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Good will. But did none of them follow you to perswade you to go back?

Chr. Yes, both Obstinate, and Pliable: But when they saw that they could not prevail, Obstinate went railing back; but Pliable came with me a little way.

Good will. But why did he not come through?

Chr. We indeed came both together, until we came at the Slough of Diffond, into the which, we also suddenly fell. And then was my Neighbor Pliable discouraged, and would not adventure further. Wherefore getting out again, on that side next to his own house; he told me, I should poffe's the brave Country alone for him: So he went his way, and I came mine. He after Obstinate, and I to this Gate.

Good will. Then said Good will, Alas poor man, is the Cœlestial Glo- ry of so small esteem with him, that he counteth it not worth running the hazards of a few difficulties to obtain it?

Chr. Truly, said Christian, I have faid the truth of Pliable, and if I should also fay all the truth of myself, it

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*Christian
accuseth
himself be-
fore the man
at the Gate.

it will appear there is * no betterment 'twixt him and my self. 'Tis true, he went back to his own house, but I also turned aside to go in the way of death, being perfwaded thereto by the carnal agreement of one Mr. worldly wifeman.

Good will. Oh, did he light upon you! what, he would have had you a fought for ease at the hands of Mr. Legality; they are both of them a very cheat: but did you take his counsel?

Chr. Yes, as far as I durst, I went to find out Mr. Legality, until I thought that the Mountain that stands by his house, would have fallen upon my head: wherefore there I was forced to stop.

Good will. That Mountain has been the death of many, and will be the death of many more: 'tis well you escaped being by it dafht in pieces.

Chr. Why, truly I do not know what had become of me there, had not Evangelift happily met me again as I was musing in the midft of my dumps: but 'twas God's mercy that he came to me again, for else I had

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had never come hither. But now
I am come, such a one as I am,
more fit indeed for death by
that Mountain, than thus to
stand talking with my Lord : But
Oh, what a favour is this to me,
that yet I am admitted entrance
here.

Good will.* We make no objecti-
ons againſt any, notwithstanding
all that they have done before they
come hither, * they in no wife are
caſt out; and therefore, good Chri-
stian, come a little way with me,
and I will teach thee about the way
thou muſt go. * Look before thee;
doſt thou fee this narrow way ?
THAT is the way thou muſt go.
It was caſt up by the Patriarchs,
Prophets, Chriſt, and his Apoſtles,
and it is as ſtraight as a Rule can
make it: This is the way thou muſt
go.

Chr. But ſaid Chriſtian, is there
no turnings nor windings, by which a
Stranger * may lose the way ?

Good will. Yes, there are many
ways BUTT down upon this; and
they are crooked, and wide: But
thus thou maist diſtinguifh the
right

*chriflian
is comfort-
ed againn.*

* Joh. 6. 37.*

* chriflian
direſed yet
on his way.*

* chriflian
afraid of
loſing his
way.*

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* Mat. 7:14

* Christian
weary of his
Burden.

*The e is no
deliverance
from: he
guilt, an |
burden of
sin, but by
the Deat |
and Bloud
of Christ.

* Christian
comes to the
House of tse
Interpreter.

right from the wrong, The right on-
ly being * ftraight and narrow.

Then I saw in my Dream,* That
Christian 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 thy burden, be
content to bear it, untill thou comest
to the place of * Deliverance; for
there it will fall from thy back of it
self.

Then Christian began to gird up
his loins, and to addreſs himself to
his Journey. So the other told him,
that by that he was gone some di-
ſtance from the Gate, he would
come at the house of the Interpreter,
at whose Door he ſhould knock,
and he would ſhow him excellent
things. Then Christian took his
leave of his Friend, and he again
bid him God ſpeed.

Then he went on, till he came at
the house of the * Interpreter, where
he knocked over and over: at laſt
one came to the door, and asked
Who was there?

Chr.

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Chr. Sir, here is a Traveller, who was bid by an acquaintance of the Good-man of this House, to call here for my profit: I would therefore speak with the Master of the House: so he called for the Master of the House; who after a little time came to Christian, and asked him what he would have?

Chr. Sir, said Christian, I am a Man that am come from the City of Destruction, and am going to the Mount Zion, and I was told by the Man that stands at the Gate at the head of this way; that if I called here, you would show me excellent things, such as would be an help to me in my Journey.

Inter. Then said the Interpreter, *He is entertained. come in, I will show thee that which will be profitable to thee. So he commanded his man to light the Candle, and bid Christian follow him; so he had him into a private Room, and bid his Man open a door; the which when he had done, * Christian saw the Picture of a very grave Person hang up against the wall, and this was the fashion of it, †It had eyes lifted up to Heaven, the best

† Illumination.

* Christian sees a brave Picture.

† The fashion of a little fire.

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best of Books in his hand, the Law of Truth was written upon its lips, the World was behind his back; it stood as if it pleaded with Men, and a Crown of Gold did hang over its head.

Chr. Then said Christian, What meaneth this?

Inter. The Man whose Picture this is, is one of a thousand, he can beget Children, Travel in birth with Children, and Nurse them himself when they are born. And whereas thou seest him with his eyes lift up to Heaven, the best of Books in his hand, and the Law of Truth writ on his Lips: it is to shew thee, that his work is to know, and unfold dark things to sinners; even as also thou seest him stand as if he pleaded with Men: And whereas thou seest the World as cast before him, and that a Crown hangs over his head; that is, to shew thee, that lighting, and deishing the things that are present, for the love that he hath to his Masters service, he is sure in the world that comes next, to have Glory for his Reward: Now said the Interpreter, I have shewed thee this Picture first, because the Man

†1 Cor. 4.15.

† Gal. 4.19.

The meaning of the Picture.

Why be shewed him the Picture first.

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Man whose Picture this is, is the only Man, whom the Lord of the Place whither thou are going, hath authorized, to be thy Guide in all difficult places thou mayest meet with in the way: wherefore take good heed to what I have shewed thee, and bear well in thy mind what thou haft seen; left in thy Journey, thou meet with some that pretend to lead the right, but their way goes down to death.

Then he took him by the hand, and led him into a very large Parler, that was full of duft, because never swept; the which, after he had reviewed a little while, the Interpreter called for a man to sweep: Now when he began to sweep, the duft began so abundantly to fly about, that Christian had almost therewith been choaked. Then said the Interpreter to a Damsel that stood by, Bring hither Water, and sprinkle the Room; the which when he had done, it was swept, and cleansed with pleasure.

Chr. Then said Christian, What means this?

Int. The Interpreter answered;

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This Parlour, is the heart of a Man that was never sanctified by the sweet Grace of the Gospel: The dust, is his Original Sin, and inward Corruptions that have defiled the whole Man. He that began to sweep at first, is the Law; but he that brought water, and did sprinkle it, is the Gospel: Now, whereas thou sawest that so soon as the first began to sweep, the dust did so fly about, that the Room by him could not be cleansed, but that thou wast almost choaked therewith: This is to shew thee, that the Law, instead of cleaning the heart (by its working) from sin, \* doth revive, put \* strength into, and \* increase it in the soul, even as it doth discover and forbid it, for it doth not give power to subdue.

Again, as thou sawest the Damsel sprinkle the Room with Water, upon which it was cleansed with pleasure: This is to shew thee, that when the Gospel comes in the sweet and precious influences thereof to the heart, then I say, even as thou sawest the Damsel lay the dust by sprinkling the Floor with Water, so is fin vanquished and subdued, and the

* Rom. 7. 6.

† 1 Cor. 15. 6.

5 Rom. 5. 23.

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The matter interpreter, Expond this matter
expounded. more fully to me.

Int. So he said, These two Lads
are Figures; Passion, of the Men of
this World; and Patience, of the
Men of that which is to come: For
as here thou seest, Passion Will have
all now, this year; that is to say, in
this World; So are the Men of this
World: they must have all their
good things now, they cannot stay
till next Year; that is, until the next
World, for their Portion of good.

* The World-
ly man for a
Bird in the
land.

That Proverb, A Bird in the hand
is worth two in the Bush, is of more
Authority with them, then are all
the Divine Testimonies of the good
of the world to come. But as thou
sawest, that he had quickly lavished
all away, and had presently left
him, nothing but Rags; So will it
be with all such men at the end of
this world.

Chr. Then said Christian; Now I
see that Patience has the best * Wis-
dom, and that upon many accounts.

* Patience
had the best
Wisdom.

1. Because he stays for the best things.

2. And also because he will have the
glory of his, when the other had no-
thing but rags.

Int.

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Int. Nay, you may add another,
to wit, the glory of the next world
will never wear out; but these are
suddenly gone. Therefore Passion
had not so much reason to laugh at
Patience, because he had his good
things first, as Patience will have to
laugh at Passion, † because he had
his best things last; for first must
give place to last, because last must
have his time to come: but last gives
place to nothing; for there is not an-
other to succeed: he therefore that
hath his portion first, must needs
have a time to spend it, but he that
has his portion last, must have it
lastingly. Therefore it is said of
† Dives, In thy life time thou recei-
vedest thy good things, and like wife
Lazarus evil things; but now he is
comforted, and thou art tormented.

Chr. Then I perceive 'tis not best
to covet things that are now, but to
writ for things to come,

Int. You say Truth, * For the
things that are seen, are Temporal;
but the things that are not seen, are
Eternal: But though this be so, yet
since things present, and our fleshly
appetite, are such near Neighbours

† Things that are first must give place, but things that are last are lasting.

† Luke 16.
Dives had his good things first.

*2 Cor. 1:18.
The first things are but Temporal.

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one to another; and again, becaufe
things to come, and carnal sense,
are such strangers one to another:
therefore it is, that the firſt of these
ſo suddenly fall into amity, and that
diſtance is ſo continued between the
ſecond.

Then I ſaw in my Dream, that the
Interpreter took Christian by the
hand, and led him into a place,
where was a Fire burning againſt a
Wall, and one ſtanding by it, always
caſting much Water upon it to
quench it, Yet did the Fire burn
higher and hotter.

Then ſaid Christian, What means
this?

The Interpreter anſwered, This
fire, is the work of Grace that is
wrought in the heart; he that caſts
water upon it, to extinguiſh and
put it out, is the Devil: but in that
thou ſeest the fire, notwithstanding,
burn higher and hotter, thou ſhalt
also ſee the reaſon of that: So he
had him about to the back-side of
the Wall, where he ſaw a Man with
a Vessel of Oyl in his hand, of the
which he did also continually caſt,
(but ſecretly) into the Fire. Then
ſaid

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said Christian, What means this? The Interpreter answered, This is Christ, who continually with the Oyl of his Grace, maintains the work already begun in the heart; by the means of which, notwithstanding what the Devil can do, theSouls of his people prove Gracious still. And in that thou sawest, that the Man Stood behind the Wall to maintain the fire; this is to teach thee, that it is hard for the tempted to see how this work of Grace is maintained in the Soul.

2 Cor. 12:9

I saw also that the Interpreter took him again by the hand, and led him into a pleasant place, where was builded a stately Palace, beautiful to behold; at the fight of which, Christian was greatly delighted; he saw also upon the top thereof, certain persons walking, who were cloathed all in gold. Then said Christian, May we go in thither? Then the Interpreter took him, and led him up toward the door of the Palace; and behold, at the door, Stood a great company of men, as deacons to go in, but durst not. There also sat a Man, at a little distance from the:

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both in mine own eyes, and also in
the eyes of others : I once was as I
thought, fair for the Cœlestial City,
and had then even joy at the
thoughts that I should get thither.

Chr. Well, but what art thou now ?

Man. I am now a Man of Despair,
and am shut up in it, as in this Iron
Cage. I cannot get out; O now I
cannot.

Chr. But how camest thou in this
condition ?

Man. I left off to watch, and be
sober; I laid the reins upon the neck
of my lufts; I finned againft the
light of the Word, and the goodneſs
of God: I have grieved the Spirit,
and he is gone; I tempted the De-
vil, and he is come to me; I have
provoked God to anger, and he has
left me; I have so hardened my
heart, that I cannot repent.

Then said Christian to the Inter-
preter, But is there no hopes for
such a man as this ? Ask him, said
the Interpreter.

Chr. Then said Christian, is
there no hope but you must be kept in
the Iron Cage of Despair?

Man. No, none at all.

Chr:

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Chr. Why & The Son of the Blessed
is very pitiful.

Man. I have * Crucified him to
my self afresh, I have deſpised * his
Person, I have deſpised his Righte-
ouſneſs, I have counted his Blood an
unholy thing, I have done deſpite *
to the ſpirit of Grace : Therefore I
have flut my ſelf out of all the Pro-
mifes ; and there now remains to me
nothing but threatnings. dreadful
threatnings , faithful threatnings of
certain Judgment and fiery Indig-
nation, which ſhall devour me as
an Adverſary.

Chr. For what did you bring your
ſelf into this condition?

Man. For the Luſts, Pleaſures, and
Profits of this World; in the enjoy-
ments of which, I did then promiſe
my ſelf much delight: but now every
one of those things alſo bite me, and
gnaw me like a burning worm.

Chr. But canſt thou not now repent
and turn?

Man. God hath denied me repen-
tance; his Word gives me no encou-
ragement to believe; yea himself
hath flut me up in this Iron Cage:
nor can all the men in the world let
me

*Heb. 6. 6.

†Luke 19. 14.

*Heb. 28, 29.

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me out. O Eternity ! Eternity !
how shall I grapple with the misery
that I must meet with in Eternity !

Int. Then said the Interpreter to Christian ; Let this man misery be remembred by thee, and be an ever-lasting caution to thee.

Chr. Well said Christian, this is
fearful; God help me to watch and
be sober; and to pray, that I may
shun the cause of this man's misery.
Sir, is it not time for me to go on
my way now ?

Int. Tarry till I shall shew thee one thing more, and, then thou shall go on thy way.

So he took Christian by the hand
again, and led him into a Chamber,
where there was one rising out of
Bed; and as he put on his Rayment,
he shook and trembled. Then said
Christian, Why doth this man thus
tremble? The Interpreter then bid
him tell to Christian the reason of his
so doing: So he began, and said, This
night as I was in my sleep, I Dream-
ed, and behold the Heavens grew
exceeding black; also it thousand
died and lightned in most fearful wife,
that it put me into an Agony. So I
look-

look.

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*Luke 3:17.*

* 1 Theff. 7.
16-17.

Rom. 2, 14,
15.

out of the mouth of which there
came in an abundant manner
smoke, and Coals of fire, with hi-
deous noifes. It was also said to the
fame persons * Gather my wheat into
the Garner. And with that I saw ma-
ny catch'd up* and carried away
into the Clouds, but I was left be-
hind. I also sought to hide my self,
but I could not, for the Man that
sat upon the Cloud, still kept his eye
upon me: my fins also came into
my mind, and my Conscience did
accuse me on every side. Upon this
I awaked from my sleep.

Chr. But what was it that made
you so afraid of this fight?

Man. Why, I thought that the
day of Judgment was come, and
that I was not ready for it: but this
frighted me most, that the Angels
gathered up several, and left me be-
hind; also the pit of Hell opened
her mouth just where I good: my
Conscience too afflicted me; and (as
I thought) the Judge had always
his eye upon me, chewing indigna-
tion in his countenance.

Then said the Interpreter to Chr-
istian, Haſt thou considered all these
things?

Chr.

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Chr. Yes, and they put me in
hope and fear.

Int. Well, keep all things so in
thy mind, that they may be as a
Good in thy lides, to prick thee for-
ward in the way thou muſt go. Then
Christian began to gird up his loins,
and to addreſs himſelf to his Jour-
ney. Then ſaid the Interpreter, The
Comforter be always with thee
good Christian, to guide thee in the
way that leads to the City.

So Christian went on his way,
faying.

Here I have seen things rare, and pro-
fitable,
Things pleasant, dreadful, things to
make me ſtate

In what I have began to take in hand :
Then let me think on them, and under-
stand
Wherefore they ſhewed me was, and let
me be

Thankful, O good Interpreter, to thee.

Now I saw in my Dream, that
the high way up which Christian
was to go, was fenced on either side
with a Wall, and that Wall is called

Sal-

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with Peace be to thee; so the first
said to him, * Thy fins be forgiven.
The second (cript him of his Rags
and † cloathed him with change of
Raiment. The third also fet * a mark
in his forehead, and gave him a Roll,
with a Seal upon it, which he bid
him look on as he ran, and that he
should give it in at the Cœlestial
Gate : so they went their way.
Then Christian gave three leaps for
joy, and went on singing.

* Mark 2. 2.

† Zech 3. 4.

* Eph. 1. 33.

Thus far I did come loaden with my sin,
Nor could ought ease the grief that I
was in

A Christian
can sing, tho
alone, when
God doth give
him the joy
of his heart.

Till I came bither : What a place is
this !

Must here be the beginning of my blifs !

Must here the burden fall from off my
back ?

Must here the strings that bound it to
me, crack ?

Bleſt Cross ! bleſt Sepulcher ! bleſt ra-
ther be

The Man that there was put to shame
for me.

I saw then in my Dream that he
went on thus, even until he came at
a bot-

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both by awakening of them, coun-
felling of them, and proffering to
help them off with their Irons. And
as he was troubled thereabout, he
espied two men come tumbling
over the Wall, on the left hand of
the narrow way; and they made
up apace to him. The name of the
one was Formalist, and the name of
the other Hypocrite. So, as I said,
they drew up unto him, who thus
entred with them into discourse.

Chr. * Gentlemen, Whence came
you, and whither do you go?

Form and Hip. We were born in
the Land of Vain-glory, and are
going for praise to Mount Sion.

Chr. Why came you not in at the
Gate which standeth at the beginning
of the way? Know you not that it is
written, * That he that cometh not in
by the door, but climbeth up some other
way, the same is a theif and a robber.

Form. and Hyp. They said, That
to go to the Gate for entrance, was
by all their Countrey-men counted
too far about; and that therefore
their usual way was to make a short
cut of it, and to climb over the
Wall as they had done.

Chr.

* Christian
talked with
them.

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Chr. But will it not be counted a
Trespass against the Lord of the Ci-
ty whether we are bound, thus to vio-
late his revealed will?

Form. and Hyp. They told him,
* That as for that, he needed not to
  trouble his head thereabout: for
  what they did they had custom for;
  and could produce, ( if need were, )
  Testimony that would witness it,
  for more than a thousand years.

Chr. But said Christian, Will your Practice stand a Trial at Law?

Form. and Hyp. They told him,
That custom, it being of so long a
standing as above a thousand years,
would doubtless now be admitted
as a thing legal, by an Impartial
Judge. And besides, said they, if
we get into the way, what's matter
which way we get in; if we are in,
we are in: thou are but in the way,
who, as we perceive, came in at the
Gate; and we are also in the way
that came tumbling over the wall:
Wherein now is thy condition better
than ours?

Chr. I walk by the Rule of my
Master, you walk by the rude work-
ing of your fancies. You are counted
thieves

* They that
come into the
way, but not
by the door,
think that
they can say
something in
vindication
of their own
Practice.

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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 your selves, without his Direction, and shall go out by your selves, without his mercy.

To this they made him but little answer; only they bid him look to himself. Then I saw that they went on, every man in his way, without much conference one with another; save that the two men told Christian, That, as to Laws and Ordinances, they doubted not, but they should as conscientiously do them as he. Therefore said they, We see not wherein thou differest from us, but by the Coat that is on thy back, which was, as we tro, given thee by some of thy Neighbours, to hide the shame of thy nakedness.

Chr, By * Laws and Ordinances,
you will not be faved, since you
came not in by the door. And as for
this Coat that is on my back, it was
given me by the Lord of the place
whither I go; and that, as you say,
to cover my nakedness with. And I
take it as a token of kindneſs to
me,

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* Christian
has got his
Lords Coat on
his back, and
is comforted
therewith, he
is comforted
also with his
Mark, and,
his Roll.

me, for I had nothing but rags be-
fore; and befides, * thus I comfort
my self as I go : Surely, think I,
when I come to the Gate of the Ci-
ty, the Lord thereof will know me
for good, since I have his Coat on my
back, a Coat that he gave me free-
ly in the day that he stript me of my
rags. I have moreover a mark in
my forehead, of which perhaps you
have taken no notice, which one of
my Lords most intimate Associates
fixed there in the day that my bur-
den fell off my shoulders. I will tell
you moreover, that I had then given
me a Roll sealed to comfort me by
reading, as I go on the way; I was
also bid to give it in at the Cœleftial
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.

To these things they gave him no
answer, only they looked upon each
other, and *laughed*. Then I saw that
they went on all, save that Christian
kept before, who had no more talk
but with himself, and that sometimes
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ten reading in the Roll, that one of
the chining ones gave him, by which
he was refreshed.

I beheld then, that they all went
on till they came to the foot of the
Hill * Difficulty, at the bottom of
which was a Spring. There was al-
so in the fame place two other ways
besides that which came straight
from the Gate; one turned to the
left hand and the other to the ri ght,
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. )

*He comes to
the Hill Dif-
ficulty.

Christian now went to the † Spring,
and drank thereof to refresh him-
self, and then began to go up the
Hill; faying,

*Isa. 49.10*

The Hill, thou gh high, I covet to ascend,
The difficulty will not me offend :

For I perceive the way to life lies here;
Come, pluck up, Heart, let's neither
faint nor fear :

Better, tho difficult, th' right way to go,
Then wrong, though eafie, where the
end is wo.

The other two also came to the
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foot of the Hill. But when they saw
that the Hill was steep and high, and
that there was two other wayes to
go; and supposing also that these
two wayes might meet again, with
that up which Christian went, on the
other side of the Hill: Therefore
they were resolved to go in those
wayes; (now the name of one of those
ways was Danger, and the name of
the other Destruction) So* the one
took the way which is called Dan-
ger, which led him into a great
Wood; and the other took directly
up the way to Destruction, which
led him into a wide field full of dark
Mountains, where he stumbled and
fell, and rose no more.

I looked then after Christian, to
see him go up the Hill, where I per-
ceived he fell from running to go-
ing, and from going to clambering
upon his hands and his knees, be-
cause of the steepness of the place.
Now about the mid way to the top
of the Hill, was a pleasant field,
made by the Lord of the Hill, for
the refreshing of weary Travellers.
Thither therefore Christian got
where also he sat down to rest him.

Then

* The danger
of turning
out of the
way.

A Ward of
grace.

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Then he pull'd his Roll out of his
bofom, and read therein to his com-
fort; he also now began afrefta
to take a review of the Coat for Gar-
ment that was given him as he STood
by the Crofs. Thus pleafing himfelf
a while, he at laft fell into a flumber,
and thence into a faft ſleep, which
detained him in that place untill it
was almoſt night, and in his ſleep
his * Roll fell out of his hand. Now
as he was ſleeping, there came one
to him and awaked him, ſaying
† Go to the Ant, thou fluggard, confi-
der her ways, and be wife : and with
that Christian ſuddenly ſtarted up,
and ſped him on his way, and went
apace till he came to the top of the
Hill.

* He that
sleeps is a lo-
fer.

† Prov. 6. 6.

Now when he was got up to the
top of the Hill, there came two men
running againſt him amain; the
name of the one was * Timorous,
and the other Miftruſt. To whom
Christian ſaid; Sirs, what's the mat-
ter you run the wrong way? Timo-
rous anſWERed, That they were go-
ing to the City of Zion, and had
got up that Difficult place; but, ſaid
he, the farther we go, the more dan-

* Christian
meets with
Miftruſt and
Timorous

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ger

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ger we meet with, wherefore we
turned, and are going back again.

Yes, said Mistrust, for just before
us lies a couple of Lions in the way,
(whether sleeping or waking we
know not) and we could not think,
if we came within reach, but they
would presently pull us in pieces.

Chr. Then said Christian, You
make me afraid, but whether shall I
fly to be safe? If I go back to mine
own Countrey, That is prepared for
Fire and Brimstone; and I shall cer-
tainly perish there. If I can get to
the Cœlestial City, I am sure to be
in safety there. * I must venture:
To go back is nothing but death, to
go forward is fear of death, and life
everlasting beyond it. I will yet go
forward, So. Mistrust and Timorous
ran down the Hill; and Christian
went on his way. But thinking a-
gain of what he heard from the
men, he felt in his bosom for his
Roll, that he might read therein and
be comforted; but he felt, and found
† it not. Then was Christian in great
distress, and knew not what to do,
for he wanted that which used to
relieve him, and that which should
have

* Christian
shakes off
fear.

† Christian
used his
Roll, wherein
he used to
take comfort.

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have been his Pals into the Cœlestial City. Here therefore he began to be much * perplexed, and knew not what to do; at last he bethought himself that he had flept in the Arbor that is on the side of the Hill: and falling down upon his knees, he asked God forgivneſs for that his foolish fact, and then went back to look for his Roll. But all the way he went back, who can sufficiently ſet forth the ſorrow of Christians heart? Sometimes he ſighed, sometimes he wept, and oftentimes he chid himself, for being so foolish to fall asleep in that place which was erected only for a little refreshment for his wearinſs. Thus therefore he went back, carefully looking on this side, and on that, all the way as he went, if happily he might find his Roll, that had been his comfort so many times in his Journey. He went thus till he came again within light of the Arbor, where he fat and flept; but that fight renewed † his forrow the more, by bringing again, even afresh, his evil of sleeping unto his mind. Thus therefore he now went on, bewailing his

* He is perplexed for his Roll.

† Christian
bewails his
foolish sleeping Rev. 2.

D 3

sinful

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x 'Theff.
7, 8.

5.

Sinful sleep, saying, O wretched man that I am, that I should sleep in the day time! that I should sleep in the midst of difficulty! that I should so indulge the flesh, as to use that rest for ease to my flesh, which the Lord of the Hill hath erected only for the relief of the spirits of Pilgrims! How many steps have I took in vain! ( Thus it happened to Israel for their sin, they were sent back again by the way of the Red-Sea; ) and I am made to tread those steps with sorrow, which I might have trod with delight, had it not been for this sinful sleep. How far might I have been on my way by this time! I am made to tread those steps thrice over, which I needed not to have trod but once: Yea now also I am like to be benighted, for the day is almost spent, O that I had not slept! Now by this time he was come to the Arbor again, where, for a while he sat down and wept; but at last ( as Christian would have it) looking sorrowfully down under the Settle, there he espied his Roll; the which he with trembling and haſte catch'd up, and put into his bosom; but

* Christian
findeth his
Roll where
he lost it.

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but who can tell how joyful this
manwas, when he had gotten his
Roll again! For this Roll was the
assurance of his life, and acceptance
at the desired Haven. Therefore he
laid it up in his bosom, gave thanks
to God for directing his eye to the
place where it lay, and with joy and
tears Betook himself again to his
Journey. But oh how nimble now
did he go up the rest of the Hill! Yet
before he got up, the Sun went
down upon Christian; and this made
him again recall the vanity of his
sleeping to his remembrance; and
thus he again began to condole with
himself, Ob thou sinful sleep! how for
thy fake am I like to be benighted in
my Journey! I must walk without the
Sun, darkness must cover the path of
my feet, and I must hear the noise of
doleful Creatures, because of my sinful
sleep! Now also he remembred the
story that Mistrust and Timorous told
him of, how they were frighted with
the fight of the Lions. Then said
Christian to himself again, These
Beasts range in the night for their
prey, and if they should meet with
me in the dark, how should I shift
them!

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them! how should I escape being
by them torn in pieces? Thus he
went on his way, but while he was
thus bewailing his unhappy miscar-
riage, he lift up his eyes, and behold
there was a very stately Palace be-
fore him, the name of which was
Beautiful, and it stood just by the
High-way side.

So I saw in my Dream, that he
made haste and went forward, that
if possible he might get Lodging
there; Now before he had gone far,
he entered into a very narrow pas-
sage, which was about a furlong off
of the Porters Lodge, and looking
very narrowly before him as he
went, he espied two Lions in the
tway. Now, thought he, I see the
dangers that Mistrust and Timorous
were driven back by, (The Lions
were chained, but he saw not the
Chains) Then he was afraid, and
thought also himself to go back af-
ter them, for he thought nothing
but death was before him: But the
Porter at the Lodge, whose name is
*Watchful* perceiving that Christian
made a halt, as if he would go back,
cried unto him saying, Is thy strength
so

Mark 13, 4.

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So small? fear not the Lions, for
they are chained; and are placed
there for trial of faith where it is;
and for discovery of those that have
none: keep in the midst of the Path,
and no hurt shall come unto thee.

Then I saw 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 he clapt
his hands, and went on till he came
and stood before the Gate where
the Porter was. Then said Christian
to the Porter, Sir, What house is
this and may I Lodge here to night?
The Porter answered, This House
was built by the Lord of the Hill :
and he built it for the relief and se-
curity of Pilgrims. The Porter also
asked whence he was, and whither
he was going?

Chr. I am come from the City of
Destruction, and am going to Mount
Zion; but because the Sun is now
set, I desire, if I may, to lodge here
to night.

Por: What is your name ?

Chr. My name is, now, Christian;
but my name at the first was Grace-
less.

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less.

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* Gen. 9.27.

lefs; I came of the Race of * Ja-
phet, whom God will perfwade to
dwell in the Tents of Shem.

Por. But how doth it happen that
yon come so late, the Sun is set?

Chr. I had been here sooner, but
that wretched man that I am ! I slept
in the Arbor that stands on the Hill
fide; nay, I had notwithstanding
that, been here much sooner, but
that in my sleep I loft my evidence,
and came without it to the brow of
the Hill; 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 slept my sleep; where
I found it, and now I am come.

Por. Well I will call out one of
the Virgins of this place, who will,
(if she likes your talk,) bring you in
to the rest of the Family, according
to the Rules of the House. So Watch-
ful the Porter rang a Bell; at the
found of which, came out at the
door of the House a grave and
beautiful Damfel, named Discretion,
and asked why she was called.

The Porter anfwered, This Man is
in a Journey from the City of De-
struſion to Mount Zion, but being
weary,

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weary, and benighted, he asked me
if he might lodge here to night; so
I told him I would call for thee; who
after discourse had with him, mayest
do as seemeth thee good, even ac-
cording to the Law of the House.

Then she asked him whence he
was, and whither he was going; and
he told her. She asked him also, how
he got into the way and he told her;
Then she asked him, What he had
seen, and met with in the way, and
he told her; and last, she asked his
name, so he said, It is Christian; and
I have so much the more a desire to
lodge here to night, because, by
what I perceive, this place was
built by the Lord of the Hill, for the
relief and security of Pilgrims. So
she smiled, but the water stood in
her eyes : And after a little pause,
she said, I will call forth two or three
more of my Family. So she ran to
the door and called out Prudence,
Piety and Charity, who after a little
more discourse with him, had him in
to the Family; and many of them
meeting him at the threshold of the
house, said, Come in thou blessed of
the Lord; this house was built by
the

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the Lord of the Hill, on purpose to entertain such Pilgrims in. Then he bowed his head, and followed them into the House. So when he was come in, and fate down, they gave him something to drink; and consented together, that until super was ready, some of them should have some particular discourse with Christian, for the best improvement of time: and they appointed Piety, and Prudence, and Charity to discourse with him? and thus they began.

Piety, discourses him.

Piety. Come good Christian, since we have been so loving to you, to receive you into our house this night; let us, if perhaps we may better our selves thereby, talk with you of all things that have happened to you in your Pilgrimage.

Chr. With a very good will, and I am glad that you are so well dispoſed.

Piety. What moved you at first to betake your self to a Pilgrims life?

* How Christian was driven out of his own Country.

Chr. I was * driven out of my Native Country, by a dreadful found that was in mine ears, to wit, That unavoidable destruction did

at-

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attend me, if I abode in that place
where I was.

Piety. But how did it happen that
you came out of your Country this
way.

Chr. It was as God would have
it; for when I was under the fears
of delstruction, I did not know whi-
ther to go; but by chance there
came a man, even to me, ( as I was
trembling and weeping ) whose
name is * Evangelist, and he dire-
ted me to the Wicket-gate, which
else I should never have found ; and
so let me into the way that hath led
me directly to this House.

* How he got
into the way
to Sion.

Piety. But did you not come by the
House of the Interpreter ?

Chr. Yes, and did see such things
there, the remembrance of which
will stick by me as long as I live;
specially three † things ; to wit, How
Chrift, in despite of Satan, maintains
his work of Grace in the heart ; how
the man had finned himself quite
out of hopes of Gods mercy ; and
also the Dream of him that thought
in his sleep the day of Judgment
was come.

† Archdeacon
salc of what he
saw in the
way.

Piety:

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Piety. Why? Did you hear him tell his Dream.

Chr. Yes, and a dreadful one it was; I thought, it made my heart ake as he was telling of it, but yet I am glad I heard it.

Piety. Was that all that you saw at the house of the Interpreter?

Chr. No, he took me and had me where he shewed me a stately Palace, and how the People were clad in Gold that were in it; and how there came a venterous Man, and cut his way through the armed men that stood in the door to keep him out; and how he was bid to come in, and win eternal Glory. Me-thought those things did ravish my heart; I would have staid at that good Man's house a twelve-moneth, but that I knew I had further to go.

Piety. And what saw you else in the way?

Chr. Saw! Why, I went but a little further, and I saw 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 (for I groaned under a heavy burden) but then it fell down from off

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off me. 'Twas a strange thing to me,
for I never saw such a thing before;
Yea, and while I stood looking up,
for then I could not forbear looking)
three shining ones came to me: one
of them testified that my fins were
forgiven me: another stript me of
my rags, and gave me this broidered
Coat which you see; and the third
set the mark which you see in my
forehead, and gave me this sealed
Roll (and with that he plucked it
out of his bosom.)

Piety. But you saw more than this,
did you not?

Chr. The things that I have told
you were the best: yet some other
matter I saw, as namely I saw three
Men, Simple, Sloth, and Prefumption,
lie asleep a little out of the way as
I came, with Irons upon their heels;
but do you think I could awake
them! I also saw Formality and Hy-
pocrisic come tumbling over the
wall, to go, (as they pretended) to
Sion, but they were quickly left;
even as I my self 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

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Lions mouth; and truly if it had
not been for the good Man, the Por-
ter that stands at the Gate, I do not
know, but that after all, I might
have gone back again: but now I
thank God I am here, and I thank
you for receiving of me.

Then *Prudence* thought good to
ask him a few questions, and desired
his answer to them.

Pru. Do you not think sometimes of
the Country from whence you came?

Chr. Yes, * but with much shame
and detestation. Truly, if I had been
mindful of that Country from whence
I came out, I might have had opportu-
nity to have returned; but now I desire
a better Country; that is, an Heavenly.

Pru. Do you not yet bear away with
you some of the things that then you
were conversant withal?

Chr. Yes but greatly againft my
will; especially my inward and
† carnal cogitations; with which
all my Country-men, as well as my
self, were delighted; but now all
those things are my grief: and might
I but chufe mine own things, I would
* chufe never to think of those things
more; but when I would be doing
of

Prudence
discourses
him.

* Christian's
thoughts of
his Native
Country.
Heb. 11. 15,
16.

† Christian
distasted
with carnal
cogitations.

* Christian's
choice.

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of that which is best,* that which is * Rom. 7.
worst is with me.

Pru. Do you not find sometimes, as
if those things were vanquished, which
at other times are your perplexity.

Chr. Yes, but that is but seldom;
but they are to me * golden hours,
in which such things happen to
me.

* Christian's golden hours.

Pru. Can you remember by what
means you finde your annoyances at
times, as if they were vanquished?

Chr. Yes, when I think what I
saw at the Crofs, that will do it; and
when I look upon my broidered
Coat, that will do it; and when I
look into the Roll that I carry in my
bofom, that will do it; and when
my thoughts wax warm about whi-
ther I am going, that will do it.

† How Christian gets t:
power against his corrupti-
ons.

Pru. And what is it that makes
you so desirous to go to Mount Zion?

Chr. Why, * there I hope to see
him alive, that did hang dead on the
Crofs; and there I hope to be rid of
all those things, that to this day are
in me, an annoyance to me; there
they say there is no † death, and
there I shall dwell with such Com-
pany as I like best. For to tell you

truth

* Why Christian would
be at Mount
Zion.

† Isa. 25. 8.
Rev. 21. 4.

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Chr. Yes, and that with much affection; for you must think that my Wife and poor Children were very dear unto me.

Cha. But did you tell them of your own sorrow, and fear of destruction? for I suppose that destruction was visible enough to you?

Chr. Yes, over, and over, and over. They might also* see my fears in my countenance, in my tears, and also in my trembling under the apprehension of the Judgment that did hang over our heads; but all was not sufficient to prevail with them to come with me.

Cha. But what could they say for themselves why they came not.

Chr. Why, * my Wife was afraid of losing this World; and my Children were given to the foolish de-lights of youth: so what by one thing, and what by another, they left me to wander in this manner alone.

Cha. But did you not with your vain life, damp all that you by words used by way of persuasion to bring them away with you?

Chr. Indeed I cannot commend

my

* Christian's fear of per-rising might be read in his very countenance.

* The cause why his Wife and Children did not go with him.

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had made ready, they sat down to meat; Now the Table was furnished * with fat things, and with Wine that was well refined; and all their talk † at the Table was about the LORD of the Hill: as namely, about what HE had done, and wherefore HE did what HE did, and why HE had builded that House: and by what they said, I perceived that HE had been a great Warriour, and had fought with, and slain * him that had the power of Death, but not without great danger to himself, which made me love him the more.

*What Christian had to his Supper. †Their talk at Supper time.*

*Heb. 2. 14, 15.*

For, as they said, and as I believe, (said Christian) he did it with the lofs of much blood; but that which put Glory of Grace into all he did, was, that he did it of pure love to his Country. And besides, there were some of them of the household that said, they had been, and spoke with him since he did die on the Crofs; and they have attested, that they had it from his own lips, that he is such a lover of poor Pilgrims, that the like is not to be found from the East to the West.

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So in the morning they all got up,
and after some more discourfe, they
told him that he should not depart,
till they had shew'd him the *Rarities*
of that place. And firft they had him
into the Study, \* where they shew-
ed him Records of the greatelt Anti-
quity; in which, as I remember my
Dream, they shewed him firft the
*Pedigree* of the Lord of the Hill,
that he was the Son of the Antient
of Days, and came by that eternal
Generation. Here also was more
fully Recorded the Acts that he had
done, and the names of many hun-
dreds that he had taken into his ser-
vice; and how he had placed them
in such Habitations that could nei-
ther by length of Days, nor decays
of Nature, be diffolved.

*Christien had into the Study, and what he saw there.*

Then they read to him some of
the worthy Acts that some of his ser-
vants had done: As how they had
subdued Kingdoms, wrought Righ-
teouſnels, obtained Promifes, ſtop-
ped the mouths of Lions, quenched
the \*violence of Fire, escaped the
edge of the Sword; out of weak-
nels were made ſtrong, waxed vali-
ant in fight, and turned to flight the
Armies of the *Aliens*.

Then †Heb. 11. 37, 34.

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Servants had done wonderful things * They shewed him Moses's Rod, the Hammer and Nail with which Jael flew Sisera, the Pitchers, Trumpets, and Lamps too, with which Gideon put to flight the Armies of Midian. Then they shewed him the Oxes goad wherewith Shamger flew six hundred men. They shewed him also the Jaw-bone with which Sampson did such mighty feats; they shewed him moreover the Sling and Stone with which David flew Goliah of Gath: and the Sword also with which their Lord will kill the Man of Sin, in the day that he shall rise up to the prey. They shewed him besides many excellent things, with which Christian was much delighted. This done, they went to their rest again.

* Christian is made to see ancient things.

Then I saw in my Dream, that on the morrow he got up to go forwards, but they desired him to stay till the next day also; and then said they, we will, (if the day be clear) they shew you the * delectable Mountains; which they said, would yet further add to his comfort; because they were nearer the desired Haven, E than

E than

* Christian shewed the delectable Mountains

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then the place where at present he
was. So he consented and said.
When the morning was up, they had
him to the top of the House, and
bid him look South; so he did: and
behold at a great distance he saw a
most pleasant Mountainous Country,
beautified with Woods, Vineyards,
Fruits of all sorts; Flowers
also, with Springs and Fountains,
very delectable to behold. Then he
asked the name of the Country,
they said it was Immanuel's Land:
and it is as Common, said they, as
this Hill is, to, and for all the Pilgrims.
And when thou comest there,
from thence, thou mayest see to
the Gate of the Celestial City, as
the Shepherds that live there will
make appear.

Now he bethought himself of set-
ting forward, and they were willing he should: but first, said they, let us go again into the Armory, so they did; and when he came there, they harnessed him from head to foot, with what was of proof, left perhaps he should meet with affaults in the way. He being therefore thus ac-
coutred, walketh out with his
friends

Isa. 33:16,
17.

Christian
sees forward.

Christians
sent away are
med.

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friends to the Gate, and there he
asked the Porter if he saw any Pil-
grims pals by; then the Porter an-
swered, Yes.

Chr. Pray did you know him?
said he.

Por. I asked his name, and he
told me it was Faithful.

Chr. O, said Christian, 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 !

Por. He is got by this time be-
low the Hill.

Chr. Well, *said Christian good
Porter, the Lord be with thee, and
add to all thy blessings much in-
crease, for the kindnes of that thou
hast shewed to me.

Then he began to go forward, but
Discretion, Piety, Charity, and Pru-
dence would accompany him down
to the foot of the Hill. So they went
on together, reiterating their former
discourtes till they came to go down
the Hill. Then said Christian, as it
was difficult coming up, so( so far as
I can see) it is dangerous going down.
Yes, said Prudence, so it is; for it is an

E 2

hard

*How Christian and the Porter greet at parting.*

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The Valley of Humiliation.

hard matter for a man to go down into the valley of Humiliation, as thou art now, and to catch no slip by the way; Therefore, said they, are we come out to accompany thee down the Hill. So he began to go down, but very warily, yet he caught a slip or two.

Then I saw in my Dream, that these good Companions (when Christian was gone down to the bottom of the Hill) gave him a loaf of Bread, a bottle of Wine, and a clifter of Raitins; and then he went on his way.

But now in this Valley of Humiliation poor Christian was hard put to it, for he had gone but a little way before he espied a soul Fiend coming over the field to meet him; his name is Apollyon. Then did Christian begin to be afraid, and to cast in his mind whether to go back, or to stand his ground. But he considered again, that he had no Armor for his back, and therefore thought that to turn the back to him, might give him greater advantage with ease to pierce him with his Darts; therefore he resolved to venture, and stand

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* I stand his ground. For thought he, had I no more in mine eye, than the faving of my life, 'twould be the best way to stand.

* Christian's resolution on the approach of Apollyon.

So he went on, and Apollyon met him; now the Monster was hideous to behold, he was cloathed with scales like a Fish; (and they are his pride) he had Wings like a Dragon, feet like a Bear, 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 Christian he beheld him with a disdainful countenance, and thus began to question with him.

Apol. Whence come you, and whither are you bound?

Chr. I am come from the City of Destruction, † which is the place of an evil, and am going to the City of Zion.

† Discourse between Christian and Apollyon.

Apol. By this I perceive thou art one of my subjects, for all that Country is mine; and I am the Prince and God of it. How is it then that thou hast ran away from thy King? Were it not that I hope thou mayest do me more service, I would strike thee now at one blow to the ground.

E 3

Chr.

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Apol. *Thou* didst the same to me,
and yet I am willing to pass by all, if
now thou wilt yet turn again, and go
back.

Chr. What I promise thee was
in my none age; and besides, I
count that the Prince under whose
Banner now I stand, is able to ab-
solve me; yea, and to pardon also
what I did as to my compliance
with thee: and besides, (O thou de-
stroying Apollyon) to speak truth, I
like his Service, his Wages, his Ser-
vants, his Government, his Compa-
ny, and Country better than thine:
and therefore leave off to periwade
me further, I am his Servant, and
I will follow him.

Apol. Consider again when thou art
in cool blood, what thou art like to meet
with in the way that thou goest. Thou
knowest that for the most part, his Ser-
vants come to an ill end, because they
are transgressors against me, and my
ways: How many of them have been
put to shameful death? and besides,
thou countest his service better than
mine, whereas he never came yet from
the place where he is, to deliver any
that served him out of their hands :

Apollyon pleads the
grievous ends
of Christians,
to periwade
Christian
from persift-
ing in his
way.

E 4

but

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choice things : thou wast also almost
perswaded to go back, at the fight of
the Lions; and when thou takkest of
thy journey, and of what thou hast
heard, and seen, thou art inwardly
desirous of vain glory in all that thou
sayest or doest.

Chr. All this is true, and much
more, which thou hast left out; but
the Prince whom I serve and honor,
is merciful, and ready to forgive :
but befides, these infirmities poffef-
fed me in thy Country, for there I
luckt them in, and I have groaned
under them, been sorry for them,
and have obtained Pardon of my
Prince.

Apol. Then Apollyon broke out
into a grievous rage, saying, I am an
enemy to this Prince; I hate his Per-
son, his Laws, and People; I am come
out on purpose to withstand thee.

Chr. Apollyon, beware what you
do, for I am in the Kings High-way,
the way of Holiels, therefore take
heed to your self.

Apol. Then Apollyon stradled
quite over the whole breadth of the
way, and said, I am void of fear in
this matter, prepare thy self to die;

for

Apollyon in
a rage falle
upon Christs
s.

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for I swear by my Infernal Den, that thouhalt go no further, here will I
spill thy soul: and with that he
threw a flaming Dart at his breast;
but Christian had a Shield in his
hand, with which he caught it, and
so prevented the danger of that.
Then did Christian draw, for he saw
'twas time to beltir him; and Apol-
lyon as faft made at him, throwing
Darts as thick as hail; by the which,
notwithstanding all that Christian
could do to avoid it, * Apollyon
wounded him in his head, his hand
and foot, this made Christian give a
little back: Apollyon therefore fol-
lowed his work amain, and Christian
again took courage, and refisted as
manfully as he could. This fore
combat lafted for above half a day,
even till Christian, was almost quite
spent. For you must know, that
Christian, by reason of his wounds,
must needs grow weaker and wea-
ker.

Then Apollyon elpying his oppor-
tunity, began to gather up close to
Christian, and wrestling with him,
gave him a dreadful fall; and with
that Christian's Sword flew out of
his

* Christian
wounded in
his under-
standing,
faith and
converstion.

Apollyon
eastern do
to the ground
Christian.

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his hand. Then said Apollyon, I am
sure of the now; and with that, he
had almost preft him to death; so
that Christian began to despair of
life. But as God would have it,
while Apollyon was fetching of his
last blow, thereby to make a full end
of this good Man, Christian nimbly
stretched out his hand for his Sword,
and caught it, laying, * Rejoyce not
against me, O mine enemy! when I
fall, I shall arise; and with that,
gave him a deadly thrust, which
made him give back, as one that
had received his mortal wound :
Christian perceiving that, made at
him again, laying, † Nay in all these
things we are more than conquerors,
through him that loved us. And with
that, Apollyon spread forth his Dra-
gons wings, and sped him away,
that Christian saw him no more.

In this Combat no man can ima-
gine, unless he had seen and heard
as I did, what yelling, and hideous
roaring Apollyon made all the time
of the fight, he spake like a Dragon:
and on the other side, what fights and
groans burst from Christians heart.
I never saw him all the while give so
much

Christian's
victory over
Apollyon

* Mich. 7. 8.

* Rom. 8. 3.

James. 4. 7.

A brief re-
lation of the
Combat by
the spectator.

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much as one pleasant look, till he
perceived he had wounded Apollyon
with his two-edg'd Sword, then in-
deed he did smile, and look upward:
but 't was the dreadfullest fight that
ever I saw.

So when the Battel was over,
Christian said, I will here give thanks
to him that hath delivered me out
of the mouth of the Lion; to him
that did help me against Apollyon:
and so he did, saying:

Great Beelzebub, the Captain of this
Fiend,
Design'd my ruine, therefore to this
end,
He sent him barnest out, and he with
rage,
That hellish was, did fiercely me en-
gage:
But blessed Michael helped me,
and I
By dint of Sword did quickly make him
flye,
Therefore to him let me give lasting
praise,
And thank, and bless his holy name
always.

Then

Christian
gives God
thanks for
deliverance.

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Then there came to him an hand with some of the leaves of the Tree of Life, the which Christian took, and applied to the wounds that he had received in the Battel, and was healed immediately. He also sat down in that place to eat Bread, and to drink of the Bottle that was given him a little before ; so being refresh'd, he addresse himself to his Journey, with his * Sword drawn in his hand ; for he said, I know not but some other enemy may be at hand. But he met with no other affront from Apollyon, quite through this Valley.

* Christian goes on his journey with his Sword drawn in his hand.

Now at the end of this Valley, was another called the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and Christian must needs go through it, because the way to the Celestial City lay through the midft of it : Now this Valley is a very solitary place. The Prophet * Jeremiab thus describes it, * Jer.2.6. A Wilderneſs, a Land of Deserts, and of Pits, a Land of Drought, and of the Shadow of death, a Land that no Man (but a Christian) paffeth through, and where no man dwelt.

The Valley of the Shadow of Death.

Now here Christian was worse put

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put to it than in his fight with Apol-
lyon, as by the sequel you shall see.

I saw then in my Dream, that
when Christian was got to the Bor-
ders of the Shadow of Death, there
met him two Men, * Children of
them that brought up an † evil re-
port of the good Land, making hafte
to go back : to whom Christian
spake as follows.

Chr. Whither are you going?

Men. They said, Back, back ; and
we would have you to do so too, if
either life or peace is prized by you.

Chr. Why? what's the matter?
said Christian.

Men. Matter ! said they ; we
were going that way as you are go-
ing, and went as far as we durst ;
and indeed we were almost paft
coming back, for had we gone a lit-
tle further, we had not been here to
bring the news to thee.

Chr. But what have you met with?
said Christian.

Men. Why ! we were almost in
the Valley of the Shadow of Death,
but that by good hap we looked be-
fore us, and saw the danger before
we came to it.

Chr.

*The children of the
Spies go back.
† Numb. 13.

Psal. 4. 19.
Psal. 107. 19.

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have led the blind in all Ages and
have both there miserably perished.
Again, behold on the left hand, there
was a very dangerous Quagg, into
which, if even a good man falls, he
finds no bottom for his foot to stand
on: Into that Quagg King David
once did fall, and had no doubt
therein been smothered, had not
he that is able pluckt him out.

The path way was here also exceeding narrow, and therefore good Christian was the more put to it; for when he fought, in the dark, to shun the ditch on the one hand, he was ready to tip over into the mire on the other; also when he fought to escape the mire, without great carefulness, he would be ready to fall into the ditch. Thus he went on, and I heard him here sigh bitterly: for, besides the danger mentioned above, the path way was here so dark, that oft-times when he lift up his foot to set forward, he knew not where, or upon what he should set it next.

About the midft of this Valley, I
perceived the mouth of Hell to be,
and it stood also hard by the way-
fide:

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side: Now thought Christian, what
shall I do? And ever and anon the
flame and smoke would come out
in such abundance, with sparks and
hideous noises, ( things that cared
not for Christians Sword, as did
Apollyon before ) that he was forced
to put up his Sword, and betake
himself to another weapon called

* All-prayer : so he cryed in my
hearing †O Lord I beseech thee deliver
my Soul. Thus he went on a great

while, yet still the flames would be
reaching towards him:also he heard
doleful voices, and rufings too and
fro, so that sometimes he thought he
should be torn in pieces, or trodden
down like mire in the Streets. This
frightful fight was seen, and these
dreadful noises were heard by him
for several miles together : and
coming to a place, where he thought
he heard a company of *Fiends* com-
ing forward to meet him, he stopt,
and began to mufe what he pad best
to do. Sometimes he had half a
thought to go back. Then again he
thought he might be half way
through the Valley; he remembred
also how he had already vanquished

many

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*Epheff. 6.

18.

†Psal. 116. 3.

Christian put
to a stand
out for a
while.

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many a danger: and that the danger of going back might be much more, than for to go forward; so he resolved to go on. Yet the Friends seemed to come nearer and nearer; but when they were come even almost at him, he cryed out with a most vehement voice, I will walk in the strength of the Lord God; so they gave back, and came no further.

One thing I would not let slip, I tooke notice that now poor Christian was so confounded, that he did not know his own voice; and thus I perceived it: Just when he was come over against the mouth of the burning Pit, one of the wicked ones got behind him, and stepped up softly to him, and whisperingly suggested many grievous blasphemies to him, which he * verily thought had proceeded from his own mind. This put Christian more to it than any thing that he met with before, even to think that he should now blaspheme him that he loved so much before; yet, if he could have helped it, he would not have done it: but he had not the discretion neither to stop his

ears;

* Christian made believe that he spake blasphemies, when 'twas Satan that suggested them into his mind.

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ears, nor to know from whence
those blaspemies came.

When Christian had travelled in
this disconsolate condition some
considerable time, he thought he
heard the voice of a man, going
before him, saying, *Though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear none ill, for thou
art with me.*

Psalm 23:4

Then was he glad, and that for
these reasons:

First, because he gathered from
thence, that some who feared God
were in this Valley as well as him-
self.

Secondly, For that he perceived,
God was with them, though in that
dark and dismal state; and why not,
thought he, with me, though by rea-
son of the impediment that attends
this place, I cannot perceive it.

Job 9:10.

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 what to answer; for
that he also thought himself to be
alone: And by and by, the day
broke: then said Christian, *He

bath

Amos 5:8.
Christian

glad at break
of day.

Amos 5:3.

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hath turned the shadow of death into
the morning.

Now morning being come, he looked back, not of desire to return, but to see, by the light of the day, what hazards he had gone through in the dark. So he saw more perfectly the Ditch that was on the one hand and the Quag that was on the other; also how narrow the way was which led betwixt them. both; also now he saw the Hobgoblins, and Satyrs, and Dragons of the Pit, but all afar off; for after break of day, they came not nigh, yet they were discovered to him, according to that which is written, *He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.*

* Job.12.22.*

Now was Christian much affected with his deliverance from all the dangers of his solitary way, which dangers, though he feared them more before, yet he saw them more clearly now, because the light of the day made them conspicuous to him; and about this time the Sun was rising, and this was another mercy to Christian: for you must rote, that though

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though the first part of the Valley
of the shadow of Death was dan-
gerous,* yet this second part which
he was yet to go, was, (if possible, )
far more dangerous : for from the
place where he now stood, even to
the end of the Valley, the way was
all along set so full of Snares, Traps,
Guns, and Nets here, and so full of
Pits, Pitfalls, deep holes, and shel-
vings down there, that had it now
been dark, as it was when he came
the first part of the way, had he had
a thousand fouls, they had in reason
been cast away; but, as I said, just
now the sun was rising. Then said
he † His candle shineth on my head,
and by his light I go through darknesſ:

* The second part of this Valley very dangerous.

† Job 29. 3.

In this light therefore he came to
the end of the Valley. Now I saw
in my Dream, that at the end of this
Valley lay blood, bones, ashes, and
mingled bodies of men, even of
Pilgrims, that had gone this way
formerly: And while I was musing
what should be the reason, I espied
a little before me a Cave, where
two Giants, Pope and Pagan, dwelt
in old time, by whose Power and
Tyranny the Men whose bones,
blood,

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blood, ashes, &c. lay there, were
cruelly put to death. But by this
place Christian went without much
danger, whereat I somewhat won-
dered; but I have learnt since, that
Pagan has been dead many a day;
and as for the other, though he be
yet alive; he is by reason of age, and
also of the many threwd brushes
that he met with in his younger
days, grown so crazy and stiff 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, because he can-
not come at them.

So I saw that Christian went on
his way, yet at the fight of the old
Man that sat in the mouth of the
Cave, he could not tell what to
think, especially because he spake to
him, though he could not go after
him; saying, You will never mend, till
more of you be burned: but he held
his peace, and let a good face on't,
and so went by, and catcht no hurt.
Then sang Christian.

O World

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O world of wonders! (I can say no less)

That I should be preserved in that distress

That I have met with here! O blessed be

That hand that from it bath delivered me!

Dangers in darkness, Devils, Hell,
and Sin,

Did compass me, while I this Vale was
in:

Tea, Snares, and Pits, and Traps, and
Nets did lie

My path about, that worthlesse filly I
Might have been catch't, intangled,
and cast down:

But since I live, let JESUS wear
the Crown.

Now as Christian went on his way,
he came to a little ascent, which was
cast up on purpose, that Pilgrims
might see before them? up there
therefore Christian went, and look-
ing forward, he saw Faithful before
him, upon his Journey. Then said
Christian aloud. Ho, ho, So-ho; stay,
and I will be your Companion. At
that Faithful looked behind him, to
whom

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whom Christian cryed again, Stay,
stay, till I come up to you: but
Faithful answered, No, I am upon
my life, and the Avenger of Blood is
behind me. At this Christian was
somewhat moved, and putting to
all his strength, he quickly got up
with Faithful, and did also over-run
him, so the last was first. Then did
Christian vain gloriously smile, be-
cause he had gotten the start of his
brother: but not taking good heed
to his feet, he suddenly stumbled
and fell, and could not rive again, un-
til Faithful came up to help him.

Then I saw in my Dream, they
went very lovingly on together;
and had sweet discoursé of all
things that had happened to them
in their Pilgrimage : and thus Chri-
stian began.

Chr. My honoured and well beloved
Brother Faithful, I am glad that I
have over-taken you; and that God has
so tempered our spirits, that we can
walk as Companions in this so pleasant
a path.

Faith. I had thought dear friend,
to have had your company quite
from our Town, but you did get the

Start

Christian
overtakes
Faithful.

Christian's
fall makes
Faithful and
he go loving-
ly together.

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Start of me; wherefore I was for-
ced to come thus much of the way
alone.

Chr. How long did you stay in the
City of Destruction, before you set out
after me on your Pilgrimage?

Chr. Till I could stay no longer;
for there was great talk presently
after you were gone out, that our
City would in short time with Fire
from Heaven be burned down to
the ground.

Chr. What? Did your Neighbours
talk so?

Faith. Yes, 'twas for a while in
every bodies mouth.

Chr. What, and did no more of them
but you come out to escape the danger?

Faith. Though there was, as I
said, a great talk thereabout, yet
I do not think they did firmly be-
lieve it. For in the heat of the dif-
course, I heard some of them deri-
dingly speak of you, and of your
desperate Journey, ( for so they cal-
led this your Pilgrimage; ) but I did
believe, and do still, that the end of
our City will be with Fire and Brim-
stone from above, and therefore I
have made my escape.

F

Chr.

Their talk about the
Countrey
from whence
they came.

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Streets, but he leered away on the
other side, as one ashamed of what
he had done; so I spake not to him.

Chr. Well, at my first setting out,
I had hopes of that Man; but now I
fear he will perish in the overthrow of
the City, * for it is happened to him
according to the true Proverb, The
Dog is turned to his vomit again, and
the Sow that was washed, to her wal-
lowing in the mire.

2 Pet. 2:22.
The Dog and the
Sow.

Faith. They are my fears of him
too: but who can hinder that which
will be?

Chr. Well Neighbor Faithful said Christian, let us leave him, and talk of things that more immediately concern our selves. Tell me now, what you have met with in the way as you came; for I know you have met with some things, or else it may be writ for a wonder.

Faith. I escaped the Slough that I perceived you fell into, and got up to the Gate without that danger; only I met with one whose name was Wanton, that had like to have done me a mischief.

Chr. 'Twas well you escaped her
Net; * Joseph was hard put to it by

Faithful as-
vested by
Wanton.
*Gen 39:11.
12,13.

F 2

her,

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her, and he escaped her as you did, but
it had like to have cost him his life.
But what did she do to you?

Faith. You cannot think ( but
that you know something ) what a
flattering tongue she had, she lay at
me hard to turn aside with her, pro-
mising me all manner of content.

Chr. Nay, she did not promise you
the content of a good conscience.

Faith. You know that I mean,
all carnal and fleshly content.

Chr. Thank God you have escaped
her : The * abhorred of the Lord shall
fall into the Ditch.

*Prov. 22: 14.*

Faith. Nay, I know not whether
I did wholly escape her or no.

Chr. Why, I tro you did not consent
to her desires?

Faith. No not to defile my self;
for I remembred an old writing that
I had seen, which said, Her steps
take hold of Hell. So I shut mine eyes,
because I would not be bewitched
with her looks: then she railed on
me, and I went my way.

Prov. 5: 5.
Job. 31: 1.

Chr. Did you meet with no other
assault as you came?

Faith. When I came to the foot
of the Hill called Difficulty, I met
with

He is assailed
by Adam
the first.

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with a very aged Man, who asked
me, What I was and whither bound;
I told him that I am a Pilgrim go-
ing to the Cœlestial City: Then said
the old Man, Thou look'st like an ho-
nest fellow: Wilt thou be content to
dwell with me, for the wages that I shall
give thee? Then I askt him his name,
and where he dwelt? He said his
name was Adam the first, and that he
dwelt in the Town of Decent. I asked
him then, What was his work? and
what the wages that he would give?
He told me, That his work was many
delights; and his wages, that I should be
his Heir at last. I further askt him,
What House he kept, and what o-
ther Servants he had? So he told me,
That his house was maintained with
all the dainties in the world, and that
his Servants were those of his own be-
getting. Then I asked how many
children he had. He said, that he had
but three Daughters, The *lust of
the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life, and that I should marry
them, if I would. Then I asked how
long time he would have me live
with him? And he told me, As
long as he lived himself.

* Eph. 4:22.

1 John 2:16.

F 3

Chr.

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Chr. Well, and what conclusion
came the Old Man and you to, at last?

Faith. Why, at first I found my
self somewhat inclinable to go with
the Man, for I thought he spake ve-
ry fair; but looking in his forehead,
as I talked with him, I saw there
written, Put off the old man with his
deeds.

Chr. And how then?

Faith. Then it came burning hot
into my mind; whatever he said, and
however he flattered, when he got
me home to his House, he would sell
me for a slave. So I bid him forbear
to talk, for I would not come near
the door of his House. Then he re-
viled me, and told me, that he would
send such a one after me, that should
make my way bitter to my Soul: so
I turned to go away from him: but
just a I turned my self to go thence,
I felt him take hold of my flesh, and
give me such a deadly twitch back,
that I thought he had pull'd part of
me after himself: This made me
cry. *O wretched Man! So I went
on my way up the Hill.*

*Rom.7:24.*

Now when I had got about half
way up, I looked behind me, and
saw

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saw one coming after me, swift as
the wind; so he overtook me just
about the place where the Settle
stands.

Chr. Just there, said Christian, did I sit down to rest me; but being overcome with sleep, I there left this Roll out of my bosom.

Faith. But good Brother heare me
out: So soon as the Man over-took
me, he was but a word and a blow;
for down he knocked me, and laid me
for dead. But when I was a little
come to my self again, I asked him
wherefore he served me so? he said,
Because of my secret inclining to
Adam the first; and with that, he
strook me another deadly blow on
the breast, and beat me down backward;
so I lay at his foot as dead as
before. So when I came to my self
again, I cryed him mercy; but he
said, I know not how to show mercy,
and with that knocked me down
again. He had doubtless made an
end 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 first

F 4

but

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but as he went by, I perceived the
holes in his hands, and his side; then
I concluded that he was our Lord.
So I went up the Hill.

The hundred
of Moles.

Chr. That Man that over took you,
was Moles, *he spareth none, neither
knoweth he how to show mercy to those
that transgress his Law.

Faith. I know it very well, it was
not the first time that he has met
with me. 'Twas he that came to me
when I dwelt securely at home, and
that told me, he would burn my
house over my head, if I staid there.

Chr. But did you not see the house
that stood there on the top of the Hill
on the side of which Moles met you?

Faith. Yes, and the Lions too,
before I came at it, but for the
Lions, I think they were asleep,
for it was about Noon; and be-
cause I had so much of the day be-
fore me, I passed by the Porter, and
came down the Hill.

Cnr. He told me indeed that he saw
you go by, but I wish you had called at
the house; for they would have shewed
you so many Rarities, that you would
scarce have forgot them to the day of
your death. But pray tell me, did

you

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you meet no body in the Valley of Humility?

Faith. Yes, I met with one Discontent, who would willingly have perswaded me to go back again with him: his reason was, for that the Valley was altogether without Honour; he told me moreover, That there to go, was the way to disobey all my friends, as Pride, Arrogancy, Self-conceit, Worldly Glory, with others, who he knew, as he said, would be very much offended, if I made such a fool of my self, as to wade through this Valley.

Faithful as faulted by Discontent.

Chr. Well, and how did you answer him?

Faith. I told him that although all these that he named might claim Kindred of me, and that rightly, ( for indeed they were my Relations, according to the flesh ) yet since I became a Pilgrim, they have disowned me, and I also have rejected them; and therefore they were to me now no more than if they had never been of my Lineage; I told him moreover, That as to this Valley, he had quite misrepresented the thing: for before Honour, is Humility, and a haunch-

Faithful's answer to Discontent.

F 5.

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haughty spirit before a fall. Therefore said I, I had rather go through this Valley to the Honour that was so accounted by the w itself, then chuse that which he esteemed most worthy our affections.

Chr. *Met you with nothing else in that Valley ?*

*Faith. Yes, I met with Shame, But of all the Men that I met with in my Pilgrimage, he, I think, bears the wrong name : the other would be said nay, after a little argumentation (and somewhat else) but this bold faced *Shame* would never have done.*

Chr. *Why, what did he say to you ?*

*Faith. What ! why he objected against Religion it self; he said it was a pitiful, low, sneaking baseness for a man to mind Religion; he said that a render conscience was an unmanly thing, and that for a man to watch over his words and ways, so as to tie up himself from that hectoring liberty, that the brave spirits of the times accustom themselves unto, would make him the Ridicule of the times. He objected also, that but few of the Mighty, Rich, or Wise, were*

He is affaizl-
ted with
Shame.

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were ever of my opinion; nor any
of them neither, before they were
perſwaded to be Fools, and to be of
a voluntary fondneſs, to venture the
loſs of all, for no body knows what.
He moreover objected * the bafe
and low eſtate and condition of
thofe that were chieſſly the Pilgrims
of the times, in which they lived;
also their ignorance, and want of
underſtanding in all natural Sci-
ence. Yea, he did hold me to it at
that rate alſo, about a great many
more things than here I relate; as,
that it was a ſhame to ſit whining,
and mourning under a Sermon, and,
a ſhame to come ſighing and groan-
ing home. That it was a ſhame to
ask my Neighbour forgiſneſs for
petty ſaults, or to make reſtitution
where I have taken from any: He
said alſo that Religion made a man
grow ſtrange to the great, becauſe
of a few vices ( which he called by
finer names ) and made him own
and reſpect the bafe, becauſe of the
ſame Religious fraternity? And is
not this, ſaid he, a ſhame?

Chr. And what did you ſay to him?

Faith.

1 Cor. 1. 26
chap. 3. 18
Phi. 3. 7. 9

* John 7:48

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Faith. Say! I could not tell what to say at first. Yea, he put me so to it, that my blood came up in my face, even this Shame fetch'd it up, and had almost beat me quite off, But at last I began to consider,* That that which is highly esteemed among men, is had in abomination with God. 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 shall not be doomed to death or life, according to the hecatoring spirits of the world; but according to the Wisdom and Law of the highest. Therefore thought I, what God says is best indeed, is best though all men in the world are against it. Seeing then, that God prefers his Religion, seeing God prefers a tender Conscience, seeing they that make themselves Fools for the Kingdom of Heaven, are wiser; and that the poor man that loveth Christ, is richer than the greatest man in the world that hates him; Shame depart, thou art an enemy to my Salvation; shall I entertain thee against my Sovereign Lord?

* Luke 16.
15.

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Lord? How then shall I look him in
the face at his coming? Should I
now be ashamed of his ways and
Servants, how can I expect the blest
sing? But indeed this *Shame* was a
bold Villian; I could scarce shake
him out of my company; yea, he
would be haunting of me, and continually
whispering me in the ear,
with some one or other of the infirmities
that attend Religion: but at
last I told him, 'twas but in vain to
attempt further in this business; for
those things that he disdained, in
those did I see most glory: And so
at last I got past this *importunate* one.

Mark 8. 38.

And when I had shaken him off,
then I began to sing.

The tryals that those men do meet
withal

That are obedient to the Heavenly call,
Are manifold and suited to the flesh,
And come, and come, and come again
afresh;

That now, or sometime else, we by them
may

Be taken, overcome, and cast away.

O lex.

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O let the Pilgrims, let the Pilgrims
then,
Be vigilant, and quit themselves like
Men.

Chr. I am glad, my Brother, that
thou didst withstand this Villain so
bravely; for of all, as thou sayest, I
think he has the wrong name : for he is
so bold as to follow us in the Streets,
and to attempt to put us to shame be-
fore all men; that is, to make us alha-
med of that which is good : but if he
was not himself audacious, he would
never attempt to do as he does: but let
us still resist him ; for notwithstanding
all his bravadoes, he promoteth the
Fool, and none else. The Wife shall in-
herit glory, said Solomon, but shame
shall be the promotion of Fools.

Prov. 3:35.

Faith. I think we must cry to him
for help against shame, that would
have us be valiant for Truth upon the
Earth.

Chr. You say true. But did you
meet no body else in that Valley ?

Faith. No not I, for I had Sun-
shine all the rest of the way, through
that, and also through the Valley
of the Shadow of death.

Chr.

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123

Chr. 'Twas well for you, I am sure
it fared far otherwise with me. I had
for a long season, as soon almost as
I entred into that Valley, a dreadful
Combat with that foul Fiend Apol-
lyon: Yea, I thought verily he would
have killed me; especially when he
got me down, and crush'd me un-
der him, as if he would have crush'd
me to pieces. For as he threw me,
my Sword flew out of my hand;
nay he told me, He was sure of me:
but I cried to God, and he heard me,
and delivered me out of all my troubles.
Then I entred into the Valley of the
shadow of death, and had no light
for almost half the way through it.
I thought I should have been killed
there, over and over: but at last,
day broke, and the Sun rose, and I
went through that which was be-
hind with far more ease and quiet.

Moreover, I saw in my Dream,
that as they went on, Faithful, as he
chanced to look on one side, saw a
Man whose name is Talkative, walk-
ing at a distance befides them, ( for
in this place there was room enough
for them all to walk ) He was a tall
Man, and something more comely at a
distance

Talkative
described.

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men on Earth, as are the things of the God of Heaven?

Talk. I like you wonderful well,
for your sayings are full of conviction; and I will add, what thing is so
pleasant, and what so profitable, as
to talk of the things of God?

What things so pleasant? (that is,
if a man hath any delight in things
that are wonderful) for instance: If
a man doth delight to talk of the
History, or the Mystery of things;
or if a man doth love to talk of Miracles,
Wonders, or Signs, where
shall he find things recorded so delightful,
and so sweetly penned, as
in the holy Scripture?

Faith. That's true: but to be profited by such things in our talk should be that which we design.

Talk. That is it that I said; for to
talk of such things is most profitable,
for by so doing, a man may get
knowledge of many things; as of
the vanity of earthly things, and the
benefit of things above: ( thus in
general ) but more particular, By
this a man may learn the necessity
of the New-birth, the insufficiency
of our works, the need of Chrifts
right-

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Talkative's
fine dif-
course.

righteousneſs, &c. Besides, by this a man may learn, what it is to re-pent, to believe, to pray, to suffer, or the like: by this also a man may learn what are the great pro-mises and consolations of the Goſ-pel, to his own comfort. Further, by this a man may learn to refute false opinions to vindicate the truth, and also to inſtruct the ignorant.

Faith. All this is true, and glad am I to hear these things from you.

Talk. Alas, the want of this is the cause that so few understand the need of faith, and the neceſſity of a work of Grace in their Soul, in order to eternal life; but 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, heavenly knowledge of these, is the gift of God; no man attaineth to them by humane industry, or only by the talk of them.

Talk. All that I know very well. For a man can receive nothing except it be given him from Heaven; all is of Grace, not of Works: I could give you an hundred Scriptures for the confirmation of this.

Faith.

O brave Tal-
kative.

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127

Faith. Well then, said Faithful;
what is that one thing, that we shall
at this time found our discourse upon?

Taik. What you will : I will talk
of things heavenly or things earth-
ly; things Moral, or things Evan-
gelical; things Sacred, or things
Prophane; things past, or things to
come; things foreign, or things at
home; things more essential, or
things circumstantial : provided
that all be done to our profit.

O brave Tal-
kative.

Faith. Now did Faithful begin
to wonder, and stepping to Christian,
(for he walked all this while by him-
self, be said to him, but softly) What
a brave companion have we got! Sure-
ly this man will make a very excellent
Pilgrim.

Faithful be-
guiled by
Talkative.

Chr. At this Christian modelly
smiled, and said, This man with
whom you are so taken, will beguile
with this tongue of his, twenty of
them that know him not.

Faith, Do you know him then?

Chr. Know him ! Yes, better
than he knows himself.

Faith. Pray what is he?

Chr. His name is Talkative, he
dwelleth in our Town; I wonder
that

Christian
makes a dis-
covery of
Talkative ?
telling Faith-
ful who he
was.

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that you should be a stranger to
him, only I consider that our Town
is large.

Faith. Whose Son is he? And where about doth he dwell?

Chr. He is the Son of one Say-wel, he dwelt in Prating-row; and he is known of all that are acquainted with him, by the name of Talkitive in Prating row, and notwithstanding his fine tongue, he is but a sorry fellow.

Faith. Well, he seems to be a very pretty man.

Chr. That is, to them that have not through acquaintance with him, for he is beſt abroad, near home he is ugly enough : your ſaying, That he is a pretty man, brings to my mind what I have obſerved in the work of the Painter, whole Pictures ſhew beſt at a diſtance; but very near, more unpleasing.

Faith. But I am ready to think you do but jeſt, because you ſmiled.

Chr. God forbid that I should jeſt, ( though I ſmiled ) in this matter, or that I should accuſe any falſly; I will give you a further discovery of him. This man is for any company, and

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and for any talk, as he talketh now
with you, so will he talk when he
is on the Ale-bench : And the more
drink he hath in his crown, the
more of these things he hath in
his mouth : Religion hath no place
in his heart, or house, or conver-
tion ; all he hath lieth in his
tongue, and his Religion is to make
a noise therewith.

Faith. Say you so! Then am I in
this man greatly deceived.

Chr. Deceived ? you may be
sure of it. Remember the Proverb,
They say and do not : but the King-
dom of God is not in word, but in
power. He talketh of Prayer, of
Repentance, of Faith, and of the
New birth : but he knows but on-
ly to talk of them. I have been in
his Family, and have observed him
both at home and abroad; and I
know what I say of him is the truth.
His house is as empty of Religion,
as the white of an Egg is of favour.

There is there, neither Prayer,
nor sign of Repentance for sin :
Yea, the bruit in his kind serves
God far better than he. He is the
very stain, reproach, and shame

of

Mat. 23.

1 Cor. 4. 2.

Talkative
Talks but
does not.

His house is
empty of Re-
ligion.

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Heis a staine
to Religion,
Rom. 2. 24,
25.

The Proverb
that goes of
him

Men shun to
deal with
Tim.

of Religion to all that know him; it
can hardly have a good word in all
that end of the Town where he
dwells, through him. Thus say the
common people that know him,
*A Saint abroad, and a Devil at home.*
His poor Family finds it so, he is such
a churle, such a railer at, and so un-
reasonable with his Servants, that
they neither know how to do for,
or speak to him. Men that have any
dealings with him, say, 'its better to
deal with a Turk than with him, for
fairer dealing they shall have at
their hands. This Talkative (if it
be possible,) will go beyond them,
defraud, beguile, and over-reach
them. Besides, he brings up his Sons
to follow his steps; and if he finds
in any of them a foolish timerousness,
(for so he calls the first appearance
of a tender conscience) he calls
them fools and block-heads; and by
no means will employ them in
much, or speak to their commendations
before others. For my part I
am of opinion, that he has, by his
wicked life, caused many to rumble
and fall, and will be, if God prevents
not, the ruine of many more.

Faith.

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Faith. Well, my Brother, I am bound to believe you; not only because you say you know him, but also because like a Christian, you make your reports of men. For I cannot think that you speak these things of ill will, but because it is even so as you say.

Chr. Had I known him no more than you, I might perhaps, have thought of him as at the first you did: Yea, had he received this report at their hands only, that are enemies to Religion, I should have thought it had been a flander: (A Lot that often falls from bad mens mouths upon good mens names and professions:) But all these things, yea, and a great many more as bad, of my own knowledge I can prove him guilty of. Besides, good men are ashamed of him, they can neither call him Brother, nor Fiend: the very naming of him among them, makes them blush, if they know him.

Faith. Well, I see that saying, and doing are two things, and hereafter I shall beter observe this distinction.

Chr. They are two things indeed, and are as diverse, as are the Soul and

The Carkafs
of Religion.

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James 1, 27.
see ver. 2, 3.
24, 25, 26.

See Mat. 13: 25.

and the Body: For as the Body without the Soul, is but a dead Car-kals; so, *Saying*, if it be alone, is but a dead Carkals also. The Soul of Religion is the practick part: Pure Religion and undefiled, before God and the Father, is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their afflicti-on, and to keep himself unspotted from the World. This Talkative is not a-ware of, he thinks that *hearing* and *saying* will make a good Christian: and thus he deceiveth his own Soul. Hearing is but as the sowing of the Seed; talking is not sufficient to prove that fruit is indeed in the heart and life: and let us assure our selves, that at the day of Doom, men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, *Did you believe?* but, were you *Doers*, or *Talkers* only? and ac-cordingly shall they be judged. The end of the world is compared to our Harvest, and you know men at Har-vest regard nothing but fruit. Not that any thing can be accepted that is not of Faith: But I speak this to show you how insignificant the pro-fection of *Talkative* will be at that day.

Faith

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Faith, This brings to my mind that of Moses, by which he describeth the beast that is clean. He is such an one that parteth the hoof, and cheweth the cud: Not that parteth the hoof, only, or that cheweth the cud only. The Hare cheweth the cud, but yet is unclean because he parteth not the hoof. And this truly resembleth Talkative; he cheweth the cud, he seeketh knowledge, he cheweth upon the Word, but he divideth not the hoof, he parteth not with the way of sinners; but as the Hare he retaineth the foot of a Dog, or Bear, and therefore he is unclean.

Lev. 11.
Deut. 14:

Faithful convinced of the badness of Talkative.

Chr. You have spoken, for ought I know, the true Gospel sense of those Texts; and I will add another thing. Paul calleth some men, yea, and those great talkers too, finding Brafs, and tinckling Cymbals; that is, as he expounds them in another place, Things without life giving found. Things without life, that is without the true Faith and Grace of the Gospel; and consequently, things that shall never be placed in the Kingdom of Heaven among those that are the Children of life: Though their found by their

G

talk,

1 Cor. 13.
2, 3 ch. 14-17.
Talkative, like two things that found with our life.

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talk, be as if it were the tongue, or
voice of an Angel.

Faith. Well, I was not so fond of his company at first, but I am as sick of it now. What shall we do to be rid of him?

Chr. Take my advice, and do as I bid you, and you shall find that he will soon be sick of your company too, except God shall touch his heart and turn it.

Faith. What would you have me to do?

Chr. Why! go to him, and enter into some serious discourse about the power of Religion: And ask him plainly ( when he has approved of it, for that he will ) whether this thing be set up in his Heart, House, or Conversation.

Faith. Then Faithful Stept forward again, and said to Talkative: Come, what chear? how is it now?

Talk. Thank you, well. I thought we should have had a great deal of talk by this time.

Faith. Well, if you will, we will fall to it now; and since you left it with me to state the question, let it be this: How doth the Saving Grace of God dif-

cover

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cover it self, when it is in the heart of man?

Talk. I perceive then that our talk must be about the power of things; Well, 'tis a very good question, and I shall be willing to answer you. And take my answer in brief thus. First, Where the Grace of God is in the heart, it causeth there a great out-cry against sin. Secondly—

Talkative's false discovery of a work of grace.

Faith. Nay hold, let us consider of one at once: I think you should rather say, It shows it self by inclining the Soul to abhor its sin.

Talk. Why, what difference is there between crying out against, and abhorring of sin?

Faith. Oh! a great deal; a man may cry out against sin, of policy; but he cannot abhor it, but by vertue of a grace. godly antipathy against it: I have heard many cry out against sin in the Pulpit, who yet can abide it well enough in the heart, house, and conversation.

They cry out against sin, no sign of grace.

Josephs Mistress cried out with a loud voice, as if she had been very holy; but she would willingly, notwithstanding that, have committed uncleanneds with him. Some cry out against sin, even as the Mother cries out against her

Gen. 39. 15.

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her

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discovereth it self, either to him that
hath it, or to standers by.

To him that hath it, thus. It gives
him conviction of sin, especially of the
defilement of his nature, and the sin of
unbelief, (for the sake of which he is
sure to be damned, if he findeth not
mercy at God's hand by faith in Jesus
Christ.) This fight and sense of things
worketh in him sorrow and shame for
sin; he findeth moreover revealed in
him the Saviour of the World, and the
absolute necessity of closing with him,
for life, at the which he findeth hunger-
ings and thirstings after him, to which
hungerings, &c. the promise is made.

Now according to the strength or
weakness of his Faith in his Saviour,
so is his joy and peace, so is his love to
holiness. So are his desires to know him
more, and also to serve him in this
World. But though I say it discover-
eth it self thus unto him; yet it is but
seldom that he is able to conclude that
this is a work of Grace, because his
corruptions now, and his abused reason,
makes his mind to misjudg in this
matter; therefore in him that hath
this work, there is required a very
found Judgment, before he can with
sted-

John 16. 8.

Rom 7. 24.

John 16. 9.

Mark 16. 16.

Psal. 38. 18.

Jer. 31. 19.

Gal 2. 15.

Acts 4. 12.

Matth. 5. 6.

Rev. 1. 6.

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not in Deed and Truth: pray, if you incline to answer me in this, say no more than you know the God above will say Amen to; and also, nothing but what your Conscience can justify you in. For, not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. Besides, to say I am thus, and thus, when my Conversation, and all my Neighbours tell me, I lye, is great wickedness.

Talk. Then Talkative at first began to blush, but recovering himself, thus he replied. You come now to Experience, to Conscience, and God: and to appeal to him for justification of what is spoken: This kind of discourse I did not expect, nor am I dispoſed to give an answer to such questions, because, I count not my self bound thereto, unless you take upon you to be a Catechiser; and, though you should do so, yet I may refuse to make you my Judge: But I pray will you tell me, why you ask me such questions.

Faith. Because I saw you forward to talk, and because I knew not that you had ought else but notion. Besides, to tell you all the truth, I have heard of you,

Talkative not pleased with Faithful's questions.

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you, that you are a man whose Religion lies in talk, and that your conversation or gives this your Mouth-profession the lye. They say you are a spot among Christians, and that Religion fareth the worse for your ungodly Conversation, that some already have stumbled at your wicked waies, and that more are in danger of being destroyed thereby; your Religion, and an Ale house, and Covetousneſs, and Uncleanneſs, and Swearing, and Lying, and vain Company, keeping, &c. will stand together. The Proverb is true of you, which is ſaid of a Whore; to wit, That she is a ſhame to all Women; so you are a ſhame to all Professors,

Talk, since you are ready to take up reports, and to judge so raſhly as you do; I cannot but conclude that you are some peevish, or melancholy man not fit to be discurſed with, and so adieu.

Chr. Then came up Christian and ſaid to his Brother, I told you how it would happen, your words and his luſts could not agree; he had rather leave your company, than reform his life: but he is gone as I ſaid, let him go; the luſs is no

G 5

The reasons why Faithful put to him that question Faithful's plain-dealing to Talkative.

Talkative ſlings away from Faithful.

mans

14²

The Pilgrims Prologues.

A good rid-
ance.

mans but own, he has saved us
the trouble of going from him : for
he continuing, ( as I suppose he will
do, as he is, he would have been but
a blot in our company : besides, the
Apostle says, From such withdraw
thy self.

Faith. But I am glad we had this
litde discourse with him, it may hap-
pen that he will think of it again;
however, I have dealt plainly with
him; and so am clear of his blood, if
he perisheth.

Chr. You did well to talk so plain-
ly to him as you did? there is but lit-
tle of this faithful dealing with men
now adayes, and that makes Religion
to link so in the Nostrils of many, as
it doth: for they are these Talka-
tive Fools, whose Religion is only in
word, and are debauched and vain
in their Converfation, that ( being
to much admitted into the fellow-
ship of the godly') do puzzle the
World, blemish Christianity, and
grieve the sincere. I with that
all men would deal with such, as
you have done, then should they
either be made more conform-
able to Religion, or the compa-
ny

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ny of Saints would be too hot for
them. Then did Faithful say,

How Talkative at first lifts up his
Plumes!

How bravely doth he speak! how he
presumes

To drive down all before him ! but so
soon

As Faithful talks of Heart-work,
like the Moon

That's past the full, into the wain he
goes;

And so will all, but he that Heart-
work knows.

Thus they went on talking of
what they had seen by the way :
and so made that way easiest, which
would otherwise, no doubt, have
been tedious to them: for now they
went through a Wildernes.

Now when they were got almost
quite out of this Wildernes, Faith-
ful chanced to cast his eye back, and:
espied one coming after them, and:
he knew him. Oh! said Faithful to
his Brother, who comes yonder ?
Then Christian looked, and said, It:
is my good friend Evangelist. Ai,
and!

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and my good friend too, said Faithful; for 'twas he that let me the way to the Gate. Now was Evangelist come up unto them, and thus saluted them.

Evangelist
overlake's
them again.

Evan. Peace be with you, dearly beloved, and, peace be to your helpers.

They are glad
at the fight of
him.

Chr. Welcome, welcome, my good Evangelist, the fight of thy countenance brings to my remembrance, thy ancient kindness, and unwearied labouring for my eternal good.

Faith. And, a thousand and times welcome, said good Faithful; thy Company, O sweet Evangelist, how desirable is it to us, poor Pilgrims !

Evan. Then, said Evangelist, How hath it fared with you, my friends, since the time of our last parting? what have you met with, and how have you behaved your selves ?

Chr. Then Christian and Faithful told him of all things that had happened to them in the way, and how, and with what difficulty they had arrived to that place.

His Exhor.
tion to
them.

Evang. Right glad am I, said Evangelist; not that you met with trials, but that you have been victors,

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Ctors; and for that you have ( notwithstanding many weakneses, ) continued in the way to this very day.

I say, right glad am I of this thing, and that for mine own sake and yours; I have fowed, and you have reaped, and the day is coming, when both he that fowed, and they that reaped shall rejoyce together; that is, if you hold out: for, in due time ye shall reap, if you faint not. The Crown is before you, and it is an incorruptible one; so run that you may obtain it. Some there be that let out for this Crown, and after they have gone far for it, another comes in, and takes it from them? hold faft therefore that you have, let no man take your Crown; you are not yet out of the gun-shot of the Devil: you have not refifted unto blood, striving against fin. let the Kingdom be always before you, and believe stedfastly concerning things that are invifible. Let nothing that is on this side the other world get within you; and above all, look well to your own hearts, and to the lufts thereof; for they

are

John 4. 36.

Gal 6. 9.

1 Cor. 9. 24,

25, 26, 27.

Rev. 3. 11.

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are deceitful above all things, and
desperately wicked: set your facs
like a flint, you have all power in
Heaven and Earth on your fide.

Chr. Then Christian thanked him for his exhortation, but told him withal, that they would have him speak farther to them for their help, the rest of the way; and the rather, for that they well knew that he was a Prophet, and could tell them of things that might happen unto them; and also how they might resist and overcome them. To which request Faithful also consented. So Evangelist began as followeth.

* They do think him for his exhortations.

Evan. * My Sons, you have heard in the words of the truth of the Gospel, that you must through many tribulations enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. And again, that in every City, bonds and afflictions abide in you; and therefore you cannot expect that you should go long on your Pilgrimage without them, in some sort or other. You have found something of the truth of these testimonies upon you already, and more will immediately follow: for now, as you see, you are almost

out

He predicted. What troubles they shall meet with in Vinity-Fair, and encourage them to fiedfastness.

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out of this Wilderneſs, and there-
fore you will ſoon come into a
Town that you will by and by ſee
before you : and in that Town you
will be hardly beſet with enemies,
who will ſtrain hard but they will
kill you : and be you ſure that one
or both of you muſt ſeal the teſti-
mony which you hold, with blood :
but be you faithful unto death, and
the King will give you a Crown of
life. * He that ſhall die there, al-
though his death will be unnatural,
and his pain perhaps great, he will
yet have the better of his fellow ;
not only becauſe he will be arrived
at the Cœleſtial City ſooneſt, but
becauſe he will eſcape many mife-
ries that the other will meet with
in the reſt of his Journey. But when
you are come to the Town, and
ſhall find ſuſſuſ-
related, then remember your friend
and quit your ſelves like men; and
commit the keeping of your ſouls
to your God in well doing, as unto a
faith ſul Creator.

Then I ſaw in my Dream, that
when they were got out of the Wil-
derneſs, they preſently ſaw a Town
before

*He whoſe loſt
it will be
there to ſuſ-
fer, will have
the better of
his brother.*

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Preferments, Titles, Countries,  
Kingdoms, Lufts, Pleasures, and  
Delights of all forts, as Whores,  
Bawds, Wives, Husbands, Children,  
Masters, Servants, Lives, Blood,  
Bodies, Souls, Silver, Gold, Pearls,  
Precious stones, and what not?

And moreover, at this Fair there
is at all times to be seen Juglings,
Cheats, Games, Plays, Fools, Apes,
Knaves, and Rogues, and that of
every kind.

Here are to be seen too, and that
for nothing, Thefts, Murders, Adul-
teries, Falsc swearers, and that of a
blood red colour.

And as in other Fairs of lefs mo-
ment, there are several rows &
Streets under their proper names,
where fuch and fuch Wares are
vended: So here likewise, you have
the proper places, Rows, Streets
(viz. Countryes, and Kingdoms)
where the Wares of this Fair are
fooneft to be found: Here is the Bri-
tain Row, the French Row, the Ita-
lian Row, the Spanish Row, the
German Row, where several forts of
Vanities are to be found. But as in
other Fairs, some one Commodity is

as

The Streets of
the Fair.

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as the chief of all the Fair, so the
Ware of Rome and her Merchandize
is greatly promoted in this Fair :
Only our English Nation, with some
others, have taken a dislike thereat.

Now, as I said, the way to the
Cœlestial City lies just through this
Town, where this luscious Fair is kept;
and he that will go to the City and
yet not go through this Town, must
needs go out of the World. The Prince
of Princes himself, when here, went
through this Town to his own Coun-
try, and that upon a Fair-day too :
Yea, and as I think, it was Beelze-
bub, the chief Lord of this Fair,
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
through the Town. Yea, because he
was such a person of Honour, Beel-
zebub had him from Street to Street,
and shewed him all the Kingdoms
of the World in a little time, that he
might, (if possible) allure that Blest-
fed One, to cheapen and buy some of
his Vanities. But he had no mind to
the Merchandize, and therefore left
the Town; without laying out so
much

1 Cor. 5. 10.
Christ went
through this
Fair.

Matth.7.8.

Luk.4,5,6,

7.

Christ bought
nothing in
this Fair.

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much as one farthing upon these
*Vanities*. This Fair therefore is an
antient thing, of long standing, and
a very great Fair.

Now these Pilgrims, as I said, must
needs go through this Fair: Well,
so they did; but behold, even as
they entred into the Fair, all the
people in the Fair were moved, and
the Town it self, as it were in a Hub-
bub about them; and that for feve-
ral reasons: For,

The Pilgrims
enter the
Fair.

The Fair in a
hubbub about
them.

The first cause
of the hub-
bub.

First, The Pilgrims were cloathed
with such kind of Raiment, as was
diverse from the Raiment of any
that traded in that Fair. The peo-
ple therefore of the Fair made a
great gazing upon them: Some said
they were Fools, some they were
Bedlams, and some they are Out-
landish men.

Secondly, And as they wondred
at their Apparel, so they did like-
wife at their Speech; for few could
understand what they said; they
naturally spoke the Language of
Canaan; But they that kept the Fair,
were the men of this world: So
that from one end of the Fair to
the other, they seemed Barbarians
each to the other.
Third:

1Cor.7,7,8,
The second
cause of the
hubbub.

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our Lord, when they were in the
World; and that have left all for
his holy Name, and he hath sent us
to fetch them, and we have brought
them thus far on their desired Jour-
ney; that they may go in and look
their Redemer in the face with joy.
Then the HeavenlyHOft gave a
great shout, saying, Blessed are they
that are called to the Marriage Sup-
per of the Lamb.

Rev. 19. 1

There came out also at this time
to meet them, several of the Kings
Trumpeters, cloathed in white and
shining Rayment, who with melo-
dious noises, and loud, made even
the Heavens to echo with their
found. These Trumpeters saluted
Christian and his Fellow with ten
thousand welcomes from the world:
and this they did with shouting and
found of Trumpet.

This done they compassed them
round on every side; some went be-
fore, some behind, and some on the
right hand, some on the left (as
'twere to guard them through the
upper Regions) continually found-
ing as they went, with melodious
noise, in notes on high; so that the

very

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very fight was to them that could
behold it, as if Heaven it self was
come down to meet them. Thus
therefore they walked on together,
and as they walked, ever and anon,
these Trumpeters, even with joyful
found, would, by mixing their Mu-
fick, with looks and gestures, still
signifie to Christian and his Brother
how welcome they were into their
company, and with what gladneſs
they came to meet them: And now
were these two men, as 'twere, in
Heaven, before they came at it;
being swallowed up with the fight
of Angels, and with hearing of their
melodious notes. Here also they had
the City it self in view, and they
thought they heard all the Bells
therein to ring, to welcome them
thereto: but above all, the warm
and joyful thoughts that they had
about their own dwelling there,
with such company, and that for
ever and ever. Oh! by what tongue
or pen can their glorious joy be
expressed: Thus they came up to
the Gate.

Now when they were come up to
the Gate, there were written over it
in

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Rev. 22. 14.

in Letters of Gold, Blessed are they that do his Commandments, that they may have right to the Tree of Life; and may enter in through the Gates into the City.

Then I saw in my Dream, that the shining men bid them call at the Gate; the which when they did, some from above looked over the Gate; to wit, Enoch, Moses and Elijah, &c. to whom it was said, These Pilgrims are come from the City of Destruction, 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; those therefore were carried into the King, who when he had read them, said, Where are the men? to whom it was answered, They are standing without the Gate, the King then commanded to open the Gate; That the righteous Nation, said he, that keepeth Truth may enter in.

1sa. 26. 2.

Now I saw in my Dream, that these two men went in at the Gate; and loe, as they entred, they were transfigured, and they had Raiment put on that same like Gold. There

was.

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was also that met them with Harps
and Crowns, and gave them to
them; the Harp to praise withal,
and the Crowns in token of honor:
Then I heard in my Dream, that all
the Bells in the City rang again for
joy; and that it was said unto them,
*Enter ye into the joy of our Lord. I*
also heard the men themselves,
that they sang with a loud voice,
saying, *Blessing, Honour, Glory, and*
*Power, be to him that sitteth upon the*
*Throne, and to the Lamb for ever and*
*ever.*

Rev.5.13,14.

Now just as the Gates were open-
ed to let in the men,I looked in after
them; and behold, the City shone
like the Sun, the Streets also were
paved with Gold, and in them wal-
ked many men with Crowns on
their heads, Palms in their hands,
and golden Harps to sing praises
withal.

There were also of them that had
wings, and they answerd one ano-
ther without intermition, saying,
*Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord.* And af-
ter that, they shut up the Gates :
which when I had seen,I wished my
self among them.

Now

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Now while I was gazing upon all
these things, I turned my head to
look back, and saw *Ignorance* come
up to the River side: but he soon 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
*Vain-hope* a Ferry man, that with
his *Boat* helped him over: so he, as
the other, I saw, did ascend the Hill
to come up to the Gate, only he
came alone; neither did any man
meet him with the least encourage-
ment. When he was come up to the
Gate, he looked up to the writing
that was above, and then began to
knock, supposing that entrance
should have been quickly adminis-
tered to him: But he was asked by
the men that look'd over the top of
the Gate, Whence came you? and
what he would have? He answered,
I have eat and drank in the pre-
fence of the King, and he has taught
in our Streets. Then they asked him
for his Certificate, that they might
go in and shew it to the King. So he
fumbled in his bosom for one, and
found none. Then said they, Have
you

Ignorance
comes up to
the River.

Vain-hope
does ferry him
over.

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you none? But the man answered never a word. So they told the King, but he would not come down to see him, but commanded the two shining ones that conducted Christian and Hopeful to the City, to go out, & take Ignorance and bind him hand and foot, and have him away. Then they took him up and carried him through the air, to the door that I saw in the side of the Hill, and put him in there. Then I saw that there was a way to Hell, even from the gates of Heaven, as well as from the City of Destruction. So I awoke, and behold it was a Dream.

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