone as I (aid, . let him go j the loft is no mans but '" ^ls own, he has faved us the trouble of going from him ; for he continu- ing, as I fuppofe he will do, as he is , he would have been but a blot in our Company : befides, the Apoftle lays, From fuck withdraw thy f elf.
Faith. But I am glad we had this little difcourfe vptth him, it may hap • fen that he mil thinly of it again ; how- ever , / have dealt plainly with him, and fo am dear of his blood, if he ferijketh.
Chr. You did well to talk fo plain- ly
To Anvt down all before him
focn -^x Faithful r^/p^Heart work,
* ht Moon Thais p aft the full, into the nan
will all, but he that Heart work I 2 Thus
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ly to him as you did, there is but little of this faithful dealing with men now a days 5 and that makes Religion (b ftink 'm the noftrills of many, as it doth: for they arc thefe Talkative Fools, whofe Religion is only in word* and are debauched and vain in their Converfation, that (be- ing fo much admitted into the Fel- lowfhip of the Godly ) do (tumble the World, blemiCh Christianity, and grieve the Sincere. I wifti that all Men would deal with fuch, as you have done, thenfliould they eithei be made more conformable to Religion, or the company of Saints would be too hot for them*
Hw Talkative at frft lifts ftp hu Plumes!
How bravely doth he fpc*kj
no Cbe p;lgr(m0
Thus they went on talking of wha t they had fcen by the way ; and to made that way eafie, which would otherwife, no doubt, have been tedi- ous to them : for now they went through aWildernefs.
Then I faw in my Dream, that when they were got out of the Wil- dernefs , they prefently faw a Town before them, and the name of that Town is Vanity ; and at the Town there is a I- air kept, called Vanity- Fatr : It is kept all the Year long, it beareth the name of Vanity Fair, be- caufe the Town where tis kept, u Ifa 40. 17 lighter then Vanity ; and alfo, becaufe fcccl- i. all that is there (old, or thatcomcth chap.2.ti thither, is Vanity. As is the faying of the wife, All that comet his vanity. This Fair is no new created bufi- nefs, but a thing of Ancient (tend- ing; I will fhew you the original of ir. Almoft five thoufand years a- Ti)t A*ti- gonc, there were Pilgrims walking
tothe c^1^31 city» as thefe two
honeft perfbns are ; and Bcckuebnb) ^poliyon , and Legion . with their Companions, perceiving by the path that the Pilgrims made , that their way to the City lay through thit
Tom
tt&e pigrimg Wiogtefa in
Town of Vanity i they contrived < here to fet up a Fair* a Fair wherein fhould be fold of all forts of 'Vanity , and that it fhould lait all the year long. Therefore at Ms Fair are ^ ^ all (uch Merchandize (old, As Houfes, ckandhtif Lands, Trades, Places, Honours, tbisf*ir. Preferments, Titles,Countreys, King- doms,Lufts, Pleafures and Delights of all forts, as Whores, Bauds, Wives, Husbands, Children, Matters', Ser- vants, Lives, Blood, Bodies, Souls, Silver, Gold, Pearls, precious Stones, and what not.
And moreover ,at this Fair there is at all times to be feen Juglings, Cheats, Games, Plays, Fools, Apes, Knaves, and Rogues, and that of all forts.
Here are to be feen, and that for nothing, Thefts, Murders, Adulr tries, Falfe-fwearers , and that of a blood -red colour.
And as in others fairs of lefs mo- ment,there arc the (everal Rows and Streets , under their proper names, where fuch and fuch Wares are vended : So here likewife, you have the proper Places , Rows , Streets, (v/*.. Countreys, and Kingdoms,) where the Wares of this Fair arc I fooneft
122 c&e pilgrims P;ogreft.
fooncft to be found . Hcre i
oW) the French Row, the/M- Row , the Spanijh Row , the where fcveral forts of Vanities are to be fold. But as in o- ther fairs fbme one Commodity is as the chief of all the fair, fo the Ware of Rome and her Merchandise is greatly promoted in this fair : Only our EngUJh Nation, with fome others, have taken a diflike thereat.
Now , as I faid , the way to the Caeleftial City lyes ;uft thorow this
tkitb. r°"n* where thislufty Fair is kePr5 and he that will go to the City, and
yet not go thorow this Town , muft needs go out of the World. The Prince of Princes himfelf, when here, went through this Town to his own Coun- trey, and that upon a Fair-day too: MJt g Yea , and as I think , it was Bcel- Luk. 4* '. zeb"6 the chief Lord of this Fair, 6> 7. ' that invited him to buy of his Va- nities ; yea, would have made him Lord of the Fair, would he but have done him Reverence as he went thorow the Town. Yea, becaufe he was fuch a perfon of Honour , BeeL- ubub had him from Street to Street* and (hewed him all the Kingdoms of
the
Cfje J&tlgtfitw pj00reftf.
the World in a little time, that he might , if poflible, alure that Blefied One, to cheapen and buy fbme of his Vanities. But he had no mind to the faubtn Merchandize, and therefore left the thing in Town , without laying out fb much ibisf*ir. as one Farthing upon thele Vanittcs. This Fair therefore is an Ancient thing , of long ftanding, and a very great Fair.
Now thefe Pilgrims, as I faid, muft rhe needs go thorow this/**V:Well,fothey frjms w did 5 but behold, even as they entred ter the fair into the/^/r, all the people in the fair were moved, and the Town it felf as it .
were in a Hubbub about them 3 and 4 /££„'* that for feveral reafbns : For, ^out tbim
Firft, The Pilgrims were cloathed with fuch kind of Raiment, as was 7f e firft diverfe from the Raiment of any P?]MfAi that Traded in that fair. The people "***" therefore of the fair made a great gazing upon them: Some (aid th^y were Fools, fome they were Bedlams, and fome they are Outlandifh-men.
Secondly, And as they wondred i Cor. ^. at their Apparel, fo they did like wife *» *• at their Speech, for few could un~ ,/tii tofc derftand what they faid ; they natu- rally fpoke the Language of Canaan, I 4 but
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but they that kept the far, were the ir\en ot this World : So that from one end of ihefar to the other, they feerned Barbarian* each to the other.
Thirdly, But that which did not
a little amuie the Merchandizes
was,that thefe Pilgrims fet very light
by all their Wares, they cared not,
fo much as to look upon them: and
if they called upon them to buy, they
would put their fingers in their ears,
Pfal. n^. and cry, Tnrn away mine eyes from
57- beholding vanity ; and look upwards,
Phil j.i£. Dignifying that their Trade and ^af-
ar. fick was in Heaven.
One chanced mockingly , behold-
ing the carriages of the men, to fay
unto them, What will ye buy ? but
they, looking gravely upon him, faid^
We buy tbe Truth. At that, there was
r'*^* ' an occafion taken to deipile the men
fbiy in ^c more > f°me mocking, fomc tatin-
moc(td. ting , fame fpeaking reproachfully,
and fome calling upon others to finite
rtr fair in them. At laft things came to an hub-
much that all order was confounded. Now was word prcfently brought to the great one of ine f*tr9 who (jukkly came down , and deputed (bme of
his
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his molt trufty friends to take thdc men into examination, about whom ?bti*rt the /Mr was almoft overturned. So '*******• the men were brought to examina- tion , and they that fat upon them, asked them whence they came, whe- ther they went , and what they did therein fuchan unufual Garb? The -ftgytta men told them, that they were Pil- »fe* rferj grims and Strangers in the World, *rt *** and that they were going to their own Countrey, which was the Hea- venly Jerufalem 5 and that they had given none occafion to the men of the Town, nor yet to the Mcrchandi- zers, thus to abufe them, and to let them in their Journey. Except it was, for that, when one asked them what they would buy, they (aid they would buy the Truth* But they that were appointed to examine them, did not *£ believe them to be any other then Bedlams and Mad , or elfe fuch as came, to put all things intoa confufion in thcfatr. Therefore they took them and beat them , and befmeared them rt>V "* with dirt, and then put them into *"* '* theCa$e, that they might be made a Sp< cltacle to all the men of the ft*?. There therefore they lay for fome
time,
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time, and were made the objects of any mans fport , or malice , or re- bt- vcngC> The great one of the fair ^ughing ftillat ail that befel them . But the men being patient, and not render ing railing for railing, but con- trarywife blelfmg , and giving good words for bad , and kindnefs for in- juries done : Some men in the fair Tht w™*/that were more obferving, and lefs tktfair do prejudiced then the reft , began to check and blame the bafer fort for their continual abufesdone by them thefe to the men : They therefore in angry t»* mm. manner let fly at them again, count- ing them as bad as the men in the Cages and telling them that they (eemed confederates, and fliould be made partakers of their misfortunes. The other replied , That for ought they could fee, the men were quiet, andfober, and intended no body any harm; and that there were many that Traded in their fair , that were more worthy to be put into the Cage, yea, and Pillory too, then were the men that they had abufed. Thus, after divers words had parted on both fides, (thementhemfelves behaving themlelves all the while very wifely
and
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and fobcrly before them, ) they fell to fome Blows , and did harm one to another. Then were theie two poor m™\*e men brought before their Examiners Authors tf again , and there charged as being this ^//far- guilty of the late Hubbub that had fcrfxa- been in the fair. So they beat them ^ pitifully, and hanged Irons upon ledqunA them, and led them in Chaines, up down the and down the fair , for an example /«>/"» and a terror to others, left any fhould further (peak in their behalf, or joyn themfel res unto them. But Chriftia* and Faithful behaved thcmfelvesyet more wifely, and received the igno- miny and ftiame that was caft upon them , with fb much meeknefs and patience , that it won to their fide (though but few in comparifonof the reftJfevcralofthemeninthe/4/r.This them. put the other party yet into a greater rage, infbmuch that they concluded the death of thefe two men. Where- fore they threatned that the Cage nor fair *t Irons fliould fcr ve their turn, but that writoia they fhould die, for the abufe they "f'1™ had done, and for deluding the men *• ofthe/*/r.
Then were they remanded to the Cage again until further order ftouM
be
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taken with them. So they put them *['t in, and made their feet faft in the tht Stocks. Then a convenient time be- Cdgt And ing appointed, they brought thrm ffar forth to their Tryal in order to their Ttyd- ft Condemnation. When the time was come, they were brought before their Enemies and arraigned ; the Judge's name was Lord Hatevood. Their In- dictment was one and the fame in fub- ftance , though fbmewhat varying informs the Contents whereof was this.
fkt i r z a- ttat they were enemies t o, and dlflur-
iiftmerit. fan of their Trade ; that they hadm.idc
Commotions and Divifions in the Tovfft^
and had won a party to their own mo ft
dangerous opinions, in contempt of the
Law of their Prince.
c :*kr i Then Faithful began to anfwer,
raitnln's ~« ., . f y» , • /» «/• •/>
itfvetr fa That he had only fet himfelf agamft kimftlf. that which had fet it felf againft him that is higher then the higheft. And (aid he, As for difturbance , I make none, being my fHf a man of Peace 5 the Party that were won to us, were won by beholding our Truth and In- nocence , and they are only turned from the worfe to the better. And as to the King you talk of, fince he is
Beelzebub
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the Enemy of our Lord, Idefiehimand all his Angels.
Then Proclamation was made,that they that had ought to fay for their Lord the King againft the Prifoner at the Bar, (hould forthwith appear and give in their evidence. So there came in three Witnefies, to wit, EWVJ^SH- pcrftition^ and Pickthank^ They was then asked, If they knew the Pri- foner at the Bar ? and what they had to fay for their Lord the King againft him.
Then ftood forth Envy* and (aid to thiseffed; My Lord, I have known this man a longtime, and willattcft upon my Oath before this honoura- ble Bench, That he is —
J*dgt. Hold, give him his Oath > So they fware him. Then he faid, My Lord, This man, notwithftanding his plaufible name, is one of the vileft men in our Countrey 5 He neither regardeth Prince nor People, Law nor Cuftom : but doth all that he can topofiefs all men with certain of his difloyal notions, which he in the general caHs Principles of Faith and Holinefs. And in particular, I heard him once my felf affirm, That Chri-
i jo £&e prTgtima
ftianitj, And the Cuftoms of onr Town of Vanity, were Diametrically dppofirt, *nd could not be reconciled. By which faying, my Lord, he doth at once, not only condemn all our Jaudable doings, but us in the doing of them.
Jttdg. Then did the Judge (ay to him, Haft thou any more to fay ?
Etru. My Lord I could fay much more, only I would not be tedious to the Court. Yet if need be, when the other Gentlemen have given in their Evidence, rather then any thing (hall be wanting that will dif- patch him, I will enlarge my Tefti. mony againfr him. So he was bid ftand by. Then they called Sxpcrfti* tion, and bid him look upon rnePri. (one* 3 they alfb asked , What he could fay for their Lord the King a- gainft him e Then they fwaic him fo he began.
Super. My Lord> I haveno great acquaintance with this man> nor do I defnre to have farther knowledge of him 3 However this I know, that he is a very peftilent fdlow, from fome difcourfe that the other day I had with him in this Town j for then talking with him* I heard him lay,
That
pt'tgrmis ^oorcffr
That our Religion was naught, and iiich by which a man could by no means pleafe God : which fay ings of his, my Lord , your Lordfliip very well knows, whatnecefiarily thence will follow, ro>0nw,Thatweftilldo worfhip in vain, are yet in our Sins, and finally (hall be damned 5 and this is that which 1 have to fay.
Then was Pickthank^ fworn , and bid fay what he knew, in behalf of their Lord the King againft the Pri- fbncr at the Bar.
Pict^. My Lord, and you Gentle- ,. t
11 rr-/- f ii ¥ i i r tnanics
men all, Trus fellow I have known of
a long time , and have heard him fpeak things that ought not to be (poke. For he hath railed on our noble Prince Beelzebub , and hath (poke contemptibly of his honoura- blc Friends,whofe names are the Lord Oldman, the Lord Carnal delight, the Lord Luxurious^ the Lord Defirc of fain-glory, my old Lord Lechery^ Sir Having Greedy , with all the reft of our Nobility 5 and he hath faid moreover, that if all men were of his mind , if poffiblc , there is not one of thefe noble Men fhould have any longer a being in this Town.
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Befides , he hath not been afraid to rail on you, my Lord, who arc now appointed to be his Judge j calling you an ungodly Villian, with many other fuch like vilifying terms, by which he hath befpattered moft of the Gentry of oar Town. When this Pnkthank^ had told his tale, the Judge directed his (peech to the Pri- foner at the Bar, faying, Thou Runa- gate, Heretick , and Traitor, haft F-whfuJs thou heard what thefe honeti Gc. ntle- men ^ave wafted againft thcc c
Faith. May I fpea^a few words in my own defence?
Jttdg. Sirrah* Sirrah, thou defer- veit to live no longer, but to be flaia immediately upon the placejyet that ail men may iee our gentlenefs to- wards thee , let us iee what thou haft to fay.
F*;tb.i.l (ay then in anfwer to what Mr. Envy hath fpoken, I never (aid ought but this, That what Rule, or Laws, «r Cuflom, or People, were flat againft the Word of God , are diame- trie Ally oppofitt to Christianity If I bavefaid amUs in this, convince me of my errour, and I am ready here before you to make my recantation.
2. As
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2. As to the fecond, to wit, Mi. Superstition* and his charge againft me, I faid only this, That in the wor~ Jhipof God there is required a divine Faith j but there can be no divine Faith^ without a divine Revelation of the Will of God: therefore whatever is thruft into the worjbip of God* that is not a- greeablc to. a divine Revelation* cannot be done but by an humane Faith , Faith witt not profit to Eternal hfe.
3. As to what Mr./
(aid, I fay, (avoiding terms, as that I am (aid to rail, and the like) That the Prince of this Town, with all the Rabiement his Attendants, by this Gentlemen named, are more fit for a being in Hell, then in this Town and Countrey ; And fo the Lord have mercy upon me.
Then the Judge called to the Jury nt (who all this while ftood by, to hear **' J and obferve) Gentlemen of the Jury, JJ r you fee this man about whom (b great an uproar hath been made in this Town : you have alfb heard what thefe worthy Gentlemen have wit- netted againft him ; alfo you have heard his reply and confeffion: It 1 ierh now in your brcfts to hang him, K or
orfavehislife. But yet I think meet to inftruft you into our Law. There was an Ad made in the days
Exod. i. of pharaoh the Great, Servant to our Prince, That left thole of a contrary Religion (hould multiply and grow tooftrong for him, their Males (hould be thrown into the River. There was aifoan A<ft made in the days of Nc-
Dan, 3. bHchadncx.zjir the Great, another of his Servants, That whoever would not fall down and worftijp his golden Image , (hould be thrown into a fiery Furnace. There was alfo an
ptn% ^ Aft made in the days of Dtrifts, That whofo, for (bmetime, called upon any God but his , (hould be caft in- to the Lions Den.Now the fubftance of thefc Laws this Rebel has broken, not only in thought (which is not to be born) but alfo in word and deed j which muft therefore needs be intol- lerable.
For thatofP^r^A, his Law was made upon a fuppofition, to prevent mifchief , no Crime being yet ap- parent ; but here is a Crime appa- rent. Forthefecond and third, you fee he difputeth againft our Religions and for theTreafon he hath confefled, he deferred! to die the death. Then
1 3 5
Then went the Jury out, whofe names were Mr. Blind-man, Mr. No- good, Mr. Malice, Mr.Love-luft,Mr. Live-loofe, Mr.Headj,Mr. High-mind, MY. Enmity, Mr.Ljar, Mr. Cruelty, Mr. Hat slight, and Mr. I-mplacable, who every one gave in his private Verdift againft him among them- felves, and afterwards unanimoufly concluded to bring him in guilty be- fore the Judge. And firft Mr. Blind- man, the foreman, faid , / fee clearly that this man is an Heretick- Then faid Mr. No-good, Away withfuch a fellow from the Earth. 4y, faid Mr. Malice, jor I hate the very lookj of him. Then faid Mr. Love- tuft, I could never indure him. Nor /,faid Mr. Live- loofe, for he would alwaves be condem- ning my way. Hang him, hang him, faid Mr. Heady. A forrj Scrub , faid Mr. High-mind. My hearf rifeth a- gainft him, faid Mr. Enmity. He is * Rogue, faid Mr. Lyar. Hangingis too goodjor him, faid Mr. Cruelty. Lett dif patch him out of the way, faid Mr. Hate-light. Then faid Mr. Implacable, Might I have all the World given me. 1 could not be reconciled to him , there* fore let us forthwith bring him in K 2
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guilty of death : And fo they did,therc- forc he was prcfently Condemned, To be had from the plact where he
dtAtk of' was» to tne Placc from wnence he Fakhful. came, and there to be put to the moft cruel death that could be invented.
They therefore brought him out,to do with him according to their Law ; and ftrft they Scourged him,then they BufFetted him , then they Lanced his flefli with Knives ; after that, they Stoned him with Stones, then prickt him with their Swords, and lalt of all they burned him to Ames at the Stake. Thus came Faithful to his end. Now,I faw that there ftood behind the multi- tude^ Chariot and a couple of Horfcs, waiting for Faithful, who (fb (bon as his adverfaries had difpatched him) was taken up into it , and ftraight- way was carried up through the Clouds, with found of Trumpet , the neareft way to the Coeleftial Gate. Chriftian But as for Chrifti*n<> he had fome re- ar ftJU *• fpk, and was remanded back to pri- livt. fon> fo he there remained for a fpace: But he that over-rules all things, having the power of their rage in his own hand, fo wrought it about, that Chriftitn for that time efcaped them, and went his way, Well
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JFrf Faithful,r Aw* hafl faithfully vrofeft Unto thy Lord : with him than (halt be
When Faithlefs ones, with aU their
vain de light sy
Art crying out under their hdli/h flights Stxf, Faithful, fng 5 and let thy name
jur vivc, For though they kilt d thee, thtu art yet
Now I faw in may Dream , that Chrifian went not forth alone, for there was one whofe name was Hope- M (being made fo by the beholding of Cbriftian and Faithful in their tber words and behaviour, in their fuffer- ings at the fair) who joyned himfelf unto him, and entering into a bro* therly covenant , told him that he would be his Companion. Thus one died to make Teftimony to the Truth, and another rifes out of his Afhesto be a Companion with Chriftian. This Hop*fid*\&t<MChriftian, that there were many more of the men in the me**ftbt fair that would take their time and fair trill follow after.
So I faw that quickly after they
were got out of the fair , they over-
K took
C&e
took one that was going before them, ovtr- whofe name was By-ends-, fo they faid By- to him , What Countrey-man, Sir ? and how far go you this way ? He told them , That he came from the Town offair-fpeech, and he was go- ing to the Coeleftial City , ( but told them not his name.)
From Fair~fbeech,/*/W Chriftian 5 is there any that be good live there ?
By-ends. Yes, laid By-ends, I hope.
Chr. Pray Sir, what may I call you ? By cods ty-ends. I am a Stranger to you, b&to till an<* you to me j if you be going this k name, way, I fliall be glad of your Com- pany 5 if not, Irauft be content.
Chr. This r^»«/Fair-fpeech, / have heard of it, and> as I remember y 1 hey fay its a Wealthy to lace.
Byends. Yes, I will aflure you that it is , and I have very many Rich Kindred there.
Chr. Pray who are your Kindred tbere, if A man may he fo bold?
By-ends, To tell you Truth, I am a Gentleman of good Quality 5 yet my Great Grand-father was but a Water-man , looking one way, and Rowing another ; and I got molt of my Eftatc Ly the fame occupation.
Chr.
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Chr. Arty QUA M*rricdm*n ?
Ey-c*ds. Yes, and my Wife is a very Virtuous woman, the Daughter of a Virtuous woman: She was my Lady Faintxgs Daughter , therefore (he came of a very Hon Durable Fa- mily, and is arrived to luch a pitch of Breeding, that (he knows how to carry it toall,even to Prince and Pea- fant. Tis true, we fomewhat differ in Religion from tho(eoftheftri(fter^rj fort, yet but in two (mall points : others in Firft, we never ftriveagainft Wind and Tide. Secondly, we are alwayes moft zealous when Religion goes in his Silver Slippers ; we love much to walk with him in the Street , if the Sun (bines, and the people applaud it.
Then Chriflian ftept a little a to- fide to his Fellow Hopeful^ faying, It runs in my mind that this is one By-ends ofFair-fpeech&nd if it be he, we have as very a Knave in our Com- pany, as dwelleth in all theft parts. Then faid Hofeful, A*k.him j i»r- thinks he fkottldnot he 4ft>amcd of bis name. So Chfiftian came up with him again, and faid, Sir, you talk as if you knew fomething more then all K 4 the
i4o tt&e pigcittw gjojjrefif.
the World doth, and if I take not my mark amifs, I deem I have half a guefs ofyou : Is not your name Mr.Bj-ends offair-fpeech ?
By-ends. That is not my name, but indeed it is a Nick- name that is given me by fome that cannot abide me,and I muft be content to bear it as a re- proach, as other good men have born theirs before me.
Chr. But dtdyou never give an oc-
cafion to men to call you by this name ?
Ht B fy-e*d*' Never, never! Theworft
endTjo/" t^iat cver I &d to give them an oc-
Ms namt. cafion to give me this name, was,
That I had alwaycs the luck to jump
in my Judgement with the prefent
way of the times, whatever it was,
and my chance was to get thereby 5
but if things are thus caft upon me,
let me count them a blefling, but let
not the malicious load me therefore
with reproach.
Chr. I thought indeed th^tyott VPMS the man that I had heard of , and to tell you what I think^Ifear this name belongs to you more froferly then yon are Wil- ling wejhonldthink^it doth.
By-ends. Well, If you will thus ima- gine, I cannot help it. You (hall find
me
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me a fair Company-keeper, if you Rtitfn* will ftill admit me your alfbciate. £V*M»r
Chr. Ifjouwillgo with us, joumuft w,/fchri- go agamft Wind and Tide , r/j* which, ftjan. /perceive , / j agamfl jour opinion : Ion muft alfo own Religion in his Rags , */ we II as when in his Silver Slipper s, and ft and by him too, when hound in Irons , as well as when he walketh the Streets With applaufe.
By -ends. Youmuftnot impofe,nor Lord it over my Faiths leave me to my liberty, and let me go with you.
Chr. Not a flep further , unlefsyo* will do in what I propound, as we.
Then faid Br-ends , I (hall never delert my old Principles , fince they are harmlefs and profitable. If I may not go with you , I muft do as I did before you overtook me, even go by my (elf f until! fome overtake me that will be glad of my Company.
Then Chriftian and Hopeful out- went him, and went till they came ni tqt at a delicate Plain, called Eaft, where tb*t Pit. they went with much content 5 but <"*' frv* that plain was but narrow , fo they were quickly got over it. Now at the further fide of that plain, was a little Hill called Lucre, and in that Hill us
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a Sifoer*-A4tne , which fbme of them that had formerly gone that way, becaufe of the rarity of it, had turn- ed afidetofeej but going too near the brink of the pit, the ground being deceitful under them, broke, and they were flain 5 fbme alfo had been maimed there, and could not to their dying day be their own men again.
Then I faw in my Dream , that a little off the road , over againft the Silver- Minc> ftQodDemasy(Gcntle#M»- like,) to call to Paflengers to come and fee: Who faid to Chriftitn and his Fellow $ Ho, turn afide hither, and I willfhew you a thing.
Chr. What thingfo deferring* ast» turn us out of the way ?
Zfc.Here is a Silver-^;;** ,and fome digging ^ >t for Treafure 5 if you will come, with a little paines you may richly provide for your felves.
Hopeful **'&' Thcn faWH°Pcful > Lttui
gffiut ' Chr. Not I, faidC^n/?i4»5Ihave
chriftian heard of this place before now , and
folds him how many have there been flain ; and
bcfides, that Treafiirc is a fhare to
thofc that feek it , for it hjndreth
them in their Pilgrimage, Then Cbri -
flian called to Demos, faying, I snot
the place dangerous? hath it not hin- Hof.4. 18.
Are d many in their Pilgrimage ?
De. Not very dangerous, except to thofe that arc carelefs : but withal, he bl*Jhedzs he fpake.
Chr. Thenfaid Chrift tan to Hope- fttly Let us not ftir a ftep, but itill keep on our way.
Hope. / "Will warrant JOK^ when By-ends comes up^ if he hath the [ame invitation as we, he will turn in thither tofee.
Chr. No doubr thereof, for his principles lead him that way , and a hundred to one but he dies there.
De. Then Demo* called again , faying, But will you not come over and fee ?
Cbr. Then Chrifttan roundly an- fwered, faying, p*>»*/,Thouartan Enemy to the right ways of the Lord of this way, and haft been a I- 2 Tim. 4. ready condemned for thine own turn- 10. ing afide, by one of his Majefties Judges j and why feekeft thou to bring us into the like condemnation ? Befides, if we at all turn afide, our Lord the Ring will certainly hear thereof j and will there put us to
(hame,
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(hame, where we would ftand with boldnefs before him.
Demas cried again, That he alfo was one of their fraternity 5 and that if they would tarry a little, he alfo himfelf would walk with them.
Cbr. Then faidCbrifti**, What is thy name? is it not it by the which I have called thee?
Ce. Yes, my name is .Dw^, lam the Son of ^hraham.
Chr. I know you, Gehazj was
your Great Grandfather, and Judat
*0 !ngs your Father , and you have trod their
M;t.\«. &eps. It is but a devilifh prank that
14, 15. thou ufeft : Thy Father was hanged
«**P. >7« for a Traitor, and thou deferveftno
»^,3,4,y. better reward. Aflbre thy felf, that
when we come to the King, we will
do him word of this thy behaviour.
Thus they went their way.
By this time By-ends was come a-
By-ends gain within fight, and heat thefiift
f "nJir ^d* went over to Demo*. Now whe-
' ther he fell into the Pit, by looking
over the brink thereof 5 or whether
he went down to dig, or whether he
was fmothered in the bottom , by
the damps that commonly arife, of
thefc
Clje
thefe things I am not certain : But this I obferved, that he never was feen again in the way.
By-ends *»^S*/w-Demas both agrce\ One calls y the other r*ns, that he may
be,
Ajharer in hit Lucre : fo thefe two Take *p w this World , and no fur- ther go.
I faw then, that they went on A their way to apleafantRiver, which Pf- <*<• 9- David the King called the River of **\**' God ; but John, The River of the water Exck* 47' of life : Now their way lay juft upon the bank of the River: here there- fore Chrtfaan and his Companion walked with great delight 5 They drank alfo of the water of the River, which waspleafant and enlivening to their weary Spirits : bcfidjes, en the banks of this River on either fide w ^ere green Tr^/,that bore all manner of Fruit $ and the leaves of the Trees were good for Medicine 5 with the Fruit of thefe Trees they were alfo and much delighted 5 and the leaves they rftbt irtes eat to prevent Surfeits , and other Difeafes that are incident to thofe
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that hear their blood by Travels. On cither fide of the River was alfo a Meadow curioufly beautified with Lilies* And it was green all the year long. In this Meadow they lay down and flept, for here they might lie PC 12. downfajely. When they awoke, they Ifa.;4. 30, gathered again of the Fruit of the Trees, and drank again of the Water of the River: and then lay down again to fleep. Thus they did feveral days and nights.
Behold ye howthefe Chriftal ft reams do glide
(To comfort Pilgrims) by the High- Way fide ;
The Meadows green^ be [ides their fra- grantfmell.
Tie Id dainties for them : ^indhe that can tell
What f leaf ant Fruit , yea Leaves, thefe Trees do yield^
Will (oon fell all , that ht may buy this Field,
So when they were difpofed to go on (for they were not, as yet , at their Journeys end) they eat and drank, and departed.
Now I beheld in my Dream, that
they
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they had not journicd far, but the River and the way, for a time, par- ted. At which they were not a little fbrry, yet they durft not go out of the way Now the way from the River was ro gh, and their feet ten- der by reafon of their Travels 5 Sa the foul of the Pilgrims wot much dtf- c our aged, because of the way. Where- 1It fore Itill as they went on,they wifhed for better way. Now a little before them, there was on the left hand of the Road, a Meadow, and a Stile to go over into it, and that Meadow is call- ed Bj-Path-Mcadow. Then laid Chri- ftian to his fellow, If this Meadow li- *; eth along by our way fide,lets go over into it. Then he went to the Stile to fee, and behold a Path lay along by m&ke the way on the other fide of the 1" tnotbtr fence. 'Tis according to my wifh faid Chnflian, here istheeaficft go- ing 5 come good Hopeful, and lets us go over.
Hop. B*t haw if this Path Jhould lead MS out of the waj ? Strong
Chr. That's not like, faid the o- cMjli**s ther ; look, doth it not go along by ™$*f the way fide? So Hoftfnl, being per - 9Ktgft^t fwaded by his fellow, went after him v«jr.
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over the Stile. When they were gone over, and were got into the Path, they found it very eafie for their fectj and withal, they looking be- fore them, efpied a Man walking as they did, (and his name vtzsfaiH-con- pdence) fb they called after him, and asked him whither that way led ? he faid, To the Coeleftial Gate. Look, (aid Christian, did not I tell you fb ? by this you may fee we are right : fb they followed, and he went be- fore them. But behold the night came on, and it grew very dark, fb that they that were behind, loft the fight of him that went before.
He therefore that went before
(Vain- confidence by name) not feeing
the way before him, fell into a deep
Ifa. 9. 16 pjt? wh*,ch was on purpofe there
itfcfc rfc mac*e by t^ie Pfince of thofc grounds,
vain-git, to Catch vain-glorious fools withall ; m. and was dafhed in pieces with his fall.
Now Cbriftion and his fellow heard him fall. So they called, to know the matter, but there was none to anfwer, only they heard a groaning. Then faid Hopeful, Where arc we now ? Then was his fellow
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filcnr, as mi ftr lifting that he had led him out of the way. And now it be- gan to rain, and thunder, and lighten *"£„** in a very dreadful manner, and the chriftian water rofe amain. t*d Hope-
Then Hopeful groaned inhimfclf, &* faying, Ob that I h*d kept on my way!
CAr.Who could have thought that this path (hould have led us out of the way?
Hope. / was afraid ont at very fofty and therefore gave jo* that gentle cau- tion. I would have fpokc plainer, but that you are older then I.
Chr. Good Brother be not offend • ed, lam ibrry I have brought thce out of the way, and that I have put thee into fuch eminent danger $ pray */*,/, my Brother forgive me, 1 old not do out of the it of an evil intent.
Hope. Be comforted my Bretbcrftr 1 forgive thee $ and believe too^ that this Jhallbe for our food,
Chr. I am glad I have with me a merciful Brother : But we muft not ftand thus, let's try to go back again.
Hope. But ge+d Brother Utmtf* be- fore.
Chr. No, if you plcafc, k- 1 me go
firft i that if there be any danger, I
L may
1 50 Cftr pilgrims ^jogtef*.
may be firft therein, becaufc by my means we are both gone out of the way.
Hope. Nojaid Hopeful, youjhali not go fir "ft , for yottr mind being tro*- bhd, may lead jo* out of the way *- gain. Then for their encouragement, they heard the voice of one faying, Let thine heart be towards the High- ]er.3i:M. «>4j, even the way that thou wentejly
' ™? *l* turn 4&a*n : **ut ky t^1"18 timc c^c ^a~
"/rtfw»- ters were greatly rifen, by reafonof
ing as which, the way of going back was
tbty g9 very dangerous.(Then I thought that
*'ft it is eafier going out of the way
when we are in, then going in when
we are out. ) Yet they adventured to
go backj but it was fo dark, and
the flood was fbhigh, that in their
going back, they had like to have
been drowned nine or ten rimes.
Neither could they, with all the skill they had , get again to the Stile that night. Wherefore, at laft, light- ing under a little ftielter , they fet down there till the day brake j but i*t'be bolng wearV» they fell attcep. Now grounds of there was not far from the place GUnt where they lay,a C^/?^,calIed Doubt- ^ Caftk, the owner whereof was
flta*
1 5 1
GUnt Dcfpair, and it was in his grounds they now were deeping; wherefore he getting up in the morn- ing early, and walking up and down in his Fields, caught Ckriftian and Hopeful afleep in his grounds. Then them in b with a grim and furfy voice he bid ground, them awake,and asked them whence ™*ctrrits they were ? and what they did in his ^m^9- grounds ? They told him, they were cattle Pilgrims, and that they had loft their way. Then (aid the Giant> You have this night trcfpafled on me, by trampling in, and lying on my grounds, and therefore you muft go along with me. So they w ere forced to go, becaufe he was ftronger then they. They alfo had but little to fay, for they knew themfclves in a fault. The Giant therefore drove them be- forehim,and put them into hisCaftfe, into a very dark Dungeon, nafty and (linking to the (pirit of thefe two men : Here then they lay, from Wed- nefday morning till Saturfy night, ^tGrif^ without one bit of bread, or drop of oafnefs if drink, or any light, or any to ask how tkdr im- theydid. They were r.herefore here r^nmtnt in evil cafe, and were far from friends and acquaintace. Now in this place, ' 88f * 8l L 2 Chri-
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Chnftian h ad double forrow, becaufc 'twas through his unadvifed hade that they were brought into this diftrefs.
Well, on Saturday about midnight they began tofraj> and continued in Prayer till almoft break of day.
Now a little before it was day,
good Chriftian^ as one half amazed,
brake out in this paflionate Speech,
What a fool, quoth he , am I thus to
A K'jr in lie in a ft inking Dungeon, when I may
Chriftians 4, WeU Wa/^ a[ /&r/j? \ have a
yi*v£. Ky in my bofom, called Prow/* ,that mifc, of ens will, 1 am perfwaded, open any Lock *ny LOC\ in Doubting Caftle. Then (aid Hopeful,
Thats good NcwS5 S00*1 Brothcr pluck it out of thy bofom and try :
Then Chriftian pulled it out of his bofom, and began to try at the Dun- giondoor, whole bolt (as he turned the Key) gave back , and the door flew open with eafe , and Cbrift>an and Hopeful both came out. Then he went to the outward door that leads into the Caftle yard, and with his Key opened the door alfo. After he went to the Iron Gate, for that muft be opened too , but that Lock went damnable hard, yet the Key did open it i then they thruft open the Gate
to
to make their efcape with fpeed , but that Gate, as it opened, made fuch a creaking, that it waked Guwt De- fr*ir, who haftily rifing topurfuehis Prtfoners, felt his Limbs to fail, fo that he could by no means go after them. Then they went on, and came to the Kings high way again, and fo were fafe , becaufc thty were out of his Jurifdiclion.
Now when they were gone over the Stile, they began to contrive with thcmfclvcs what they ihould do at that Stile,to prevent thofe that mould come after, from falling into the hands of Gianf Dcfpair. So they con- (ented to eredt there a Pillar , and to engrave upon the (ide thereof , Over this Stile is the w*j 1 0Doubting-C*#/r, which is kept by Giant Defpair , who defpifcth the King ofthcCxlehial Cottn- trcjitodfctk* fo dcftroy his holjPilirimi* Many therefore that followed after, read what was written, and efcaped the danger. This done, they fang as follows.
Out ef the way we went, tndthen we
found Wh*t 'WAS to tread upon forbiddtn
ground: L 3 And
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.yfifc/ let them that come after l><rvt a
tare, Left heedlefntfs makfs them, as we , to
fare: Left they^ fortrefpafling, his pr if oners
are, Whofe Cattle's Doubting, and whofe
name's, Dcfpair.
They went then , till they came
to the deleftableMountains, which
Tto dt- Mountains belong to theLord of that
mnttins Hill> °f which WC have fP°ken **' fore ^fothey went up to the Moun- tains, to behold the Gardens and Tb*j Are Orchards, the Vineyards, and Foun-
rtfrtfied in tains of water, where alfb they drank, and wa(hed themfelves, and did free- ly cat of the Vineyards. Now there was on the.tops of thefe Mountains, Shepherds feeding their flocks, and they flood by the high-way fide. The Pilgrims therefore went to them, and leaning upon their ftaves, (as is com- mon with weary Pilgrims, when they ftand to talk with any by the way, ) they asked , Whofe delcftable Mount aim are thcje ? and vphofe be the Jheep that feed upon them ?
She*
pEgtima l&ogteftr*
Shep. Thefe Mountains a**/* £W, and they are within fight of his City , and the ftcep alfo are his , and he laid down his life for them. !<*•«*"
Ghr. h this the way to tbeC&leftitl
Shep. You are juft in your way, Chr. U**f*rituM*l*rt
SJoep. Too far for any , but thofe
that/W/ get thither indeed.
Chr. IstheW4jf*fey or danger omt Shep. Safe for thofe for whom it
istobefefc, fat tranfareffort Jhtll fall Ho(
Chr. // there in this pUce any re- lief for Pilgrims th*t are wcarj *nd font in then*}?
Shep. The Lord of thefe Moun- tains hath given us a charge, Not to be . forgetful ttenterttinftrtngers ; There- , t< fore the good of the place is even before y OIL
I few alfo in my Dream , that when the Shepherds perceived ttiat they were way-fairing men,they allb put queftions to them,(to which they madeanfwer as in other places,) as, Whence came you? and, how got you into the way * and, By what means L 4 have
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have you (b pcrfcvered therein ? For but few of them that begin to come hither, do fhew their face onthefe Mountains, But when the Shep- herds heard their anfwers, being pleafed therewith, they looked very lovingly upon them 5 andfaid, Wel- come to the delettablc Mount AIM.
The Shepherds, I fay, whofe names were, Knowledge , ExferUnce^ Watch- fitly and Sincere , took them by the hand, and had them to their Tents, and made them partake of that which was ready at prefent. They faid moreover , We would that you fhould ftay here a while, to acquaint with us, and yet more to folace your felvcs with the good of thefe de- leftable Mountains. They told them, That they were content to ftay § and fo they went to their reft that night, becaufe it was very late
Then I faw in my Dream , that in the morning, the Shepherds called up Chr>fti4» and Hopeftl to walk with them upon the Mountains : So they went forth with them, and walked a while, having a pleaTant proipccT; on every fide. Then faid the Shepheids one to another, Shall we (hew thefe
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Pilgrims fomc wonders? So when they had concluded to do it, they had them firft to the top of an Hill called £rr**r, which was very fteep on the furtheft fide, and bid them look down to the bottom. So Clori- ftian and Hopeful lookt down, and few at the bottom fcveral men dafli- cd all to pieces by a fall that they had from the top. ThenfaidC^ri- &i*t, What meaneth this? The Shepherds anfwered; Have you not heard of them that were madeto err, by harkening to Hymeneus^ and PbiletHSy as concerning the Faith of the Rcfurreaion of the body ? They anfwered, Yes. Then faid the Shep- herds, Thofe that you fee liedalh. ed in pieces at the bottom of this Mountain, arc tt*jr : and they have continued to this day unburied (as you fee) for an example to others to take heed how thty clamber too high, or how they come too near the brink of this Mountain.
Then I faw that they had them to the top of another Mountain, and the name of thati$Cr#fw»j and bid them look a far off. Which when they did , they perceived as they
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thought, feveral men walking up and down among the Tombs that were there. And they perceived that the men were blind, becaufe they (tum- bled fbmetimes upon the Tombs, and becaufe they could not get out from among them. Then faid Chriftta^ What means this *
The Shepherds then anfwered , Did you not fee a little below thefe Mountains a. Stile that led into a Meadow on the left hand of this way? They anfwered, Yes. Then (aid the Shepherds, From that Stile there goes a Path that leads direftly to Donbting-Caftlc , which is kept by Giant Dcfpair ; and thefe men (point- ing to them among the Tombs) came once on Pilgrimage, as you do now j even till they came to that fame Stile. And becaufe the right way was rough in that place, they chofe to go out of it into that Meadow, and there were taken by Giant De- fp*ir9 andcaftinto Doubtinr-Caftlt ; where, after they had awhile been kept in the Dungeon, he at laft did put out their eyes, and led them a- mong thofe Tombs , where he has left them to wander to this very day;
that
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that the faying of the wife Man might be fulfilled, He that wandereth out of the WAJ of *nderftandinr, Jb*U Pr- »«• remain in the Congregation of the dead. Then Chriflian and Hopeful looked one upon another, with tears gufli- ing out j but yet faid nothing to the Shepherds.
Then I faw in my Dream,that the Shepherds had them to another place, in a bottom, where was a door in the fide of an Hill 5 and they opened the door,and bid them look in. They looked in therefore, and (aw that within it was very dark,and fmoaky; they alib thought that they heard there a lumbring noife as of fire, and aery of fome tormented, and that they fmeit thefcent of Brimftone. Then G&AC&riSfo*, What means this ? The Shepherds told them , faying, This is a By- way to Hell, a way that ^ Hypocrites go in at } namely, fuch as to Htll (ell their Birth- right, with EJa* : fuch as fell their Matter, with judo* : fuch as blafpheme the Gofpel, with .Alex- ander : and that lie , and difTemble with sintnUs and Safhirahi* wife. Hopef. Then faid Hopeful to the Shepherds, I perceive That thefe had
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on them? even every one, a /hew of Pil- grimage MS we have now i had they not?
Shep. Yes, and held it a long time too.
Hopef. Ho* far might they go on Pilgr image in thetr day, fence theynot- withftanding were thus miferably caft away?
Shep. Some further, andfomenot fbfar as thefe Mountains.
Then laid the Pilgrims one to ano- ther, We had need cry to the Strong for ftrength.
Shep. Ay, and you will have need to ufeit when you have it, too.
By this time the Pilgrims had a defire to go forwards, and the Shep- herds adcfirethey (hould 5 fb they walked together towards the end of the Mountains. Then faid the Shep- herds one to another, Let us here (hew to the Pilgrims the Gates of the Coeleftial City, if they have skill to look through our Pcrfpedtive Glafs. The Pilgrims then lovingly accepted the motion : So they had them to the top of an high Hill cal- led Clear , and gave them their Glafs to look. Then they eflayed to look,
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but the remembrance of that laft thing that theShepheards had (hew- ed them, made their hand fluke, by means of which impediment, they could not look fteddily through ^ rvl the Glafs; yet they thought they offlaii faw fomthing like the Gate, and aUb fur. fomeof the Glory of the place,
Tins by tk* Shepherds, Secrets are reveal' d)
Which from aH other men are k*ft con- ceal^ :
Come to the Shepherds then, if yon would fee
Things deep, things hid> and that my ^ fterioxs be.
When they were about to depart, one of the Shepherds gave them a note of the way , Another of them, bid them if eve are of the flatter er> The third , bid them take heed that they fteepnot upon the Inchanted Ground^ and the fourth, bid them Godfpeed. So I awoke from my Dream.
And I flept, and Dreamed again, and law the fame two Pilgrims going down the Mountains along the High- way towards the City, Now a little
below
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below thefe Mountains , on the left
TbeCoun- hand, licth theCountrey of Conceit,
Sr '/it ^rom w^°^ Countrey there comes
'
*«*«/ the Pilgrims
vhiehcttu walked, a little aooked Lane. Here Ignorance, therefore they met with a very brisk Lad, that came out of that Coun- trey $ and his name was Ignorance. So Chriftian asked him, Irom what parts he came? and whither he was going ? Chriftian y™ Sir, I was born in the Coun-
n'ncS treV that licth otf thcrc' a Ihtle on tome ulk the left hand 5 and I am going to the
CceleftialCity.
Chr. But howdojou thinl^toget in at the Gate, for you may find fame diffi- culty there ?
Ign. As other good People do, faid he
Chr. Bttt what have you tojhew at that Gate, that may caufe that the Gatejbottld fa opened to you ?
Ign. I know my Lords will, and I have been a good Liver,! pay every man his own; I Pray, Faft, pay Tithes, and give Alms , and have left my Countrey , for whither I am going.
Chr. Em th* cameft tnt in atthe
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Wicket-gate , this is, of the bead of this way, thoucameftin hither through that fame crooked Lane, and therefore J fear , however thou mayeft thinly of thy f elf, when the reckoning day Jhall come, tho* mlt h*ve laid to thy charge, t hat fhoti art a The if and a Robber, in~ jlead of admit ance into the City.
Ignor. Gentlemen, yc be utter ftrangers to me , I know you not, be content to follow the Religion of your Counrrey, and I will follow the Re- ligion of mine. I hope all will be well. And as for the Gate that you talk of, all the World knows that that is a great way ofFof our Countrey. lean- not think that any man in all our parts doth (b much as know the way to it ; nor need they matter whether they do or no, fmcewehave, as you fee, a fine, pleafent, green Lane, that comes down from our Countrey the next way into it.
When Ckriftian faw that the man ^ 2f g^ was wife in his own conceit, he (aid to Hopeful , whi(peringly , There if more hopes of a fool then of him. And (aid moreover, When he that is * fool walketh by the way , his wifdom Eccl.io $. fmletb htm, and k* Jaitk to every one
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to tbatheisafooL What, (hall we talk fi^hc* with him? or out-go him at prcfent ? and fb leave him to think of what he hath heard already j and then ftop again for him afterwards, and fee if by degrees we can do any good of him?
Let Ignorance A little while now mufe On what if faidy and let him not refufe Good Cottnfel to imbrace, left he remain Still Ignorant of what's the chief eft gain,, God faith y Thofe that no under ft anding
(Al though he made them) them he will notfave.
Hop. It is not good , I think , to fay all to him at once, let us pafs him by, if you will, and talk to him anon, even as he is able to hear it.
So they both went on, and Igno-
rance he came after. Now when
they had pafled him a little way,
they entered into a very dark Lane,
where they met a man whom (even
Mat. 1 1. Devils had bound with feven ftrong
4*. ProT. Cords, and were carrying of him
J* ** back to the door that they faw in the
fidcoftheHUL Now good Ckrijlia*
began
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began to tremble, and fb did Hopeful his Companion : Yet as the Devils led away the man, Chriflian looked to fee if he knew him, and he thought it might be one Turn- aw ay that dwelt ^ ^ in the Town of Apoftacy. But] hcftruffjon^ did not perfectly lee his face, for one Turn- he did hang his head like a Thief away, that is found: But being gone part, Hopeful looked after him, and efpied on his back a Paper with this In- faription , Wanton Pro} e/or, anddam- nMe Afoftatc. Then (aid Chriftian chriftian to his Fellow, Now I call to remem- tdittb his hrance that which was told a thing that happened to a good man * hereabout. The name of the man was Little-Faith , but a good man, and he dwelt in the Town of Sincere. The thing was this ; at the entering in of this paflage there comes down from Bro*d-way-g*te a Lane called Vc*d-ma*s4*nc 5 fo called, bccaufe of the Murders that are commonly done there. And this Little Faith go- ing on Pilgrimage , as we do now, chanced to fit down there and flept. Now there happened, at that time,to come down that Lane from Broad- way-rate three Sturdy Rogues* and M their
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their names were F*int-be*rt ,
rr*/?, and Guilty (thrcebrothcrsj and
they efyy\ngLitt/e-f*itf> wherehe was,
came galloping up with fpeed : Now
the good man was iuft awaked from
his fleep, and was getting up to go on
Little- h's Journey. So they came all up to
faith rob- him, and with thrcatning Language
btd b) bid himftand. At this,£/>/ le frith lookt
£amt "MY as white as aClout, and had neither
near t ,Mi f. ^ , /.. ~M
truft and power tv fight nor//<r.Then faidFatnt-
Guilc. k**rt , Deliver thy Purfe j but he making no hafte to do it, ( for he was loth to lofe his Money , ) Mtf- tr*ft ran up to him, and thriifting his hand into his Pocket, pull'd out thence a bag of Silver. Then he cried out,Thieves,thieves. With that, Gnih Silve>tand with a great Club that was in his t*wlf hand, ftrook Little- faith on the km down, head, and with that blow feirdhim flat to the ground, were he lay bleed- ing as one that would bleed to death. All this while the Thieves flood by : But at la ft, they hearing that fbmc were upon the Road, and fearing left it (hould be one Grcat-frtcc that dwells in the City of Good-confidence, they betook themfelves to their hec Is, and left this good man to fhift for
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himfclf. Now after a while, Little- faith came to himfelf , and getting up, made drift tofcrabble on his way. This was the ftory. -
Hopef. But did they take from him all that ever he had?
Chrifi. No: the place where his Jewels were, they never ranfak t, fo thole he kept ftill j but as, I was told, the good man was much affli&ed for his lois. For the Thieves got moft of his (pending Money. That which they got not (aslfaid) were Jewels, alfb he had a little odd Money left, p
i >. « . / . I rCtt 4*
but fcarce enough to bring him to ,g. his Journeys end 5 nay , ( if I was not mis-informed) he was forced to beg as he went, to keep himfelf alive, Cfor his Jewels he might not fell.) But beg, and do what he could, he went nty* tnd. (as we fey) with many* hungry belly ^ the moft part of the reft of the way.
Hopef. But is it not a wonder they got not from him hit Certificate^ by which he to receive his admittance of the
Chr. No, they got not that: though thy mift it not through any good cunning of his , for he being M * dif-
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Ht tyt difhiayed with their coming upon b ^im> ^ neither power nor skill to 'kide anV ^ing ' io 'twas more by good Providence then by his Indea- aThn. i. vour, that they mift of that good M« thing.
Hopef. But it mutt needs be a com- fort to him, that they got not this Jewel from him.
Chr. It might have been great i Pet, i. 9. comfort to him, had he ufed it as he Ihould 5 but they that told me the ftory, faid, That he made but little ulc of it all the reft of the way ; and that becaufe of the difmay that he had in their taking away his Money : indeed he forgot it a great part of the reft of the Journey; and befides, when at any time, it came into his mind, and he began to be comforted therewith, then would frefh thoughts of his lofs come again upon him, and thole thoughts would fwallow up all.
Hope. Alas poor Man ! this coftld not but be a or cat grief unto him. . . f Chr. Grief! Ay, a grief indeed ! titd'ly ' w°uldit not a been fb to any of us, had we been ufed as he, to be Rob- bed and wounded too , and that in a
ftrange
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ftrange place , as he was ? »Tis a wonder he did not die with grief, poor heart.' I was told, that he feat- tercdalmoft all the reft of the way with nothing but doleful and bitter complaints. Telling alfo to all that over- took him, or that he over-took in the way as he went, where he was Robbed, and howj who they were that did it, and what he lofts how he was wounded, and that he hardly efcapcdwith life.
Hope. But 'tis 4 wonder that hit neceffities didnot pnthtm upon felling, or pawning/*;** of his Jewels, that he might have wherewith to relieve him- f elf in his Journey.
Chr. Thou talkeft like one upon whofe head is the Shell to this very chriftijut day : For what mould he pawn them ? ftibbttb or to whom mould he fell them? In *« ail that Countrey where he was Robbed, his Jewels were not accoun- ted of, nor did he want that relief which could from thence be admini- ftredto him; befides, had his Jewels been miffing at the Gate of the Go?- lera'al City , he had (and that he knew well enough) been exduded from an Inheritance there 5 and that M 3 would
1 70 C&e Pfgrtow J&ogrefc.
would have been worfc to him then the appearance and villany of ten thoufand Thieves.
Hope. Why art thottfo tart mj Bro-
Hcb. n. ***"* Ei*H fold k* Birth-right, and
,$. " that for a mefs *f Pott age i and that
Birth-right was his great eft Jewel: ami
if he, why might not Little-Faith dofo
too?
%** did fcU hisBirth'right
and fb do many befides 5 and Faith. by (b doing, exclude themfclves from the chief blciTmg, as alfb that C*}tiff did But you muft put a difference be- twixt Eft* and Little-Faith, and alfo betwixt their Eftates. Efax's Birth-right was Typical, but Little- /4/^'sJeweIs were not (b.£/4w's belly was his God, but Little- faith's belly was not fo. Efau's want lay in his flefhly appetite, Little-faith's did not E&n -was fb. Befides, Efait could fee no fur-
'faljfr ther thcn t0 thc fulfilling of his ^"^ Gen 21; ^°r * *ma* the point to tfye, faidhe, 31. * and what good will this Birth-rfyht do me ? But Little-faith, though it was his lot to have but a little faith, was by his little faith kept from fuch ex- travagancies j and made to/<r* and friue his Jewels more, then to fell
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them, as E[AU did his Birth-right. You read not any where that £/** had/4/>£> no not fb much as a /*>//* : Therefore no marvel, if where the fleftionly bears fway (as it will in that Man where no faith is torefiftj if he (ells his Birth-right, and his Soul and all, and that to the Devil of HeH ; for it is with fuch, as it is with the Aft, Who in her occAJions cannot be Jcr. z. 24 turned away. When their minds are fet upon tneir Lufts, they will have them what ever they colt. But Little- _ Lml-- f*ith was of another temper, his f nth mind was on things Divine j his lively hood was upon things that were Spiritual , and from above 5 Therefore to what end mould he that is of fuch a temper fell his Jewels, (had there been any that would have bought them) to fill his mind with empty things ? Will a man give a penny to fill his belly with Hay ? or can you perfwade the Turtle-dove to live upon Carrion, like the Crow ? Turtle- Though/4*>£/*/jr ones, can for carnal dove And Lufts, pawn,or morgage, or fell what they have, and themfelves out right to boot ; yet they that have /*/>/•, faving f*it!>, though but a lit t It of it, M 4 cannot
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cannot do fb. Here therefore, my Brother, is thy miftake.
Hopef. / Acknowledge it 5 hut jet your fever c reflection hadalmoft made me angry.
Chr. Why, I did but compare thee to fome of the Birds that are of the brisker fort , who will run to and fro in trodcn paths with the (hell up- on their heads ; but pafs by that, and confider the matter under debate, and all (hall be well betwixt thee and me.
Hopef. But Chriftian, Thefe three
fellows, I amperfwadedin my heart ; are
hut a company of Cowards : would they
have run etfe, thinly you, as they did,
at the noife of one that was coming on
Hopeful the road? Why did not Little-faith
far oners. plttck.up a great heart * He might, me -
thinks, have ftoodonebrujh with them,
and have yielded when there had been
no remedy.
Chr. That they are Cowards,many
have fakl, but few have found it fb
Nt great in the time of Trial. As for a great
hart for heart, Little-faith had none 5 and I
<*•<*>"*>»" perceive by thee, my Brother, hadit
\ittl "faith thoubeen the Man concerned, than
art but for a brufli, and then to yield.
And
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And verily, fmccthis is the height of thy Stomach now they arc at a rafg diftance from us, fhould they appear out, to thee, as they did to him, they might put thee to fecond thoughts. *r* in
But confider again, they are but Journey-men Thieves, they ferve un - dcr the King of the Bottomlefs pit; who, if need be, will come in to their aidhimfelf, and his voice is «*;6*Pfa!.f. 8. roaring of a Lion. I my felf have Chrffliio been Ingaged as this Little-faith was, ^ ^N and I found it a terrible thing. Thefe ritnct in three Villains fet upon me, and I be- this cajt. ginning like a Chriftian to rcfift , they gave but a call, and in came their Mafter: I would, as the fay- ing is, have given my life for a pen- ny j but that, as God would have it, I was cloathed with Armour of proof. Ay, and yet though I was fo harnef- fed, I found it hard work to quit my (elf like a man; no man can tell what in that Combat attends us , but he that hath been in the Battle himfelf
Hopef. Welly hut they ran JOH fee, Vfben they did but f*fpofe that one Great-Grace vrafin the way.
Chr. True, they often fled, both they and their Matter, when Great-
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grace hath but appeared, and no marvel, for he is the Kings Champion: But I tro, you will put fome diffe- rence between Little-faith and the Kings Champion; all the Kings Sub- jefts are not his Champions: nor can they, when tried, dofuch feats of War as he. Is it meet to think that a little child fhould handle GolUh as David did? or that there fliouldbe the ftrength of an Ox in a Wren ? Some are ftrong , fbmc are weak, fbme have great faith, fbme have //>- tie : this man was one of the weak, and therefore he went to the walls.
Hopef. I would it had been Great- grace, /*r their fa^es.
Cbr. If it had been he, he might have had his hands full : For I miift tell you, That though Great -grace is excellent good at his Weapons , and has and can, fo long as he keeps them at Swords point, do wc!l e- nough with them : yet if they get within him, even Faint-heart^ Mi- ftr*ftj or the other, it (hall go hard but they will throw up his heels. And when a man is down,y ou know what can he do.
Who fo looks well upon Great*
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graces face, (hall fee thofc Scars and Cuts there, that (hall eafily give de- monftration of what I fay. Yea once I heard he fhould fay, (and that when he was in the Combat) Wedefpaired even of life : How did thcfe fturdy Rogues and their Fellows make Da- vid groan, mourn, and roar? Yea He man , an-1. Hcz.ekiah too , though Champions in their day, were forced to beftir them, when by thefe a£- faulted 5 and yet, that notwithftand- ing , they had their Coats found ly bruftiedbythem. Peter upon a time would go try what he could do 5 but, though fome do fay of him that he is the Prince of the Apoftles , they handled him fo, that they made him at I aft afraid of a forry Girle.
Befides, their King is at their Whittle, he is never out of hearing > and if at any time they be put to the word, he, if poflible, comes in to help them : And, of him it is faid, The Sword of him that layeth at him Job.4i.i6 cannot hold the Spear ,f he Dart, nor the Habergeon 5 he efleemeth Iron as Straw, and Brafs as rotten Wood. The Arrow , cannot ma^e him flic , Slingftoncs are turned wit h him intoftubble. Darts are
counted
counted M ftubble, he laugheth at the JbakingofaSfear. What can a man do in this ca(c ? Tis true , if a man could at every turn have Jobs Horfe, and had skill and courage to ride 7bt excel- him, he might do notable things. For lent mtttle his neci^ is clothed with Thunder , he k£n irf wM not be afraid as the Grajhoper, the l- glory of his Noflrils is terrible, he paweth in the Valley ', rejoyceth in his frrcngth\*ndgocth out to meet the armed men. Hemocketh at fear , and ts not affrighted , neither turneth ha k^from the Sword. Tl>e quiver rtttleth againft him, the glittering Spear, and the Jhield. Hefwallovteth the ground with fercenefs and rage, neither believeth he that it is the found of the Trumpet. He *t9 faithamonttheTrumpets,Ha,hai and he fmelleth the Bat t el a far off, the thnndring of the Captains , and the Jhoutings.
But for fuch footmen as thee and I are, let us never defire to meet with an enemy , nor vaunt as if we could do better, when we hear of others that they have been foiled, nor be tickled at the thoughts of our own manhood, for (uch commonly come by the worft when tried. Witnefs/V/*r,ofwhomI
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made mention before* He would fwagger. Ay he would: He would >as Us vain mind prompted him to fay, do better, and (land more for his Matter , then ail men : But who fo foiled, and rundown with theie fTf- Ui*Sy ashe?
When therefore we hear that fiich Robberies are done on the Kings High-way, two things become us to do. firft togoout Harneffed, and to be fare to t*kc A Shield with nt : For it was for want of that, that he that laid fo luftily at Lcviathtn could not make him yield. For indeed, if that be wanting , he fears us not at all Therefore he that had skill, hathfaid, Above *tl take the Shield of Ftith, wbercwtthye Jhall bs obit to quench all the fiery d*rt soft he wicked.
Tis good alfo that we defire of the King a Convoy, yea that he will go with us himfelf. This made Dtvid rejoycc when in the Valley of the lhaddows of death ; zndMofes was •Ml^f- rather for dying where he ftood, then to go one ftep without his God. O my Brother, if he will but go along PW. $ f, with us, what need we be afraid of £j.7,'8" ten thoufands that (hall fet them- -17'1*
felves againft us, but without him, I fa . i o. 4. the frond helpers fall under the {lain .
I for my part have been in the fray before now, and though (through the goodnefs of him that is beft) 1 am as you fee alive : yet I cannot boaft of my manhood. Glad (hall I be, if I meet with no more fuch brunts, though I fear we are not got beyond all clanger. However, fince the Lion and the Bear hath not as yet devou- red me, I hope God will alfb deli- ver us from the next uncircumcifed Philistine.
Poor Little faith/ Haft been among the
Thieves! Waft robb'd! Remember this> Who fo
believes jfndgets more faith, Jball then a f*-
ftorbe Over ten thoufand^ elfe fcarce over
three.
So they went on,and Ignorance fol- lowed. They went then till they came at a place where they faw a way put it (elf into their vt*j-> and A **;, teemed withal, to lie as ftraight as **i*wty. the way which they (houldgo* and
here
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here they knew pot which of the two to take, for both (eemed ftraight be- fore them 5 therefore here they itood (till to confider. And as they were thinking about the way, behold a man black of fleih, but covered with a very light Robe, came to them and asked them, Why they ftood there ? They anfwered, They were going to the Coeleftial City , but knew not which of thefe ways to take. Fol- low me, faid the man, it is thither that I am going . So they followed him in the way that but now came chnftian into the road,which by degrees turn- *** ed, and turned them fo from the City that they defired to go to, that in little time their faces were turned away from it 5 yet they fol- lowed him. But by and by, before they were aware, he led them both within the compafs of a Net, in which they were both fo entangled that they knew not what to do 5 and with that, the white Robe fell off the IfUckjiMn* bacl^; then they faw where they were. Wherefore there they lay cryingfometime, for they could not get themfelves out.
Chr. Then faid Chnftian to his fel- low,
i8o <£&e pilgrims
They ir- low, Now do Ifee my fclf in an ™J r.k"f crrour. Did not the Shepherds bid
conditions* . ** • a
us beware of the flatterers? As is Pro. 29. j . the faying of the Wife man, fo we have found it this day : A man that fUttercth his Neighbour, fpre*4cth a Net for his feet.
Hopef. They alfo gave us a note of directions about the way, for our more fure finding thereof: but there- in we have alfo forgotten to read, and have not kept our (elves from the Paths of the deftroyer. Here David was wifer then wee 5 for faith Pfal. 17 4. ne Concerning the works of men, by
Afyining , f,t ri
one comes thc Word °f thJ hP5* I h*™ ty* *" to them from the Paths of the deftrojer. Thus
they lay bewailing themfelvcs in the
* Net- At laft ^heY cfPied aftining One coming towards them, with a whip of fmall cord in his hand. When he was come to thc place where they were, He asked them whence they came? and what they did there? They told him, That they were poor Pilgrims going to Sion , but were led out of their way, by a black roan, cloathed in white, who bid U6, faid they, follow him 5 for he was go- log thither too. Then faid he with the
Whip,
Clje {Hi grfrcft pjogrcfo 1 8 1
Whip; it is F fatgrtr, a faJfe ApoWc, Pro.tj.f,
that hath transformed himfdf into an Da * §**
Angel of light So he rent the Net * J^ '
and let th^ men out. Then faid he
to them, Follow me, that I may fee
you in your way again ; fo he led
them back to the way, which they
had left to follow the Flatterer. Then
he asked them, faying, Where did ^ *"
you lie the laft nighc ? They faid, nith
the Shepherds upon the dele&able
Mountains He asked them then,
If they had not of them Shepherds *'-/'•
* note of direction for the w*j ? T> ey
anfwered, Yes. But did you , (aid he,
when you was at a ftand, pluck out
and read your note ? They anfwered,
No. He asked them why ? They faid
they forgot He asked moreover, If **
the Shepherds did not bid them be Ro'
ware of the F/4mr*r?Thcy anfwered,
Yes : But we did not imagine, laid
they, that this finc-fpoken man had
been he.
Then I faw in my Dream, that he commanded thtm to ludovnn which when they did, he chaftired them fore, to teach them the good way wherein they fliould walk j and as Rcv , hechaftized them, he faid, N
are of f love, I rebuke and c haft en 5 be **d zealous therefore, and repent. This fbfir»*i done, nc bids tncm go on their way, and take good heed to the other di- rections of the Shepherds. So they thanked him for all his kindnefs, and went foftly along the right way.
Come hither ) you that vpalJ^ along the
v*y*
'Sec how the Pilgrims fare, that go a
They cached are in an int angling Net, 'Cattfe they good Counfel lightly did
forget : 'Tis true, they refctidvpere^ but yet
youfee The f re (courgd to boot : Let this your
caution be.
Now after a while, they perceived afar off,one coming foftly and alone, all along the High-way to meet them. Then faid Chrifiian to his fellow, Yonder is a man with his back toward Siony and he is corning to meet us.
Hopef. I fee him, let us take heed to our felves now , left he fhould prove a flatterer alfo. So he drew
nearer
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nearer and nearer, and at laft came up unto them. His name was j4theift, TbeAtficIft and he asked them whether they *"f J '*<w were going.
Chr. We are going to the MOHK* Sion.
Then Atbeift fell into a very great at LAU&* Laughter. At tbtm.
Chr. What is the meaning of JOHT Laughter ?
ultheift. I Laugh to fee what igno- rant perfbns you are , to take upon you fb tedious a Journey 5 and yet are like to have nothing but your travel for your paines.
Chr. Why man ? Do JOH think, we They w {ball not he received ? Jon ttft-
4thift. Received ! There is no fuch tbtr* place as you Dream of, in all this World.
Chr. But there is in the World to come.
Atheift. When 1 was at home in mine own Countrey, I heard as you now affirm , and from that hearing went out to fee, and have been feek- ing this City this twenty years : But T find no more of it, then I did the firft EC;IO /^ day I fet out.
Chr. We b*vt Irotb heard and be- N 2
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lieve that there if fuch a ptuce to be found.
^theift. Had not I, when at home,
believed, I had not come thus far to
Atheift fcc^ : But finding none , (and yet 1
rTLc «; (hould, had there been fuch a place
bit content to be found, for I have gone to feek
in this it further then you; I am going back
rnrld. again, and will feek to refrcfh my
felf with the things that I then caft
away, for hopes of that which I now
fee is not.
Chriftian Chr. Thenfaid Chriflian to Hope- frovethbu f»l his Fellow 5 Is it true which this
Hopef. Take heed, he is one of the Hopefuls Flatterers-, remember what it hath coft us once already for our harkning to (uch kind of Fellows. What ! no Mount Sion! Did we not fee from the dele(H:able Mountains the Ga^e of the City ? Alfo, are we no: now to walk by Faith ? Let us go on, faid Hopeful, left the man with the Whip overtakes us again.
You ftiould have taught me that Leflbn, which I will round you in the
Hcb 10. Inftruftion tb*t caufeth t* «rr from the 39, words effawkfy. 1 (ay my Brother,
ceafc
18 j
ceafr to hear him, and let us believe to the faving of the Soul.
Chr. Mj Brother, I did not put the queftion to t/xe, for that J doubted of the Truth of our belief m* Jclf : But to prove the, and to fetch from thee * fruit «/ the hone ft y of thy heart. <As fgr tbi* hurt, man J know that he is blinded by the god of this World : Let thee *nd I go on, knowing that we have belief of the Truth, and no lie is of the Truth. ' Job »•' *
Hopef. Now do I rejoycc in hope of the Glory of God : So they turned away from the man •, and he, Laugh- ing at them, went his way.
I fa w then in my Dream, that they iktytrt went till they came into a certain umtott* Coimtrey, whofe Air naturally ten- '*'***f*d ded to make one drowfie, if bc*ri came a (hanger into it And here Hopeful began to be very dull and heavy of deep, wherefore he faid un- to Chriftiax 7 I do now begin to grow fo drowfie , that I can fcarcely hold Hopeful up mine eyes j let us lie down here Ww *' and take one Nap. >'*'"*'
Chr. By no means, faid the other, chrifti« left fleepingi we never awake more. ^ttps him
Hopef. Why my Brother? fleepis «**fc- fwcet to th* Labouring man > we N 3 may
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may be refrefhed if vrc take a Nap.
Chr. Do you not remember that one ofrhe Shepherds hid us beware of the Inchanted ground ? He meant by that^ iThcf <*6 ***** Wfoouldbcwarc offleeping j where- fore let us not flee f as do others , but let Ut watch and befober.
He is Hopef. I acknowledge my felf in
tbtnQitl, fault, and had I been here alone, I
had by fleeping run the danger of
of death. I fee it is true that the wife
Ecd 4. 9. man faith , Two are better then one.
Hitherto hath thy Company been my
mercy 5 and thou Jhalt have a good
reward for thy labour.
jtnt Chr. Now then, faid Chriftian, *Uto to prevent drowfwefs in this place, let di{' t** **f*U into food difcourfe. . Hopef. With all my heart, faid the
other. Gtiddif- Chr. Wherejh*ll we begin?
*"' H°' Whercod
But do you begin, if you pleafe.
When Saints do fleepy grow , let them
come hither, And hear how thefe two Pilgrims tall^
together :
Te a, let them learn of them, in any wife, TTuuto keep ope their drowfie Jlumering
eyes. Saints
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Saint sfellovfjbipt if it fa m*n*g dwell, Keeps them awake, and that in fpite of hell.
Chr. Then Chriflian began and faid, / willasl^you a queftion. How came you t9 think^atfirft of doing as you do MVP ?
Hoptf. Do you mean, How came I at fir ft to look after the good of my Soul?
Ghr. Tes, that is my Meaning.
Hopef. I continued a great while in the delight of thofe things which were feen and fold at o\xfair 5 things which, as I believe now, would have (Tiad I continued in them ftill) drown- ded me in perdition and deftru&ion.
Chr. What things were they ?
Hopef. All the Treafures and Riches of the World.Alfo Idelighted much in Rioting, Revelling, Drinking, Swear- ing, Lying, Uncleannefs, Sabbath- breaking, and what not, that tend- ed to deftroy the Soul. But I found at laft, by hearing and confidering of things that are Divine, which indeed I heard of you, as alfo of beloved Faithful^ that was put to death for his Faith and good-living in Vanity-- a», fair, not tbt end of thefe things is Eph. N 4 death,
188 c&e pjgrtouJ P?offref0.
*&*f/>. And that for thefc things fake, the wrath of God cometh upon the children of difobedience.
Chr. And d ;d youprefently fall mdtr the power ofthi* conviction ?
Hoftf. No, I was not willing pre- lently to know the evil of fin, nor the damnation that follows upon the commiflfion of it , but endeavoured, when my mind at firft began to be (haken with the word, to (hut mine eyes againjtthe light thereof.
Chr. But wh#t was the c*ufe of your carrying of it thus to the fir ft vpork^n^t of Gods blejfed Spirit upon you ?
Hofef. The canfes were, i. I was ignorant that this was the work of God upon me. I never thought that by awaknings for fin, God at firft be- gins the converfion of a finner. i.Sin was yet very fweet to my fleih , and I was loth to leave it. 3. I could not tell how to part with mine old Com- panions, their prefence and a<fttons were fb defirable unto me. 4. The hours in which con visions were up on me , were (uch troublefomc and (uch heart- affrighting hours ^ that I could not bear, no not fo modi as the remembrance of them upon my heart.
Chr
C&e pflgrf tiff l&osi e ft .
Chr. Then MS itfeems,fometimcsyou got rid of jour trouble. cf.
Yes verily, but it would come into my mind again, and then I fhould be as bad, nay worfc, then I was before.
Chr. Why^ what was it that brought jour fins to minda^ain ?
Hopcf. Many things, As,
1. It I did but meet a good man in the Streets ; or,
2. If I have heard any read in the Bible j or,
3. If mine Head did begin to Ake 5 or,
4. I were told that fome of my Neighbours were fick 5 or,
f . If I heard the Bell Toull for fome that were dead 5 or,
6. If I thought of dying my felfj or,
7. If I heard that fuddain death happened to others.
8. But especially, when I thought of my fclf, that I muft quickly come to Judgement.
Chr. And conldyou At any time with eafc gttoff the guilt of '/», when by any ofthtfe wayes it came ufonjou ?
Hofff. No, not latterly, for then they got fader hold of my Confci-
ence
I po tt&e IPflffrtous I9?ogtt fc.
ence. And then, if I did but think of going back to fin (though my mind was turned againft itj it would be double torment to me.
Chr. And how did you do then ?
Hopef. I thought I mult endea- vour to mend my life, for elfc thought I, I am fare to be damned.
Chr. And did you indsavottr to mend?
Hopef. Yes, and fled from, not only my fins , but fmful Company too; and betook me to Religious Duties, as praying, Reading, weep- ing for Sin, fpeaking Truth to my Neighbours, &c. Thefe things I did, with many others, too much here to relate.
Chr. u4nddidyouthi*kjo*tfetfmll then ?
Hopef. Yes, for awhile $ but at the laft my trouble came tumbling upon me again, and that over the neck of all my Reformations.
Chr. How came that about , fnce you wot now Reformed ?
Hopef. There wrcre feveral things brought it upon me, efpetially flich
16 64 6.
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no man Jh«U be justified. When jott have done all t kings Jay* We are nn~ Luk. 17.10 profitable : with many mote the like. From whence I began to reafon with my felfthus: If*#my righteou£- neffes are filthy rags, if by the deeds of the Law, no man can be juftified 5 And if, when we have done *#, we are yet unprofitable : Then 'tis but a folly to think of Heaven by the Law. I further thought thus : If a man runs an i oo /. into the Shop-keepers debt, and after that (hall pay for all that he (hall fetch , yet his old debt ftands Itill in the Book uncrofled 5 for the which the Shop-keeper may fue him, and caft him into Prifbn till he (hall pay the debt.
Chr. Well, and how did you apply this to yoHrJctfl
Hopef. Why, I thought thus with my felf; I have by my fins run a great way into Gods Book , and that my now reforming will not pay off that fcore j therefore I (hould think ftill under all my prefent amendments , But how (hall 1 be freed from that damnation that Ihave brought my felf in danger of by my former tranf- greflions?
Chi-
Chr. A ^try good application', but tygo on.
Hope Another thing that hath trou- bled me, even fince my late amend- ments, is,that ifl look narrowly into thebeftofwhatldonowjlftillfeefin, new fin, mixing it felfwith thebeft of that I do. So that now I am forced to conclude, that notwithstanding my former fond conceits of my felf and duties . I have committed fin e- nough in one duty to fend me to Hell, though my former life had been faultlefs
Chr. And what did you do then ? Hopef Do! I could not tell what to do, till I brake my mind to Faith- ful ; for he and I were well acquain - ted : And he told me, That unlefs I could obtain the righteoufnefs of a man that never had finned , neither mine own, nor all the righteoufnefs of the World could fave me.
Chr. And did you think^ he fpa(e true?
Hopef. Had he told me fo when I was pleafed and fatisfied with mine own amendments , I had cal- led him Fool for his pains : but now, fincc 1 fee my own infirmity , and
the
the fin that cleaves to my beft per- foima.,ce , I have been forceed to be of his opinion.
Chr. But did yon think^ rvhey at frft hefttggefted it to you j that there wa* (tich a man to be found, of wham it might jutt'ly be {aid, That he never committed Jin ?
Hopcf. I muft confefs the words at firft founded ftrangely , but after a little more talk and company with him, I had full conviction about it.
Chr. And did you asl^ him wxat man this wasy«xd hoV9 you muft be jufti- fiedby him ?
. Yes, and he told me it was
the Lord Jefus, thatdwellethonthe
right hand of the moft High : And Col i. thus, faid he, you muft be jultified by » him, even by trufting to what he hath done by himlelf in the days of his flefti, and fuiFered when he did hang on the Tree. I asked him fur- ther, How that mans righteoufhefs could be of that efficacy, to juftifie another before God ? And he told me, He was the mighty God,and did what he did, and died the death alfo, not for himfelf, but for us 5 to whom his doings, and the worthincfs of
them
themftiould bcimputcd,it I believed on him.
Chr. ~dnd vohtt didyou do then ? Hope. I mad e my objections again ft my believing, for that I thought he was not willing tofaveme.
Chr. -^«^B>^/W Faithful to JOH then ?
Hopef. He bid me go to him and
fee : Then I faid, It was prtfumption :
Mat.i 1. 18 t>ut he faid, No : tor I was invited to
come.Thtn he gave me a Book of fe-
fus his inditing, toincourage me the
more freely to come : And he faid
concerning that Book, That every
jot and tittle thereof ftood firmer
Mar 1*3$ then Heaven and earth. Then I asked
him, What I muft do when I came ?
Pf. PT .*. and ne t0^ me> * muft intreat upon
Dan 6 10 my knees with all my heart and foul,
Jcr.i^.ii, the Father to reveal him to me. Then
**• I asked him further, How I muft
make my fupplication to him ? And
he faid, Go, and thou (halt find him
Ex.aj .".aa. upon a mercy-feat , where he fits all
Lev 16. . the year long, to give pardon and
Nn 17. 89. forgivenefs to them that come. I
4' ' *• told him that I knew not what to
fay when I came : and he bid me fay
to this effeft, Cod he merciful to mi *
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maks me to know and believe in Jefta Chrift-, for I fee that: if his right eoufnefs had not been, or I have not faith in that right eoufnefs^ I am uttcx j caft a\vay:Lord,I have heard th^it thon an a merciful God, and haft ordained that thy Son fefa Chnft fooxld be the Saviour of the World, and moreover , that thou art willing to be flow him upo* fuch apoor fenner at I am, (and I am a Jtnner indeed ) Lord take therefore this opportunity^ andmagnifie thy grace in the Salvation of my foul^ through thy Sonfefus Chrift, Amen.
Chr. -And did you do a& you were bidden ?
Hopef. Yes, over, and over, and over.
Chr. *dnd did the Father reveal his Son to you ?
Hopef. Not at the firft , nor fe- cond, nor third, nor fourth, nor fifth, no, nor at the fixth time neither.
Ghr. What did you do then ?
Hopef. What ! why I could not tell what to do.
Chr. Had you not thoughts of lea- ving ojf praying?
/fr/Y/.YeSjan hundred times,twice told.
Chr.
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Chr. And what wa* the rcafon }OH did not ?
Hapef. I believed that that was true which had been told me, to w»>, That without the righteoufnefs of this Chrift , all the World could not fave me:And therefore thought I with myfelf, If I leave off, I die; and I can but die at the Throne of Grace. And withall , this came into my mind, Ifittarry, wait for ;/, becaufe Habb.i. 3. f-r wilifurcly come, and will not tarry. So I continued Praying until 1 the Father (hewed me his Son.
Chr. j4ndhow was he revealed unto yott*
Hnpcf. I did not fee him with my
Eph.i, 8, bodily eyes, but with the eyes of
19 mine underftanding $ and thus it was.
One day I was very fad, Ithinkfader
then at any one time in my life j and
this fadnefs was through a frefh fight
of the greatnefs and vilenefs of my
fins : And as I was then looking for
nothing but Hell, and the everlaft-
ing damnation of my Soul, fuddenly,
as I thought , I faw the Lord Jefus
look down from Heaven upon me,
AA . and faying, Believe on the Lord?ef*s
Act. 1C 2O ^/ n °.. /it//- j *
?| Chrijt, tndthoHjbalt bc[4Ved.
But
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Bur I replyed, Lord, I am a great; a very great (inner 5 and he anfwered, My pace is Sufficient jor thee. Then I »C«-»*f faid$ut Lord,what is believing ? And then I faw from that faying, \_Hc that j^ 6 . . comcth to me fhall never hunger, and he that believeth on mejhall never thirft~$ That believing and coming was all one, and that he that came, that is, run out in his heart and attentions after falvation by Chrift, he indeed believed in Chrift. Then the water ftood in mine eyes, and I asked fur- ther , But Lord, may fuch a great fmner as I am, be indeed accepted of thee, and be faved by thee ? And Job. 6. 56 I heard him fay, ^4ndhimthatcometh to me , / will in no wife cafl out. Then I faid, But how, Lord, muft I confi- der of thee in my coming to thee,that my faith may be placed aright upon lT- , lf thee? Then he faid, Chriflfefus eamc Rcm.to.4* into the World to favefinners. He is the chap. 4. end of the Law for right coufncfs toe- very one that believes. He died for our fins y and rofe again for our juftifi- c at ion : He loved us, and wajhed us from our fins in his own blood : He it Mediator between God and us. He ever livcth to make intcrc:jponforus. O From
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From all which I gathered , that I muft look for righteoufncfs in his perfon, and for fatisfadion for my fins by his bloods that what he did in obedience to his Fathers Law, and in fubmitting to the penalty thereof, was not for himfelf, but for him that will accept it for his Salva- tion, and be thankful. And now was my heart full of joy, mine eyes full of tears, and mine affe&ions running over with love to the Name, People, and Ways of Jefus Chrift.
Chr. Tbisvpai a Revelation of Chrift to jour fottl indeed: But tell me particular- ly TV hat cffeft this had upon yohrfpirit* Hopef. It made me fee that a lithe World , notwithftanding all the righteoufncfs thereof, is in a Irate of condemnation. It made me fee that God the Father, though he be juft , can juftly juftifie the coming finner: It made me greatly afhamed of the vilenefs of my former life, and confounded me with the fence of mine own Ignorance $ for there never came thought into mine heart before now, that (hewed me fb the beauty of Jefus Chrift. It made me love a holy life, and long to do fbmcthing
for
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for the Honour and Glory of the name of the Lord Jefus. Yea I thought, that had I now a thoufand gallons of blood in my body , I could fpill it all for the fake of the Lord Jefus.
• I then faw in my Dream , that Hopeful looked back and faw Ipno- rance, whom they had left behind, coming after. Look^ faidhe tuChri- ftian, how far yonder Toungtter loitc- reth behind.
Chr. Ay, Ay , 1 fee him ; he careth not for our Company.
Hopef. But Itro, it would not have hurt hint, had he kept pace with MS hitherto.
Chr. That's true, but I warrant you he thinketh otherwife
Hope. That I think^ he doth , but Toug ^ however let us tarry for him. So they norancc did. comes up
Then Chrtftian faid to him, Come *&*'"* away man, why do youftayfo behind ?
Igno. Itakemypleafure in walk- Tbtir ul$ ing alone, even more a great deal then in Company, unlefs I like it the better.
Then (aid Chrittian to Hopef ul(bv&
foftlyj Did I not tell you, he cared not
02 /or
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for our Company : But however , come uf^ and Let us talk May the time in this folitary pUce. Then directing his Speech to Ignorance , he fa id, Come, how do you J how ftandsit between God and your Soul now ?
Ignor. I hope well , for I am al ways full of good motions, that come into my mind to comfort me as I walk.
Chr. What good mot ions? pray tell us.
Ignor. Why, I think of God and Heaven.
Chr. So do the Devils and damned Souls.
Ignor. But I think of them , and defiire them.
Chr. So do many that are never lilee to come tbertiYheSoul of the Sluggard defires and hath nothing.
Ignor. But I think of them , and leave all for them.
Chr. That I doubt , for leaving of all is an hard matter , yea a harder matter then many are aware of. But why , or by what, art thou perfwaded that thou haft left all for God and Heaven ?
< My heart tells me fo.
Chr.
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Chr. The wife man f ayes > He that trufts his own heart is a fool. **• a8' **•
Jgnor. That is fpoken of an evil heart, but mine is a good one.
Chr. But how do ft thou prove that ?
Ignor. It comforts me in the hopes ofHeaven.
Chr. That may be^ through its deceit- fulnefs , for a mans heart may mini- fter comfort to him in the hopes of that thing, for which he yet has no ground to hope.
Ignor. But my heart and life agree together , and therefore my hope is well grounded.
Chr. Who told thee that thy heart and life agrees together ?
I^nor. My heart tells me (b.
Chr. Askjnj fellow iflbe aThiefi Thy heart tells theefol Except the word of Godbeareth witnefs in this mat- tery other Teftimony is of no value.
Ignor. But is it not a good heart that has good thoughts? And is not that a good life that is according to Gods Commandments ?
Chr. Yes, That is a good heart that hath aood thoKghts , and that is a good life that is according to Gods Command- ments : But it is one thing indeed to O have
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havethtfc, and another thing only to thinkjo.
1 nor. Pray what co unt you good thoughts, and a life according to Gods Commandments ?
Chr. There Art goad thoughts of di- vers kjnds , fome ref petting our fdve*y for»e God, fome Chrtft, and fame other things.
Igtior. What be good thoughts re- fpecbngour felves?
Chr. Such as agree with the Word oj Gtd.
Jgnor. W hen does our thoughts of our felves agree with the Word of God?
Chr. Whenvpe pafs the fame Judge- ment upon our felves whtch the Word faffej ; To ex flam my felf. The Word of Ccd faith of per (or s in a natural cou- \ dtttouy There is none Righteous, \ there is none that doth good. // faith
C«u 6 8. ^' ^at evcrV imagination of the 'heart of man is onfy evil, and that continually, ^imda^ain, The imagi- nation of mans heart is tVilfrorn his Youth. Novrthen-tWfanwcthtnk. hut of our felves i having fenfc thereof \ then are our thought s good ones , becaufi' AC- cording to the Word of God.
ffur.
Pflgrtirtf ^osrefft 2oj
T will n ever believe that my heart is thus bad
Chr. Therefore thou never hadffi one good thought concerning thy felf in thy life. But let me goon \ As the Word pajjet ha Judgement upon our HE ART, fo it fajfeth * Judgement upon our W A TS j ^nd when our thoughts of our HE A RTS And WATS Agree with the Judgment which the Wordgiv- eth of both, t hen art both good^ bccaufe agreeing thereto.
Ignor. Ma ke ou t your mca ning.
Chr. Why , the Word of God faith, That mans ways are croakcdvsays > not PC 1 15. f. goody hut perverfe : It fatth, They &e Pro.i. iy. naturally out of the good way y that they om* ** have not known it. Now vpkeq a man thut thinkfth of his ways , / fay when he doth faiftbly , avd with heart-hu- miliation thus thinly *ben hath he good thoughts of his own ways^ becaufe his thoughts now agree with the judgment of the Word of God.
fgnor. What are good thoughts concerning God ?
Chr. Even (as I havefedaoncern-
ing our fefacs} when our thoughts of
God do agree with what the Word faith
of him. And that is ; when we think, of
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bis Being anii ^Attribute* as the Word hath tanght : Of which I cannot now difcourje at large. Euttofpea^ofkim with reference to us. The n We have right thoughts of God, when we thinkthat he knows MS better then we know our /elves, and can fee fin in tts , when and where we tax fee none in our f elves j when we think^ he knows our in-moft thoughts, and that our heart with all its depths is alwayes open unto his eyes: Atfo when we think that all our Righteouf- nefs ftink* in bis Nostrils , and that therefore he cannot abide to. fee usftand before him in any confidence even of all our be ft performances.
Ignor. Do you think that I am fuch a fool > as to think Cod can fee no further then I ? or that I would come to God in the belt of my perfor- mances ?
Chr. Wbji bw daft ttoo* thivl^ in this matter f
Ignor. Why, to be fhort , I think I muft believe in Chrift for juftifica- tion.
Chr. How!think.thou muft faheve in Chrift, when thoufecft not thy need of him / Thou neither fe eft thy original^ $r aftud infirmities , but haft fuch an
opinion
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opinion of thy ftlf , and of what thou doeft) AS plainly renders thee to he one that did never fee a necejfity of Chrifts. perfonal right eoufnefs to juftife thee before Goer. How thendofl t hot* fay, / believe in Chrift ?
Ignor. I believe well enough for all that,
Chr. How doeft thou believe ? Ignor. I believe that Chrift died for nnners , and that I (hall be jufti- fied before God from the curie, through his gracious acceptance of my obedience to his Law ; Or thus, Chrift makes my Duties that are Re- ligipus, acceptable to his Father by vertue of his Merits i and fo fhall I be juftified.
Chr. Let me give an anjvrcr to this confeffion of thy faith.
i. Thou believe ft with 4 Fantaftical Faith, for this faith is no where dc~ fcribed in the Word.
a. Thou believcft with a Fahe Fatth, Irecaxfc it taketh luftification from the pcrfonal righteoujnefs of Chrift , and applies it to thy own.
3. This faith jnakfth not Chrift a Jttflificr ofthyperfon, but of thy attions ; and of thy ptrfon for thy attions wkichisfa/Je.
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4. Therefor* thit faith is deceitful^ even fuck as will U*ve thee under wrath, in the day of God Almivhty. For true f*ftfy**& ¥aith puts tiejotil (at fen- fbie of its loft condition by the Law) up- on flying for refute unto Chrifts ridottr ottfnefs : (Which righteotifnefs of "his, is not an aft of grace , by which he maketh forfaftification thy obedience accepted With God, but his ferfonal obedient* to the 1 aw in doing and fajfering for «/, what that re quired at our handf ) This fo) true faith acetpteth, k^rt of vphieh^ the foul being and by it prefented&s fpotUjs beforeGody it is accepted , and acqitit from condemnation.
Ignor. What ! would you have us mift to what Chrift in his own pcr- fon has done without us! This con- ceit would loofen thercinesofour luft, and tollerate us to live as we lift : For what matter how we live, if we may bejuftifiedby Chrifts perfonal righ- fcoufhefs from all, when we believe it?
Chr. Ignorance is thy namt) and as thy name is, foart thott ; even this thy anfwer demonftratetk wbat I fay. Ignorant tho* art of what
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rifhtfoufnefiis, and as ignorant how to fecure thy Soul through the faith of it% from the heavy wrath of God. Tea, thou alfo art ignorant of the true effetts of f awing, faith in this righte- oufnefs nf Cbrift , which is , to bow and w% lavcr the heart to God in Chrift , to love his Name, his Word, Waysj <md People \ and not as thou 4gnorantly imagine ft.
Hip. Ask him if ever he had Chrift revealed to him from Heaven ?
Ignor. What ! you are a man for re- 'velatioMtl / believe that what both you, and all the reft of you fay about that matter^ is but the fruit of diftrafted braines.
Hop. Why man ! Chrift is fo hid in God from the natural apprehcn- iicns of all ficfti, that he cannot by any man be favingly known, unlefs God the Father reveals him to them.
Ignor. T»at is your faith, but not mine 5 yet mine I doubt not* is as good as yours : Though I have not in my head fo many whimsies as you.
Chr. Give me leave to put in a word : You ought not fo fiightly to fpeakof this matter: for this I will boldly affirm,(even as my goodCom-
panion
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-8 Companion hath done) that no man
"2" can know Jefus Gh'ilt but bV thc Rc" 18' velation of thc Father: yea, and
faith too, by which thc foul l&ycth hold upon Chrift (ifitberight)frmft be wrought by the exceed; pggreat- uefs of his mighty power j'rf* work- ing of which faith, I perceive, poor Ignorance, thou art ignorant of Be a- wakened thcn,(ce thine own wretch- cdnefs, and flie to thc Lord Jcfus j and by hi$ righteoufnefs, which is the rightcoulhefs of God, (for he himfelf is God ) thou (halt be deli- vered from condemnation.
Igno. TOM gofo faft, I cannot keep ace with you 5 do you FO on before, I
WeU Ignorance, wilt
To flight good Coftnf el, ten timc.$ giveo
thee ? Jlnd if the* ytt refttfc i>, t hoM Jktlt
know
Ere lon% tkt evil if thy dtingfa : Remember man in time$oop>dt> not fear \ Good Cowtfel taken well, faves '.there-
fore hear :
But iff ho* ptjhalt flight itjho* wilt fa The lofer (Ignorance) I '/e warrant thee.
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Chr. Well, come my good Hope- /*/, I perceive that thou and I muft walk by our felvcs again.
So 1 (aw in my Dream, that they went on a pace before, and Iff nor once he came hobling after. Tnen (aid Chriftian to his companion, It pities me much for this poor man^ it will cer- tainly go illwith him at laft.
Hope. Alas, there are abundance in our Town in his condition -, whole Families, yea, whole Streets, (and that of Pilgrims too) and if there be fb many in our parts, how many think you, muft there be in the place where he was born ?
Chr Indeed the Word faitk,f{e hath blinded their eyes,left they (hould fee, cVc. B*t taw we are by our fe foes , what do you thinl^of fuchmen? Have they at no time, think youycomn£i ions of fin , and/o confetjucntly fears that their fate is dangerous ?
Hopef. Nay, do you anfwer that queihon your felf, for you are the elder man.
Chr. Then I fay fome times (as I tbinfy they may* hut they being natu- rally ignorant) under ft and not that fitch convictions tend t* their good-, and
there-
€be
therefore thtj do dtfpci attfy fitflf thvn, and tinue to flatter thtmfelvet wtwway of their own he art i.
Bartends much to Mem good, and
to make t hcm:?iglir,a t their beginning
to go on Pilgrimage. job i? 19. Chr* Wl*k+»t ail doxbt it doth, if if Pi, 1 1 . '. • o! be riffhKforfofas the m^The feat of Pro.i7,ch. the Lord'is the be-gtnning of Wifdomi 5- I0- Hopef. How will you defcribe right
fear?
thrtt things.
1. By irs rife. Iti* eaufed by fa- ying conviftions fdr fini
2. It drireth the foul to lay faft hold of Chrift for Salvation .
3. It begetmh andoonrinuetrrrn the foul a great reverence of God, his word, and waysr keeping it tender , and making it afraid to turn from them-, to the righehand, or to the left , to any thitiR that may difhonour God,break its peace^rieve the Spirit , or caufe the Ehany to fpeak reproachfully.
tftprf. Well faid, I believe you have feid the truth. Are we now
aimoft
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ahnoft got paft thelnchantcd ground?
Chr. Why, Art J0M we try of iku difcoarfe f
Hofef. No veri!y,but that 1 would know where we arc.
Chr. We have not now *bovt two Miles father to go thereon* £ut let MS return to our matter. Now the Ig»o~ rant know not that f*ch conviQiox* that tend to put ibtm in fe*r^ xre for their goo d, and therefore they (c«k.t* ftifle tiatm.
Hvpcf How do thpyfccktoftifle them?
Chr. i. They think that thofe fears are wrought by the Devil (though indeed they are wrought of Cod)and thinking fo,they rcfift them,as things that diredtly tend to their over- throw. 2. They alfo think that the(e fears wnd to the fpoiling of thcif faith, (when alas for them, poor men that they arc ! they have none at all) and therefore tncy harden their hearts againft them. 3 They prc- fume they ought not to fear, and thcrcforc^n defpiteof them, wax pre- fumptuoufly confident. 4 They fee that theie fears tend to takeaway from them their pitif il old fclf-holl-
ncfs,
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nefs, and therefore they refift them with all their might.
Hofe. I know fomething of this my (effj for before 1 knewmyfelf it was fb with me.
Chr. Well) we mil leave at this time our Neighbour Ignorance bj him- himfelf) and fall upon another profita- ble
Talk abtut a°P^ With all ray heart, but you •nt Ttm- fhallftill begin*
porary. Chr. Well then, Didjon not know
Te
bt aoMt ten years ago, one emporary in jour parts, who was a forward man in Religion then f
Hope. Know him1 Yes, he dwelt in Gracelefs, a Town about two miles off of //0wr/?7,and he dwelt next door
Chr. Rightt he dwelt under the f am* roof with htm. Well, that man was much awakened once ; / believe that then he had fome fight of his fins, and of the wages that was due thereto.
Hope. I am of your mind, for (my Houfe not being above three miles from him) he would oft times come to me, and that with many tears. Truly I pitied the man, and was not altogether without hope of him;
but
but one may fee it is not every one that cries, Lord* Lwd.
Chr. He told m* ono^ Tkat he VHU refolded to go on Pilgrim+g* at ne aa now; Jmt *llof afudden. he grew AC- qutintcd veitk one Save-felf, tndthen he became a [hanger tome.
Hspt. Now nnce we are talking about him, let us a fitrlc enquire in- to the reafon of rhc fuddain back- Hiding of him and fuch others
Chr. It may be vtry p-nffntble* frn
. Well then, there a re in my judgement four reafons for it.
i . Though the Confciences of fuch men arc awakened, yet their mincfi are not changed : therefore when the power of guilt wfcarcth away, that which provoked them to be Re- ligious, ceafcth. Wherefore they na- turally turn to their own dourfe a- gain: even as we fee the Dog that is fick of what he hath eaten > fa Jong as his ficknefs prevails, he vo, rnits and cafts up all ; not chat he doth ihfs of a free mind (if we nmy fay a Dog has a mind) but becaufe it trouble! h his Stomach 5 but now when his ficknefs is over, and f b his p Stomach
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Stomach cafcd, his defires being not at all alienate from his vomit , he turns him about and licks upall. And fo it is true which is written,?^* Dog is turned to his own vomit again. This
a * Petf 8l I (ay being hot for Heaven, by virtue only of the fenle and fear of the tor- ments of Hell, as their fenfe of Hell, and the fears of damnation chills and cools, fo their defires for Hea- ven and Sahraticn cool alfo. So then it comes to pafs , that when their guilt and fear is gone, their de- fires for Heaven and Happinefs dicj
?ro. i$, a ; and they return to their courfe again, 2/7. Another reafan is, They have flaYrfh fears that do over-mafter them. I fpcak now of the fears that they have of men: For tht fe«r of mtn brtngeth afn*rc. So then, though they feem to be hot for Heaven, (b long as the flames of Hell are about their cars , yet when that tcrrour is a litrie over, they betake thcmfelves to fecond thoughts 5 namely, that 'tis good to be wife, and not to run (for they know not what) the ha- zard of loofing all j or at feair, of bringing themftlves into unavoidar blc andun-ncceffary troubles; and
ft
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fb they fall in with the world again 3/7. Thefhamc that attends Re- ligion, lies alfo as a block in their way 5 they are proud and haughty* and Religion in thHr eye is low and contemptible : Therefore when they have loft their fenfe of Hell and wrath to coma, they return a- gain to their former courfe.
4/p. Guilt, and to meditate ter- rour, are grievous to them, they like not to fee their mifery before they come into it. Though perhaps the fight of it firft, if they loved that fight, might make them flic whither the righteous flic andarefafej but becaufe they do, as I hinted before, even (hun the thoughts of guilt and tcrrour, therefore, when once they arc rid of their awakenings about the terrors and wr^rh of God, they harden their hearts gladly, and chufe fuch ways as will harden them more and mote.
Cht. Ton Are pretty near the buftnef^ for the bottom of Mil */, f& vtnt of * change m tJkrifWhtd md+UL ^4n4 therefore they are but M(e the Ftlbn that ftandcth before th* JnAge , ht 4*4 trembles, *nd(ccmt to re~ Pa
i 6 Che jpflgrfmg pjogtxfe.
pent moft henttilj \ bnt the bottom of all if, the feat of the Halter, not of any deteftation, of the offence ; AS is evident, bceaufc, let hut this man have his li- berty, and he witt be a Thief, and f§ 4 Rogue Still 5 vrhereas, if his mind wo* changed, he would be othcrvrife.
Hope. Now I have (hewed you thereafbns of their going back, do you (hew me the manner thereof. How tbt Ghr. So I mil willingly.
I. They draw off their thoughts ali that they may, from the remem - brancc of God, Death, and Judge- ment to come;
i. Then they caft off by degrees private Duties, as Clofet-Prayer, curbing their lufts, watching, Car- tow for fin, and the like.
i. Then they (hun the company ively and warm Christians.
4. Aftei that, they grow cold to publick Duty, as Hearing, Reading^ Godly inference, and the like.
y . Then they begin to pick hofes, as we fay , in the Coats of fome of the Godly, and that deviliflity 5 that they may have a fecming colour to throw Religion (for the fakcoffomc infirmity they have fpied in them)bc- hind their back*. 6. Then
plgtmtf pogreftt
6. Then they begin to adhere to, and aflbciate themfelra with carnal loofe and wanton men.
7. Then they give way to carnal and wanton difcourfcs in fearer; and glad are they if they can fee (uch things in any that are counted ho- neft, that they may the more boldly doit through their example.
8 After this, they begin to play with little fins oprnly.
9. And then, being hardened,they (hew themfelves as they are. Thus being lanched again into the gulf of mifery , unlefs a Miracle of Grace prevent it, they cvcrlaftinglypcrifb in their owadeccivings.
Now I faw in my Dream, that by this time the Pilgrims were got over the Inchanted Ground, and entering in the Countrcy of Btulah , whofc Tft. ^ 4- Air was very fwcet and pleafant, the cam.2*i«> way lyingdircftly through it, they 11, n. folaced themfelves there for a feafon. Yea, here they heard continually the fmging of Birds , and faw every day the flowers appear in the earth : aodheard the voice of the Turtle in the Land. In this Countrcy the Sun (hineth night and days wherefore P 3 this
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this was beyond the Valley of the foxdtw of death, and alfo out or the reach of Grant Dejpairi neither could they from this place fo much as fee Doutrting-C*Jtle. Here they were within light of the City they were going to : alfo here met them 4JI£tls fomeof the Inhabitants thereof. For in this Land the fhining Ones com- monly walked, becaufe it was upon the Borders of Heaven. In this land alfo the contract between the Brklc and the Bridgroom was renewed : **• f« Yea here,<w the Bridegroom rejojceth aver the jlride, fo did their Godrejojct ever them. Here they had no want of Corn and Wine j for in this place they met with abundance of what they had fought in all their Pilgrimage. Here they heard voices from out of the City, loud voices; faying, Saj je to the daughter of Zion , Behotd TCT. ii. thj Salvation comet h, behold his re- ward is with him. Here all the Inha- bitants of the Countrey called them x holy People i The redeemed of the
Sought «#f,&c.
Now as they walked in this Land, they had more re/oycing then in parts more remote from the King- dom
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dom to which they were bound j and drawing near to the City , they had yet a more perfeft view thereof. It was builded of Pearls and precious Stones, alfo the Street thereof was paved with Gold, To that by reafon of the natural glory of the City, and the reflection of the Sun-beams upon it, CkriftiAn, with defire fell fick , Hopeful alfo had a fit or two of the fame Dlfeafe : Wherefore here they lay by it a while, crying out be- caufe of their pangs , If yon fecwy Beloved^ tell him th*t I *n* fcl^ of love.
But being a little ftrengthened,and better able to bear their ficknefs, they walked on their way, and came yet nearer and nearer , where were Orchards, Vineyards andGardens,and their Gates opened into the High- way. Now as they came up to theft places, behold the Gardener tood in the way 5 to whom the Pilgrims faid, Whofe goodly Vineyards and Gar- dens arc thefe ? Heanfwered, They are the Kings, and are planted here for his own delights , and alfo for the folace ofPilgrims. So the Gardi- ner had them into the Vineyards, P 4 and
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and bid them refreft thcmfelvres with the Dai ntlcs ; he alfo (hewed them there the Kings walks , and the drbors Where he delighted to be ; And here they tarried and flept.
Now I btheld in my Dream, that they talked more in their fleep at this time, then ever they did in all their Journey ; and being in a mufe therc-abbutj the Gardiner (aid even to me , Wherefore muidt thou at the matter * It is the nature of the fruit of the Grapes of thefe Vine- yards to gp down fb fweetly, as to caufe the lips of them that arc afleep tofpeak,
Solfavr that when they awoke,
they addreflcd themfelves to go up
to the Qty. But, as 7 (aid, the re-
Rcvd. ii. fle&ions of the Sun upon the Qty
18. (for the Qty was pure Gold) was fo
extreamly glorious, that they could
Cor. 5. p0t> as yCt) Wjtj1 40pen face behold
it , but throqgji an Injtr*mcnt made for that purpofe. So I faw , that as they went on, there met them two men , in Raiment that (hone like Gold , alto their faces fhonc as trie light.
Thefe men asked the PUgrims
whence
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whence they came ? aod they told them $ they alfo asked them, Where they had lodg'd,what difficulties, and dangers , what comforts and plca- fures they had met in the way. ? and they told them. Then faid the men that met them, You have but two difficulties more to meet with, and then you arc in the City.
Chriftia* then and his Compa- nion asked the men to go along wkhthem, fb they told them they would j but, faid they, you muft obtain it by your own faith. So I (aw in my Dream that they went on together till they came within fight of the Gate.
Now I further faw that betwixt them and the Gate was a River, but there was no Bridge to go over , the River was very deep 5 at the fi^ht therefore of this River, the Pilgrims were much Hounded, but the men that went with them,faid, You muft ^o through, or you cannot come at- the Gate.
The Pilgrims then> began to en- **>•***> by quire if there wasfto other way to
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theGatCi to which they anfwered, Yes, but there hath not any , (avc glory.
two,
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two, to wit, £iw£ and £A/4£, been permitted to tread that path, fince the foundation of the World , nor i Cor. 15.- (hall, untill the laft Trumpet (hall 5»,j*. (bund. The Pilgrims then, efpeci- MyChriftUuiy began to difpond in his mind, and looked this way and that, but no way could be found by them, by which they might efcape the River. Then they asked the men, if the Waters were all of a depth. They faid, No } yet they could not kthl'g* hclp diem in that Cafe, for faid they: ttmfmi r°* fodlfnd it dccftr or Jhal/ower, bli tlrvufb **yon believe in the king of the place, death. They then addrefled themielves to
the Water j and entring , Chrifti** began to fink, and crying out to his good Friend Hopefttl j he faid, Ifmk in deep Waters , the Billows go over my head, all his Waves go over me, ScUh.
Then faid the other , Be of good chear, my Brother, I feel the bot- tom, and it is good. Then faid Chri* fti4n^ ^h my friend , the forrows of
dcath haVC comPafled mc about>
I ftall not fee the Land that flows with Milk and Honey. And with that , a great darkncfs and horror
fell
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fell upon Chriflian^ fo that he could pot fee before him 5 alfo here he in great meafure loft his fenfes , 16 that he could neither remember nor orderly talk of any of thofe fnreet refrefhmcnts that he had met with in the way of his Pilgrimage. But all the words that he fpike, ftill tended to difcover that he had horror of mind , and hearty fears thatheihoulddiein that River, and never obtain entrance in at the Gate: here alfb, as they that itood by, perceived, he was much in the troublcfbme thoughts of the fins that he had committed , both fincc and before he began to be a Pilgrim. Twas alfo obferved , that he was troubled with apparitions of Hogoblins and Evil Spirits. For ever and anon he would intimate (b much by words. Hopeful therefore here had much adoe to keep his Brothers head above water, yea fometimes he would be quite gone down, and then ere awhile he would rift up again half dead. Hopeful alfo would endeavour to comfort him, faying, Brother, I fee the Gate, and men ftanding by it to receive us.
But
But Chrifli** would anfwer .- Tis you, 'tis you they wait for, vou have been Hopeful ever fince I knew you ; and fo have you, (aid he to Chnfttan. Ah Brother, (aid hcjiirely if I was right, he would now arife to he p me 5 but for my fins he oath brought me into the fnare * and hath left me. Then faid/fr/*/*/, My Brother, you have quite forgot the Text, where its faid Pfrl-33'4, of the wicked, There is no band in *• their death* but their fir ength is firm,
they are not troubled as other men, nei- thet are they plagued Like other men. Thcfe troubles and difbreflcs that you go through in thefe Waters, are no fign that God hath forfaken you, but arcfentto try you,whether you will call to mind that which heretofore you have received of his goodnefs, and live upon him in your diftrefles.
Then I faw in my Dream , that
Chrtftian was as in a mufe a while j
To whom alfo Hopeful added this
word , Be of good chear * Je[us
Ckriftian Chrift makgth thee whole : And with
Mivtrtd that, Chriftian brake out with a loud
*tt!rsi* VOICC ' Oh ! fec him again ! and he death*. tc^s me > Wbc* *hou pajfcft through Ifa. 40. 3. the waters, I will be with thee , and
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through the Rivers, they fidl not ovtr- flow thee. Then they both look courage, and the enemy was after that as ft ill as a (tone, until! they were gone over. Chriftian therefore prefently found ground to ftand up- on 5 and fb it followed that the reft of the River was but (hallow. T hus they got over. Now upon the bank of the River, on the other fide, they law the two ftiining men again, who there waited for them. Where- fore being come up out of the River, thy faluted them laying, We arc mi- niftring Spirits , fent forth to minifter **' A*&h forthofe thatjktll be Heirt of S*tv«- d°"h!m fo ti*n. Thus they went along towards foon as the Gate, now you muftnote that thj&rt the City ftood upon a mighty hill, ?*JN out but the Pilgrims went up that hill °< /A/f toith c*fty bccaufe they had thefe two " men to lead them up by the Arrnsj alfo they had left their Mort*tGzr- mcnts behind them io the River j for Put though they went in with them,they came out without them. They there- fore went up here with much agi- lity and fpced, though the founda- tion upon which the City was fran> ed was higher then the Clouds,
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They therefore went up through the Regionsof the Air, fwectly talking as they w ent , being comforted, be- caufe they fafely got over the River, and had fuch glorious Companions to attend them.
The talk they had with the fhining Ones , was about the Glory of the place,who told them,that the beauty, and glory of ir was inexpreflible. Heb.it. There, faidthey, is the Mount Swi, z, 13,24. tnc Heavenly J^rttfalem^ theinume- Re v I 4". rablc Company of Angels, and the Spirits of Tuft men made perfcd: : You are going now, faid they, to the Farad ice of God , wherein you (hall fee the Tree of Life, and cat of the never-fading fruits there- of: And when you come there, you fhall have white Robes given you, and your walk and talk (hail be every day with the King, even all the days of Eternity. There you Htv.n.i, fljaj| not fec again ? fuch things as
you faw when you wcrt in the lower Region upon the Earth, to wit, for- row, fickncfs, affliction, and death, f or t he former things arc ptflfd ***}. Ifa. 57. 1,1 You are going now to *dbr*h*i» , to Jf<Mc9 and ftcob , and to the Pro- phets
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Prophets; men that God hath taken Ifa.*$ 14. away from the evil to come,and that are now retting upon their Beds, each one walking in his righteoufnefs. The men then asked, What muft we do in the holy place ? To whom it was anfwered, You muft there re ceive the comfort of all your tori, and have joy for all your forrowj you muft reap what y ou have (own, even the fruit of all your Prayers and Tears, and fufierings for the King by the way In that place you muft • ** wear Crowns of Gold , and enjoy the perpetual fight a nd Vifions of the Offy One, for there you fhallfcc hiv* * Joh. he is. There alfo you (hall ferve him continually with praife, with fhout- ing and thankfgrving, whom you defnred to fervc in the World, though with much difficulty, becaufe of the infirmity of your flefh. There your eyes (hall be delighted with feeing* and your ears with hearing, the pleafant voice of the mighty One. There you (hall enjoy your friends again, that are got thither before ;ou$ and there you (hall with joy receive, even every one that fol- lows into the Holy Place after you.
There
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Tbcff.4. There dlfo you (hall be cloarhed
**>I4>15' with Glory and Majefty, and put
judc 14 "lto an equipage fit to ride out with
Da.7.p,to the King of Glory. When he (hall
i Cor. 6. come, with found of Trumpet in the
** *• Clouds , as upon the wings of the
Wind, you fliall come with him ; and
when he (hall fit upon the Throne of
Judgement, yon (hall fit by him 5
yea, and when he (hall pafs Sentence
upon all the workers of Iniquity, let
them DC Angels or Men, you attb
(hall have avoioeinthat Judgement,
becaufe they were his and your E-
nernies. Alfo when he (hall again
return to the Grty, you (hall go too,
with found of Trumpet, and be ever
with him*
Now while they were thus draw- ing towards the Gate, behold a com- pany of the Heavenly Hoflr came out to meet them : To whom it was (aid, by the other two (hiningOnes, Thefe are the men that have loved our Lord, when they were in the World 5 and that have left all for his holy Name, and he hath fent us to fetch them, and we have brought them thus far on tneir defircd Jour- ney j that they may go in and look
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their Redeemer in the face with joy.
Then the Heavenly Hoft gave a .
great (bout, faying, Blejfcd are they Rcvcl< l*-
that are called to the Marriage f tipper
of the Lainb : and thi s they came up
to the Gate.
Now when they were come up to the Gate, there was written over it, in Letters of Gold , Blejfcd are RC.JI. 14. they that do his commandment j, that they may have right to the Tree of life 5 and may enter in through the Gates into the City.
Then I (aw in my Dream, that the (hining men bid them call at the Gate , the which when they did, fbme from above looked over the Gate; to wit, Enoch, Mofes , and Elijah^ &c. to whom it was faid, Theft Pilgrims, are come from the City of Deftruftiony for the love that they bear to the King of this place : and then the Pilgrims gave in unto them each man his Certificate, which they had received in the beginning » Thofc therefore were carried into the King, who when he had read them, faid, Where are the men? to whom it was anfwered, They are Handing without the Gate , the King then
com-
C&e plgrtm
if*, if. ». commanded to opm the Gate $ */»* righteous Nation, (aid he, kgcpeth Truth may enter in.
Now I faw in my Dream, that thefetwo men went in at the Gate j and loe, as they entered, they were transfigured, and they had Raiment put on that (hone like Gold. There was al o that met them with Harps andCrowns,and gave them to them; The Harptopraife withall, and the Crowns in token of honour j Then I heard in my Dream that all the Bells in the City Rang for joy : and that it was faid unto them,£»r* r ye into the T°J of jour Lord. I alfb heard the men Rev.?. i$, themfelvcs, that they fang with a 14 ' loud voice, faying, EUJJlng^ Honour , Glory and Power > he to him that fit tcth upon the Throne^ and to the Lamb for ever and ever.
Now juft as the Gates were open- ed to let in the men, I looked in after them ; and behold , the City (hone like the Sun, the Streets alfo were paved with Gold,and in them walked many men, with Crowns on their heads , Palms in their hands , and golden Harps to fing pratfes withall. There were alfo of them that had
wings,
pogrel04
wings, and they anfwered one ano- ther without intermiflrion,faying,//0/^ Holy •> Holy i utbe Lord.hnA after that, they (hut up the Gates ; which when I had feen, I wUhed my felf among them.
Now while I was gazing upon all thefe things , I turned my head to look back, and few Ignorance come up to the River fide j out he fbon got over , and that without half that difficulty which the other two men met with. For it happened that there was then in that place one^aix-bopc a Ferry -man,that with his Boat helped him over : fo he, as the other 1 faw, did afcend the Hill to come up to the Gate, only he came afone i nei- ther did any man meet him with theleaft incouragement. When he was come up to the Gate, he looked up to the writing that was above ; and then began to knock, fuppofing that entrance fhould have been quickly adminiftred to him : But he was asked by the men that lookt o- ver the top of theGate,Whc nee came you ? and what would you have ? He anfwered, 1 have eat and drank in theprefencc of the King, and he has
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taught in our Streets. Then they asked him for his Certificate , that they might go in and (hew it to the King. So he fumbled inhisbofbm for one, and found nonr Then (aid they, Have you none ? But the man anfwered never a word. So they told the King , but he would not come down to (ee him j but com- manded the two (hining Ones that conduced Chriftian and Hopeful to the City, to go out and take IgKo- norance and bind him hand and root, and have him away. Then they rook him up, and carried him through the air to the door that I law in the fide of the Hill,and put him in there. Then I faw that there was away to Helf, e- ven from theGates of Hearcn,as well as from the City of Dcftru&ion. So I awoke, and behold it was a Dream.
FINIS.
The Conclufion.
NO iv Reader, I have told my Dream to t beet See if thou canft Interpret it to me j Or to thy f elf, or Neighbour : but t*kf heed Of mif-interpreting :for that,insTread Of doing good, will but thy f elf abuf* : By mif-interpreting et/il in/ues..
TaJ^ heed alfo, that thou be not extream, In playing with the cut- fide if my Dream* Nor let my figure, orfmilitude, Put thee into a laughter or a. feud j Leave this for Boys and Fools 5 but tsfor thce^ Do thou the fub Stance of my matter fee.
Put by the Curtains, look within my Turn up my Metaphors and do not fail: There, if thou fee^eSt them, fuch things tofnd, As will be helpful! to an hone&mind.
What of my drofs thonfindeft there, be bold To throw away, but yet preferve the Gold. What if my Gold be wrapped up in Ore* None throws away tbe Apple for the Core : But if thou (halt caftall away as vain, I know not but 'twill make me Dream again.
THE END.
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