V IBRARF 
 
 OF THE 
 UNIVERSITY 
 
 PALIFOR^, 
 
The 
 
 Pilgrim's Progress 
 
 AS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 
 
 BY 
 
 JOHN BUNYAN 
 
 BEING A FAC-SIMILE REPRODUCTION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 jffrst OBDition 
 
 3tont»on 
 
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Preface. 
 
 The first edition of The Pilgrims 
 Progress, of which an exact repro- 
 duction is now placed before the 
 public, was issued by cc Nath. Ponder 
 at the Peacock in the Poultrey near 
 Cornhill, 1678." At the present 
 time, but one copy of that edition 
 is known to exist. It is in the 
 library of H. S. Holford> Esq., 
 through whose kindness the pub- 
 lisher has been enabled to produce 
 the present facsimile. The unique 
 and priceless original is a compact 
 volume, printed on yellowish grey 
 paper, from, apparently, new type ; 
 and so perfectly has it been pre- 
 served, that it seems to be in 
 precisely the state in which it left 
 the publisher's shelves. It is a book 
 as full of material peculiarities as 
 any that ever taxed the correctness 
 of a fac-similist ; and it may not be 
 out of place to draw attention to 
 some of them. 
 
 The spelling and grammar are 
 frequently 
 
 MS11045 
 
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 A 
 
11 PREFACE. 
 
 frequently both inaccurate and in- 
 consistent, from a modern point of 
 view ; but to this, which is scarcely 
 a peculiarity, we have to add a very 
 irregular use of capital letters, the 
 greatest profusion of italics, the 
 employment now of asterisks and 
 now of letters for reference to 
 the notes, and the use of certain 
 characters differing in form from 
 modern letters, and not commonly 
 used in books of the seventeenth 
 century. The italic k and the y? 
 which occur in the Introduction to 
 the First Part, and also in the 
 Second Part, are examples of these 
 obsolete letters ; and the \ in the 
 word P|Ogt0f& at tne nea d of every 
 page, is of very rare occurrence. 
 
 But this edition has other charac- 
 teristics which render its interest 
 still more vital. The marginal 
 comments, which some modern 
 editors have seen fit to omit, are 
 there in all their quaint force : in 
 one case the temper of Christian, as 
 described in the text, is summarized 
 in the side-note thus : cc Christian 
 snibbeth his Fellow " ; in another 
 place Bunyan ejaculates in the mar- 
 gin, "O brave Talkative''; and in 
 
 numerous 
 
PREFACE. Ill 
 
 numerous instances these notes have 
 a value of their own, either as 
 samples of the rough vernacular of 
 the author's original book, or as 
 indications of his mode of thought. 
 This first edition, more than 
 any subsequent one, is replete with 
 quaint expressions in rugged Saxon- 
 English, and with other elements of 
 style which induced Bunyan to say 
 in his cc Apology " : — 
 
 " This Book, is writ in such a Dialed! 
 As may the minds of Visiles s men affeft" 
 
 And although the great allegorist 
 never materially changed his handi- 
 work, he did make alterations in his 
 grammar and orthography in the 
 course of the eight editions which 
 he lived to revise. Add to this 
 that his numerous editors have also 
 carried on the work of modification 
 for nearly two centuries ; and it will 
 at once be evident that it is a matter 
 of real importance for the reading 
 public of to-day to see what Bunyan 
 really wrote and issued in the first 
 instance. 
 
 To compass this end, no pains 
 have been spared. In all those 
 matters of orthography, grammar, 
 rough or quaint expression, typo- 
 graphical 
 
IV PREFACE. 
 
 graphical peculiarity, &c 3 above 
 referred to, -pbsolut" reproduction 
 has been the one aim. Indeed, as 
 regards typography, the present 
 edition is strictly a lineal descendant 
 of that of 1678 ; for the type now 
 used has been cast from moulds 
 made in 1720, which were taken 
 from the Dutch type used for that 
 first issue. The paper, too, is a close 
 imitation of that manufactured two 
 centuries ago. 
 
 It will be noticed that the type 
 of the Second Part is slightly 
 smaller than that of the First Part ; 
 and there also the facsimile prin- 
 ciple has been adhered to. The 
 explanation of this change of type 
 is to be found in the fact, of which 
 the modern reader need scarcely be 
 reminded, that the Second Part was 
 not issued with the First, but six 
 years later, in 1684. 
 
 It should be mentioned here, 
 that while the volume is a page for 
 page facsimile of the original, it 
 has been thought needful to in- 
 corporate the conversation between 
 Christian and. Mr. Worldly -Wiseman 
 which first appeared in the second 
 edition, printed the same year as the 
 
 first, 
 
PREFACE, 
 
 first, (and was retained in all sub- 
 sequent ones), as. being necessary to 
 complete the sense of that part of 
 the book in which it occurs. 
 
 The illustrations, however rude, 
 are highly curious and interesting, 
 and serve to show by what primitive 
 pictorial representations the early 
 readers of the immortal allegory 
 were helped to realize some of its 
 stirring scenes. These woodcuts, 
 like the other features of the book, 
 have been reproduced in facsimile. 
 
 The complete disappearance of 
 the first edition, all but one copy, 
 may not perhaps, indicate the exact 
 measure of avidity with which the 
 book was taken up ; but the subse- 
 quent history of the work leaves no 
 doubt as to the effectual manner in 
 which the fertile ground of English 
 religious sentiment absorbed the first 
 seeds cast abroad by the homely 
 Bunyan ; and, at all events, those 
 seeds produced such a plentiful crop 
 that it were futile now to attempt 
 to compute how many millions of 
 copies of the world-renowned al- 
 legory have been read and thumbed 
 and pondered over in the course of 
 the last two centuries. 
 
THE 
 
 Pilgrim's Progrefs 
 
 FROM 
 
 THIS WORLD, 
 
 TO 
 
 That which is to come : 
 
 Delivered under the Similitude of a 
 
 DREAM 
 
 Wherein is Difcovered, 
 
 The manner of his fetting out, 
 
 His Dangerous Journey; Andfafe 
 
 Arrival at the Derlred Countrey. 
 
 / have ufed Similitudes, Hof. 12. 10. 
 
 By John Banyan. 
 
 EicenCetianti(£ntcttiacco^m0:toC>^tr, 
 
 LONDON, 
 
 Printed for Nat h. Ponder at the Peacock 
 in the Poultrey near Cornhil, 1678. 
 
THE 
 
 dJVttlOKS zJpoh$y 
 
 For his BOOK. 
 
 WHen at the fir ft I took, my Pen in hand, 
 Thus for to write ; I did not underjiand 
 That I at all Jhould make a little Book. 
 In fuch a mode ; Nay, I had undertook 
 To make another, which when almojl done ; 
 Before I was aware, I this begun. 
 
 And thus it was : I writing of the Way 
 And Race of Saints, in this our Gofpel-Day, 
 Fell fuddenly into an Allegory 
 About their Journey, and the way to Glory, 
 In more than twenty things, which I fet down ; 
 This done, I twenty more had in my Crown, 
 And they again began to multiply, 
 Likefparks that from the coals of fire do fly. 
 Nay then, thought I, if that you breed fo J aft, 
 F 11 put you by your felves, left you at lafl 
 Should prove ad infinitum, and eat out 
 The Book that I already am about. 
 
 lVell,fo I did ; but yet I did not think. 
 To Jhew to all the World my Pen and Ink 
 In fuch a mode ; / only thought to make 
 I knew not what : nor did I undertake 
 Thereby to pleafe my Neighbour ; no not 1 5 
 / did it mine own felf to gratifie. 
 
 Neither did I but vacant feafons fpend 
 In this my Scribble ; nor did I intend 
 
 A 3 But 
 
The Authors Apology for his Book. 
 
 But to divtrt my f elf in doing this. 
 
 From worjer thoughts, which make me do amifs. 
 Thus I fet Pen to Paper with delight, 
 
 And quickly had my thoughts in blackand white. 
 
 For having now my Method by the end, 
 
 Still as I pulfd, it came ; and fo I penned 
 
 It down, until it came at laji to be 
 
 For length and breadth the bignefs which you fee. 
 Well, when I had thus put mine ends together, 
 
 I Jbew'd them others, that I might fee whether 
 
 They would condemn them, or them jujiifie : 
 
 And fame f aid, let them live \fome, let them die. 
 
 Some f aid, John, print it ; others f aid, Not fo : 
 
 Some J aid, It might do good-, others [aid, No. 
 Now was I in ajlraight, and did not fee 
 
 IVhich was the bejl thing to be done by me: 
 At laji I thought, Since you are thus divided, 
 I print it will:, and fo the cafe decided. 
 
 For, thought I ; Some, I fee, would have it done, 
 Though others in that Channel do not run ; 
 To prove then who advifed for the bejl, 
 Thus I thought fit to put it to the tesl. 
 
 I further thought, If now J did deny 
 Thofe that would have it thus, to gratifie, 
 I did not know but hinder them 1 might 
 Of that which would to them be great delight. 
 For thofe that were not for its coming forth, 
 Ifaid to them, Offend you I am loth ; 
 Yet fence your Brethren pleafed with it be, 
 Forbear to judge, till you do further fee. 
 
The Authors Apology for his Book. 
 
 If that thou wilt not read, let it alone ; 
 Some love the ?neat, fome love to pick the bone : 
 Tea, that I might them better palliate, 
 I did too with them thus Expojlulate. 
 
 May I not write infuch a Jlile as this ? 
 In fuch a method too, and yet not mijs 
 Mine end, thy good? why may it not be done ? 
 Dark Clouds bring Waters, when the bright bring 
 Tea, darker bright, if they their Silver drops{none 
 Caufe to defend, the Earth, by yielding Crops, 
 Gives praife to both , and carpet h not at either, 
 But treafures up the Fruit they yield together : 
 Tea,fo commixes both, that in her Fruit 
 None can diflinguijh this from that, they fuit 
 Her well, when hungry : but if Jhe be full , 
 She fpues out both, and makes their bleffings null. 
 
 Tou fee the ways the Fijher-man doth take 
 To catch the Fifh ; what Engins doth he make ? 
 Behold how he ingageth all his Wits, 
 Alfo his Snares, Lines, Angles, Hooks and Nets. 
 Tet Fifh there be, that neither Hook^ nor Line, 
 Nor Snare, nor Net, nor Engin can make thine ; 
 They muft be grop't for, and be tickled too, 
 Or they will not be catcht, what e're you do. 
 
 How doth the Fowler fee k to catch his Game, 
 By divers means, all which one cannot name? 
 His Gun, his Nets, his Lime-twigs, light ^and bell: 
 He creeps, he goes, he Jiands\ yea who can tell 
 Of all his poflures, Tet there's none of thefe 
 Will make him majler of what Fowls he pleafe. 
 A 4 Tea, 
 
The Authors Apology for his Book. 
 
 Tea, he muji Pipe, and Whiflle to catch this \ 
 Tet if he does fo, that Bird he will mifs. 
 
 If that a Pearl may in a Toads-head dwell, 
 And*may be found too in an Oijler-jhell \ 
 If things that promije nothing, do contain 
 What better is then Gold ; who will difdain, 
 {That have an inkling of it,) there to look, 
 That they may find it. Now my little Book, 
 (Tho void of all thofe paintings that may make 
 It with this or the other Man to take-,) 
 Is not without thofe things that do excel 
 What do in brave, but empty notions dwell. 
 
 Well, yet I am not fully fatisfied, 
 That this your Book will /land; when foundly trfd 
 
 Why, what's the matter! it is dark, what tho? 
 But it is feigned. What of that I tro? 
 Some men by feigning words as dark as min-e, 
 Make truth to fp angle, and its rayes to Jhine. 
 
 But they wantfolidnefs : Speak man thy mind, 
 They drown 'd the weak ^Metaphors make us blind. 
 
 Solidity, indeed becomes the Pen 
 Of him that writeth things Divine to men : 
 But muji I needs wantfolidnefs, hecaufe 
 By Metaphors I fpeak ', Was not Gods Laws, 
 His Gofpel-Laws, in oldertime held forth 
 By Types, Shadows and Metaphors ? Tet loth 
 Will any fober man be to find fault 
 With them, lejl he be found for to affault 
 The highesl Wifdom. No, he rather Jloops, 
 And feeks to find out what by pins and loops. 
 
 By 
 
The Authors Apology for his Book. 
 
 By Calves ; and Sheep; by Heifers, and by Rams ; 
 By Birds, and Herbs, and by the blood of Lambs, 
 God fpeaketh to him. And happy is he 
 That finds the light, and grace that in them be. 
 
 Be not too forward therefore to conclude, 
 That I want folidnefs, that I am rude : 
 All things folid in Jhew, not f olid be ; 
 All things in parables defpife not we, 
 Lejl things mojl hurtful lightly we receive, 
 And things that good are, of our fouls bereave. 
 
 My dark and cloudy words they do but hold 
 The Truth, as Cabinets inclofe the Gold. 
 
 The Prophets ufed much by Metaphors 
 To fet forth Truth ; Tea, who fo confiders 
 Chrijl, his Apojlles too, foall plainly fee, 
 That Truths to this day infuch Mantles be. 
 
 Am I afraid to fay that holy Writ, [Wit, 
 Which for its Stile, and Phrafeputs down all 
 Is every where fo full of all thefe things, 
 (Dark. Figures, Allegories,) yet there fprings 
 From that fame Book that luslre, and thofe rayes 
 Of light, that turns our darkejl nights to days. 
 
 Come, let my Carper, to his Life now look, 
 And find There darker lines then in my Book 
 He findeth any. Tea, and let him know, 
 That in his bejl things there are worfe lines too. 
 
 May we but ft and before impartial men, 
 To his poor One, I durft adventure Ten, 
 That they will take my meaning in thefe lines 
 Far better then his Li'es in Silver Shrines. 
 
 Come^ 
 
The Authors Apology for his Book. 
 
 Come, Truth, although in Swadling-clouts, I find 
 Informs the fudgement, rectifies the Mind, 
 Pleafes the Under/landing, mak.es the Will 
 Submit ; the Memory too it doth Jill 
 With what doth our Imagination pleafe ; 
 Likewife, it tends our troubles to appeafe. 
 
 Sound words I know Timothy is to ufe; 
 And old Wives Fables he is to refufe, 
 But yet grave Paul, him no where doth forbid 
 The ufe of Parables \ in which lay hid (were 
 That Gold,thofe Pearls, and precious Jl ones that 
 Worth digging for •; and that with greatejl care. 
 
 Let me add one word more, O man of God ! 
 Art thou offended f do ft thou wijh 1 had 
 Put forth my matter in an other drefs, 
 Or that I had in things been more exprefs ? 
 Three things let me propound, then I fubmit 
 To thofe that are my betters, (as is ft.) 
 
 I . I find not that I am denied the ufe 
 Of this my method, fo I no abufe 
 Put on the Words, Things, Readers, or be rude 
 In handling Figure, or Similitude, 
 In application ; but, all that I may, 
 Seek the advance of Truth, this or that way ; 
 Denyed, did I fay ? Nay, I have leave, 
 (Example too, and that from them that have 
 God better pleafed by their words or ways, 
 Then any man that breath eth now adays,) 
 Thus to exprefs my mind, thus to declare 
 Things unto thee, that excellenteft are. 
 
 2. I 
 
TheAuthors Apology for his Book. 
 
 2. 1 find that men (as high as Trees) will write 
 Dialogue-wife ; yet no man doth them flight 
 For writing fo: Indeed if they abufe 
 Truth, curfedbe they, and, the craft they ufe 
 To that intent ; But yet let Truth be free 
 To make her Salleys upon' Thee, and Me, 
 Which way it pleafes God. For who knows how, 
 Better then he that taught us firfi to Plow, 
 To guide our Mind and Pens for his Deftgn f 
 And he makes bafe things ujher in Divine. 
 
 3. 1 find that holy Writ in many places (cafes 
 Hath femblance with this method, where the 
 Doth call for one thing, to fet forth another : 
 Ufe it I may then, and yet nothing f mother 
 Truths golden Beams ; Nay, by this method may 
 Make it c aft forth its rayes as light as day. 
 
 And now, before I do put up my Pen, 
 Pie Jhew the profit of my Book , and then 
 Commit both thee, and it unto that hand (/land. 
 That pulls thejlrong down, and makes weak ones 
 
 This Book it chaulketh out before thine eyes 
 The man that feeks the everlafling Prize : 
 It Jhews you whence he comes, whither he goes, 
 What he leaves undone ; alfo what he does: 
 It alfo Jhews you how he runs, and runs 
 Till he unto the Gate of Glory comes. 
 
 It Jhews too, who fet s out for life amain, 
 As if the lafling Grown they would attain : 
 Here alfo yau. may fee the reafon why 
 They loofe their labour, and like Fools do die. 
 
 This 
 
The Authors Apology for his Book. 
 
 This Book will make a Travailer of 'thee , 
 If by its Counfel thou wilt ruled be\ 
 It will direcl thee to the Holy Land, 
 If thou wilt its Directions understand : 
 Tea, it will make the /loathful, active be ; 
 The Blind alfo, delightful things to fee. 
 
 Art thou for fomething rare, and profitable ? 
 Wouldefi thou fee a Truth within a Fable? 
 Art thou forgetful? wouldefi thou remember 
 From New-years-day to the lafl ^December? 
 Then read my fancies, they will flick like Burs, 
 And may be to the Helplefs, Comforters. 
 
 This Book is writ infuch a Dialed, 
 As may the minds ofliftlefs men affecl : 
 It feems a Novelty, and yet contains 
 Nothing but found, and honefl Gofpel-flrains. 
 
 Would' ft thou divert thy f elf from Melancholly? 
 Would 'ft thou be pleafant, yet be far from folly ? 
 Would? ft thou read Riddles,^ their Explanation? 
 Or elfe be drownded in thy Contemplation ? 
 Dofl thou love picking meat ? or would' ft thou fee 
 A man i'th Clouds, and hear himfpeak to thee? 
 Would" Ji thou be in a Dream, and yet notfeep ? 
 Or wouldefi thou in a moment laugh, and weep ? 
 Wouldefi thou loofe thy f elf , and catch no harm? 
 And find thy f elf again without a charm? (what 
 Would'f? read thy felf, and read thou know'fi not 
 And yet know whether thou art blesl or not, 
 By reading the fame lines? O then come hit her > 
 And lay my Book, thy Head,and Heart together. 
 
 JOHN BUNYAN. 
 
* % aS* Q«S«w ® SkWscp 2>* 
 
 THE 
 Pilgrims Progrefs: 
 
 In the fimilitude of a 
 
 DREAM. 
 
 ;S I walk'd through 
 the wilder nefs of this 
 world, I lighted on a 
 certain place, where 
 was a Denn ; And I 
 laid me down in that 
 place to fleep : And as I ilept I drea- 
 med a Dream. I dreamed , and be- 
 hold I Jaw a Man * cloathed with 
 Raggs, ftanding in a certain place, 6. 
 with his face Jrom his own Houfe, a Lu.14. 33 
 Book in his hand, and a great burden Pf - 3 8 - 4 
 upon his back. I looked, and faw him *?!? 
 open the Book, and Read therein ; 3I# 
 and as he Read, he wept and trem- 
 bled: and not being able longer to 
 
 contain, 
 
 : Ifa. 64. 
 
 Hab. 2. 2. 
 6. 
 
2 Cljc Pilgrims p^rcfe, 
 
 contain, he brake out with a lamen- 
 table cry ; faying, what Jh all I do? 
 A as 2. In this plight therefore he went 
 
 37- home, and reftrained himfelf as long 
 
 as he could, that his Wife and 
 Children mould not perceive his 
 diftrefs ; but he could not be filent 
 long, becaufe that his trouble in- 
 creafed : wherefore at length he 
 brake his mind to his Wife and 
 Children ; and thus he began to 
 talk to them, my dear Wife, 
 faid he, and you the . Children of my 
 bowels, I your dear friend am in 
 my/elf undone, by reajon of a burden 
 that lieth hard upon me : moreover, 
 I am for certain informed , that this 
 our City will be burned with fire 
 from "Heaven, in which fearful over- 
 throw, both my felf, with thee, my 
 Wife, and you my fweet babes, jhall 
 miferably come to ruine ; except {the 
 which, yet I fee not) Jome way of 
 efcape can be found, whereby we 
 may be delivered. At this his Rela- 
 tions were fore amazed ; not for 
 that they believed, that what he 
 faid to them was true, but becaufe 
 they thought, that fome frenzy 
 diftemper had got into his head : 
 
 therefore, 
 
C&c pilgrims Pjopefs, 
 
 Chrijlian, no fooner leaves the world, but meets 
 Evangelijt, who lovingly him greets ; 
 With Tydings of another -, And doth fhow 
 Him how to mount to that from this below. 
 
€f)e Pilgrims ip^ogrcfe. 
 
 therefore, it drawing towards night, 
 and they hoping that fleep might 
 fettle his brains , with all haft they 
 got him to bed ; but the night was 
 as troublefome to him as the day : 
 wherefore inftead of fleeping, he 
 fpent it in fighs and tears. So 
 when the morning was come , they 
 would know how he did ; and he told 
 them worfe and worfe. He alfo 
 fet to talking to them again, but 
 they began to be hardened ; they 
 alfo thought to drive away his dif- 
 temper by harm and furly carriages 
 to him : fometimes they would 
 deride, fometimes they would chide , 
 and fometimes they would quite 
 neglect him : wherefore he began to 
 retire himfelf to his Chamber to 
 pray for, and pity them ; and alfo 
 to condole his own mifery : he 
 would alfo walk folitarily in the 
 Fields, fometimes reading, and fome- 
 times praying : and thus for fome 
 days he fpent his time. 
 
 Now, I faw upon a time, when he 
 was walking in the Fields, that he 
 was (as he was wont) reading in his 
 Book, and greatly diftreffed in his 
 mind ; and as he read, he burft out, 
 
 as 
 
C6e Pilgrims P?og;refe> 5 
 
 as he had done before, crying, What 
 Jhall 1 do to befaved? 
 
 I faw alfo that he looked this way, 
 and that way, as if he would run; 
 yet he flood ftill , becaufe as I per- 
 ceived, he could not tell which way 
 to go. I looked then, and faw a Man 
 named Evangelift coming to him,and 
 asked, Wherefore doft thou cry ? He 
 anfwered, Sir, I perceive, by the 
 Book in my hand , that I am Con- 
 demned to die, and * after that to * Heb. 9 . 
 come to Judgement ; and I find that *z« 
 I am not * willing to do the firft, nor * Job *6. 
 *able to do the fecond. **• **• 
 
 Then faid Evangelift, Why not J i Ezek * 
 willing to die? fince this life is atten- 
 ded with fo many evils ? The Man 
 anfwered, Becaufe I fear that this 
 burden that is upon my back, will 
 flnck me lower then the Grave ; and 
 I mall fall into * Tophet. And Sir, if* Ifc. 30. 
 I be not fit to go to Prifon, I am not 33. 
 fit (I am fure) to go to Judgement, 
 and from thence to Execution; And 
 the thoughts of thefe things make me 
 cry. 
 
 Then faid Evangelift , If this be 
 thy condition, why ftandeft thou ftill? 
 He anfwered, Becaufe I know not 
 
 whither 
 
6 C6e pilgrims PiogreK 
 
 whither to go. Then he gave him 
 a Parchment -Roll , and there was 
 
 written within, * Fly from the wrath 
 
 * Mat. 3.7. ' ^ J 
 
 to come. 
 
 The Man therefore Read it, and 
 looking upon Evangelift very care- 
 fully; faid,Whithermuft I fly? Then 
 faid Evangelift , pointing with his 
 finger over a very wide Field, Do 
 
 * Mat. 7. you fee yonder * Wicket -gate? The 
 Pfal. 119. Man f a ^ No. Then faid the other, 
 
 * chriji® Hefaid,IthinkIdo. Then faid Evan- 
 the <way to gelift, Keep that light in your eye, 
 him cannot anc l g up directly thereto, *fo 
 be found ftialt thou fee the Gate; at which 
 ™^° utthe when thou knockeft, it (hall be told 
 
 thee what thou fhalt do. 
 
 So I faw in my Dream, that the 
 Man began to run; Now he had not 
 run far from his own door, but his 
 Wife and Children perceiving it, be- 
 
 *Luk. 14. gan to cry after him to return : *but 
 
 26. the Man put his fingers in his Ears, 
 
 and ran on crying, Life, Life, Eter- 
 nal Life: fo he looked not behind 
 
 *^ x *him, *but fled towards the middle 
 
 I7 ' of the Plain. 
 
 Vfomtbe The Nei g hboUrS alfo Cam£ OUt t0 
 wratb* to * ^ ee ^ m rUn > anC ^ aS ^ e raI1 > *° me 
 
 com*, are mocked, 
 
C&e pilgrims Pjogxefo 7 
 
 mocked, others threatned; and Tome AGazing- 
 cried after him to return : Now a- Stock tc 
 mong thofe that did fo, there were w^io 
 two that were refolved to fetch him 
 back by force: The name of the one 
 was Obftinate, and the name of the 
 other Pliable, Now by this time the 
 Man was got a good diftance from 
 them ; But however they were refol- 
 ved to purfue him ; which they did, 
 and in little time they over- took him. 
 Then faid the Man, Neighbours, 
 Wherefore are you cornel They faid, To 
 perfwade you to go back with us; but 
 he faid, That can by no means be : 
 You dwell, faid he, in the City of 
 Deftruclion (the place alfo where I 
 was born,) 1 fee it to be fo ; and dy- 
 ing there, fooner or later, you will 
 fink lower then the Grave, into a 
 place that burns with Fire and Brim- 
 ftone ; Be content good Neighbours, 
 and go along with me. 
 
 * What I faid Objlinate, and leave naU l ~ 
 our Friends, and our comforts behind 
 
 us 
 
 * Yes, faid Chrifti 'an, (for that was * ChrI " 
 his name) becaufe that all is not ftian * 
 * worthy to be compared with a little * 2 Cor - 
 of that that I am feeking to enjoy, 4 * l8> 
 
 and 
 
8 C6e Pilgrims Piogrefo 
 
 and if you will go along with me, 
 you fhall fare as I my felf ; for there 
 *Luk. 15. where I go, is * enough, and to fpare; 
 Come away, and prove my words. 
 
 Obft. What are the things you feek, 
 fine e you leave all the World to find them ? 
 
 * 1 Pet. 1. 4. Chr. I feek an * Inheritance, in- 
 
 corruptible , undefiled, and that fade th 
 not away ; and it is laid up in Heaven, 
 
 * Heb. 11. and faft there, to be beftowed at the 
 16. time appointed, on them that dili- 
 gently feek it. 
 
 Ob. Tujh, faid Obftinate, away with 
 your Book ; will you go back with us, or 
 no ? 
 
 Ch. No, not I, faid the other ; be- 
 caufe I have laid my hand to the 
 -Luk.9.62 * Plow. 
 
 Ob. Come then, Neighbour Pliable, 
 let us turn again , and go home with- 
 out him ; There is a Company of thefe 
 Crazd-headed Coxcombs, that when 
 they take a fancy by the end, are wifer 
 in their own eyes thenfeven men that 
 can render a Reafon. 
 
 Pli. Then faid Pliable, Don't re- 
 vile ; if what the good Chriftian fays 
 is true, the things he looks after, are 
 better then ours : my heart inclines 
 to go with my Neighbour. 
 
 B Obft. 
 
Cfie pilgrims p?ogtefs. 9 
 
 Obft. What I more Fools JIM ? be 
 ruled by me and go back ; who knows 
 whither fuch a brain-Jick fellow will 
 lead you ? Go back , go back , and be 
 wife. 
 
 Ch. Come with me Neighbour 
 Pliable ; there are fuch things to be 
 had which I fpoke of, and many- 
 more Glories befides. If you believe 
 not me, read here in this Book ; and 
 for the truth of what is expreft there- 
 in, behold all is confirmed by the 
 f blood of him that made it. + HeK I3 ' 
 
 Pli. Well Neighbour ObikmateCf aid 20 ' "■ 
 Pliable) / begin to come to a point ; / 
 intend to go along with this good man, 
 and to caft in my lot with him : But 
 my good Companion, do you know the 
 way to this defired place ? 
 
 Ch. I am directed by a man whofe 
 name is Evangelift, to fpeed me to a 
 little Gate that is before us, where 
 we fhall receive inftrucliion about the 
 way. 
 
 Pli. Come then good Neighbour, let 
 us be going. 
 
 Then they went both together. 
 
 Obft. And I will go back to my 
 place , faid Obftinate. I will be no 
 Companion of fuch mifs-led fantafti- 
 cal Fellows. Now 
 
io cfie pilgrims l&ogrefo 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream , that 
 
 when Obftinate was gon back, Chri- 
 
 * Talk be-ftian and Pliable went * talking over 
 
 tween t fe plain ; and thus they began their 
 
 Chriftian, V r r J & 
 
 wPlia aiicourle, 
 
 bi e# Chriji. Come Neighbour Pliable, 
 
 how do you do ? I am glad you are 
 perfwaded to go along with me ; and 
 had even Obftinate himfelf, but felt 
 what I have felt of the Powers and 
 Terrours of what is yet unfeen, he 
 would not thus lightly have given us 
 the back. 
 
 Pliable. Come Neighbour Chriftian, 
 fince there is none but us two here, tell 
 me now further, what the things are y 
 and how to be enjoy ed, whither we are 
 going ? 
 
 Ch. I can better conceive of them 
 with my Mind, then fpeak of them 
 with my Tongue : But yet fince you 
 are defirous to know, I will read of 
 them in my Book. 
 
 Pli. And do you think that the words 
 of your Book are certainly true? 
 Ch. Yes verily , for it was made 
 •J-Tit. 1.2. by him that fcannot lye. 
 
 Plia : Well Jaid ; what things are 
 
 they ? 
 *lf. 45 . 17. Qh There Is an * enc ii e f s Kingdom 
 
 B 2 to 
 
€&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 1 1 
 
 to be Inhabited, and everlafting life John 10. 
 to be given us ; that we may Inhabit Z7 > a8 » 2 9- 
 that Kingdom for ever. 
 
 Pli. Wellfaid ; and what elfe ? 
 
 Chr. There are Crowns of Glory- 
 to be given us ; j-and Garments that fa Tim. 4. 
 will make us mine like the Sun in the 8 - 
 Firmament of Heaven. Matth *' 
 
 Plia. This is excellent ; And what 
 elfe? 
 
 Ch. There mail be no more crying, 
 * nor forrow; For he that is owner *I&*5»s. 
 of the places, will wipe all tears Rev - 7 * * 6 * 
 from our eyes. Cap. 21.4. 
 
 Pli. And what company Jhall we have 
 there ? 
 
 Ch. There we ihall be with Sera- 
 phims, * and Cher ubins, Creatures that * ifa 6. 2. 
 will dazle your eyes to look on them : l Thiff - 4- 
 There alfo you mail meet with thou- ' 6 * I7 * 
 fands, and ten thoufands that have ev * 7 ' * 
 gone before us to that place ; none 
 of them are hurtful, but loving, and 
 holy : every one walking in the fight 
 of God ; and (landing in his prefence 
 with acceptance for ever: In a 
 word, there we mall fee the f Elders f Rev. 4. 4. 
 with their Golden Crowns : There 
 we mall fee the Holy * Virgins with * cha. 14. 
 their Golden Harps. There we 1,2,3,4,5. 
 
 ihall 
 
!2 €&e Pilgrims Pjogreft* 
 
 a Joh. 12. jfhall fee a Men that by the World 
 
 2 5- were cut in pieces, burned in flames, 
 
 eaten of Beafts, drownded in the 
 
 Seas, for the love that they bare to 
 
 the Lord of the place ; all well, and 
 
 b 2 Cor. 5 . cloathed with b Immortality, as with 
 
 2, 3> 5- a Garment. 
 
 Pli. The hearing of this is enough to 
 ravijh ones heart ; but are thefe things 
 to be enjoyed ? how [hall we get to be 
 Sharers hereof? 
 
 Ch. The Lord, the Governour of 
 that Countrey, hath Recorded that 
 cm. 55. ci n th i s Book: The fubftance of 
 Joh 7 37 wn ^ cn 1S > Jf we be truly willing to 
 Chap.6.37 nave lt 9 he will beftow it upon us 
 Rev. 21. 6. freely. 
 
 Cap. 22.17 Pli . Well, my good Companion, glad 
 am I to hear of thefe things : Come on, 
 let us mend our pace. 
 
 Ch. I cannot go fo faft as I would, 
 by reaibn of this burden that is upon 
 my back. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream, that juft 
 as they had ended this talk, they 
 drew near to a very Miry Slough,thzt 
 was in the midft of the Plain, and 
 they being heedlefs, did both fall 
 fuddenly into the bogg. The name 
 of the Slow was Difpond. Here there- 
 B 3 fore 
 
€be Pilgrims H&ogreR 13 
 
 fore they wallowed for a time, be- 
 ing grievioufly bedaubed with the 
 dirt; And Chriftian, becaufe of the 
 burden that was on his back, began 
 to fink in the Mire. 
 
 Pli. Then/aid Pliable, Ah, Neigh- 
 hour Chriftian, where are you now ? 
 
 Ch. Truly, faid Chriftian, I do not 
 know. 
 
 Pli. At that, Pliable began to be 
 offended ; and angerly faid to his 
 Fellow, Is this the happinejs you have 
 told me all this wh He of\ if we havejuch 
 ill /peed at our fir ft Jetting out, what 
 may we expe5l, 'twixt this, and our 
 Journeys end ? d May I get out again d If is mt 
 with my lif e, you /hall pojfejs the brave e " 01 ^,. *°, 
 Country alone Jor me. And with that 
 he gave a defperate ftruggle or two, 
 and got out of the Mire, on that 
 fide of the Slough which was next to 
 his own Houfe : So away he went, 
 and Chriftian faw him no more. 
 
 WhereforeChriftianwas left to tum- 
 ble in the Slough of Dijpondency alone, 
 but ftill he endeavoured to ftruggle e chriflian 
 to that fideof the Slough, that was {till in trouble, 
 further e from his own Houfe , andf eeks J 1 ' 111 
 next to the Wicket-gate; the which t0 8 etJur " 
 he did, but could not get out, be- \£J™ 
 
 Caufe Houfe. 
 
H C6e pilgrims P?og:tefe. 
 
 caufe of the burden that was upon 
 his back. But I beheld in my Dream, 
 that a Man came to him , whofe 
 name was Help, and asked him^ JVhat 
 he did there ? 
 
 Chr. Sir, faid Cbriftian, I was di- 
 rected this way by- a Man called E- 
 vangelift ; who directed me alfo to 
 yonder Gate, that I might efcape 
 the wrath to come : And as I was go- 
 ing thither, I fell in here. 
 
 Help. But why did you not look for 
 
 STkePro-ftheJleps* 
 
 mijes. ch. Fear followed me fo hard, that 
 
 I fled the next way, and fell in. 
 Help. Give me thy hand So he gave 
 
 g P£ 40. 2. him his hand, and s he drew him out, 
 and fet him upon found ground, and 
 bid him go on his way. 
 
 Then I ftepped to him that pluckt 
 him out ; and faid ; Sir, Wherefore 
 (fince over this place,is the way from 
 the City of Deftru£iion> to yonder 
 Gate) is it, that this Plat is not men- 
 ded, that poor Travellers might go 
 thither with more fecurity ? And he 
 faid unto me, this Miry Jlough is fuch 
 a place as cannot be mended : It is 
 the defcent whither the fcum and 
 filth that attends conviction for fin, 
 B 4 doth 
 
C&e pilgrims p?ogref& 15 
 
 continually run, and therefore is it 
 called the Slough of Difpond: forftillas 
 the finner is awakened about his loft 
 condition, there arifeth in his foul 
 many fears, and doubts, and dif- 
 couraging apprehenfions, which all 
 of them get together, and fettle in 
 this place : And this is the reafon of 
 the badnefs of this ground. 
 
 It is not the h pleafure of the King, h Ifa * 3S * 
 that this place mould remain fo bad ; 3> ** 
 his Labourers alfo, have by the di- 
 rection of His Majefties Surveyors, 
 been for above this fixteen hundred 
 years, imploy'd about this patch of 
 ground, if perhaps it might have 
 been mended : yea, and to my know- 
 ledge, faith he, Here hath been fwal- 
 lowed up, at leaft Twenty thou- 
 fand Cart Loads ; Yea Millions, of 
 whokfom Inftructions, that have at 
 all feafons been brought from all 
 places of the Kings Dominions ; (and 
 they that can tell, fay, they are 
 the beft Materials to make good 
 ground of the place;) If fo be it might 
 have been mended, but it is the Slough 
 °f Difpond jffcill ; and fo will be, when 
 they have done what they can. 
 
 True, there are by the direction of 
 B 2 the 
 
1 6 Cfie pilgrims Piogrefo 
 
 the Law-giver, certain good and 
 i The Pro- fubftantiall ■ Steps , placed even 
 mifes of through the verv midft of this Slough; 
 
 forgive„ejr hut ^ fuch ^ as ^ j^ doth 
 andaccep- . r r . r . 
 
 **»<■* /o much ipue out its filth, as it doth a- 
 
 lifeby faith gainft change of weather, thefe fteps 
 
 in cbrift. are hardly {ctn ; or if they be, Men 
 
 through the dizinefs of their heads, 
 
 ftep befides ; and then they are be- 
 
 mired to purpofe, notwithftanding 
 
 the fteps be there; but the ground is 
 
 k i Sa 12. k good when they are once got in at 
 
 «3- the Gate. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream, that by 
 this time Pliable was got home to 
 his Houfe again. So his Neighbours 
 came to vifit him ; and fome of them 
 called him wife Man for coming 
 back ; and fome called him Fool, for 
 hazarding himfelf with Cbriftzan; 
 others again did mock at his Cow- 
 ardlinefs ; faying, Surely fince you 
 began to venture, I would not have 
 been fo bafe to have given out for a 
 few difficulties. So Pliable fat fneak- 
 ing among them. But at laft he got 
 more confidence, and then they all 
 turned their tales, and began to de- 
 ride poor Chriftian behind his back. 
 And thus much concerning Pliable. 
 
 Now 
 
€&e Pilgrims p^ogrefe 17 
 
 Now as Chriftian was walking 
 folitary by himfelf, he efpied one a- 
 far off come crofting over the field *to * Mr. 
 meet him ; and their hap was to meet Worldly- 
 iuft as they were crofting the way of Wlfema . n 
 
 j j <d j tnects with 
 
 each other. The Gentleman's name chriftian. 
 was, Mr. Worldly -Wifeman, he dwelt 
 in the Town of Carnal-Policy , a very- 
 great Town, and alfo hard by, from 
 whence Chriftian came. This man then 
 meeting with Chriftian , and having 
 fome inckling of him, for Chriftians 
 fetting forth from the City of Deftruc- 
 tion y was much noifed abroad, not only 
 in the Town, where he dwelt, but alfo 
 it began to be the Town-talk in fome 
 other places. Mafter Worldly-Wife- 
 man therefore, having fome guefs of 
 him, by beholding his laborious going, 
 by obferving his fighs and groans, and 
 the like, began thus to enter into fome 
 talk with Chriftian. 
 
 World. How now , good fellow, Talk be- 
 whither away after this burdened trwixt Mr 
 
 J - J Worldly- 
 
 manner < wifeman 
 
 Chr. A burdened manner indeed, as and chril . 
 ever I think poor creature had. And tian. 
 whereas you ask me, Whither away, I 
 tell you, Sir, I am going to yonder 
 Wicket-gate before me; for there, as 
 
 b 3 1 
 
1 8 e&e Pilgrims 8&offref& 
 
 I am informed , I mail be put into a 
 way to be rid of my heavy burden. 
 
 Worl. Haft thou a Wife and 
 Children ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, but I am fo laden 
 
 •with this burden, that I cannot take 
 
 that pleafure in them as formerly : 
 
 * i Cor. methinks, I am as * if I had none. 
 
 7. 29. Worl, Wilt thou hearken to me, 
 
 if I give thee counfel ? 
 
 Chr. If it be good , I will ; for 
 I ftand in need of good counfel. 
 
 Worl. 1 would advije thee then ^th at 
 thou with all fpeed get thy f elf rid of 
 thy burden ; for thou wilt never bejet- 
 . led in thy mind till then: nor canft thou 
 enjoy the benefits of the bleffing which 
 God hath beftowed upon thee till then. 
 
 Chr. That is that which I feek for, 
 even to be rid of this heavy burden ; 
 but get it off my felf I cannot : nor 
 is there a man in our Country that 
 can take it off my moulders ; there- 
 fore am I going this way, as I told 
 you, that I may be rid of my burden. 
 
 Worl. Who bid thee go this way 
 to be rid of thy burden ? 
 
 Chr. A man that appeared to me to 
 be a very great and honorable perfon ; 
 his name, as I remember is Evangelift. 
 
 Worl. 
 
C&e pilgrims Piogrefo I 9 
 
 Worl. 1 bejhrow him for his coun- 
 /el; there is not a more dangerous and 
 troublefome way in the world, than is 
 that unto which he hath direcled thee; 
 and that thou /halt find if thou wilt be 
 ruled by his counfel: Thou haft met 
 with fome thing (as I perceive) alrea- 
 dy ; for I fee the dirt of the Slough 
 of Difpond is upon thee ; but that 
 Slough is the beginning of theforrows 
 that do attend thofe that go on in that 
 way : hear me, I am older than thou I 
 thou art like to meet with in the way 
 which thou goeft, IVearifomnefs, Pain- 
 fulnefs, Hunger, Perils, JSIakednefs, 
 Sword, Lions, Dragons, Darknefs, and \ 
 in a word, death, and what not? Thefe 
 things are certainly true, having been 
 confirmed by many testimonies. And 
 why Jhould a manfo carelefly caft away 
 him/elf by giving head to a ft ranger. 
 
 Chr. Why, Sir, this burden upon The frame 
 my back is more terrible to me than of the heart 
 are all thefe things which you have ^. yo " ng 
 
 , m ° i • i t Chrijiians. 
 
 mentioned : * nay, methinks I care 
 not what I meet with in the way, fo be 
 I can alfo meet with deliverance from 
 my burden. 
 
 Worl. How cameft thou by thy bur- 
 den atfirft ? 
 
 B 4 Chr. 
 
20 ct)e Pilgrims PjogreCs, 
 
 Chr. By reading this Book in 
 my hand. 
 
 Worl. I thought Jo ; and it is hap- 
 pened unto thee as to other weak men, 
 who meddling with things too high for 
 them, dofuddenly fall into thy diftr ac- 
 tions ; which diftr atlions do not only un- 
 man men, {as thine I perceive has done 
 thee) but they run them upon defperate 
 ventures, to obtain they know not what. 
 
 Chr, I know what I would ob- 
 tain ; it is eafe for my heavy burden. 
 
 Worl. But why wilt thou Jeek for 
 eafe this way >feeingfo many dangers at- 
 tend it, especially ,fince (hadft thou but 
 patience to hear me, I could diretl thee 
 to the obtaining of what thou defireft, 
 without the dangers that thou in this 
 way wilt run thy/elf into : yea, and 
 the remedy is at hand. Befides, I will 
 add, that inftead ofthofe dangers, thou 
 jhalt meet with much Jafety, friend- 
 Jhip, and content. 
 
 Chr. Pray Sir open this fecret to 
 me. 
 
 Worl. Why, in yonder Village, {the 
 Village is named M orality ) there dwells 
 a Gentleman, whofe name is Legality, a 
 very judicious man {and a man of a very 
 good name) that hasfkill to help men off 
 
 with 
 
C&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 21 
 
 withjuch burdens as thine are , from 
 their jhoulders : yea, to my knowledge 
 he hath done a great deal of good this 
 way : Ai, and befides, he hath fkill to 
 cure thofe that arefomewhat crazed in 
 their wits with their burdens. To him , 
 as I /aid, thou may eft go, and be helped 
 prefently. His houfe is not quite a mile 
 from this place ; and ifhejhould not be 
 at home himfelf, he hath a pretty young 
 man to his Son, whofe name is Civility, 
 that can do it (jo/peak on) as well as 
 the old Gentleman him/elf: There, I Jay, 
 thou may eft be eafed of thy burden, and 
 if thou art not minded to go back to thy 
 former habitation, as indeed I would 
 not wijh thee, thou may eft fend for thy 
 Wife and Children to thee to this Vil- 
 lage, where there are houfe s now ft and 
 empty, one of which thou may eft have at 
 reasonable rates', Provifionis there alfo 
 cheap and good, and that which will 
 make thy life the more happy, is, to be 
 jure there thou jhalt live by honeft 
 neighbors, in credit and good fajhion. 
 Now wa^ Chriftian fomewhat at a 
 ftand, but prefently he concluded; if 
 this be true which this Gentleman hath 
 faid, my wifeft courfe is to take his ad- 
 vice, and with that he thus farther 
 fpoke. B 5 Chr. 
 
22 && pilgrims PiogreCs, 
 
 Chr. Sir, which is my way to 
 this honeft man's houfe ? 
 *Mb«*/Si- W or\. Do you/ee yonder *high hill? 
 nai - Chr. Yes, very well. 
 
 fVorl. By that Hill you muft go, 
 and the firft houfe you come at is his. 
 
 So Chriftian turned out of his way 
 to go to Mr. Legality's houfe for help : 
 'but behold, when he was got now hard 
 by the Hill, it feemed fo high, and alfo 
 that fide of it that was next the way 
 fide, did hang fomuchover, that Chr- 
 
 * Chriftian iftian was * afraid to venture further, 
 afraidtbat i e ft the Hill fhould fall on his head : 
 
 Mount Si- wherefore there he ftood ffill and he 
 
 nai would . . . , r . . . , 
 
 fall on bis wot not what to do. Alio his burden, 
 
 head. now, feemed heavier to him , than whi le 
 
 he was in his way. There came alfo 
 
 + g Exod - I9 't flames of fire out of the Hill, that 
 
 * Ver. 1 6. made * Chriftian afraid that he fhould 
 
 be burned: here therefore hefwet,and 
 •J- Heb. ia. did quake for f fear. And now he be- 
 1 '• gan to be forry that he had taken Mr. 
 
 Worldly -Wifemans counfel ; and with 
 MftTdfth that h ? ** aw *E,vangelift coming to 
 Chriftian meet him; at the fight alfo of whom 
 under he began to blufh for fiiame. So 
 Mount Evangelift drew nearer, and nearer, 
 
 tohtb"™* and comin g U P to him > he looked 
 fe<verely u P on hi m w i tn a fevere and dreadful 
 
 upon him. COUn- 
 
Cfie Pilgrims l&ogrefo 2 3 
 
 countenance : and thus began to rea- 
 fonwith Chriftian. 
 
 Evan. ■ j* What doeft thou here ? f Evange- 
 faid he? at which word Chriftian lift rea f ms 
 knew not what to anfwer : wherefore, ^HtiTn * 
 at prefent he flood fpeechlefs before 
 him. Then faid Evangelift farther, 
 Art not thou the man that I found 
 crying without the walls of the City 
 of Deftruction ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, dear Sir, I am the man. 
 
 Evan. Did not T direcl thee the 
 way to the little Wicket-gate ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, dear Sir faid Chriftian. 
 
 Evan. How is it then that thou 
 art Jo quickly turned aftde, for thou 
 art now out of the way ? 
 
 Chr. I met with a Gentleman, 
 fo foon as I had got over the Slough 
 of Difpond, who perfwaded me, that 
 I might in the Village before me, find 
 a man that could take off my burden. 
 
 Evan. What was he ? 
 
 Chr. He looked like a Gentle- 
 man, and talked much to me, and 
 got me at lad to yield ; fo I came 
 hither : but when I beheld this Hill, 
 and how it hangs over the way , I 
 fuddenly made a (land, left it mould 
 fall on my head. 
 
 Evan. 
 
24 €6e Pilgrims H&ogrefo 
 
 Evan. What Jaid that Gentleman 
 to you ? 
 
 Chr. Why , he asked me whither 
 I was going , and I told him. 
 
 Evan. And what Jaid he then ? 
 
 Chr. He asked me if I had a 
 Family, and I told him : but, faid I, 
 I am fo loaden with the burden that 
 is on my back, that I cannot take 
 pleafure in them as formerly, 
 
 Evan. And what Jaid he then ? 
 
 Chr. He bid me with fpeed get rid 
 of my burden, and I told him 'twas 
 eafe that I fought : And faid I, I am 
 therefore going to yonder Gate to re- 
 ceive further direction how I may get 
 to the place of deliverance. So he 
 faid that he would mew me a better 
 way, and fhort, not fo attended with 
 difficulties, as the way, Sir, that you 
 fet me : which way, faid he, will direct 
 you to a Gentleman's houfe that hath 
 skill to take off thefe burdens : So 
 I believed him, and turned out of 
 that way into this, if haply I might 
 be foon eafed of my burden : but 
 when I came to this place, and be- 
 held things as they are, I flopped 
 for fear, (as I faid) of danger : but 
 I now know not what to do. 
 
 Evan. 
 
Cfie Pilgrims Pjogrefo 25 
 
 Evan. Then (fa\d Evangdift) ftand 
 ft ill a little , that I may Jhew thee the 
 words of God. So he flood trembling. 
 Then (faid Evangelift) *See that ye re- * Heb. i 
 fife not him thatfpeaketh ; for if they 2 *- 
 efcaped not who refufed him thatfpake 
 on Earth , much more Jhall not we es- 
 cape, if we turn away from him that 
 fpeaketh from Heaven. He faid more- 
 over, *Now the juft -Jhall 'live by faith; * cha P . 
 but if any man draws back , my Joul 10. 38. 
 Jhall have no pleafure in him. He alfo 
 ' did thus apply them, Thou art the man 
 '*. that art running into this mifery, thou 
 haft began to rejecl the counfel of the 
 moft high, and to draw back thy foot 
 from the way of peace, even almoft to 
 the hazarding of thy perdition. 
 
 Then Chriftian fell down at his foot 
 as dead, cry ing, Woe is me, for I am un- 
 done : atthe fight of 'which Evangelift Matth. 1 
 caught him by the right hand, faying, Mark 3. 
 all manner of fin and blafphemies fhall 
 be forgiven unto men ; be not faith- 
 lefs, but believing; then did Chriftian 
 again a little revive , and flood up 
 trembling, as at firft, before Evangelift. 
 Then Evangelift proceeded, faying, 
 Give more earneft heed to the things that 
 I Jhall tell thee of. I will now fhew 
 
 thee 
 
26 c&e Pilgrims fl&ogrefo 
 
 When Chriftians unto carnal Men give ear, 
 Out of their way they go, and pay for't dear, 
 For Mafter Worldly -IV if eman can but (hew 
 A Saint the way to Bondage and to Woe, 
 
C&e Pilgrims Piogrefo 27 
 
 thee who it was that deluded thee, and 
 who 'twas alfo to whom he fent thee. 
 The man that met thee, is one World- 
 ly- Wifeman, and rightly is hefo called ; 
 partly, *becaufe he favoureth only the *i John 
 Doctrine of this world (therefore he +• 5- 
 always goes to the Town of Mortality 
 to Church) and partly fbecaufe he f Gal. 6. 
 loveth that Doctrine beft, for it faveth I2 - 
 him from the Crofs ; and becaufe he is 
 of this carnal temper, therefore he feek- 
 eth to prevent my ways, though right. 
 Now there are three things in this mans 
 counfel that thou muft utterly abhor, 
 i. His turning thee out of the 
 way. 
 
 2. His labouring to render the 
 Crofs odious to thee. 
 
 3. And his fetting thy feet in 
 that way that leadeth unto the ad- 
 miniftration of Death. 
 
 Firft, Thou muft abhor his turn- 
 ing thee out of the way ; yea, and 
 thine own confenting thereto : be- 
 caufe this is to reject the counfel of 
 God, for the fake of the counfel of 
 a Worldly -Wifeman. The Lord fays, 
 * Strive to enter in at the ftrait gate 9 * Luke 
 the gate to which I fent thee ; -ffor *V 24 * 
 ftrait is the gate that leadeth unto life, a * 7 ' I3 ' 
 
 and 
 
28 c&e Pilgrims P?ogrefo 
 
 and few there be that find it. From 
 
 this little wicket- gate, and from the 
 
 way thereto hath this wicked man 
 
 turned thee , to the bringing of thee 
 
 almoft to deftru&ion ; hate therefore 
 
 his turning thee out of the way, and 
 
 abhor thy felf for hearkening to him. 
 
 Secondly, Thou muft abhor his 
 
 labouring to render the Crofs odious 
 
 *Heb. ii. unto thee; for thou art to * prefer 
 
 2 5> 26 « it before the treafures in Egypt : be- 
 
 fides, the King of Glory hath told 
 
 f Mark 8. thee? j that he that wi J] faye his jj fe 
 Tohn 12 ^ a ^ ^°^ e ^ : ailC ^ * ^ e ^ at comeS a f ter 
 
 B5< him, andh ate snot his father and mother ', 
 
 Mat. io. and wife, and children, and brethren, 
 39- and fifters ; yea, and his own life alfo, 
 
 * Luke fo e canno t fa m y Djfciple. I fay there- 
 I+ * 2 * fore, for a man to labour to perfwade 
 thee, that that mail be thy death, with- 
 out which the truth hath faid, thou 
 canft not have eternal life. This 
 DocTrine thou mull abhor. 
 
 Thirdly, Thou muft hate his 
 fetting of thy feet in the way that 
 leadeth to the miniftration of death. 
 And for this thou muft confider to 
 whom he fent thee, and alfo how 
 unable that perfon was to deliver 
 thee from thv burden. 
 
 He 
 
€&e Pilgrims P?og;ref& 29 
 
 He to whom thou waft fent for eafe 
 being by name Legality y is the fon of 
 the * Bond-woman which now is, and *Gal.4.2i, 
 is in bondage with her children, and is a2 > 2 3» *4> 
 in a myftery this Mount Sinai y which 2 5> *6. 27 
 thou haft feared will fall on thy head. 
 Now if fhe with her children are in 
 bondage, how canft thou expect by 
 them to be made free? This Legality 
 therefore is not able to fe t thee free from 
 thy burden. No man was as yet ever 
 rid of his burden by him, no, nor ever 
 is like to be: ye cannot bejuftified by 
 the Works of the Law ; for by the 
 deeds of the Law no man living can be 
 rid of his burden: therefore Mr. Worl- 
 dly -Wifeman is an alien, and Mr. Le- 
 gality a cheat : and for his own Civility, 
 notwithstanding his fimpering looks , 
 he is but an hypocrite, and cannot help 
 thee. Believe me, there is nothing in 
 all this noife, that thou haft heard of 
 this fottim man, but a defign to beguile 
 thee of thy Salvation, by turning thee 
 from the way in which I had fet thee. 
 After this Evangelifi called aloud to 
 the Heavens for confirmation of what 
 he had faid; and with that there came 
 words and fire out of the Mountain un- 
 der which poor Chriftian ftood , that 
 
 made 
 
3° Cfte HMgttms p?ogre& 
 
 made the hair of his flefh ftand . The 
 Gal. 3. 10. words were thus pronounced, As many 
 as are of the works of the Law, are un- 
 der the curfe ; for it is written, Curfed 
 is every one that continueth not in all 
 things which are written in the Book 
 of the Law to do them. 
 
 Now Chriftian looked for no- 
 thing but death, and began to cry 
 out lamentably, even curfing the 
 time in which he met with Mr. 
 Worldly -Wifeman, (till calling him- 
 felf a thoufand fools for hearkening 
 to his counfel : he alfo was greatly 
 afhamed to think that this Gentle- 
 mans arguments, flowing only from 
 the flefh,fhould have that prevalency 
 with him , to forfake the right way. 
 This done, he applied himfelf again to 
 Evangeliflm words andfenfe as follows. 
 
 Chr. Sir, what think you ? is 
 there hopes ? may I now go back, 
 and go up to the Wicket-gate , mail 
 I not be abandoned for this, and fent 
 back from thence afhamed. I am 
 forry I have hearkened to this man's 
 counfel, but may my fin be forgiven. 
 
 Evang. Then foidEvangelift to him, 
 Thy fin is very great, for by it thou 
 haft committed two evils; thou haft for- 
 
 faken 
 
Cfie Pilgrims l&ogrefk 31 
 
 faken the way that is good, to tread in 
 forbidden paths : yet will the man of 
 the Gate receive thee, for he has good 
 will for men; only, faid he, take heed 
 that thou turn not afide again, left thou 
 perifh from the way when his wrath is 
 kindled but a little. Then did ChriJ- 
 tian addrefs himfelf to go back, and E- 
 vangelift, after he had kept him, gave 
 himonefmile,and bidhimGodfpeed: 
 fo he went on with haft, neither fpake 
 he to any man by the way; nor if any 
 man asked him , would he vouchfafe 
 them an anfwer. He went like one 
 that was all the while treading on for- 
 bidden ground, and could by no means 
 think himfelf fafe, till again he was 
 got into the way which he left to fol- 
 low Mr. Worldly -Wifemarf s counfel: 
 fo in procefs of time, Chrtftian got up 
 to the Gate. Now over the Gate 
 there was Written, Knock and it Jhall 
 be opened unto you. l He knocked * Matt -7.*- 
 therefore, more then once or twice, 
 faying, 
 
 May I now enter here ? will he within 
 Open to firry me^ though 1 have bin 
 An undeferving Rebel? then Jhall I 
 Not fail to Jing his laiftng praife on high. 
 
 At laft there came a grave Perfon to 
 
 the 
 
3 2 Cfie Pilgrims P?og*ef& 
 
 the Gate,named Good- will, who asked 
 Who was there? and whence he came f 
 and what he would have ? 
 
 Ch. Here is a poor burdened firmer, 
 
 I come from the City of Deftruclion, 
 
 but am going to Mount Zion, that I 
 
 may be delivered from the wrath to 
 
 come ; I would therefore, Sir, fince 
 
 I am informed that by this Gate is the 
 
 way thither, know if you are willing 
 
 to let me in. 
 
 mTheGate Good JVill. m I am willing with all 
 
 nvill be my heart, faid he ; and with that he 
 
 opened to opened the Gate. 
 
 b , roken ', r So when Chriftian was ftepping in, 
 
 ners" *~ the other gave him a pull; Then faid 
 
 Chriftian, What means that ? The o- 
 
 ther told him, A little diitance from 
 
 this Gate, there is erected a ftrong 
 
 nSatanen- Cattle, of which 11 Beelzebub is the 
 
 <vies t oje c a p ta j n . f rorn thence both he, and 
 
 that enter r .... 
 
 the ftraight™£ m that are with him moot Ar- 
 Gate. rows at thofe that come up to this 
 Gate ; if happily they may dye be- 
 fore they can enter in. Then faid 
 Chriftian, I rejoyce and tremble. So 
 when he was got in, the Man of the 
 Gate asked him, Who directed him 
 thither? 
 
 Ch. Evangelift bid me come hither 
 
 and 
 
C6e Pilgrims P?ogrcf& 33 
 
 He that will enter in muft firfl: without 
 
 Stand knocking at the Gate, nor need he doubt 
 
 That is a knocker but to enter in ; 
 
 For God can love him and forgive his fin. 
 
34 €&e Pilgrims IPjogrefe- 
 
 and knock j (as I did ; ) And he faid,that 
 you, Sir, would tell me what I muft* 
 do. 
 
 Good Will. An open Door is Jet be- 
 fore thee, and no man can jhut it, 
 
 Ch. Now I begin to reap the bene- 
 fits of my hazzards. 
 
 Good Will. But bow is it that you 
 came alone ? 
 
 Ch. Becaufe none of my Neigh- 
 bours faw their danger, as I faw mine. 
 
 Good Will. Did any of them know 
 of your coming ? 
 
 Ch. Yes, my Wife and Children 
 faw me at the firft, and called after 
 me to turn again: Alfo fome of my 
 Neighbours ftood crying, and calling 
 after me to return ; but I put my 
 Fingers in mine Ears , and fo came 
 on my way. 
 
 Good Will. But did none of them 
 follow you, to perfwade you to go back ? 
 
 Ch. Yes, both Obftinate, and Pli- 
 able : But when they faw that they 
 could not prevail, Obftinate went 
 railing back ; but Pliable came with 
 me a little way. 
 
 Good Will. But why did be not come 
 through ? 
 
 Ch. We indeed came both together, 
 
 until 
 
C&e Pilgrims P?ogtef^ 35 
 
 until we came at the Slow ofDifpond, 
 into the which, we alfo fuddenly fell. 
 And then was my Neighbour Pliable 
 difcouraged, and would not adven- 
 ture further. Wherefore getting out o A Man 
 again, on that fide next to his own ma y haeve 
 Houfe ; he told me, I flunild poflefs £j£JJ 
 the brave Countrey alone for him if etS outfGr 
 So he went his way, and I came mine. Heaven, 
 He after Obftinate, and I to this Gate. &yetgotbi- 
 
 Good Will Then faid Good Will, ther alone - 
 Alafs poor Man,is the Cceleftial Glory 
 of fo (mall efteem with him, that he 
 counteth it not worth running, the 
 hazards of a few difficulties to ob- 
 tain it. 
 
 Chr. Truly, faid Chriftian, I have 
 faid the truth of Pliable , and if I 
 mould alfo fay the truth of my felf, 
 it will appear there is * no better- * Chrlfiian 
 ment 'twixt him and my felf. 'Tis accufetb 
 true,he went back to his own houfe, h J m f e/ f be ' 
 but I alfo turned alide to go in the man at the 
 way of death , being perfwaded Gate. 
 thereto by the carnal arguments of 
 one Mr. Worldly-Wifeman. 
 
 Good Will. Oh, did he light upon 
 you ! what, he would have had you 
 a fought for eafe at the hands of Mr. 
 Legality ; they are both of them a 
 
 very 
 
3 6 C&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 very cheat: but did you take his 
 counfel ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, as far as I durft, I 
 went not to find out Legality, until I 
 thought that the Mountain that 
 ftands by his houfe, would have fal- 
 len upon my head : wherefore there 
 I was forced to ftop. 
 
 Good Will. That Mountain has 
 been the death of many, and will be 
 the death of many more: 'tiswell you 
 efcaped being by it dafht in pieces. 
 
 Chr. Why, truly I do not know 
 what had become of me there, had 
 not Evangelifl happily met me a- 
 gain as I was mufing in the midft of 
 my dumps: but 'twas Gods mercy 
 that he came to me again, for elfe I 
 had never come hither. But now 
 I am come, fuch a one as I am, 
 more fit indeed for death by 
 that Mountain, than thus to 
 fland talking with my Lord: But 
 O, what a favour is this to me, 
 that yet I am admitted entrance here. 
 
 Good Will. We make no objecti- 
 ons againft any, notwithstanding all 
 that they have done before they come 
 * lohn 6. hither, * they in no wife are caft out 
 and therefore, good Chriftian> come 
 
 a 
 
C6e Pilgrims Pjogreffc 37 
 
 a little way with me, and I will teach 
 thee about the way thou muft go. 
 Look before thee ; doft thou fee this 
 narrow way ? That is the way thou 
 muft go. It was caft up by the Patri- 
 archs, Prophets, Chrift, his Apoftles; 
 and it is as ftraight as a Rule can 
 make it:This is the way thou muft go. 
 
 Ch, But faid Chriftian, Is there no 
 turnings nor windings by which a 
 Stranger may looje the way ? 
 
 Good Will, Yes , there are many 
 ways Butt down upon this ; and they 
 are Crooked , and Wide : But thus 
 thoumay'ft diftinguifh the right from 
 the wrong, That only being ftraight 
 and narrow. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream , That 
 Chriftian asked him further, If he 
 could not help him off with his bur- 
 den that was upon his back ; For as 
 yet he had not got rid thereof, nor 
 could he by any .means get it off 
 without help. 
 
 He told him ; As to the burden, be 
 content to bear it, untill thou comeft p There is 
 to the place of p Deliverance ; for no &li<ve- 
 there it will fall from thy back it felf. '^'j™ 
 ; Then Chriftian began to gird up ['JZrden 
 his loins , and to addrefs himfelf to jy mi but 
 
 his 
 
38 Cfte Pilgrims H^ogrefo 
 
 by the death Journey. So the other told him, that 
 Gf blood of by that he was gone fome diftance 
 Chrijt. from the Gate, he would come at 
 the Houfe. of the Interpreter; at 
 whofe Door he mould knock; and he 
 would fhew him excellent things. 
 Then Chriftian took his leave of his 
 Friend, and he again bid him, God 
 fpeed. 
 
 Then he went on, till he came at 
 
 qChriftian the Houfe of the 1 Interpreter ', where 
 
 comes to he knocked over and over : at laft 
 
 the Houfe one came to the Door, and asked 
 
 of the i«- who was there* 
 
 erpre er. ^^ g^ k ere ^ ^ Travailer, who 
 
 v/as bid by an acquaintance of the 
 
 Good-man of this Houfe , to call 
 
 here for my profit : I would therefore 
 
 fpeak with the Mafter of the Houfe : 
 
 fo he called for the Mafter of the 
 
 Houfe ; who after a little time came 
 
 to Chriftian, and asked him what he 
 
 would have ? 
 
 Ch. Sir, faid Chriftian , I am a 
 Man that am come from the City of 
 T)eftru5fion , and am going to the 
 Mount Zioriy and I was told by the 
 Man that ftands at the Gate, at the 
 head of this way, That if I called 
 here, you would fhew me excellent 
 
 things 
 
€f)e Pilgrims p?og:tefs. 39 
 
 things , r fuch as would be an help r He is en- 
 to me in my Journey. tcrtained. 
 
 Inter. Then faid the Interpreter ', . 
 
 f Come in,I v/ill fhew thee that which nation 
 will be profitable to thee. So he com- 
 manded his Man to light the Candle, 
 and bid Chrijlian follow him ; fo he 
 had him into a private Room, and 
 bid his Man open a Door ; the which 
 when he had done, « Chrijlian faw a^ riftlan 
 Picture of a very grave Perfon hang^ r ^ 
 up againft the Wall, and this was the Biffmt. 
 fafhion of it. u // had eyes lift up to uThefajhi- 
 Heaven, the beft of Books in its hand, on °f tbe 
 the Lawof H ruth was written upon its Ptaure ; 
 lips, the World was behind his back; it 
 food as if it Pleaded with Men, and a 
 Crown of Gold did hangover its head. 
 
 Ch. 'Then/aid Chri{\.mi, What means 
 this ? 
 
 Inter. The Man whofe Picture this xCor.4.15. 
 is, is one of a thoufand, he can x be- 
 get Children, Travel in birth with 
 Children, and y Nurfe them himfelf, yGal.4,19. 
 when they are born. And whereas 
 thou feeft z him with eyes lift up to aThefs. 
 Heaven, the beft of Books in his hand, *• 7- 
 and the Law of Truth writ on his 
 lips : it is to mew thee, that his work 
 is to know and unfold dark things 
 
 to 
 
40 €&e Pilgrims P?ogtef& 
 
 aTbe mca- f fi nn ers ; even as alfo thou feeft 
 
 n mure tbe " hlm ftand aS if hC Pleaded With 
 
 Men : And whereas thou feeft the 
 World as caft behind him, and that a 
 Crown hangs over his head ; that is, 
 to fhew thee that flighting and de- 
 fpifing the things that are prefent , 
 for the love that he hath to his Ma- 
 ilers fervice, he is fure in the World 
 that comes next to have Glory for 
 his Reward : Now, faid the Interpre- 
 
 b wh h ter > * nave mewed tnee tms Picture, 
 /be-wedhim &*&> b becaufe the Man whofe Picture 
 the Picture this is, is the only Man, whom the 
 firt* Lord of the Place whither thou art 
 
 going, hath Authorized , to be thy 
 Guide in all difficult places thou 
 mayeft meet with in the way: where- 
 fore take good heed to what I have 
 fhewed thee, and bear well in thy 
 mind what thou haft feen; left in thy 
 Journey, thou meet with fome that 
 pretend to lead thee right, but their 
 way goes down to death. 
 
 Then he took him by the hand, and 
 led him into a very large Parlour 
 that was full of duft, becaufe never 
 fwept ; the which, after he had re- 
 viewed a little while, the Interpreter 
 called for a man to fweep : Now 
 
 when 
 
C&e pilgrims P?og;ref& 4 1 
 
 when he began to fweep, the duft be- 
 gan fo abundantly to fly about, that 
 Chriftian had aim oft therewith been 
 choaked : Then faid the Interpreter to 
 a Dam/el that ftood by, Bring hither 
 Water,andfprinkle the Room; which 
 when me had done, was fwepfand 
 cleanfed with pleafure. 
 
 QkShenJaid Chriftian, What means 
 this? 
 
 In. The Interpreter anfwered; 
 this Parlor is the heart of a Man 
 that was never fanctified by the fweet 
 Grace of the Gofpel : The duft> is 
 his Original Sin, and inward Corrup- 
 tions that have defiled the whole 
 Man ; He that began to fweep at 
 firft, is the Law ; but She that brought 
 water, and did fprinkle it, is the Go- 
 fpel : Now, whereas thou faweft that 
 fo foon as the firft began to fweep, the 
 duft did fo fly about that the 
 Room by him could not be cleanfed, 
 but that thou waft almoft choaked 
 therewith. This is to fhew thee, that 
 the Law, inftead of cleanfing the 
 heart ( by its working) from fin, d dRom.7.6. 
 doth revive, put e ftrength into, and e l Cor - 15> 
 f increafe it in the foul, as it doth * ^ a0 
 C dif- 
 
42 Cfie Pilgrims P?og;reftu 
 
 difcover and forbid it, but doth not 
 give power to fubdue. 
 
 Again, as thou faweft the Damfel 
 fprinkle the Room with Water, upon 
 which it was cleanfed with pleafure : 
 This is to fhew thee, that when the 
 Gofpel comes in the fweet and pre- 
 cious influences thereof to the heart, 
 then I fay, even as thou faweft the 
 Damfel lay the duft by fprinkling 
 the Floor with Water, fo is fin van- 
 gjoh.15.3. quifhed and fubdued , and the foul 
 Eph. 5.26. made clean, through the Faith of it; 
 Act. 159. anc j con f e q uent iy g £ t f or ^ j^[ n „ f 
 
 Rom. 16. ^>, / , . , J o 
 
 25, 26. Glory to inhabit. 
 
 J oh. 15. I faw moreover in my Dream, h 
 
 x 3. that the Interpreter took him by the 
 
 \y e h an °Vnd na d him into a little Room; 
 
 Paffion & wne re fat two little Children, each 
 
 Patience. one in his Chair : The name of the 
 
 eldeft was Paffion, and of the other 
 
 Patience ; Paffion feemed to be much 
 
 difcontent, but Patience was very 
 
 quiet. Then Chriftian asked, What 
 
 Paffion i s the reafon of the difcontent of 
 
 ZfnoT Pa ^ on ? The Inter P reter anfwered , 
 The Governour of them would have 
 him ftay for his beft things till the 
 i Patience beginning of the next year ; but he 
 isforwai- will have all now : * But Patience is 
 ***£- willing to wait. Then 
 
Cfte Pilgrims P?ogrefo 43 .. 
 
 Then I faw that one came to k Paf- k Paflion 
 fion, and brought him a Bag of Trea- has hts de ' 
 fure, and poured it down at his feet \ Jire ' 
 the which he took up, and rejoyced 
 therein ; and withall , laughed Pa- 
 tience to fcorn : But I beheld but a 
 while, and he had Uavifhed all a- XAnd 
 way, and had nothing left him but ^ '*" 
 
 1 ' & <vijhes ad 
 
 •K-^gJS. g < aivay. 
 
 Ch. ^tez/W Chriftian /0 /Winter- rn t/;<? 
 preter, m Expound this matter more matter ex- 
 fully to me. pounded. 
 
 In. So he faid, Thefe two Lads are 
 Figures ; PaJJion, of the Men of this 
 World ; and Patience, of the Men of 
 that which is to come : For as here 
 thou feeft, Paffion will have all now, 
 this year; that is to fay, in thi s World; 
 So are the Men of this World : they 
 muft have all their good things now, 
 they cannot ftay till next Tear ; that 
 is, untill the next World, for their 
 Portion of good. That Proverb, A 
 n Bird in the Hand is worth two in the WQrldi 
 Bujh , is of more Authority with Man for a 
 them, then are all the Divine Tefti- Bird in the 
 monies of the good of the World to hand - 
 come. But as thou faweft, that he 
 had quickly lavifhed all away, and 
 had prefently left him, nothing but 
 C 2 Raggs; 
 
44 Cbe Pilgrims P?ogreftu 
 
 Raggs ; So will it be with all fuch 
 
 Men at the end of this World. 
 
 Ch. Then/aid Chriftian, Now I fee 
 
 o Patience that Patience has the beft ° Wijdom ; 
 
 hadthebejl an d that upon many accounts, i. Be- 
 
 Wifdom. cauje he ft ays for the beft things. i.And 
 
 alfo becaufe he will have the Glory of 
 
 His, when the other hath nothing but 
 
 Raggs. 
 
 In. Nay , you may add another ; 
 to wit, The glory of the next World 
 will never wear out ; but thefe are 
 fuddenlygone. Therefore PaJJionhzd 
 not fo much reafon to laugh at Pa- 
 tience, becaufe he had his good things 
 firft, as Patience will have to laugh 
 Things that at Paffion , p becaufe he had his beft 
 arejirft things/;?/?; for ftrft muft give place to 
 muft give loft , becaufe laft muft have his time 
 place , but to CO me, but laft gives place to no- 
 t tngst.at t fc n g.^ f or there } s no t another to fuc- 
 lading. cee d • he therefore that hath his Por- 
 tion firft, muft needs have a time to 
 fpend it ; but he that has his Portion 
 laft, muft have it laftingly. There- 
 q Luk. t6. fore it is faid of * Dives, In thy life- 
 Dives had time thou hadeft , or receive deft thy 
 his good g 0oa > things , and likewife Lazarus evil 
 things jirji. ^ings ; But now he is comforted, and 
 thou art tormented. 
 
 Ch. 
 
€6e pilgrims p?ogtefe» 45 
 
 Ch. I'hen I perceive, 'tis not beft to 
 covet things that are now ; but to wait 
 for things to come. 
 
 In. You fay the Truth ; r For the % q ox ^ x % 
 things that are/een, are Temporal; but Thefirjl 
 the things that arenotfeen, are Eternal : things are 
 But though this be fo;yet fince things butTempo- 
 prefent, and our flefhly appetite, are ra ' 
 jfuch near Neighbours one to another ; 
 and again, becaufe things to come , 
 and carnal fenfe, are fuch ftrangers 
 one to another : therefore it is, that 
 the firft of thefe fo fuddenly fall into 
 amity, and that diftance is fo con- 
 tinued between the fecond. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream, that the 
 Interpreter took Chriftian by the 
 hand , and led him into a place, 
 where was a Fire burning againft a 
 Wall, and one {landing by it always, 
 cafting much Water upon it to quench 
 it : Yet did the Fire burn higher and 
 hotter. 
 
 'Then/aid Chriftian, What means 
 this? 
 
 The Interpreter anfwered , This 
 fire is the work of Grace that is 
 wrought in the heart ; he that cafts 
 Water upon it, to extinguim and put 
 it out, is the Devil: but in that thou 
 C 3 feeft 
 
46 Cfte Pilgrims P?ogtefs* 
 
 feeft the fire notwithstanding burn 
 higher and hotter , thou fhalt alfo 
 fee the reafon of that : So he had him 
 about to the back fide of the Wall, 
 where he faw a Man with a VefTel of 
 Oyl in his hand, of the which he did 
 alfo continually caft, but fecretly, in- 
 to the fire. Then faid Chriftian, What 
 means this ? The Interpreter anfwer 
 ed, This is Chrift, who continually 
 with the Oyl of his Grace, maintains 
 the work already begun in the heart; 
 By the means of which, notwith- 
 ftanding what the Devil can do , the 
 aCor.iz. 9 fouls of his People prove gracious 
 ftill. And in that thou faweft, that 
 the Man ftood behind the Wall to 
 maintain the fire ; this is to teach 
 thee, that it is hard for the tempted 
 to fee how this work of Grace is 
 maintained in the foul. 
 
 I faw alfo that the Interpreter took 
 him again by the hand, and led him 
 into a pleafant place, where was 
 builded a ftately Palace, beautiful to 
 behold ; at the fight of which, Chri- 
 Jiian was greatly delighted ; he faw 
 alfo upon the top thereof, certain 
 Perfons walked, who were cloathed 
 all in Gold. Then faid Chriftian, May 
 
 we 
 
€&e Pilgrims p?og*ef& 47 
 
 we go in thither? Then the, Interpre- 
 ter took him , and led him up to- 
 ward the door of the Palace ; and 
 behold , at the door flood a great 
 Company of men, as defirous to go 
 in, but durfl not. There alfo fat a 
 Man , at a little diflance from the 
 door, at a Table-fide, with a Book, 
 and his Inkhorn before him, to take 
 the Name of him that mould enter 
 therein:He faw alfo that in the door- 
 way, flood many Men in Armour to 
 keep it ; being refolved to do to the 
 Man that would enter, what hurt and 
 mifchief they could. Now was Cbri- 
 fiian fomwhat in a mufe : at lafl,when 
 every Man flarted back for fear of the 
 Armed Men; Chriftian faw a Man of 
 a very flout countenance come up to 
 the Man that fat there to write ; fay- 
 ing,Set down my name,Sir ; the which 
 when he had done, he faw the Man 
 draw his Sword, and put an Helmet 
 upon his Head, and rufh toward the 
 door upon the Armed Men, who laid 
 upon him with deadly force; but the 
 Man, not at all difcouraged , fell to 
 cutting and hacking mofl fiercely;fo, 
 after he had u received and given Aft. 14,** 
 many wounds to thofe that attempt- 
 C 4 ed 
 
48 e&e Pilgrims #?ogrefs. 
 
 ted to keep him out , he cut his way- 
 through them all , and prerTed for- 
 ward into the Palace ; at which there 
 was a pleafant voice heard from 
 thofe that were within, even of the 
 Three that walked upon the top of 
 the Palace. 
 
 Come in , Come in ; 
 Eternal Glory thou /halt win. 
 So he went in, and was cloathed with 
 fuch Garments as they. Then Chri- 
 ftian fmiled, and faid, I think verily I 
 know the meaning of this. 
 
 Now, faid Chriftian , let me go 
 hence : Nay ftay (faid the Interpre- 
 ter^) till I have mewed thee a little 
 more, and after that thou fhalt go 
 on thy way. So he took him by the 
 . hand again, and led him into a very 
 x e/pair ^^ R oom w ^ ere there fat a Man 
 
 like an Iron . J 
 
 Cage. m an Iron x Cage. 
 
 Now the Man, to look on, feem- 
 ed very fad: he fat with his eyes look- 
 ing down to the ground, his hands 
 folded together ; and he fighed as if 
 he would break his heart. Then faid 
 Chriftian, What means this ? At which 
 the Interpreter bid him talk with the 
 Man. 
 
 Chr. Then faid Chriftian to the 
 
 Man, 
 
Cfte IPiIgtimg P?ogrefs. 49 
 
 Man, What art thou ? The Man an- 
 fwered, / am what I was not once. 
 
 Chr. What waft thou once ? 
 
 Man. The Man faid, I was once 
 a fair and flourifhing ProfefTor, both 
 in mine own eyes, and alfo in the 
 eyes of others : I once was , as I 
 thought, fair for the Cceleftial City, 
 and had then even joy at the thoughts 
 that I fhould get thither. 
 
 Chr. Welly but what art thou now} 
 
 Man. I am now a Man of Defpair, 
 and am fhut up in it, as in this Iron 
 Cage. I cannot get out ; O now I 
 cannot. 
 
 Chr. But how cameft thou in this 
 condition ? 
 
 Man. I left off to watch, and be 
 fober ; I laid the reins upon the neck 
 of my lufts ; I finned againft the light 
 of the Word, and the goodnefs of 
 God : I have grieved the Spirit, and 
 he is gone ; I tempted the Devil, and 
 he is come to me ; I have provoked 
 God to anger, and he has left me ; I 
 have fo hardened my heart, that I 
 cannot repent. 
 
 Then fold Chriftian to the Interpre- 
 ter, But is there no hopes for such a 
 Man as this ? Ask him, faid the In- 
 ter- 
 
so Cbe Pilgrims P?ogrete 
 
 terpreter ? Nay, faid Chriftian> pray 
 Sir, do you. 
 
 Inter. Then {aid the Interpreter, 
 Is there no hope but you muft be kept in 
 this Iron Cage of Defpair ? 
 
 Man. No, none at all. 
 
 Inter. Why} the Son of the Blejfed 
 is very pitiful. 
 Heb 6 6 Man. I have y Crucified him to my 
 z Luke i 9 . felf, a frefh. I have defpifed z his Per- 
 m- fon,I have defpifed his Righteoufnefs, 
 
 I have counted his Blood an unholy 
 a Heb. 10. thing, I have done defpite a to the 
 28, 29- Spirit of Grace : Therefore I have 
 fhut my felf out of all the Promifes; 
 and there now remains to me nothing 
 but threatnings, dreadful threatnings, 
 faithful threatnings of certain Judge- 
 ment, which mall devour me as an 
 Adverfary. 
 
 Inter. For what did you bring your 
 felf into this condition ? 
 
 Man. For the Lufts, Pleafures, and 
 Profits of this World ; in the injoy- 
 ment of which , I did then promife 
 my felf much delight : but now even 
 every one of thofe things alfo bite 
 me, and gnaw me like a burning 
 worm. 
 
 In- 
 
€f)e pilgrims P?ogrefo s 1 
 
 Inter. But canft thou not now repent 
 and turn ? 
 
 Man. God hath denied me repen- 
 tance ; his Word gives me no encou- 
 ragement to believe ; yea, himfelf 
 hath fhut me up in this Iron Cage; 
 nor can all the men in the World let 
 me out. O Eternity ! Eternity! how 
 mail I grapple with the mifery that I 
 muft meet with in Eternity ! 
 
 Inter. Then faid xht Interpreter to 
 Chriftian y Let this mans mifery be 
 remembered by thee, and be an ever- 
 lafting caution to thee. 
 
 Chr. Well, faid Chriftian, this is 
 fearful ; God help me to watch and 
 be fober ; and to pray, that I # may 
 fhun the caufes of this mans mifery. 
 Sir, is it not time for me to go on my 
 way now ? 
 
 Inter. Tarry till I mail mew thee 
 one thing more, and then thou malt 
 go on thy way. 
 
 So he took Chriftian by the hand a- 
 gain, and led him into a Chamber, 
 where there was one a rifing out of 
 Bed ; and as he put on his Rayment, 
 he fhook and trembled. Then faid 
 Chriftian, W T hy doth this Man thus 
 tremble ? The Interpreter then bid 
 
 him 
 
5* C6e Pilgrims P?ogtef& 
 
 him tell to Chriftian the reafon of his 
 fo doing, So he began, and faid: This 
 night as I was in my fleep,I Dreamed, 
 and behold the Heavens grew ex- 
 ceeding black ; alfo it thundred and 
 lightned in mod fearful wife, that it 
 i Cor. 15. P ut me mto an Agony. So I looked 
 1 Theff. 4. up in my Dream, and faw the Clouds 
 jude 15. rack at an unufual rate ; upon which 
 2Thef.i.8. j h earc [ a great found of a Trumpet, 
 Rev 20*1 1 anc ^ ^ aw a ^° a 'Man fit upon a Cloud, 
 12, 13, 14. attended with the thoufands of Hea- 
 If. 26. 21. ven; they were all in flaming fire, alfo 
 Mic. 7.16, the Heavens was on a burning flame. 
 7 ' I heard then a voice, faying, Arife ye 
 
 Dan V 10 Dead, and come to Judgement ; and 
 with that,the Rocks rent, the Graves 
 opened, & the Dead that were there- 
 in, came forth ; fome of them were 
 exceeding glad, and looked upward; 
 and fome fought to hide themfelves 
 under the Mountains : Then I faw 
 the Man that fat upon the Cloud, 
 open the Book ; and bid the World 
 draw near. Yet there was by reafon 
 of a Fiery flame that irTued out and 
 came from before him, a convenient 
 diftance betwixt him and them, as 
 betwixt the Judge and the Prifoners 
 at the Bar. I heard it alfo proclaimed 
 
 to 
 
Cfie Pilgrims l^ogrefo 53 
 
 to them that attended on the Man cMat -3- IJ 
 that fat on the Cloud; 'Gather toge- ^j 13-3 ^* 
 ther the Tares, the Chaff, and Stubble, 
 and caft them into the burning Lake; 
 and with that, the Bottomlefs pit o- 
 pened, jufl whereabout I flood ; out 
 of the mouth of which there came in 
 an abundant manner Smoak, and 
 Coals of fire, with hideous noifes. It 
 was alfo faid to the fame perfons ; 
 Gather my Wheat into my Garner. d lThef 
 And with that I faw many catch't up l6) I7 * 
 d and carried away into the Clouds, . 
 but I was left behind. I alfo fought 
 to hide my felf, but I could not ; for 
 the Man that fat upon the Cloud,flill Ro ^ 
 kept his eye upon me : my fins alfo , s> 
 came into mind, and my Confcience 
 did accufe me on every fide. Upon 
 this I awaked from my fleep. 
 
 Chr. But what was it that made you 
 fofraid of this fight ? 
 
 Man. Why I thought that the day 
 of Judgement was come, and that I 
 was not ready for it : but this frighted 
 me moft, that the Angels gathered 
 up feveral, and left me behind ; alfo 
 the pit of Hell opened her mouth 
 jufl where I flood: my Confcience too 
 within afflicted me; and as I thought, 
 
 the 
 
54 C&e pilgrims P?Qgref& 
 
 the Judge had always his eye upon 
 me, mewing indignation in his coun- 
 tenance. 
 
 Then faid the Interpreter to Chri- 
 ftian, Haft thou confidered all thefe 
 things ? 
 
 Chri. Yes, and they put me in 
 hope and fear. 
 
 Inter. Well, keep all things fo in thy 
 mind, that they may be as a Goad in 
 thy fides,to prick thee forward in the 
 way thou muft go. Then Chriftian 
 began to gird up his loins, and to ad- 
 drefs himfelf to his Journey. Then 
 faid the Interpreter, The Comforter 
 be always with thee good Chriftian, 
 to guide thee in the way that leads 
 to the City. 
 
 SoChriftian went on his way,faying, 
 
 Here I have feen things rare, and pro- 
 fitable ; 
 
 Things pleafant , dreadful, things to 
 make me (table 
 
 In what I have began to take in hand : 
 
 Then let me think on them, and under- 
 stand 
 
 Wherefore they Jhewed me was, and let 
 me be 
 
 Thankful, O good Interpreter, to thee. 
 
 Now 
 
C&e Pilgrims p?ogrefe. 55 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream , that 
 the high way up which Chriftian was 
 to go, was fenced on either fide with 
 a Wall, and that Wall is called Sal- 
 vation. Up this way therefore did 
 burdened Chriftian run, but not with- 
 out great difficulty, becaufe of the 
 load on his back. 
 
 He ran thus till he came at a place 
 fomewhat afcending ; and upon that 
 place flood a Crofs, and a little be- 
 low in the bottom, a Sepulcher. So 
 I faw in my Dream , that juft as 
 Chriftian came up with the Crofs, his 
 burden loofed from off his Shoulders, 
 and fell from off his back ; and be- 
 gan to tumble , and fo continued to 
 do, till it came to the mouth of the 
 Sepulcher , where it fell in, and I faw 
 it no more. 
 
 Then was Chriftian glad e and e When 
 lightfom,and faid with a merry heart, Godre ~ 
 He hath given me reft, by hisjbrrow ; Jj£* us jf t 
 and life, by his death. Then he flood and bur - 
 flill a while, to look and wonder ; for denture 
 it was very furprizing to him, that as thofe 
 the fight of the Crofs mould thus'^' 7 '*' 
 eafe him of his burden. He looked ^' 
 therefore , and looked again , even 
 till the fprings that were in his head 
 
 ferit 
 
56 C&e Pilgums P*og;refo 
 
 Who's this ; the Pilgrim. How ! 'tis very true, 
 Old things are paft away, all's become new. 
 Strange ! he's another Man upon my word, 
 They be fine Feathers that make a fine Bird. 
 
€&e pilgrims p?og;reC&u 57 
 
 fent the f waters down his cheeks. fZech. 12. 
 Now as he flood looking and weep- IO 
 ing, behold three mining ones came 
 to him, and faluted him, with Peace 
 be to thee\ fothefirftfaidtohim, Thy 
 fins be forgiven. The fecond, ftript 
 him of his Rags, and cloathed him 
 with change of Raiment. The third 
 alfo fet a mark in his fore-head, 
 and gave him a Roll with a Seal up- 
 on it, which he bid him look on as he 
 ran, and that he mould give it in at 
 the Cceleftial Gate:fo they went their 
 way. Then Chriftian gave three 
 leaps for joy, and went out ringing, 
 
 'Thus far did I come loaden with my fin \ r ' 
 
 Nor could ought eafe the grief that 1 1 /> a i one ^ 
 
 was in, 'when God 
 
 Till I came hither : What a place is doth S inje 
 t hi s ! him the joy 
 
 Musi here he the beginning of my hlifs ! 
 
 Musi here the burden fall from off my 
 back? 
 
 Musi here the Jl rings that bound it to 
 ?ne y crack? 
 
 Blejl Crofs! blejl Sepulcher ! blejl ra- 
 ther be 
 
 The Man that there was put to Jhamefor 
 me. 
 
 1 
 
5 8 €&e Pilgrims Piogrefg- 
 
 I faw then in my Dream that 
 he went on thus, even untill he 
 came at a bottom, where he faw, 
 a little out of the way, three Men 
 faft afleep with Fetters upon their 
 heels. The name of the one was 
 a simple, a Simple, another Sloth, and the third 
 
 Sloth, and D r ' • 
 
 en. Chriftian then feeing them lye in 
 
 this cafe, went to them, if perad- 
 venture he might awake them. And 
 cryed, You are like them that fleep 
 on the top of a Maft, for the dead 
 Sea is under you, a Gulf that hath 
 no bottom: Awake therefore and 
 come away, be willing alfo, and I 
 willhelp you off with your Irons. He 
 alfo told them, If he that goeth about 
 like a roaring Lion comes by, you 
 will certainly become a prey to his 
 teeth. With that they lookt upon 
 him, and began to reply in this fort: 
 b There is b Simple faid, I fee no danger ; Sloth 
 mperfwar faQ y et a n tt i e more fl ee p . a nd Pre- 
 
 doifGodf um P^ on ^3* E ver y F att muft ftand 
 
 openeth upon his own bottom, what is the an- 
 
 not the eyes, fwerel/e that IJhouldgive thee? And fo 
 
 they lay down to fleep again, and 
 
 Chriftian went on his way. 
 
 D Yet 
 
C6e Pilgrims Piogrefe, 59 
 
 Yet was he troubled to think, That 
 men in that danger mould fo little 
 efteem the kindnefs of him that fo 
 freely offered to help them ; both by- 
 awakening of them, counfelling of 
 them, and proffering to help them off 
 with their Irons. And as he was 
 troubled there-about, he efpied two 
 Men come tumbling over the Wall, 
 on the left hand of the narrow way ; 
 and they made up a pace to him. The 
 name of the one was Formalift, and 
 the name of the other Hypocrifie. So, 
 as I faid, they drew up unto him, 
 who thus entered with them into dif- 
 courfe. 
 
 Chr. Gentlemen, Whence came you, 
 and whither do you go ? 
 
 Form, and Hyp. We were born in 
 the Land of Vain-glory , and are go- 
 ing for praife to Mount Sion. 
 
 Chr. Why came you not in at ihe 
 Gate which ftandeth at the beginning 
 of the way ? Know you not that it is 
 written. c l^hat he that cometh not in c J ohl °- 1 - 
 by the door, but climbeth up Jome o- 
 ther way , the fame is a thief and a 
 robber ? 
 
 Form, and Hyp. They faid, That 
 to go to the Gate for entrance, was 
 
 by 
 
60 c&e Pilgrims Piojjrefc. 
 
 by all their Cotmtrey-men counted 
 too far about; and that therefore 
 their ufual way was to make a fhort 
 cut of it, and to climb over as they 
 had done. 
 
 Chr. But will it not be counted a 
 Trefpa/s, againftthe Lord of the City 
 whither we are bound> thus to violate 
 his revealed will ? 
 
 Form, and Hyp. They told him, 
 
 d That as for that, he needed not to 
 
 tlm/intf troublehIs hea( i thereabout : for what 
 
 7be way, ^ey ^d, they had cuftom for ; and 
 
 but not by could produce, if need were, Tefti- 
 
 the door, mony that would witnefs it, for 
 
 think that more then a thoufand years. 
 
 VIZ- Chn ^A^Chriftian, Will your 
 
 thing in PratJice ftand a Trial at Law ? 
 
 vindicati- Form. & Hyp.They told him, That 
 
 on of their Cuftom, it being of fo long a ftand - 
 
 own Pra- m g ^ as a bove a thoufand years , 
 
 would doubtlefs now be admitted as 
 
 a thing legal,by any Impartial Judge. 
 
 And befides, faid they, fo be we get 
 
 into the way, what/s matter which 
 
 way we get in; if we are in, we are 
 
 in : thou art but in the way , who, 
 
 as we perceive, came in at the Gate ; 
 
 and we are alfo in the way, that came 
 
 D 2 turn- 
 
€t)e Pilgrims Piogtefs. 61 
 
 tumbling over the wall: Wherein now 
 is thy condition better then ours ? 
 
 Chr. I walk by the Rule of my 
 Matter, you walk by the rude work- 
 ing of your fancies. You are counted 
 thieves already, by the Lord of the 
 way; therefore I doubt you will 
 not be found true men at the end of 
 the way. You come in by your felves 
 without his direction , and mail go 
 out by your felves without his mercy. 
 
 To this they made him but little 
 anfwer ; only they bid him look to 
 himfelf. Then I faw that they went 
 on every man in his way, without 
 much conference one with another ; 
 fave that thefe two men told Chri- 
 ftian y That, as to Laws and Ordinances, 
 they doubted not but- they mould as 
 confcientioufly do them as he. There- 
 fore faid they, We fee not wherein 
 thou differeft from us, but by the 
 Coat that is on thy back, which was, 
 as we tro , given thee by fome of thy 
 Neighbours-, to hide the fhame of 
 thy nakednefs. eGal.2.16. 
 
 Cbr. By e Laws and Ordinances, 
 you will not be faved, fince you came 
 not in by the door. And as for this 
 Coat that is on my back, it was given 
 
 me 
 
62 c&e Pilgrims P?ogre&, 
 
 me by the Lord of the place whither 
 I go ; and that, as you fay, to cover 
 my nakednefs with. And I take it as 
 a token of his kindnefs to me , for I 
 had nothing but rags before. And 
 befides, f thus I comfort my felf as I 
 f Chnftian g . Surely, think I, when I come to 
 
 h LorTcmt tHe Gate ° f the Cit >'' the L ° rd there " 
 
 JL^t ofwill . knowme for g°° d > fmceI 
 
 and is com- have his Coat on my back ; a Coat 
 
 forted that he gave me freely in the day that 
 
 therewith, h e ftript me of my rags. I have more- 
 
 f tS j° m ,r over a mark in my forehead, of 
 
 Zithhis° wn i cn perhaps you have taken no 
 
 Mark, and notice, which one of my Lords moft 
 
 his Roll, intimate Aflbciates, fixed there in the 
 
 day that my burden fell off my 
 
 moulders. I will tell you moreover, 
 
 that I had then given me a Roll fealed 
 
 to comfort me by reading, as I go in 
 
 the way ; I was alfo bid to give it in 
 
 at the Cceleftial 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 thefe things they gave him no 
 
 anfwer, only they looked upon each 
 
 other and laughed. Then I faw that 
 
 they went on all, fave that Chriftian 
 
 D 2 kept 
 
C&e Pilgrims p?ogrefs. 63 
 
 kept before, who had no more talk 
 but with himfelf, and that fomtimes 
 fighingly,and fomtimes comfortably: 
 alfo he would be often reading in the 
 Roll that one of the mining ones 
 gave him , by which he was refrefhed. 
 I beheld then, that they all went 
 on till they came to the foot of an 
 Hill, s at the bottom of which was a 
 Spring. There was alfo in the fame % He comes 
 place two other ways befides that^jf'/^ 
 which came ftraight from the Gate ; y ' 
 
 one turned to the left hand, and the 
 other to the right, at the bottom of 
 the Hill : but the narrow way lay 
 right up the Hill (and the name of 
 the going up the fide of the Hill, is 
 called Difficulty .) Chriftian now went 
 to the Spring and drank thereof to 
 refrefh himfelf, and then began to go 
 up the Hill ; faying, 
 
 This Hill though high, I covet to afcend; 
 The difficulty will not me offend ; 
 For 1 perceive the way to life lies here. 
 Come, pluck, up, Heart-, lets neither faint 
 
 nor fear : 
 Better, tho difficult, th y right way to go, 
 Then wrong, though eafte, where the end 
 
 is wo. 
 
 The 
 
64 Cfie pilgrims P?ogre{& 
 
 The other two alfo came to the foot 
 of the Hill. But when they faw that 
 the Hill was deep and high, and that 
 there was two other ways to go ; and 
 fuppofing alfo, that thefe two ways 
 might meet again, with that up which 
 Chriftian went, on the other fide of 
 the Hill : Therefore they were re- 
 folved to go in thofe ways (now the 
 name of one of thofe ways was 
 Danger ', and the name of the other 
 h The dan- Deftruffion.) So h the one took the 
 ger of wa y which is called Danger , which 
 
 'out"'"/ the led him int ° a £ reat Wood J and tne 
 
 other took direclly up the way to De- 
 ftruffion, which led him into a wide 
 field full of dark Mountains, where 
 he ftumbled and fell, and rife no 
 more. 
 
 I looked then after Chriftian , to fee 
 him go up the Hill, where I perceived 
 he fell from running to going, and 
 from going to clambering upon his 
 hands and his knees, becaufe of the 
 fteepnefs of the place. Now about 
 the midway to the top of the Hill, 
 i A ward was a pleafant [ Arbour , made by 
 
 of grace. the Lord Q f the Hil ^ for the re f rem _ 
 
 ment of weary Travailers. Thither 
 
 therefore Chriftian got, where alfo 
 
 D 4 he 
 
€&e Pilgrims P?ogtcfs. 65 
 
 Shall they who wrong begin yet rightly end ? 
 Shall they at all have fafety for their friend ? 
 No, no, in head-ftrong manner they fet out, 
 And headlong they will fall at laft no doubt. 
 
66 cfje Pilgrims Piogrefo 
 
 he fat down to reft him. Then he 
 pull'd his Roll out of his bofom and 
 read therein to his comfort ; he alfo 
 now began afrefh to take a review 
 of the Coat or Garment that was 
 given him as he ftood by the Crofs. 
 Thus pleafing himfelf a while, he at 
 laft fell into a flumber, and thence 
 into a faft fleep, which detained him 
 in that place untill it was almoft 
 
 L H !is at a ni S ht ' and in his flee P his i Ro11 fel1 
 lofer. out °f ms nan d. Now as he was fleep - 
 ing, there came one to him & awaked 
 him faying, Go to the Ant> thoujlug- 
 gard, confider her ways and be wife : 
 and with that Chriftian fuddenly ftar- 
 ted up , and fped him on his way, 
 and went a pace till he came to the 
 top of the Hill. 
 
 Now when he was got up to the 
 top of the Hill, there came two Men 
 running againft him amain ; the name 
 of the one was ^imorus ,and the name 
 of the other Miftruft. To whom 
 Chriftian faid, Sirs, what's the matter 
 you run the wrong way ? Timorus 
 anfwered, That they were going to 
 the City of Zion , and had got up 
 that difficult place ; but, faid he, the 
 further we go, the more danger we 
 
 meet 
 
Cfje Pilgrims p?offtef& 67 
 
 meet with, wherefore we turned, and 
 are going back again. 
 
 Yes, faid Miftruft, for juft before 
 us lye a couple of Lyons in the 
 way , whether fleeping or wake- 
 ing we know not; and we could not 
 think , if we came within reach, but 
 they would prefently pull us in pieces. 
 Chr. Then faid Chriftian y You make 
 me afraid, but whither fhall I fly to 
 be fafe ? If I go back to mine own 
 Countrey, That is prepared for Fire 
 and Brimftone ; and I fhall certainly 
 perim there. If I can get to the Cce- 
 leftial City, I am fure to be in fafety 
 there. I muft venture : To go back 
 is nothing but death, to go forward 
 is fear of death, and life everlafting 
 beyond it. I will yet go forward. So 
 Miflruft and Timorus ran down 
 the Hill ; and Chriftian went on his 
 way. But thinking again of what he 
 heard from the men,he felt in his bo- 
 fom for his Roll, that he might read 
 therein and be comforted ; but he 
 feltand k founditnot.ThenwasC^r/- kChriftlan 
 ftian in great diftrefs , and knew not mi ff ed his 
 what to do,for he wanted that which °' . , 
 ufed to relieve him, and that which u j- ed t0 
 mould have been his Pafs into the take Com- 
 
 Cceleftial/^- 
 
68 c&e Pilgrims P?ogrefs» 
 
 leftial City. Here therefore he be- 
 gan to be much perplexed, and knew 
 not what to do ; at laft he bethought 
 himfelf that he had flept in the Ar- 
 bour that is on the ride of the Hill : 
 and falling down upon his knees, he 
 asked God forgivenefs for that his 
 foolifh Fact ; and then went back to 
 look for his Roll. But all the way 
 he went back, who can fufficiently 
 fet forth the forrow of Chriftians 
 heart? fomtimes he fighed, fomtimes 
 he wept , and often times he chid 
 himfelf, for being fo foolifh to 
 fall afleep in that place which was 
 erected only for a little refreshment 
 from his wearinefs. Thus therefore 
 he went back ; carefully looking on 
 this fide , and on that, all the way 
 as he went , if happily he might find 
 his Roll, that had been his comfort 
 fo many times in his Journey. He 
 went thus till he came again within 
 fight of the Arbour , where he fat 
 and flept ; but that fight renew- 
 Chriftian ed 2 his forrow the more, by bringing 
 bewails again, even a frefh, his evil of fleep- 
 bisfoolijb j n g j nto h; s m ind. Thus therefore 
 jeepmg. ^ nQw went on bewailing his finful 
 
 Kev. 2. 2. D 
 
 fleep, faying, O wretched man that I 
 
 am* 
 
Cfie Pilgrims Piogrefo 69 
 
 am, that I fhould fleep in the day- 
 time ! that I mould fleep in the midft 
 of difficulty ! that I mould fo indulge 
 the flefh, as to ufe that reft for eafe 
 to my flefh , which the Lord of the 
 Hill hath erecled only for the relief 
 of the fpirits of Pilgrims! How many 
 fteps have I took in vain ! (Thus it 
 happened to Ifrael for their fin, they 
 were fent back again by the way of 
 the Red-Sea) and I am made to tread 
 thofe fteps with forrow, which I 
 might have trod with delight , had it 
 not been for this finful fleep*. How 
 far might I have been on my way by 
 this time ! I am made to tread thofe 
 fteps thrice over, which I needed 
 not to have trod but once : Yea now 
 alfo I am like to be benighted , for 
 the day is almoft fpent. O that I had 
 not flept ! Now by this time he was 
 come to the Arbour again, where 
 for a while he fat down and wept,but 
 at laft (as Chriftian would have it) 
 looking forrowfully down under the 
 Settle, there he efpied his Roll ; the 
 which he with trembling and hafte 
 catch' t up, and put it into his bofom ; 
 but who can tell how joyful this Man 
 was, when he had gotten his Roll a- 
 
 gain! 
 
70 Cbe Pilgrims p?ogref& 
 
 gain ! For this Roll was the aflurance 
 of his life and acceptance at the de- 
 fired Haven. Therefore he laid it 
 up inhisbofom, gave thanks to God 
 for directing his eye to the place 
 where it lay , and with joy and tears 
 betook him felf again to his Journey. 
 But Oh how nimbly now, did he go 
 up the reft of the Hill ! Yet before 
 he got up, the Sun went down upon 
 Chriftian ; and this made him again 
 recall the vanity of his deeping to his 
 remembrance, and thus he again be- 
 gan to condole with himfelf : Ah thou 
 Jinfulfteepl how for thy fake amilike to 
 be benighted in my Journey ! I muft 
 walk without the Sun , darknejs muft 
 cover the path of my feet > and I muft 
 hear the noife of doleful Creatures , be- 
 caufe of my finful fleep ! Now alfo he 
 remembered the ftory that Miftruft 
 and Timorus told him of, how they 
 were frighted with the fight of the 
 Lions. Then faid Chriftian to him- 
 felf again, Thefe Beafts range in the 
 night for their prey,and if they mould 
 meet with me in the dark,how mould 
 I fhift them! how mould I efcape be- 
 ing by them torn pieces ? Thus he 
 went on his way, but while he was 
 
 thus 
 
€&e pilgrims P?ogret& %% 
 
 thus bewayling his unhappy mifcar- 
 riage , he lift up his eyes, and behold 
 there was a very ftately Palace be- 
 fore him 3 the name whereof was 
 Beautiful , and it flood juft by the 
 High-way fide. 
 
 So I faw in my Dream, that he 
 made hafte and went forward, that if 
 poflible he might get Lodging there ; 
 now before he had gone far, he en- 
 tered into a very narrow pafTage, 
 which was about a furlong off of the 
 Porters Lodge , and looking very 
 narrowly before him as he went, he 
 efpied two Lions in the way. Now, 
 thought he, I fee the dangers that 
 Miftruft and Timorus, were driven 
 back by. (The Lions were Chained, 
 but he faw not the Chains) Then he 
 was afraid, and thought alfo himfelf 
 to go back after them,for he thought 
 nothing but death was before him : 
 But the Porter at the Lodge, whofe 
 Name is m Watchful^ perceiving that, m Mar. 13. 
 Chrifiian made a halt , as if he would 
 go back, cried unto him, faying, 
 Is thy ftrength fo fmall ? fear not the 
 Lions,for they are Chained: and are 
 placed there for trial of faith where it 
 is ; and for difcovery of thofe that 
 
 have 
 
7* Cfje Pilgrims Piogrefo 
 
 Difficult is behind, Fear is before, 
 
 Though he's got on the Hill, the Lions roar ; 
 
 A Chriftian man is never long at eafe, 
 
 When one fright's gone, another doth him feize. 
 
€&e Pilgrims Piogreft- 73 
 
 have none : keep in the midft of the 
 Path, and no hurt mall come unto 
 thee. 
 
 Then I faw that he went on, trem- 
 bling for fear of the Lions ; but ta- 
 king good heed to the directions of 
 the Porter ; he heard them roar, but 
 they did him no harm. Then he clapt 
 his hands, and went on, till he came 
 and ftood before the Gate where the 
 Porter was. Then faid Chriftian to 
 the Porter ', Sir, What houfe is this ? 
 and may I lodge here to night ? The 
 Porter anfwered , This Houfe was 
 built by the Lord of the Hill: and he 
 built it for the relief and fecurity of 
 Pilgrims. The Porter alfo asked 
 whence he was, and whither he was 
 going? 
 
 Chr. I am come from the City of 
 Deftruffion, and am going to Mount 
 Zion, but becaufe the Sun is now fet, 
 I defire, if I may, to lodge here to 
 night. 
 
 Por. What is your name ? 
 
 Chr. My name is now Chriftian; 
 but my name at the firft. was Gracelejs: 
 I came of the Race of Japhet, whom 
 God will perfwade'to dwell in the . 
 Tents of Shem. 
 
 Por. 
 
74 Cfje Pilgrims Piogrefeu 
 
 Por. But how doth it happen that you 
 come Jo late> the Sun is Jet ? 
 
 Chr. I had been here fooner, but 
 that, wretched man that I am ! I flept 
 in the Arbour that ftands on the 
 Hill fide; nay, I had notwithstanding 
 that , been here much fooner , but 
 that in my fleep 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 flept my fleep, 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 (he likes your talk, bring you in 
 to the reft of the Family, according 
 to the Rules of the Houfe. So Watch- 
 Jul the Porter rang a Bell , at the 
 found of which, came out at the 
 door of the Houfe,a Grave and Beau- 
 tiful Damfel, named DiJcretion y and 
 asked why fhe was called. 
 
 The P0r/£ranfwered,This Man is 
 in a Journey from the City of De- 
 ft ruclion to Mount Zion , but being 
 weary, and benighted, he asked me 
 if he might lodge here to night ; fo I 
 told him I would call for thee, who 
 
 after 
 
Cfte Pilgrims P?ogref& 75 
 
 after difcourfe had with him, mayeft 
 do as feemeth thee good, even ac- 
 cording to the Law of the Houfe. 
 
 Then me asked him whence he 
 was, and whither he was going, and 
 he told her. She asked him alfo, how 
 he got into the way, and he told her; 
 Then me asked him , What he had 
 feen, and met with in the way , and 
 he told her ; and laft, me asked his 
 name, fo he faid, It is Chriftian ; and 
 I have fo much the more a defire to 
 lodge here to night, becaufe, by 
 what I perceive, this place was 
 built by the Lord of the Hill, for the 
 relief and fecurity of Pilgrims. So 
 fhe fmiled, but the water flood in 
 her eyes : And after a little paufe, 
 fhe faid, I will call forth two or three 
 more of the Family. So fhe ran to 
 the door, and called out Prudence, 
 Piety, and Charity, who after a little 
 more difcourfe with him , had him 
 in to the Family ; and many of 
 them meeting him at the threfhold 
 of the Houfe , faid , Come in thou 
 blefTed of the Lord ; this Houfe was 
 built by the Lord of the Hill , on 
 purpofe to entertain fuch Pilgrims in. 
 Then he bowed his head, and follow- 
 ed 
 
76 Cfte Pilgrims P?ogrefo 
 
 ed them into the Houfe. So when he 
 was come in , and fet down , they 
 gave him fomthing to drink ; and 
 confented together that until (upper 
 was ready , fome one or two of 
 them mould have fome particular 
 difcourfe with Chriftian, for the beft 
 improvement of time: and they ap- 
 pointed Piety, and Prudence, to dif- 
 courfe with him; and thus they 
 began. 
 
 Piety. Come good Chriftian , fince 
 we have been Jo loving to you, to receive 
 you into our Houfe this night ; let us, 
 if perhaps we may better our /elves 
 thereby, talk with you of all things 
 that have happened to you in your Pil- 
 grimage. 
 
 Chr. With a very good will, and I 
 am glad that you are fo well difpofed- 
 
 Piety* What moved you at fir ft to be- 
 take yourfelf to a Pilgrims life. 
 
 Chr. I was a driven out of my Na- 
 tive Countrey, by a dreadful found 
 that was in mine ears, to wit, That 
 wit out of unavoidable deftruclion did attend 
 Ms own me, if I abode in that place where I 
 
 Countrey. was. 
 
 Piety. But how did it happen that 
 
 youcame out of your Countrey this way? 
 
 E Chr. 
 
 a Honx) 
 Chriftian 
 nvas dri 
 
C&e Pilgrims H^ogrefo 77 
 
 Chr. It was as God would have it, 
 for when I was under the fears of 
 deftruction, I did not know whither 
 to go ; but by chance there came a 
 Man, even to me, (as I was trem- 
 bling and weeping) whofe name is 
 h Evangelift, and he directed me to the b How be 
 Wicket-Gate, which elfe I mould s otifIt9 
 never have found ; and fo fet me into '.' ay t0 
 the way that hath led me directly to 
 this Houfe. 
 
 Piety. But did you not come by the 
 Houfe of the Interpreter ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, and did fee fuch things 
 there, the remembrance of which 
 will flick by me as long as I live ; 
 fpecially three c things, to wit, How cdreberfal 
 Chrift, in defpite of Satan, maintains of what be 
 his work of Grace in the heart; how^ in the 
 the Man had finned himfelf quite out w *^' 
 of hopes of Gods mercy ; and alfo 
 the Dream of him that thought in 
 his fleep the day of Judgement was 
 come. 
 
 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. 
 
7 8 e&e Pilgrims Pjogrefo 
 
 Piety. Was that all that you Jaw at 
 the Houfe of the Interpreter ? 
 
 Chr. No, he took me and had 
 me where he fhewed me a (lately 
 Palace, and how the People were 
 clad in Gold that were in it; and 
 how there came a venturous Man, 
 and cut his way through the armed 
 men that flood in the door to keep 
 him out; and how he was bid to come 
 in, and win eternal Glory. Methought 
 thofe things did ravifh my heart ; I 
 could have ftaid at that good Mans 
 houfe a twelve-month, but that I 
 knew I had further to go. 
 
 Piety. And what Jaw you elje in the 
 way ? 
 
 Chr. Saw! Why I went but a little 
 further , and I faw 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 weary burden) but 
 then it fell down from off me. 'Twas 
 a flrange thing to me, for I never faw 
 fuch a thing before : Yea, and while 
 I flood looking up, (for then I could 
 not forbear looking) three mining 
 ones came to me: one of them tefli- 
 fied that my fins were forgiven me ; 
 E 2 another 
 
C&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 79 
 
 another ftript me of my Rags, and 
 gave me this Broidred Coat which you 
 fee; and the third fet the mark which 
 you fee, in my forehead , and gave 
 me this fealed Roll (and with that 
 he plucked it out of his bofom.) 
 
 Piety. But you Jaw more then this y 
 did you not ? 
 
 Chr. The things that I have told 
 you were the beft : yet fome other 
 fmall matters I faw, as namely I faw 
 three Men , Simple , Sloth, and Pre- 
 fumption, lye a fleep a little out of 
 the way as I came , with Irons upon 
 their heels; but do you think I could 
 awake them ! I alfo faw Formalift and 
 Rypocrifie come tumbling over the 
 wall , to go, as they pretended , to 
 Sion y but they were quickly loft; 
 even as I my felf did tell them, but 
 they would not believe : but, a- 
 bove all, I found it hard work 
 to get up this Hill, and as hard 
 to come by the Lions mouths ; 
 and truly if it had not been for 
 the good Man, the Porter that 
 ftands at the Gate, I do not 
 know, but that after all, I might 
 have gone back again: but now 
 I thank God I am here, and 
 
 I 
 
80 C6e Pilgrims P?ogrefs. 
 
 I thank you for receiving of 
 me. 
 
 Then Prudence thought good to 
 ask him a few queftions, and defired 
 his anfwer to them. 
 
 Pru. Do you not think fomtimes 
 of the Countrey from whence you 
 came ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, d but with much fhame 
 d Chri- anc [ deteftation ; Truly, if I had been 
 tbouhts f m * n 4f u l °f that Countrey from whence 
 his Native I came out > I might have had oppor- 
 Countrey. tunity to have returned, but now I 
 Heb. ii. defire a better Countrey > that is, an 
 J s> l6 - Heavenly. 
 
 Pru. Do you not yet bear away with 
 you Jome of the things that then you 
 were converfant with alt 
 
 Chr. Yes, but greatly againft my 
 
 will; efpecially my inward and 
 
 e Chri- e carnal cogitations ; with which 
 
 ftian dif a ]j mv Countrey-men, as well as 
 
 tajled m y £i£ were delighted; but now 
 
 nal coJi-^ tno ^ e things are my grief: and 
 
 tatiom. might I but chufe mine own 
 
 f Chri- things, I would f chufe never to 
 
 ftians think of thofe things more ; but 
 
 choke. w h en J. would be doing of that 
 
 which is beft,that which is worft is 
 
 with me. 
 
 E -x Pru. 
 
€&e Pilgrims P^ogtefo 81 
 
 Pru. Do you not find Jome times y 
 as if thoje things were vanqui/hed, 
 which at other times are your per- 
 plexity. 
 
 Chr. Yes, but that is but feldom ; 
 but they are to me s Golden hours, g Chri- 
 in which fuch things happens to ftian *£ o/ - 
 
 ° den hours, 
 
 me. 
 
 Pru. Can you remember by what 
 means you find your anoyances at times, 
 as if they were vanquifhed ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, when h I think what I h How 
 faw at the Crofs, that will do it ; and Chriftian 
 when I look upon my Broidered^^ 
 Coat, that will do it; alfo when^^ w 
 I look into the Roll that I carry in onSm 
 my bofom, that will do it; and 
 when my thoughts wax warm about 
 whither I am going, that will 
 do it. 
 
 Pru. And what is it that makes you 
 fo defirous to go to Mount Zion ? . 
 
 Chr. Why, » there I hope to fee c ^ iihn y 
 him alive , that did hang dead on wouMfo 
 the Crofs ; and there I hope to at Mount 
 be rid of all thofe things , that to Zion. 
 this day are in me, an anoiance 
 to me; there they fay there is no 
 death, and there I fhall dwell with 
 fuch Company as I like beft. For 
 
 to 
 
82 C6e Pilgrims Piogrete, 
 
 to tell you truthj love him,becaufe 
 I wasby him eafed of my burden , 
 and I am weary of my inward fick- 
 nefs ; I would fain be where I mall 
 die no more, and with the Company 
 that mail continually cry Holy, 
 Ho/y, Holy. 
 
 Then faid Charity to Chriftian, 
 
 * Charity Have you a family ? are you a mar- 
 
 difcourfes r/ >^ man P 
 
 Hm - ' Chr. I have a Wife and four fmall 
 
 Children. 
 
 Cha. And why did you not bring 
 them along with you ? 
 
 * Chrif- Chr. Then Chriftian *wept , and 
 tian's love faid y Oh how willingly would I 
 '°5'ff have done it, but they were all of 
 dren. them utterly averie to my going on 
 
 Pilgrimage. 
 
 Cha. But you Jhould have talked 
 to them , and have endeavoured to 
 have Jhewen them the danger of being 
 behind. 
 
 Chr. So I did, and told them 
 
 Gen. i 9 . alfo what God had mewed to 
 
 x 4« me of the deftruction of our 
 
 City ; but I feemed to them as one 
 
 that mocked, and they believed 
 
 me not. 
 
 Cha. And did you "pray to God that 
 
 he 
 
he would blefs your counfel to them ? 
 
 Chr. Yes , and that with much 
 affection ; for you muffc think that 
 my Wife and poor Children were 
 very dear unto me. 
 
 Cha. But did you tell them of 
 your ownjorrow , and fear of deflruc- 
 tion ? for I fuppofe that deftrucHon 
 was vifible enough to you ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, over, and over, and 
 over. They might alfo * fee my 
 fears in my countenance, in my * Chrif- 
 tears, and alfo in my trembling un- tian ' s ^ 
 der the appretienfion of the Judg-^f^ 
 ment that did hang over our heads ; ^f r ^ /« 
 but all was not fufficient to prevail his 'very 
 with them to come with me. counte- 
 
 Cha. But what could they fay nance * 
 for themj elves why they came not ? 
 
 Chr. Why, * my Wife was a- 
 fraid of lofing this World; and* the caufe 
 my Children were given to the w ^ /V 
 foolifh delights of youth: fo^f^ 
 what by one thing, and whatJJ'*, 
 by another , they left me to wan- with him. 
 der in this manner alone. 
 
 Cha. But did you not with your 
 vain life, damp all that you by 
 words ufed by way of perfwafion 
 to bring them away with you ? 
 
 Chr. 
 
84 €De Pilgrims p?ogtefs. 
 
 Chr. Indeed I cannot commend 
 my life ; for I am confcious to my 
 felf of many failings : therein , I 
 know alfo that a man by his con- 
 verfation, may foon overthrow 
 what by argument or perfwafion he 
 doth labour to faften upon others 
 for their good : Yet, this I can fay, 
 I was very wary of giving them oc- 
 cafion, by any unfeemly action , to 
 make them averfe to going on Pil- 
 Chrlftian's grimage. Yea , for this very thing, 
 good con- they would tell me I was too pre- 
 
 TefireZ ^ ' ^ that l ^"^ "7 felf ° f 
 
 Wife and ^ ns (^ or tne * r ^* a ^ es ) m which they 
 
 children. &w no evil. Nay, I think I may fay, 
 
 that, if what they faw in me did 
 
 hinder them, it was my great ten- 
 
 dernefs in finning againft God, or of 
 
 doing any wrong to my Neighbour. 
 
 Cha. Indeed *Cain bated bis Bro- 
 
 * i John %.tber> becaufe bis own works were 
 
 12 ' evil, and bis Brotbers rigbteous ; 
 
 dear of an ^ if *by Wife and Children bave 
 
 their blood been offended witb tbee for tbis , 
 
 if they tbey thereby Jhew tbemj elves to be 
 
 perijh. implacable to f good ; and thou 
 
 f Ezek. 3. foaji delivered thy foul from their 
 
 ,9 * blood. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream,that thus 
 
 they 
 
Cfte Pilgrims Piogretk 85 
 
 they flit talking together until flip- 
 per was ready. So when they had 
 made ready, they fat down to meat ; 
 Now the Table was furnifhed k with k . what 
 fat things, and with Wine that was ^ riftu " 
 well refined ; and all their talk l aty^^ r 
 the Table, was about the Lord of the \ cj- heir 
 Hill: As namely, about what he had talk at 
 done , and wherefore he did what ^Mpertlme 
 did, and why he had builded that 
 Houfe : and by what they faid , I 
 perceived that he had been a great 
 Warriour^ and had fought with and 
 flain him that had the power of 
 death, but not without great danger 
 to himfelf , which made me love 
 him the more. 
 
 For, as they faid, and as I believe 
 (faid Chriftian) 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 Countrey. And befldes , there 
 were fome of them of the Houfe- 
 hold that faid, they had feen and 
 fpoke with him fince he did dye on 
 the Crofs ; and they have attefted, 
 that they had it from his own lips, 
 that heisfuchalover of poor Pilgrims, 
 E 4 " that 
 
86 c&e Pilgrims p?ogref& 
 
 that the like is not to be found from 
 the Eaft to the Weft 
 
 They moreover gave an inftance 
 of what they affirmed, and that was, 
 He had ftript himfelf of his glory that 
 he might do this for the Poor ; and 
 that they heard him fay and affirm, 
 That he would not dwell in the 
 Mountain of Zion alone. They faid 
 moreover, That he had made many 
 a chrifi Pilgrims a Princes, though by nature 
 
 makes ,, & -p. u j i_ • 
 
 Princes of " e y were *> e gg ars born, and their 
 Beggars, original had been the Dunghil. 
 
 Thus they difcourfed together till 
 
 late at night, and after they had 
 
 committed themfelves to their Lord 
 
 for Protection, they betook them- 
 
 Chriftians ^ ves t0 reu ^ The PilgHm they laid 
 
 Bed-cham- m a ^ ar g e upper b Chamber, whofe 
 
 ber. window opened towards the Sun ri- 
 
 fing ; the name of the Chamber was 
 
 Peace, where he flept till break of 
 
 day ; and then he awoke and fang, 
 
 Where am 1 now ! is this the love and 
 care 
 
 Of J 'ejus, for the men that Pilgrims are! 
 
 Thus to provide ! That I Jhould be for- 
 given ! 
 
 And dwell already the next door to 
 Heaven, So 
 
€&e pilgrims p^ogrefo 87 
 
 So in the Morning they all got up, 
 and after fome more difcourfe, they 
 told him that he mould not depart , 
 till they had mewed him the Rarities 
 of that place. And firft they had him 
 into the Study, c where they mew- c Chriftian 
 ed him Records of the greater!: Anti- had int0 
 quity ; in which, as I remember my the StUt ?y* 
 Dream , they mewed him firft the b " T^ 
 Pedigree of the Lord of the Hill, there. 
 that he was the Son of the Ancient 
 of Days, and came by an eternal 
 Generation. Here alfo was more 
 fully Recorded the Acts that he had 
 done, and the names of many hun- 
 dreds that he had taken into his 
 fervice ; and how he had placed them 
 in fuch Habitations that could nei- 
 ther by length of Days nor decaies 
 of Nature, be diflblved 
 
 Then they read to him fome of 
 the worthy Acts that fome of his Ser- 
 vants had done. As how they had 
 fubdued Kingdoms,wrought Righte- 
 oufnefs, obtained Promiies, flopped 
 the mouths of Lions, quenched the d Heb t 
 'violence of Fire, efcaped the edge 33> 34> 
 of the Sword ; out of weaknefs 
 were made ftrong, waxed valiant 
 in fight, and turned to flight the Ar- 
 mies of the Aliens. Then 
 
38 CDe Pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 Then they read again in another 
 part of the Records of the Houfe, 
 where it was fhewed how willing 
 their Lord was to receive into his 
 favour any, even any, though they 
 in time pari: had offered great affronts 
 to his Perfon and proceedings. Here 
 alfo were feveral other Hiftories of 
 many other famous things, of all 
 which Chriftian had a view. As of 
 things both Ancient and Modern ; 
 together with Prophecies and Pre- 
 dictions of things that have their 
 certain accomplimment, both to the 
 dread and amazement of enemies, 
 and the comfort and folace of Pil- 
 grims. 
 
 The next day they took him and 
 eCluiftian had him into the e Armory; where 
 
 *t* a" they ^ eweci him a11 manner °f Fur - 
 ' " niture, which their Lord had pro- 
 vided for Pilgrims, as Sword, Shield, 
 Helmet, Breft plate, All- Prayer, and 
 Shooes that would not wear out. 
 And there was here enough of this 
 to harnefs out as many men for the 
 fervice of their Lord, as there 
 be Stars in the Heaven for multi- 
 tude. 
 
 They 
 
€&e Pilgrims l&og;refe. 89 
 
 They alfo jfhewed him fome of the 
 Engines with which fome of his Ser- 
 vants had done wonderful things. 
 f They fhewed him Mofes Rod, the f Chriftian 
 Hammer and Nail with which Joel Jf made . t0 
 flew Si/era, the Pitchers, Trumpets, ^^ Mgt 
 and Lamps too, with which Gideon 
 put to flight the Armies of Midian. 
 Then they mewed him the Oxes goad 
 wherewith Sbamger flew fix hundred 
 men. They fhewed him alfo the 
 Jaw bone with which Samp/on did 
 fuch mighty feats ; they fhewed him 
 moreover the Sling and Stone with 
 which David flew Goliah of Gath : 
 and the Sword alfo with which their 
 Lord will kill the Man of Sin, in the 
 day that he fhall rife up to the prey. 
 They fhewed him befides many ex- 
 cellent things, with which Chriftian 
 was much delighted. This done,they 
 went to their reft again. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream, that on 
 the morrow he got up to go forwards, 
 but they defired him to flay till the 
 next day alfo, and then faid they, we 
 will, if the day be clear, fhew you the 
 g delectable Mountains ; which they g Chriftian 
 faid, would yet furtheradd to his com- A™"' lbe 
 fort : becaufe they were nearer the d ff aabie 
 
 J , Mountains 
 
 de- 
 
9° Cfce Pilgrims Purees* 
 
 defired Haven, then the place where 
 at prefent he was. So he confented 
 and ftaid. When the Morning was up, 
 they had him to the top of the Houfe, 
 
 h Ifa. 33. h an d bid him look South, fo he did; 
 
 16, 17. and behold at a great diftance he 
 faw a moft pleafant Mountainous 
 Countrey , beautified with Woods, 
 Vinyards, Fruits of all forts, Flowers 
 alfo; Springs and Fountains, very 
 delectable to behold. Then he asked 
 the name of the Countrey, they faid 
 it was Immanucls Land', and it is as 
 common, faid they, as this Hill is, 
 to and for all the Pilgrims. And 
 when thou comeft there,from thence, 
 faid they, thou maift fee to the Gate 
 of the Cceleftial City, as the Shep- 
 heards that live there will make ap- 
 pear. 
 
 i Chriftian n ow he bethought himfelf of fet- 
 
 <u> d~" tm S f° rwar d> * an 5 tnev were will- 
 ing he fhould: but fir ft, faid they, let 
 us go again into the Armory, fo they 
 
 k Chriftian did ; and when he came there, they 
 
 'ton™"* k hameffed him fr ° m head t0 f ° 0t > 
 
 with what was of proof, left perhaps 
 he mould meet with afTaults in the 
 way. He being therefore thus a- 
 coutred walketh out with his friends 
 
 to 
 
Cfte Pilgrims l^ogrefo 91 
 
 to the Gate, and there he asked the 
 Porter if he faw any Pilgrims pafs by, 
 Then the Porter anfwered, Yes. 
 
 Chr. Pray did you know him ? 
 
 Por. I asked his name, and he 
 told me it was Faithful. 
 
 Chr. O, faid Chriftian , I know 
 him, he is my Towns-man, my near 
 Neighbour, he comes from the place 
 where I was born : how far do you 
 think he may be before ? 
 
 Porter. He is got by this time be- 
 low the Hill. 1 Ho™ 
 
 Chr. » Well, faid Chriftian , good Chriftian 
 Porter the Lord be with thee,and add j£ ■ * 
 to all thy bleflings much increafe, for t at 
 the kindnefs that thou haft fhewed^ r/ ^ 
 to me. 
 
 Then he began to go forward, but 
 Difcretion, Piety, Charity, and Pru- 
 dence, would accompany him down 
 to the foot of the Hill. So they went 
 on together, reiterating their former 
 difcourfes till they came to go down 
 the Hill. Then faid Chriftian, As it 
 was difficult coming up, fo (fo far as 
 I can fee) it is dangerous going down. 
 Yes, faid Prudence Jo it is; for it is an 
 hard matter for a man to go down 
 into the valley of Humiliation, as 
 
 thou 
 
92 Cfje Pilgrims P#ffrei& 
 
 Whilft Chrlftian is among his godly friends, 
 Their golden mouths make him fufficient 'mends. 
 For all his griefs, and when they let him go, 
 He's clad with northern fteel from top to toe. 
 
Cfte Pilgrims Piagrefo 93 
 
 thou art now, and to catch no flip by 
 the way ; therefore, faid they , are 
 we come out to accompany thee 
 down the Hill. So he began to go 
 down, but very warily , yet he caught 
 a flip or too. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream, that 
 thefe good Companions, when Chri- 
 ftian was gone down to the bottom of 
 the Hill, gave him a loaf of Bread, 
 a bottle of Wine , and a clufler of 
 Raifins ; and then he went on his 
 way. 
 
 But now in this Valley of Hu- 
 miliation poor Chriftian was hard put 
 to it, for he had gone but a little way 
 before he efpied a foul Fiend com- 
 ing over the field to meet him ; his 
 name is Jpollyon. Then did Chri- 
 ftian begin to be afraid, and to caft 
 in his mind whither to go back, or to 
 (land his ground. But he confidered 
 again, that he had no Armour for 
 his back, and therefore thought that 
 to turn the back to him, might give 
 him greater advantage with eafe to 
 pierce him with his Darts ; there- Chriftians 
 fore he refolved k to venture, and r % al £° n 
 ftand his ground. For thought he, *' ^ ap ~ f 
 had I no more in mine eye, then the Apollyon. 
 
 faving 
 
94 C&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 faving of my life, 'twould be the beft 
 way to ftand. 
 
 So he went on, and Jpollyon met 
 him ; now the Monfter was hidious 
 to behold, he was cloathed with 
 fcales like a Fim (and they are his 
 pride) he had Wings like a Dragon, 
 and out of his belly came Fire and 
 Smoak, and his mouth was as the 
 mouth of a Lion. When he was 
 come up to Chriftian> he beheld him 
 with a difdainful countenance, and 
 thus began to queftion with him. 
 
 Apol. Whence come you and whi- 
 ther are you bound? 
 I Difcourfe Cbr. I come from the City of 
 bet-wixt DeftrucJion, l w T hich is the place of 
 chriftian a |j ev n anc [ am going to the City of 
 
 Apol. By this I perceive thou art 
 one of my SubjecJs> for all that Coun- 
 trey is mine ; and I am the Prince and 
 God of it. How is it then that thou 
 haft ran away from thy King ? Were it 
 not that I hope thou maieft do me more 
 /ervice, 1 would fir ike thee now at one 
 blow to the ground. 
 
 Chr. I was born indeed in your 
 Dominions, but your fervice was 
 hard, and your wages fuch as a man 
 
 could 
 
 lyon 
 
C6e Pilgrims p?ogre&, 95 
 
 could not live on, for the Wages of Sin 
 is death ; therefore when I was come 
 to years , I did as other confiderate 
 perfons do , look out, if perhaps I 
 might mend my felf, 
 
 Apol. "There is no Prince that will 
 thus lightly loje hisSubjecls;neither will 
 I as yet lofe thee, Butfince thou com- 
 plaineft of thy fervice and wages m be 
 content to go back ; what our Countrey m Apolly- 
 will afford, I do here fromije to give ons fiaite ~ 
 thee. ry ' 
 
 Chr. But I have let my felf to a- 
 nother, even to the King of Princes, 
 and how can I with fairnefs go back 
 with thee ? 
 
 Apol. Thou haft done in this, accor- 
 ding to the Proverb, u changed ^nApollyon 
 bad for a worfe : but it is ordinary for un ^ rva - 
 thofe that have prof ejfed themf elves his 1 ™™*** 
 Servants, after a while to give him 
 the flip , and return again to me : do 
 thou Jo to, and alljhall be well. 
 
 Chr. I have given him my faith, 
 and fworn my Allegiance to him ; 
 how then can I go back from this, 
 and not be hanged as a Traitor ? 
 
 Apol. Thou dideft the fame to me, 
 and yet I am willing topafs by all, if po yon 
 now thou will turn again, and go back . be merc ;jy 
 
 Chr. 
 
96 C6e Ptlgrims p^ogrefo 
 
 Chr. What I promifed thee was 
 in my non-age ; and befides , I 
 count that the Prince under whofe 
 Banner now I ftand, is able to ab- 
 folve me ; yea, and to pardon alfo 
 what I did as to my compliance with 
 thee : and befides, ( O thou deftroy- 
 ing Apollyon) to fpeak truth, I like 
 his Service, his Wages, his Servants, 
 his Government, his Company, and 
 Countrey better then thine : and 
 therefore leave off to perfwade me 
 further, I am his Servant, and I will 
 follow him. 
 
 Apol. Confider again when thou art 
 
 in cool blood, what thou art like to meet 
 
 with in the way that thou go eft, 'Thou 
 
 know eft that for the moft part, his Ser- 
 
 Apollyon vants come to an ill end, becaufe they are 
 
 pleads the tranfgrejjors againft me, and my ways : 
 
 grievous How many of them have been put to 
 
 ends of fhameful deaths! and befides, thou coun- 
 
 \ x . r ian ! tefl his fervice better then mine, whereas 
 
 to dipwade J J 777 
 
 Chriftian he never came yet from the place where 
 jrom per- he is, to deliver any that Jerved him 
 filling in out of our hands: but as for me, how 
 his way. man y times, as all the World very well 
 knows , have I delivered , either by 
 power or fraud, thofe that have faith- 
 fully ferved me, from him and his, 
 F though 
 
€f>e pilgrims l^ogretk 97 
 
 though taken by them, and Jo I will 
 deliver thee, 
 
 Chr. His forbearing at prefent to 
 deliver them, is on purpofe to try 
 their love, whether they will cleave 
 to him to the end : and as for the ill 
 end thou fayeft they come too, that 
 ismoft glorious in there account: For 
 for prefent deliverance, they do not 
 much expect it ; for they ftay for 
 their Glory, and then they mall have 
 it, when their Prince comes in his, 
 and the Glory of the Angels. 
 
 Apol. Thou haft already been un- 
 faithful in thyfervice to him, and how 
 doft thou think to receive wages of 
 him ? 
 
 Chr. Wherein, O Apollyon, have 
 I been unfaithful to him. 
 
 Apol. Thou didft faint at fir ft 
 fetting out, when thou waft almoft P°*y° n 
 choked in the Gulf of D if pond. Thou chriftians 
 diddeft attempt wrong ways to be rid of infirmities 
 thy burden whereas thou Jhouldeft have againjl 
 flayed till thy Prince had taken it off: bim - 
 Thou didft finfully Jleep and loofe thy 
 choice thing : thou waft alfo almoft per- 
 f waded to go back, at the fight of the 
 Lions ; and when thou talkeft of thy 
 Journey, and of what thou haft heard, 
 
 and 
 
9 8 Cbe Pilgrims p?ogreC& 
 
 andfeen, thou art inwardly deftrous of 
 vain- glory in all that thou Jay eft or 
 doeft, 
 
 Chr. All this is true, and much 
 more, which thou haft left out ; but 
 the Prince whom I ferve and ho- 
 nour, is merciful, and ready to for- 
 give: but befides, thefe infirmities 
 pofTerTed me in thy Countrey , for 
 there I fuckt them in, and I have 
 groaned under them, been forry for 
 them, and have obtained pardon of 
 my Prince. 
 Apollyon Apol. Then Apollyon broke out in- 
 fo a rage to a grievous rage, faying, / am an 
 falls upon Enemy to this Prince : I hate his Per- 
 Chriftian. j on ^ fo s Laws, and People : I am come 
 out on purpofe to withftand thee. 
 
 Chr. Apollyon beware what you 
 do, for I am in the Kings High- way, 
 the way of Holinefs , therefore take 
 heed to your felf. 
 
 ApoL Then Apollyon ftrodled quite 
 over the whole breadth of the way, 
 and faid, I am void of fear in this 
 matter, prepare thy felf to dye, for 
 I fwear thou malt go no further, here 
 will I fpill thy foul ; and with that, 
 he threw a flaming Dart at his breft, 
 but Chr iftianhzd a Shield in his hand, 
 F 2 with 
 
€&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 99 
 
 with which he caught it, and fo pre- 
 vented the danger of that. Then Chriftlan 
 did Chriftian draw, for he faw 'twas funded 
 time to beftir him ; and Apollyon as ™Jl s an " n ~ 
 faft made at him, throwing Darts as ■ f aith 
 thick as Hail ; by the which, not- and con- 
 withftanding all that Chriftian could wrfathn. 
 do to avoid it , Apllyon wounded 
 him in his head, his hand and foot ; 
 this made Chriftian give a little back : 
 Apollyon therefore followed his work 
 amain, and Chriftian again took cou- 
 rage, and refifted as manfully as he 
 could. This fore Combat lafted for 
 above half a day, even till Chriftian 
 was aim oft quite fpent. Foryoumuft 
 know that Chriftian by reafon of his 
 wounds, muft needs grow weaker 
 and weaker. 
 
 Then Apollyon efpying his oppor- 
 tunity, began to gather up clofe to 
 Chriftian^ and wreftling with him, 
 gave him a dreadful fall ; and with r J^,/ " 
 that, Chriftians Sword flew out of his j 0(W „ to 
 hand. Then faid Apollion, I am Jure the ground 
 of thee now ; and with that, he had al- the chn ~ 
 moft preft him to death, fo that Chri- ftian * 
 ftian began to defpair of life. But as 
 God would have it , while Apollyon 
 was fetching of his laft blow , 
 
 there- 
 
ioo c&e Pilgrims iPiogrete. 
 
 A more unequal match can hardly be, 
 Chriftian mult fight 'an Angel ; but you fee, 
 The valiant man by handling Sword and Shield, 
 Doth make him, tho' a Dragon, quit the field. 
 
Cfie pilgrims l&ogrefo 101 
 
 thereby to make a full end of this 
 good Man, Chriftian nimbly reached Chriftians 
 out his hand for his Sword , and **£«>? °- 
 caught it, faying, Rejoyce not againft wr po " 
 me, O mine Enemy ! when I fall y I Jh all 
 arife;znd with that,gave him a deadly 
 thruft, which made him give back, as 
 one that had received his mortal 
 wound : Chriftian perceiving that, 
 made at him again,faying, Nay, in all 
 theje things we are more then Conque- 
 rours. And with that, Apollyon fpread 
 forth his Dragons wings, and fped . 
 him away, that Chriftian for a feafon 
 faw him no more. 
 
 In this combat no man can ima- 
 gine, unlefs he had (cen and heard A brief 
 as I did, what yelling, and hideous relation of 
 
 , 77 J j it i • the Combat 
 
 roaring Apollyon made all the time . thg 
 of the fight, he fpake like a Dragon \ jpedator. 
 and on the other fide, what fighs and 
 groans braft from Chriftians heart. 
 I never faw him all the while, give fo 
 much as one pleafant look, till he 
 perceived he had wounded Apollyon 
 with his two edged Sword, then in- 
 deed he did fmile, and look upward: 
 but 'twas the dreadfulleft fight that 
 ever I faw. 
 
 F 3 So 
 
102 cbc Pilgrims fl&ogrcfe. 
 
 Chriftian So when the Battel was over, 
 gives God Chriftian faid, I will here give thanks 
 
 t^ S /° r to him that hath delivered me out of 
 ranee. tne moutn °f tne Lion ; to him that 
 
 did help me againft A-pollyon : and fo 
 
 he did, faying, 
 
 Great Beelzebub, the Captain of this 
 
 Fiend, 
 Defigrfd my ruin \ therefore to this end 
 He fent him harneji out , and he with 
 
 rage 
 That Hellijh was , did fiercely me In- 
 
 gage : 
 But blejfed Michael helped me, and I 
 By dint of Sword did quickly make him 
 
 ftye\ 
 ^Therefore to him let me give lasling 
 
 praife, 
 And thank and blefs his holy name 
 
 always. 
 
 Then there came to him an hand, 
 with fome of the leaves of the Tree 
 of Life, the which Chriftian took, and 
 applyed to the wounds that he had 
 received in the Battel, and was heal- 
 ed immediately. , He alfo fat down 
 in that place to eat Bread, and to 
 drink of the Bottle that was given 
 
 him 
 
C&e Pilgrims p^ogrefs. 103 
 
 him a little before ; fo being refrefh- 
 ed, he addrefled himfelf to his Jour- 
 ney, with his a Sword drawn in his a Chriftian 
 hand, for he faid , I know not but s oes on his 
 fome other Enemy may be at hand. ^° u ™f ts 
 But he met with no other affront Snjoord 
 from Apollyon , quite through this drawn in 
 
 Valley. his hand. 
 
 Now at the end of this Valley, was 
 another , called the Valley of the 
 Shadow of Death, and Chriftian muft 
 needs go through it, becaufe the 
 way to the Cceleftial City lay 
 through the midft of it : Now this 
 Valley is a very folitary place. The 
 Prophet b Jeremiah thus defcribes it, b Jer. 2. 6. 
 A Wildernefs, a Land of defarts, and 
 of Pits, a Land of drought \ and of the 
 fhadow of death, a Land that no Man 
 (but a Chriftian) pajfeth through, and 
 where no man dwelt. 
 
 Now here Chriftian was worfe 
 put to it then in his fight with Apll- 
 yon, as by the fequel you mail fee. 
 
 I faw then in my Dream , that 
 when Chriftian was got to the Borders c The chil- 
 of the Shadow of Death, there ^ff* 
 met him two Men , c Children of b ^ g0 
 them that brought up an evil report 
 of the good Land , making haft to 
 F4 go 
 
io4 C&e Pilgrims H^ogrefo 
 
 go back : to whom Chriftian fpake 
 as follows. 
 
 Chr. Whither are you going ? 
 
 Men. They faid,Back, back ; and 
 would have you to do fo too, if either 
 life or peace is prized by you. 
 
 Chr. Why} whats the matter? Jaid 
 Chriftian. 
 
 Men, Matter! faid they; we were 
 going that way as you are going, and 
 went as far as we durft ; and indeed 
 we were almoft paft coming back, 
 for had we gone alittle further, we 
 had not been here to bring the news to 
 thee. 
 
 Chr. But what have you met with, 
 Jaid Chriftian ? 
 
 Men. Why we were almoft in the 
 
 Pf.44. 19. Valley of the fhadow of death, but 
 
 Pf.107.10. t kat by good hap we looked before 
 
 us, and faw the danger before we 
 
 came to it. 
 
 Chr. But what have you Jeen, Jaid 
 Chriftian ? 
 
 Men. Seen ! why the valley it 
 felf, which is as dark as pitch ; we 
 alfo faw there theHobgoblins,Satyrs, 
 and Dragons of the Pit : we heard 
 alfo in that Valley a continual how- 
 ling and yelling, as of a people un- 
 der 
 
C6e pilgrims Piogrcfo 105 
 
 der unutterable mifery ; who there 
 fat bound in affliction and Irons: and 
 over that Valley hangs the difcou- , , 
 raging d Clouds of confufion, death ch IO 22 [ 
 alfo doth always fpread his wings 
 over it : in a word, it is every whit 
 dreadful,being utterly without Order. 
 
 Chr. Then /aid Chriftian, I per- 
 ceive not yet, by what you havejaid^but 
 that e this is my way to the dejiredejer. 2.6 
 Haven. 
 
 Men. Be it thy way, we will not 
 chufe it for ours ; fo they parted, and 
 Chriftian went on his way , but ftill 
 with his Sword drawn in his hand, 
 for fear left he mould be afTaulted. 
 
 I faw then in my Dream, fo far as 
 this Valley reached, there was on 9 * 1+ 
 the right hand a very deep Ditch ; 
 That Ditch is it into which the blind 
 have led the blind in all Ages, and 
 have both there miferably perifhed. 
 Again, behold on the left hand, there 
 was a very dangerous Quagg, into 
 which, if even a good Man falls, he 
 can find no botttom for his foot to 
 ftand on ; Into that Quagg King Da- 
 vid once did fall, and had no doubt 
 therein been fmothered, had not He 
 that is able, pluckt him out. 
 
 The 
 
io6 c&e Pilgrims l^ogteft. 
 
 The path-way was here alfo ex- 
 ceeding narrow, and therefore good 
 Chriftian was the more put to it; for 
 when he fought in the dark to mun 
 the ditch on the one hand, he was 
 ready to tip over into the mire on the 
 other; alfo when he fought to efcape 
 the mire, without great carefulnefs 
 he would be ready to fall into the 
 ditch. Thus he went on, and I heard 
 him here flgh bitterly : for befides the 
 dangers mentioned above, the path- 
 way was here fo dark, that oft times 
 when he lift up his foot to fet for- 
 ward, he knew not where, or upon 
 what he mould fet it next. 
 
 About the midft of this Valley, I 
 perceived the mouth of Hell to be, 
 and it flood alfo hard by the way- 
 fide : Now thought Chriftian^ what 
 mail I do ? .And ever and anon the 
 flame and fmoak would come out 
 in fuch abundance, with fparks and 
 hideousnoifes, (things that cared not 
 for Chriftians Sword, as did Apohyon 
 before^ that he was forced to put up 
 his Sword, and betake himfelf to a- 
 f , nother weapon called f All-prayer, 
 pf P s i6 1 fo he cried in my hearing, s Lord I 
 ' bejeech thee deliver my Soul, Thus he 
 
 went 
 
Cfte Pilgrims H^ogrefo 107 
 
 Poor man where art thou now, thy day is night, 
 Good man be not caft down, thou yet art right, 
 Thy way to heaven lies by the gates of hell ; 
 Chear up, hold out, with thee it mall go well. 
 
io8 Cfte pilgrims Piogttfo 
 
 went on a great while, yet ftill the 
 flames would be reaching towards 
 him : alfo he heard doleful voices,and 
 rufhings too and fro, fo that fome- 
 times he thought he mould be torn in 
 pieces, or troden down like mire in 
 the Streets. This frightful fight was 
 feen, and thefe dreadful noifes were 
 heard by him for feveral miles toge- 
 Chnftian t her . anc j comm g to a place, where 
 P* ttoa h e thought he heard a company of 
 
 ftand, but o . r 7 . 
 
 for awhile rwnds coming forward to meet him, 
 he ftopt,and began to mufe what he 
 had beft to do. Somtimes he had 
 half a thought to go back. Then 
 again he thought he might be half 
 way through the Valley ; he remem- 
 bred alfo how he had already van- 
 quifhed many a danger : and that 
 the danger of going back might be 
 much more, then for to go forward, 
 fo he refolved to go on. Yet the 
 Fiends feemed to come nearer and 
 nearer, but when they were come 
 even almoft at him, he cried out 
 with a moft vehement voice , / will 
 walk in theftrength of the Lord God ; 
 fo they gave back, and came no fur- 
 ther. 
 
 One thing I would not let flip, I 
 
 took 
 
C6e Pilgrims p?og;te{& 109 
 
 took notice that now poor Chriftian 
 was fo confounded, that he did not 
 know his own voice : and thus I per- 
 ceived it : Juft when he was come 
 over againft the mouth of the burn- 
 ing Pit, one of the wicked ones got 
 behind him, and ftept up foftly to 
 him, and whifperingly fuggefted ma- 
 ny grievous blafphemies to him, 
 which he a verily thought had pro- a Chriftian 
 ceeded from his own mind. This ™ f' 
 
 L ^ 7 ./,. • , licve that 
 
 put Chriftian more to it than any he r pake 
 thing that he met with before, even blajpbe- 
 to think that he mould now blaf- mies,<wben 
 pheme him that he loved fo much be- %t<was Sa ~ 
 fore; yet could he have helped it, he *f* i* 
 would not have done it : but he had ^eminto 
 not the difcretion neither to flop his his mind, 
 ears, nor to know from whence thofe 
 blafphemies came. 
 
 When Chriftian had travelled in 
 this difconfolate condition fome con- 
 fiderable time, he thought he heard 
 the voice of a man, as going before 
 him, faying, Though I walk through p £ *i> 4. 
 the valley of the Jhaddow of death, I will 
 fear none ill, for thou art with me. 
 
 Then was he glad, and that for 
 thefe reafons : 
 
 Firft, Becaufe he gathered from 
 
 thence 
 
no C6e Pilgrims P?ogrefs. 
 
 thence that fome who feared God 
 were in this Valley as well as himfelf. 
 Secondly, For that he perceived 
 God- was with them, though in that 
 dark and difmal ftate ; and why not, 
 
 Job 9 . 10. thought he,with me,though by reafon 
 of the impediment that attends this 
 place, I cannot perceive it. 
 
 Thirdly, For that he hoped (could 
 he over-take them) to have compa- 
 
 Amos5.8. ny by and by. So he went on, and 
 called to him that was before, but he 
 knew not what to anfwer, for that he 
 thought himfelf to be alone: And by 
 and by, the day broke; then faid Cbri- 
 Jlian> He hath turned the Jhadow of 
 
 Chriftian death into the morning. 
 
 glad at Now morning being come, helook- 
 
 break of ^ ^j^ nQt Q f fefa Q tQ return? j^ 
 
 ay% to fee, by the light of the day, what 
 
 hazards he had gone through in the 
 dark. So he faw more perfectly the 
 Ditch that was on the one hand, and 
 the Quag that was on the other ; al- 
 fo how narrow the way was which 
 lay betwixt them both ; alfo now he 
 faw the Hobgoblins, and Satyrs, and 
 Dragons of the Pit, but all afar off, 
 for after break of day,they came not 
 nigh; yet they were difcovered to 
 
 him 
 
C&e Pilgrim0 Piagrete* ii| 
 
 him, according to that which is writ- 
 ten, He difcovereth deep things out of 
 darknefs, and bringeth out to light the 
 foadow of death. 
 
 Now was Chriftian much affected 
 with his deliverance from all the 
 dangers of his folitary way, which 
 dangers, tho he feared them more 
 before, yet he faw them more clear- 
 ly now, becaufe the light of the day 
 made them confpicuous to him ; and 
 about this time the Sun was rifing, 
 and this was another mercy to Chri- 
 ftian'. for you muft note, that tho the 
 firft part of the Valley of the Shadow 
 of death was dangerous, yet this 
 fecond part which he was yet to go, 
 was, if poflible, far more dangerous: 
 for from the place where he now 
 flood, even to the end of the Valley, 
 the way was all along fet fo full of 
 Snares, Traps, Gins, and Nets here, 
 and fo full of Pits, Pitfalls, deep 
 holes and fhelvings down there, that J° b 2 9- 3. 
 had it now been dark, as it was when 
 he came the firft part of the way , 
 had he had a thoufand fouls , they 
 had in reafon been caft away ; but 
 as I faid, juft now the Sun was rifing. 
 Then faid he, His candle fhineth on my 
 
 head 
 
112 Cfje Pigrtm0 Piogxefe, 
 
 head, and by his light I go through 
 darknefs. 
 
 In this light therefore, he came to 
 the end of the Valley. Now I faw 
 in my Dream, that at the end of this 
 Valley lay blood, bones, allies, and 
 mangled bodies of men, even of Pil- 
 grims that had gone this way for- 
 merly : And while I was muring what 
 mould be the reafon, I efpied alittle 
 before me a Cave, where two Giants, 
 Pope and Pagan, dwelt in old time, 
 by whofe Power and Tyranny the 
 Men whofe bones, blood, afhes, &c. 
 lay there, were cruelly put to death. 
 But by this place Chri/tianv/ent with- 
 out much danger, whereat I fome- 
 what wondered ; but I have learnt 
 fince,that Pagan has been dead many 
 a day ; and as for the other, though 
 he be yet alive, he is by reafon of 
 age, and alfo of the many fhrewd 
 brumes that he met with in his 
 younger dayes, grown fo crazy, and 
 ftiffin 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, becaufe 
 he cannot come at them. 
 
 So I faw that Chriftian went on 
 
 his 
 
C&e pigrims Piogtef^ 113 
 
 his way , yet at the fight of the old 
 Man, that fat in the mouth of the 
 Cave , he could not tell what to 
 think, fpecially becaufe he fpake to 
 him, though he could not go after 
 him; faying, J<?# will never mend, till 
 more of you be burned : but he held 
 his peace, and fet a good face on't, 
 and fo went by, and catcht no hurt. 
 Then fang Chriftian, 
 
 O world of wonders ! ( I can fay no 
 
 m 
 
 That I Jhould be preferv'd in that di- 
 
 flrefs 
 
 That I have met with here I O bleffed 
 
 bee 
 That hand that from it hath delivered 
 
 me! 
 Dangers in Darhnefs , Devils, Hell 
 
 and Sin, 
 Did compafs me, while I this Vale was 
 
 in : 
 Tea, Snares, and Pits, and Traps, and 
 
 Nets did lie 
 My path about, that worth lefs flly I 
 Might have been catch' t, intangled,and 
 
 cajl down : 
 But fince I live, let JESUS wear the 
 
 Crown. 
 
 Now 
 
iH C6e Pilgrims IPiogtefs. 
 
 Now as Chriftian went on his way, 
 he came to a little afcent, which was 
 caft up on purpofe , % that Pilgrims 
 might fee before them : up there 
 therefore Chriftian went, and look- 
 ing forward, he faw Faithful before 
 him, upon his Journey. Then faid 
 Chriftian aloud, Ho, ho, So-ho; flay 
 and I will be your Companion. At 
 that Faithful looked behind him, to 
 whom Chriftian cried again, Stay, 
 flay, till I come up to you : but Faith- 
 ful anfwered, No, I am upon my life, 
 and the Avenger of Blood is behind 
 me. At this Chriftian was fomwhat 
 moved, and putting to all his ftrength, 
 Faithful* ^ e quickly got up with Faithful, and 
 did alfo over- run him, fo the laft was 
 ftrft. Then did Chriftian vain-glo- 
 rioufly fmile, becaufe he had gotten 
 the ftart of his Brother: but not ta- 
 king good heed to his feet, he fud- 
 fa/fmlZ den1 ^ Ambled and fell, and could 
 Faithful " not r ^ e again,untill Faithful came up 
 and be go to help him. 
 
 lovingly Then I faw in my Dream , they 
 together. we nt very lovingly on together; and 
 had fweet difcourfe of all things that 
 had happened to them in their 
 Pilgrimage ; and thus Chriftian be- 
 gan. G Chr. 
 
 Chriftian 
 overtakes 
 
C6e Pilgrims H^ogrefs, 115 
 
 Chr. My honoured and well beloved 
 Brother Faithful , / am glad that I 
 have overtaken you ; and that God has 
 fotemperedourfpirits y thatwe can walk 
 as Companions in this Jo flea/ant a 
 path. 
 
 Fai. I had thought dear friend, to 
 have had your company quite from . 
 cur Town, but you did get the ftart 
 of me ; wherefore I was forced to 
 come thus much of the way alone. 
 
 Chr. How long did you ft ay in the 
 City of Deftruction, before you Jet out 
 after me on your Pilgrimage ? 
 
 Fai. Till I could flay no longer; 
 for there was great talk prefently af- 
 ter you was gone out, that our City 
 would in fhort time with Fire from 
 Heaven be burned down to the 
 
 ground. Their talk 
 
 Chr. What! Did your Neighbours aboutthe 
 talk fo^ %untrV 
 
 Faith. Yes, 'twas for a while in ^^ 
 every bodies mouth. they came. 
 
 Chr. What>anddidno more of them 
 but you come out to efcape the danger ? 
 
 Faith. Though there was , as I 
 faid 3 a great talk thereabout, yet 
 I do not think they did firmly be- 
 lieve it. For in the heat of the dif- 
 
 courfe 
 
n6 cfte Pilgrims p^ogrefs. 
 
 courfe, I heard fome of them deri- 
 dingly fpeak of you , and of your 
 defperate Journey, (for fo they called 
 this your Pilgrimage) but I did be- 
 lieve, and do ftill, that the end of 
 our City will be with Fire and Brim- 
 ftone from above : and therefore I 
 have made mine efcape. 
 
 Chr. Didy ou hear no talk of Neigh- 
 bour Pliable ? 
 
 Faith. Yes Chriftian y I heard that 
 he followed you till he came at the 
 Slough ofDi/pond; where,as fomefaid, 
 he fell in ; but he would not be 
 known to have fo done: but I am fure 
 he was foundly bedabled with that 
 kind of dirt. 
 
 Chr. And what /aid the Neighbours 
 
 to him ? 
 
 How Ply- Faith . He hath fince his going back 
 
 « ble lited been haC * g reatl y m derifion, and that 
 
 "fZh/nbe amon g a U f° rts °f people : fome do 
 
 got home, mock and defpife him ,and fcarce will 
 
 any fet him on work. He is now (tven 
 
 times worfe then if he had never gone 
 
 out of the City. 
 
 Chr. But why jhould they be Jo Jet 
 againft him^Jince they aljo dejpije the 
 way that he Jorfook ? 
 
 G 2 Faith 
 
C&e pilgrims Piogrcfk 117 
 
 Faith, Oh, they fay, Hang him, 
 he is a Turn-Coat, he was not true to 
 his profeflion. I think God has ftired 
 up even his Enemies to hifs at him, 
 and make him a Proverb, becaufe he j er .a 9 . 18, 
 hath forfaken the way. i 9 . 
 
 Chr. Had you no talk with him be- 
 fore you came out ? 
 
 Faith. I met him once in the 
 Streets, but he leered away on the 
 other fide, as one afhamed of what 
 he had done ; fo I fpake not to him. 
 
 Chr. Well, at my fir ft Jetting out, Th * Do s 
 I had hopes of that Man ; but now j andSotw ' 
 fear he willperi/h in the overthrowof 
 the City, for it is happened to him, ac- 
 cording to the true Proverb , 'The Dog 
 is turned to his Vomit again^ and the 
 Sow that was Wajhedto her wallowing 
 in the mire. 
 
 Faith. They are my fears of him 
 too : But who can hinder that which 
 will be ? 
 
 Well Neighbour Faithful, faid 
 Chriftian, let us leave him; and talk 
 of things that more immediately 
 concern our felves. 'fell me now, what 
 you have met with in the way as you 
 came ; for I know you have met with 
 
 fome 
 
1 1 8 c&e Pilgrims p^ogrefe* 
 
 fome things, or elfe it may be writ for 
 a wonder. 
 
 Faith. I efcaped the Slough that I 
 perceive you fell into, and got up to 
 Faithfull t ^ ie Gate without that danger ; only 
 affaulted I met with one whofe name was Wan- 
 by Wan- ton, that had like to have done me a 
 ton - mifchief. 
 
 Chr. "Twas well you efcaped her 
 Net; Jofeph was hard put to it by her, 
 and he efcaped her as you did, but it 
 had like to have coft him his life. But 
 what didfhe do to you ? 
 
 Faith. You cannot think (but that 
 you know fomthing) what a flatter- 
 ing tongue me had , me lay at me 
 hard to turn afide with her, promi- 
 fing me all manner of content. 
 
 Chr. Nay, jhe did not promife you 
 the content of a good confcience. 
 
 Faith. You know what I mean, all 
 carnal and flefhly content. 
 
 Chr. 'Thank God you have efcaped 
 a Pro. 12. her. The z abhorred of the Lor dfhall fall 
 J 4 into her Ditch. 
 
 Faith. Nay, I know not whether 
 I did wholly efcape her,or no. 
 
 Chr. Why, Itro you did not confent 
 to her defires ? 
 
 Faith. No, not to defile my felf; 
 G 3 for 
 
C6e Pilgrims P?ogrefo 119 
 
 for I remembred an old writing that Pro. 5. 5. 
 I had fcen, which faith, Her Jleps J ob - 3« *• 
 take hold of Hell. So I fhut mine 
 eyes, becaufe I would not be bewitch- 
 ed with her looks: then fhe railed 
 on me, and I went my way. 
 
 Chr. Did you meet with no other af- 
 fault as yfiu came ? He is af- 
 
 Faith. When I came to the iootf aulted h 
 of the Hill called Difficulty , I met^ am '*' 
 with a very aged Man, who asked 
 me, What I was, and whither bound? 
 I told him, That I was a Pilgrim, go- 
 ing to the Cceleftial City : Then faid 
 the Old Man, Thou lookeft like an ho- 
 neft fellow ; Wilt thou be content to 
 dwell with me \ for the wages that IJhall 
 give thee? Then I asked him his name, 
 and where he dwelt ? He faid his 
 name was Adam thefirft y and do dwell 
 in the Town of Deceit. I asked him b Eph. 4. 
 then, What was his work ? and what "• 
 the wages that he would give ? He 
 told me, That his work was many de- 
 lights; and his wages , that 1 fhould be 
 his Heir at laft. I further asked him, 
 What Houfe he kept, and what o- 
 ther Servants he had? fo he told me, 
 That his Houfe was maintained with all 
 the dainties in the world, and that his 
 
 Ser- 
 
i2o c&e pilgrims ppgrefo 
 
 Servants were thofe of his own beget- 
 ting. Then I asked, If he had any 
 children ? He faid that he had but 
 three Daughters , The c lufts of the 
 c i Joh. flejh* the lufts of the eyes, and the pride 
 i. 1 6. of life, and that I mould marry them 
 all, 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 him/elf 
 
 Chr. Well^andwhat conclufion came 
 the Old Man, and you to, at laft? 
 
 Faith. Why, at fir ft, I found my 
 felf fomewhat inclinable to go with 
 the Man, for I thought he fpake very 
 fair ; But looking in his forehead as 
 I talked with him, I faw there writ- 
 ten, Put off the old Man with his 
 deeds, 
 
 Chr. And how then ? 
 
 Faith. Then it came burning hot 
 into my mind, whatever he faid, and 
 however he flattered, when he got me 
 home to his Houfe, he would fell me 
 for a Slave. So I bid him forbear to 
 talk, for I would not come near the 
 door of hisHoufe. Then he reviled me, 
 and told me that he would fend fuch 
 a one after me, that mould make my 
 way bitter to my foul : So I turned 
 G 4 to 
 
C&e pilgrims Posters, 121 
 
 to go away from him : But juft as I 
 turned my felf to go thence, I felt 
 him take hold of my flefh, and give 
 me fuch a deadly twitch back, that I 
 thought he had pull'd part of me after 
 himfelf; This made me cry d G d Rom 7. 
 wretched Man I So I went on my way 2 4- 
 up the Hill. 
 
 Now when I had got about half 
 way up, I looked behind me, and 
 faw one coming after me, fwift as 
 the wind ; fo he overtook me juft a- 
 bout the place where the Settle 
 ftands. 
 
 Chr. Juft there ) faid Chriftian, did 
 I fit down to reft me ; but being over- 
 come withfteepy I there loft this Roll 
 out of my bofom. 
 
 Faith. But good Brother hear me 
 out : So foon as the Man over-took 
 me, he was but a word and a blow : 
 for down he knockt me, and laid me 
 for dead. But when I was a little 
 come to my felf again, I asked him 
 wherefore he ferved me fo ? he faid, 
 Becaufe of my fecret inclining to A- 
 dam theftrft; and with that, he ftrook 
 me another deadly blow on the breft, 
 and beat me down backward , fo I 
 lay at his foot as dead as before. So 
 
 when 
 
122 cfte Pilgrims p^ogrefk 
 
 when I came to my felf again, I cried 
 him mercy ; but he faid, I know not 
 to fhow mercy, and with that knock* 
 me down again. He had doubtlefs 
 made a hand of me , but that one 
 came by, and bid him forbear. 
 
 Chr. Who was that, that bid him 
 forbear ? 
 
 Faith. I did not know him at firft, 
 
 but as he went by, I perceived the 
 
 holes in his hands, and his fide ; then 
 
 I concluded that he was our Lord. So 
 
 I went up the Hill. 
 
 e The Chr. that Man that overtook you, 
 
 temper of was Mofes, e he fpareth none, neither 
 
 Mofes. knoweth he howto fhew mercy tothofe 
 
 that tranfgrefs his haw. 
 
 Faith. I know it very well, it was 
 not the firft time that he has met with 
 me. 'Twas he that came to me when 
 I dwelt fecurely at home, and that 
 told me, He would burn my Houfe 
 over my head, if I (laid there. 
 
 Chr. But did not you fee the Houfe 
 that flood there on the top of that Hill, 
 on the fide of which Mofes met you? 
 
 Faith, Yes, and the Lions too, be- 
 fore I came at it; but for the Lions, 
 I think they were a fleep, for it was 
 about Noon ; and becaufe I had fo 
 
 much 
 
C6e Pilgrims p?ogref& 123 
 
 much of the day before me, I paffed 
 by the Porter, and came down the 
 Hill. 
 
 Chr. He told me indeed that he Jaw 
 you go by, but 1 wijhyou had called at 
 the Houfe\for they would have /hewed 
 you Jo many Rarities, that you would 
 fcarce have forgot them to the day of 
 your death. But fray tell me ', did you 
 meet nobody in the Valley of Humility ? 
 
 Faith, Yes, I met with one Dif- Faithful! 
 content, who would willingly have offaulted 
 perfwaded me to go back again with by Dlicon " 
 him : his reafon was, for that the 
 Valley was altogether without Ho- 
 nour ; he told me moreover, That 
 there to go, was the way to difobey 
 all my Friends, as Pride, Arogancy, 
 Self-Conceit , worldly Glory , with 
 others,who he knew,as he faid, would 
 be very much offended , if I made 
 fuch a Fool of my felf, as to wade 
 through this Valley. 
 
 Chr. Well, and how didyouanfwer 
 
 him? Faithfuls 
 
 Faith. I told him, That although an J™ er i0 
 all thefe that he named might claim D,fcon " 
 
 o tent. 
 
 kindred of me, and that rightly, ffor 
 indeed they were my Relations, ac- 
 cording to thefiejh) yet fince I became 
 
J 24 Cfee Pilgrims P?ogre&. 
 
 a Pilgrim, they have difowned me, 
 as I alfo have rejected them ; and 
 therefore they were to me now, no 
 more then if they had never been of 
 my Linage; I told him moreover, 
 That as to this Valley, he had quite 
 mifs-reprefented the thing: for be- 
 fore Honour is Humility ', and a haughty 
 fpirit before a fall. Therefore faid I, 
 I had rather go through this Valley to 
 the Honour that was fo accounted by 
 the wifeft, then chufe that which he 
 efteemed moft worth our affections. 
 Chr. Met you with nothing elfe in 
 that Valley ? 
 He is Faith. Yes, I met with Shame ; 
 faulted g ut f a n t j ie M en t hzt I met with 
 
 ^ in my Pilgrimage , he I think bears 
 
 Shame. . J & ° i i 11 
 
 the wrong name : the other would 
 be faid nay , after after a little ar- 
 gumentation, C and fome what elfe) 
 but this bold faced Shame, would ne- 
 ver have done. 
 
 Chr. Why , what did he Jay to you? 
 
 Faith. What ! why he objected 
 again ft Religion it felf; he faid it was 
 a pitiful low fneaking bufinefs for a 
 Man to mind Religion; he faid that a 
 tender confcience was an un-manly 
 thing , and that for a Man to watch 
 
 over 
 
€f)e pilgrims P?ogreC& 125 
 
 over his words and Ways, fo as to 
 tye up himfelf from that hectoring 
 liberty, that the brave fpirits of the 
 times accuftom themfelves unto, 
 would make me the Ridicule of the t cor. i 
 times. He objected alfo, that but few 26. ch. 3. 
 of the Mighty, Rich, or Wife, were l8 - 
 ever of my opinion; nor any of them, 
 before they were perfwaded to be phjI g 
 Fools, and to be of a voluntary fond- 
 nefs, to venture the lofs of all, for 
 no body elfe knows what. He more- 
 over objected the bafe and low 
 eftate and condition of thofe that 
 were chiefly the Pilgrims of the 
 times ; in which they lived, alfo their 
 ignorance, and want of underfland- 
 ing in all natural Science. Yea, he 
 did hold me to it at that rate alfo, a- 
 bout a great many more things then 
 here I relate ; as, that it was zjhame 
 to fit whining and mourning under~a 
 Sermon , and a Jhame to come figh- 
 ing and groaning home . That it was 
 a fhame to ask my Neighbour for- 
 givenefs for petty faults, or to make 
 reftitution where I had taken from 
 any : he faid alfo that Religion made 
 a man grow ftrange to the great, be- 
 caufe of a few vices (which he call- 
 ed 
 
i26 €&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 ed by finer names) and made him 
 own and refpect the bafe, becaufe 
 of the fame Religious fraternity. And 
 is not this , faid he, a Jhame ? 
 
 Chr. And what did you Jay to him? 
 
 Faith. Say ! I could not tell what 
 to fay at the firft. Yea, he put me 
 fo to it, that my blood came up in 
 my face, even this Shame fetch't it 
 up, and had almoft beat me quite 
 off. But at laft I began to confider, 
 'That that which is highly efteemed a- 
 mong 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 mall not be doomed to death or 
 life, according to the hectoring fpi- 
 rits of the world ; but according to 
 the Wifdom and Law of the Higher}:. 
 Therefore thought I, what God fays, 
 is beft, is beft , though all the Men 
 in the world are againft it. Seeing 
 then, that God prefers his Religion, 
 feeing God prefers a tender Con- 
 fcience, feeing they that make them- 
 felves Fools for the Kingdom of 
 Heaven, are wifeft ; and that the 
 
 poor 
 
Cfie Pilgrims P?offtcfe. 127 
 
 poor that loveth Chrift, is richer then 
 the greater!: Man in the world that 
 hates him ; Shame depart, thou art 
 an Enemy to my Salvation : fhall I 
 entertain thee againft my Soveraign 
 Lord ? How then mail I look him in 
 the face at his coming ? Should I Mar - 8 -38. 
 now be ajhamed of his ways and Ser- 
 vants, how can I expecl: the blef- 
 fing ? But indeed this Shame was a 
 bold Villain; I could fcarce make him 
 out of my company ; yea, he would 
 be haunting of me, and continually 
 whifpering me in the ear, with fome 
 one or other of the infirmities that 
 attend Religion : but at laft I told 
 him/Twasbut in vain to attempt fur- 
 ther in this bufinefs; for thofe things 
 that he difdained, in thofe did I fee 
 moft glory : And fo at laft I got paft 
 this importunate one. 
 
 The tryah that thofe men do meet withal 
 That are obedient to the Heavenly call, 
 Are manifold, and fuited to the Jlejh, 
 And come, and come, and come again 
 
 afrefl); 
 That now, or fomtime elfe, we by them 
 
 may 
 Be taken, overcome, and cajl away, 
 
 O 
 
128 cfje Pilgrims Pjogrefo 
 
 O let the Pilgrims , let the Pilgrims 
 
 then , 
 Be vigilant, and quit themf elves like 
 
 men. 
 
 Chr. / am glad, my Brother , that 
 thou didft withftand this Villain Jo 
 bravely, for of all, as thou Jay ft, I think 
 he has the wrong name :for he is Jo bold 
 as to follow us in the Streets, and to at- 
 tempt to put us to fhame before all men; 
 that is, to make us ajhamed of that 
 which is good: but if he was not himfelf 
 audacious, he would never attempt to do 
 as he does, but let us fill refift him: for 
 notwithftanding all his Bravadoes, he 
 promoteth the Fool, and none elje. The 
 Wife fhall Inherit Glory, Jaid Solo- 
 Prov.3.35. mon, but fhame mall be the promo- 
 tion of Fools. 
 
 Faith. I think wemuft cry to him for 
 help againft fhame, that would have us 
 be valiant for the 'Truth upon the Earth. 
 
 Chr. Toujay true. But did you meet 
 no body elje in that Valley ? 
 
 Faith. No,notI,forIhadSun-fhine 
 all the reft of the way, through that, 
 and alfo through the Valley of the 
 fhadow of death. 
 
 Chr. 
 
€&e Pilgrims Piogtefs. 129 
 
 Chr. "Twas well for you, lam Jure 
 it fared far otherwise with me. I had 
 for a long feafon , as foon almoft. 
 as I entred into that Valley, a dread- 
 ful Combat with that foul Fiend 
 Apoliyon : Yea, I thought verily he 
 would have killed me ; efpecially 
 when he got me down, and crufht 
 me under him, as if he would have 
 crufht me to pieces. For as he threw 
 me, my Sword flew out of my hand; 
 nay he told me, He was Jure of me : 
 but / cried to God, and he heard me, 
 and delivered me out of all my troubles. 
 Then I entred into the Valley of the 
 fhadow of death, and had no light 
 for almoft half the way through it. 
 I thought I mould a been killed there, 
 over, and over ; But at laft , day 
 brake, and the Sun rife, and I went 
 through that which was behind with 
 far more eafe and. quiet 
 
 Moreover, I faw in my Dream, 
 that as they went on, Faithful, as he 
 chanced to look on one fide, faw a 
 Man whofe name is talkative, walk- 
 ing at a diftance befides them, (for 
 in this place, there was room enough 
 for them all to walk) He was a tall Talkative 
 Man, andfomthing more comely at a defcribed. 
 
 diftance 
 
i3° C6e IPtlgu'ms p?og*efo 
 
 diftance then at hand. To this Man 
 Faithful addreffed himfelf in this 
 manner. 
 
 Faith. Friend \ Whither away? Are 
 you going to the Heavenly Countrey ? 
 
 'Talk. I am going to that fame 
 place. 
 
 Faith. That is well; Then I hope we 
 may have your good Company. 
 
 Talk. With a very good will, will 
 
 I be your Companion. 
 
 Faithful Faith. Come on then, and let us go 
 
 andT^kz- together, and let usfpend our time in 
 
 ^ifcoZT difcourfing of things that are profitable. 
 
 Talk. To talk of things that are 
 
 good, to me is very acceptable, with 
 
 you, or with any other ; and I am 
 
 glad that I have met with thofe that 
 
 incline to fo good a work. For to 
 
 fpeak the truth, there are but few 
 
 that care thus to fpend their time i 
 
 (as they are in their travels) but 
 
 chufe much rather to be fpeaking of 
 
 Talkaives things to no profit, and this hath 
 
 dijiike o/been a trouble to me. 
 
 ^oirft Faith - &>** is indeed a thing to be 
 lamented; for what things fo worthy of 
 the ufe of the tongue and mouth of 
 men on Earth, as are the things of the 
 God of Heaven ? 
 
 H Talk. 
 
C&e Pilgrims Piogrefo 131 
 
 Talk. I like you wonderful well, 
 for your faying is full of conviction ; 
 and I will add, What thing fo plea- 
 fant, and what fo profitable, as to 
 talk of the things of God ? 
 
 What things fo pleafant ? (that is, 
 if a man hath any delight in things 
 that are wonderful) for inftance : If 
 a man doth delight to talk of the 
 Hiftory or the Myftery of things , 
 or if a man doth love to talk of Mi- 
 racles, Wonders or Signs, where 
 fhall he find things Recorded fo de- 
 lightful, and fo fweetly penned, as 
 in the holy Scripture ? 
 
 Faith. That's true: but to be profi- 
 ted by Juch things in our talk,Jhouldbe 
 that which we defign. 
 
 Talk. That it is that I faid: for to 
 talk of fuch things is moft profitable, 
 for by fo doing, a Man may get know- 
 ledge of many things, as of the va- 
 nity of earthly things, and the be- 
 fit of things above: (thus in general) 
 but more particularly, By this a man 
 may learn the neceflity of the New- 
 birth, the infufficiency of our works, 
 the need of Chrifts righteoufnefs, &V. Talka- 
 Befides, by this a man may learn by tfres/**- 
 talk, what it is to repent, to believe, difcourfe. 
 
 to 
 
13 2 C6e Pilgrims p?ogref& 
 
 to pray, to fuffer, or the like : by this 
 alfo a Man may learn what are the 
 great promifes & confolations of the 
 Gofpeljto his own comfort. Further, 
 by this a Man may learn to refute 
 falfe opinions, to vindicate the truth, 
 and alfo to inftrucl the ignorant. 
 
 Faith. All this is true, and glad am 
 I to hear thefe things from you. 
 
 'Talk. Alas ! the want of this is 
 the caufe that fo few underftand the 
 need of faith, and the neceflity of a 
 work of Grace in their Soul, in or- 
 der to eternal life : but ignorantly 
 Jive in the works of the Law , by 
 which a man can by no means obtain 
 the Kingdom of Heaven. 
 
 Faith. But by your leave, Heaven- 
 ly knowledge of thefe , is the gift of God; 
 no manattainethto them by humane in- 
 duftry, or only by the talk of them. 
 
 Talk. All this 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 
 
 O brave gi v& you*an hundred Scriptures for 
 
 Talkative, the confirmation of this. 
 
 Faith. Well then , /aid Faithful, 
 what is that one thing, that wefhall at 
 this time found our difcourfe upon ? 
 H 2 Talk. 
 
Cfje Pilgrims P?ogtefe, 133 
 
 Talk. What you will : I will talk of o brave 
 things Heavenly, or things Earthly ; Talkative, 
 things Moral, or things Evangelical ; 
 things Sacred, or things Prophanes ; 
 things pail, or things to come ; things 
 forraign, or things at home ; things 
 more Eflential , or things Circum- 
 ftantial : provided that all be done to 
 our profit. 
 
 Faith. Now did Faithful begin to 
 wonder; and ft ef ping to Chriftian, (/<?r 
 he walked all this while by him/elf,) he Faithful 
 /aid to him, {but/oftly) What a brave beguiled by 
 Companion have we got ! Surely this Talkatlve - 
 man will make a very excellent Pil- 
 grim. 
 
 Chr: At this Chriftian modeftly chriftian 
 fmiled,and faid, This man with whom makes a 
 you are fo taken, will beguile with difcomery 
 this tongue of his, twenty of them / Talka - 
 that know him not. ^Faith- 
 
 Faith: Do you know him then? Mwbobe 
 Chr. Know him ! Yes,better then was. 
 he knows himfelf. 
 
 Faith. Fray what is he? 
 Chr. His name is Talkative, he 
 dwelleth in our Town ; I wonder that 
 you mould be a ftranger to him, 
 only I confider that our Town is 
 large. 
 
 Faith. 
 
i34 €&c pilgrims P?ogre& 
 
 Faith. IVhofeSonishe? And where- 
 about doth he dwell ? 
 
 Chr. He is the Son of one Say well, 
 he dwelt in Prating-row ; and he is 
 known of all that are acquainted 
 with him, by the name of Talkative 
 in Prating-row: and notwithstand- 
 ing his fine tongue, he is but a forry 
 fellow. 
 
 Faith. Well, hefeems to be a very 
 'pretty man. 
 
 Chr. That is, to them that have 
 not through acquaintance with him, 
 for he is beft abroad, near home Jie is 
 ugly enough : your faying, That he 
 is a pretty man , brings to my mind 
 what I have obferved in the work of 
 the Painter, whofe Pictures mews 
 beft at a diftance; but very near, 
 more unpleafing. 
 
 Faith. But I am ready to think you 
 do but jeft, becaufe you fmiled. 
 
 Chr. God-forbid that I mouldy/, 
 (though I fmiled) in this matter, or 
 that I mould accufe any falfely ; I 
 will give you a further difcovery of 
 him : This man is for any company, 
 and for any talk ; as he talketh now 
 with you, fo will he talk when he is 
 -on the Ale-bench: and the more 
 H 3 drink 
 
Cfte Pilgrims p?ogtef& 135 
 
 drink he hath in his crown, the 
 more of thefe things he hath in his 
 mouth: Religion hath no place in his 
 heart, or houfe, or converfation ; all 
 he hath, lieth in his tongue, and his 
 Religion is to make a noife there- 
 with. 
 
 Faith. Say you fo! Then I am- in this 
 man greatly deceived. 
 
 Chr. Deceived ! you may be fure Mat 2 3* 
 of it. Remember the Proverb, They * or * 4 ' 
 fay and do not : but the Kingdom of 
 God is not in word, but in power. He Talkative 
 talketh of Prayer , of Repentance, talks, but 
 of Faith, and.of the New birth : but^«o/. 
 he knows but only to talk of them. 
 I have been in his Family, and have 
 obferved him both at home and a- 
 broad ; and I know what I fay of him 
 is the truth. His houfe is as empty . Hu houf * 
 or Religion, as the white of an hgg fo/,™. 
 is of favour. There is there, neither 
 Prayer, nor iign of Repentance for 
 fin : Yea, the bruit in his kind ferves 
 God far better then he. He is the 
 very ftain, reproach, and fhflme of 
 Religion to all that know him ; it can He u a 
 hardly have a good word in all that-^?^ 
 end of the Town where he dwells, Rom 2> * 
 through him. Thus fay the common 24) 25 . 
 
 People 
 
13 6 Cbe pilgrims P?ogret& 
 
 The pro- People that know him, A Saint a- 
 wrb that broad, and a Devil at home \ His poor 
 
 goes of him pamily finds ^ fo? he is fuch a ^^ 
 
 fuch a railer at, and fo unreafonable 
 with his Servants , that they neither 
 know how to do for, or fpeak to him. 
 
 Men Jhun ^ en tnat ^ aVe an Y dealings w i tn 
 
 to deal him, fay 'tis better to deal with a 
 with him. Turk th> T n with him, for fairer deal- 
 ing they mall have at their hands. 
 This Talkative, if it be poflible, will 
 go beyond them, defraud, beguile, 
 and over-reach them. Befides, he 
 brings up his Sons to follow his fteps; 
 and if he findeth in any of them a 
 foolijh iimoroufnes (for fo he calls 
 the firft appearance of a tender con- 
 fcience) he calls them fools and block- 
 heads ; and by no means will imploy 
 them in much, or fpeak to their 
 commendations before others. For 
 my part I am of opinion, that he has 
 by his wicked life caufed many to 
 fbmble and fall; and will be, if 
 God prevent not, the ruine of many 
 more. • 
 
 Faith. Well , my Brother , / am 
 
 bound to believe you ; not only becaufe 
 
 you fay you know him, but alfo becaufe 
 
 like a Chriftian you make your reports 
 
 H 4 
 
€f>e Pilgrims Piogrefe. 1 37 
 
 of men. For I cannot think that you 
 /peak thefe things of ill will, bufbecaufe 
 it is even Jo as you fay, 
 
 Chr. Had I known him no more 
 than you , I might perhaps have 
 thought of him as at the firft you 
 did : Yea, had he received this re- 
 port at their hands only that are 
 enemies to Religion, I mould have • 
 thought it had beenaflander : (A Lot 
 that often falls from bad mens 
 mouths upon good mens Names and 
 Profeffions:) But all thefe things,yea 
 and a great many more as bad , of 
 my own knowledge I can prove him 
 guilty of. Beiides , good men are 
 afhamed of him , they can neither 
 call him Brother nor Friend ; the 
 very naming of him among them, 
 makes them blufh,if they know him. 
 
 Fa. Well, I fee that Saying and Do- 
 ing are two things, and 'hereafter Ifhall 
 better obferve this diftinclion. 
 
 Chr. They are two things indeed, 
 and are as diverfe as are the Soul ^ , . Re _ 
 and the Body: For as the Body with- n g i Qn% 
 out the Soul, is but a dead Carkafs ; 
 fo, Saying, if it be alone, is but a dead 
 Carkafs alfo. The Soul of Religi- 
 on is the practick part : Pure Reli- 
 gion 
 
*3 8 Cfje Pilgrims Piogrefg. 
 
 James i. gion and undefiled, before God and the 
 X7.fee w. Father, is this, To vifit the Fatherlejs 
 22 > z i> 2 4> an( i Widows in their affliction, and to 
 keep himfelf unfpoted 'from the World. 
 This Talkative is not aware of, he 
 thinks that hearing and faying will 
 make a good Chriftian , and thus he 
 deceiveth his own foul. Hearing is 
 but as the fowing of the Seed; talk- 
 ing is not fufficient to prove that 
 fruit is indeed in the heart and life ; 
 and let us aflure our felves , that at 
 the day of Doom, men mail be judg- 
 ed according to their fruits. It will 
 i^an/ch. not b e faidthen,D/^0# believe? but, 
 z S . were you Doers, or Talkers only? and 
 
 accordingly mall they be j udged. The 
 end of the World is compared to our 
 Harveft, and you know men at 
 Harveft regard nothing but Fruit. 
 Not that any thing can be accepted 
 thatis not of Faith : But I fpeak this, 
 to mew you how infignificant the 
 profeflion of Talkative will be at that 
 day. 
 Levit. ii. p a This brings to my mind that of 
 Deut. 14. Mofes, by which he dejcribeth the beaft 
 that is clean. He isjuch an one that 
 parteth the Hoof, and cheweth the Cud: 
 Not that parteth the Hoof only , or that 
 
 cheweth 
 
Cfje Pilgrims P^ogxefo 139 
 
 cheweth the Cud only . The Hare chew - 
 etb the Cud , but yet is unclean, be- Fa | thf " 1 
 caufe he parte th not the Hoof. Ana J f the had _ 
 this truly rejembleth Talkative ; he . ne fsofTi\- 
 cheweth the Cud, hejeeketh knowledge, kative. 
 he cheweth upon the Word, but he di- 
 vide th not the Hoof , he parteth not 
 with the way of /inner s ; but as the Hare, 
 retaineth the foot of a Dog, or Bear y 
 and therefore he is unclean. 
 
 Chr. You have fpoken, for ought 
 I know, the true Gofpel fenfe of thofe 
 Texts, and I will add an other thing. 
 Paul calleth fome men, yea and I# Cor. 13. 
 thofe great Talkers too , founding 1, a r %.ck. 
 Brafs, and Tinckling Cymbals ; that J 4- 7- 
 is, as he Expounds them in another . , k *" 
 place, things with >out life, giving found. t0 th > 
 Things without life, that is, without that found 
 the true Faith and Grace of the Go- without 
 fpel ; and confequently, things that li f e - 
 mall never be placed in the Kingdom 
 of Heaven among thofe that are the 
 Children of life : Though thcir/ound 
 by their talk , be as if it were the 
 Tongue or voice of an Angel. 
 
 Fait. Well, I was not Jo fond of his 
 company at fir ft, but Iamfick of it 
 now. What jhall we do to be rid of 
 him ? 
 
 Chr. 
 
i4° Cfie Pilgrims il^ogxefeu 
 
 Chr. Take my advice, and do as I 
 bid you, and you mall find that he 
 will Toon be fick of your Company 
 too , except God mail touch his heart 
 and turn it. 
 
 Fait. Whatwouldyouhavemeto do* 
 
 Chr. Why, go to him , and enter 
 into fome ferious difcourfe about the 
 power of Religion : And ask him plain- 
 ly (when he has approved of it , for 
 that he willj whether this thing be 
 fet up in his Heart , Houfe or Con- 
 verfation. 
 
 Fait* Then Faithful ftept forward 
 again, and faid to Talkative : Come, 
 what chear ? how is it now ? 
 
 Talk. Thank you, Well. Ithought 
 we mould have had a great deal of 
 Talk by this time. 
 
 Fait. Welly if you willywe will fall 
 
 to it now; and fince you left it with me 
 
 to ftate the queftion, let be this : How 
 
 doth the faving grace of God dif cover it 
 
 jelfy when it is in the heart of man? 
 
 Talk. I perceive then that our 
 
 talk mud be about the power of things; 
 
 Talka- Well,'tis a very good queftion , and 
 
 Mwer'of 1 fha11 be Willin g t0 an{ * wer y° u - And 
 
 awtrkif ta ^ e m y an ^ wer m brief thus. Firft, 
 grace Where the Grace of God is in the heart, 
 
 it 
 
C6e Pilgrims l^ogtefo h 1 
 
 it caufeth there a great out -cry againfi 
 fin. Secondly 
 
 Fait. Nay hold, let us confider of one 
 at once : I think you jhould rather fay , 
 It jhows it Jelf by inclining the Soul to 
 abhor its fin. 
 
 'Talk. Why , what difference is 
 there between crying out againft, and 
 abhoring of fin ? 
 
 Fait. Oh ! a great deal; a man may 
 cry out againfi fin, of policy; but he can- ag^ftti, 
 not abhor it, but by vertue of a Godly m fign cf ' 
 antipathy againfiit: I have heard many Grace, 
 cry out againfi fin in the Pulpit , who 
 yet can abide it well enough in the heart, 
 and houfe, and converfation. Jofephs 
 Mifiris cried out with aloud voice, 
 .as if fhe had been very holy ; but /he 
 would willingly, notwithfianding that, 
 have committed unchannefs with him. 
 Some cry out againfi Jin , even as the 
 Mother cries out againfi her Child 
 in her lap, whenfije calleth it Slut and 
 naughty Girl , and then falls to hug- 
 ging and kifiing it. 
 
 'Talk. You lie at the catch, I per- 
 ceive. 
 
 Fait. No, not 1,1 am only for feting 
 things right. But what is thefecond 
 thing whereby you would prove a dif- 
 
 covery 
 
H2 C6e Pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 covery of a work of grace in the heart? 
 'Talk. Great knowledge of Gofpel 
 Great Myfteries. ^ 
 
 knowledge Fait. Thisfignefhouldhavebeenfirft, 
 nofignof but firft or laft, it is alfo falje ; for, 
 grace Knowledge, great knowledge \may be ob- 
 1 3 * tained in the myfteries of the Gofpel, and 
 yet no work of grace in the Soul. Tea, 
 if a man have all knowledge ,he may yet 
 be nothing , and fo consequently be no 
 child of God. When Chr 'iftj aid ,Do you 
 know all thefe things? AndtheDifciples 
 hadanfwered, Tes : He addeth, BlefTed 
 are ye if ye do them. He doth not lay 
 thebleffingin the knowing of them, but in 
 the doing of them . For there is a know- 
 ledge that is not attained with doing : He 
 that knoweth his Matters will, and 
 doth it not. Aman may know like an 
 Angel,andyetbeno Chriftian\ therefore 
 yourfignisnot true. Indeed to know, is a 
 thing thatpleafeth TalkersandBoafters; 
 but to do, is that which pleafeth God. Not 
 that the heart can be good without 
 knowledge y for without that the heart 
 „ , , is naught: There is therefore knowledge* 
 
 Knoiv/edge o ■* 
 
 and know- acknowledge. Knowledge that refteth 
 
 ledge. in the bare /peculation of things , and 
 
 knowledge that is accompanied with the 
 
 grace of faith and love, which puts a 
 
 man 
 
€&e Pilgrims p^ogrefo 143 
 
 man upon doing even the will of God 
 
 from the heart : the fir ft of thefe will 
 
 ferve the Talker, but without the other 
 
 the true Chriftian is not content. Give 
 
 me underftanding,and I mall keep thy 
 
 Law, yea I mail obferve it with my J™ e f no ™ 
 
 whole heart, Pfal. 1 1 9. 34. ■ e J e ded **' 
 
 Talk. You lie at the catch again, W >A en- 
 this is not for edification. dewvours. 
 
 Fait. Well , if you pleafe propound 
 another fign how this wor k of grace dif 
 cover eth it felf where it is. 
 
 Talk. Not I, for I fee we mall not 
 agree. 
 
 Fait. Welly if you will not , will you 
 give me leave to do it ? 
 
 Talk. You may ufe your Liberty. 
 
 Fait. A work of grace in the foul dif- 
 covereth it felf, either to him that hath One good 
 it, or toftanders by. fignof grace 
 
 To him that hath it, thus. It gives { oh * l6 * 2 ' 
 him convitlion of fin, especially of the j oh l6 
 defilement of his nature, and the fin of Mar.i 6.1 6 
 unbelief , {for the fake of which he is Pf. 38. 18. 
 fure to be damned, if he findeth not J ^-i 1 - 1 9* 
 mercy at Gods hand by faith in Jefus a ' a ' J f 
 Chrift.) This fight and fenfe of things Mat< 5* 
 worketh inhimforrow andfhameforfin ; Rev. ai. 6. 
 he findeth moreover revealed in him 
 the Saviour of t^ World, and the ab~ 
 
 Jolute 
 
H4 Cfie pilgrims J&ogrefc 
 
 Jolute neceffity of clofing with him for 
 life, at the which he findeth hungrings 
 and thirfiings after him, to which hun- 
 grings, he. the promife is made. Now 
 according to the ftrength or weaknefs 
 of his Faith in his Saviour, Jo is his 
 joy and peace, Jo is his love to holi- 
 nejs, Jo are his dejires to know him 
 more , and aljo to Jerve him in this 
 World. But though I Jay it dij- 
 covereth itjelfthus unto him; yet it is 
 but Jeldom that he is able to conclude 
 that this is a work of Grace, becauje 
 his corruptions now , and his abufed rea- 
 Jon, makes his mind to mij-judge in this 
 matter; therefore in him that hath this 
 work, there is required a very found 
 Judgement , before he can withfteddinefs 
 conclude that this is a work of Grace. 
 Ro.io. 10. <j* others it is thus difcovered. 
 Phi. i. 27. 1, By an experimental confeffion of 
 r Q a ' s \ 9 ' his Faith in Chrift . 2. By a lifeanfwer- 
 Pf. 50. 23. able to that confeffion, to wit, a life of 
 Job. 42. holinejs; hear t -holinejs, family -holi- 
 •*» 6 - nefs, (if he hath a Family) and by Con- 
 2 9- ve rJation-holineJs in the world: which 
 in the general teacheth him, inwardly 
 to abhor his Sin, and himjelf for that 
 in Jeer et, tojupprejs it in his Family, 
 and to promote holinejs in the World; 
 
 not 
 
€&e pilgrims P?ogrefs. 145 
 
 not by talk only, as an Hypocrite- or 
 Talkative P "erj on may do: butbyapra- 
 ElicalSubjetlionin Faith, and Love ', to 
 the power of the word: And now Sir, 
 as to this brief description of the work 
 of Grace , and alfo the difcovery of it, 
 if you have ought to objetl, objetl : if 
 not, then give me leave to propound to 
 you afecond queftion. 
 
 Talk. Nay, my part is not now to Another 
 objecl:, but to hear, let me therefore & ood fe n 
 have your fecond queftion. °^ Grac£t 
 
 Faith. It is this, Do you experience 
 the fir ft part of this defer iption of it? 
 and doth your life andconverjationtefti- 
 fie the fame? or ft andeth your Religion 
 in Word or in Tongue , and not in 
 Deed and 'Truth.? pray, if you incline to 
 anfwer me in this, fay no more then you 
 know the God above will/ay Amen to; 
 and alfo, nothing but what your Con- 
 ference can jufiifie you in. For, not he 
 that commendeth himfelf is appro- 
 ved, but whom the Lord commen- 
 deth. Befides, to fay I am thus, and 
 thus, when my Converfation, and all 
 my Neighbours tell me, I lye, is great ^ ^^ 
 wickednefs. Zitb '"' 
 
 Talk. Then Talkative at firft be- Faithfuls 
 gan to blufh, but recovering himfelf, quejiion. 
 
 Thus 
 
H 6 Cfte Pilgrims p?ogttf& 
 
 Thus he replyed, You come now to 
 Experience, to Confcience, and God: 
 and to appeals to him for j unification 
 of what is fpoken: This kind of dif- 
 courfe I did not expect, nor am I dif- 
 pofed to give an anfwer to fuch 
 queftions , becaufe I count not my 
 felf bound thereto, unlefs you take 
 upon you to be a Catechizer; and, 
 though you mould fo do, yet I may 
 refufe to make you my Judge: But I 
 pray will you tell me, why you ask 
 me fuch queftions ? 
 
 Faith. Becaufe If aw you forward to 
 f r p.°!* s talk, and becaufe I knew not that you 
 ful put to h a d ou %)°t df e but notion, Befides to 
 him that tell you all the Truth, I have heard of 
 queftion. you, that you are a Man whofe Reli- 
 Faithfuls gi m n e5 i n ta ifc^ and that your Conver- 
 pMw ea -j a f lon gi ves this your Mouth-prof eftion, 
 Talkative, the lye. They fay Jou are a fpot a- , 
 mong Chriflians , and that Religion 
 fareth the worfe for your ungodly con- 
 verfation, thatfome already have fum- 
 bled at your wicked ways , and that 
 more are in danger of being deftroyed 
 thereby ; your Religion, and an Ale- 
 Houfe, and Covetoufnefs, and unclean- 
 nefs, and f wearing, and lying, and vain 
 Company -keeping , &c. will ft and to- 
 I gether. 
 
€&e Pilgrims l&ogrefe/ 147 
 
 gether. The proverb is true of you, 
 which isfaidofa Whore \ to wit That 
 jhe is a Jhame to all Women ; Jo you 
 are ajhame to all Profejfors, 
 
 Talk, Since you are ready to take 
 up reports , and to judge fo rafhly I^^ ve 
 as you do ; I cannot but conclude way from 
 you are fome peevifh, or melancholly Faithful. 
 Man , not fit to be difcourfed with, 
 and fo adieu. 
 
 Chr. Then came up Chriftian, and 
 faid to his Brother, I told you how it 
 would happen, your words and his 
 lufts could not agree ; he had ra- 
 ther leave your company , then re- 
 form his life: but he is gone as I faid, 
 let him go ; the lofs is no mans but 
 his own, he has faved us the trouble ^* 
 of going from him ; for he continu- 
 ing, as I fuppofe he will do, as he is , 
 he would have been but a blot in our 
 Company : befides, the Apoftle fays, 
 From fuch withdraw thyfelf 
 
 Faith. But I am glad we had this 
 little difcourje with him, it may hap- 
 pen that he will think of it again ; how- 
 ever, I have dealt plainly with him, 
 and Jo am clear of his blood, if he 
 peri/heth. 
 
 Chr. You did well to talk fo plain- 
 
 dance. 
 
148 ' Cfje Pilgrims H&ogre®. 
 
 ly to him as you did, there is but 
 little of this faithful dealing with 
 men now a days ; and that makes 
 Religion fo ftink in the noftrills of 
 many, as it doth: for they are thefe 
 Talkative Fools , whofe Religion is 
 only in word, and are debauched and 
 vain in their Converfation, that (be- 
 ing fo much admitted into the Fel- 
 lowfhip of the Godly) do ftumble 
 the World, blemifh Chriftianity, and 
 grieve the Sincere. I wifh that all 
 Men would deal with fuch, as you 
 have done, then mould they either be 
 made more conformable to Religion, 
 or the company of Saints would be 
 too hot for them. 
 How Talkative at firjl lifts up his 
 
 Plumes ! 
 How bravely doth he /peak! how he pre- 
 
 fumes 
 To drive down all before him ! but fo 
 
 foon 
 As Faithful talks of Heart work, like 
 
 the Moon 
 That's pafl the full, into the wain he 
 
 goes-, 
 And fo will all, but he that Heart work 
 
 knows. 
 
 I 2 Thus 
 
€&e pilgrims l^ogtefe. 149 
 
 Thus they went on talking of what 
 they had feen by the way; and fo 
 made that way eafie, which would 
 otherwife, no doubt, have been tedi- 
 ous to them : for now they went 
 through a Wildernefs. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream, that 
 when they were got out of the Wil- 
 dernefs , they prefently faw a Town 
 before them, and the name of that 
 Town is Vanity ; and at the Town 
 there is a Fair kept, called Vanity- 
 Fair: It is kept all the Year long, it 
 beareth the name of Vanity -Fair > be- 
 caufe the Town where tis kept, is 
 lighter then Vanity; and alfo, becaufe if a . 40 . i 7 
 all that is there fold, or that cometh Eccl. r. 
 thither, is Vanity. As is the faying cha P- 2 JI 
 of the wife, All that cometh is vanity. 17 ' 
 
 This Fair is no new erected bufi- 
 nefs, but a thing of Ancient {land- 
 ing ; I will fhew you the original of it. 
 
 Almoft five thoufand years a- 
 gone, there were Pilgrims walking 
 
 The Anti- 
 quity of 
 
 to the Cceleftial City, as thefe two this Fair% 
 honeft perfons are ; and Beelzebub^ 
 Apollyon , and Legion , with their 
 Companions, perceiving by the path 
 that the Pilgrims made , that their 
 way to the City lay through this 
 
 'Town 
 
l 5° C&e Pilgrims Piofftefo 
 
 'Town of Vanity ) they contrived here 
 to fet up a Fair ; a Fair wherein 
 mould be fold of all forts of Vanity, 
 and that it fhould laft all the year 
 long. Therefore at this Fair are 
 Xtif^ ali fuch Merchandize fold, As Houfes, 
 this Fair. Lands , Trades , Places , Honours, 
 Preferments,Titles,Countreys,King- 
 doms, Lufts, Pleafures and Delights of 
 all forts, as Whores, Bauds, Wives, 
 Husbands, Children, Matters, Ser- 
 vants, Lives, Blood, Bodies, Souls, 
 Silver, Gold, Pearls, precious Stones, 
 and what not. 
 
 And moreover,at thisFair there is at 
 all times to be {^en Juglings, Cheats, 
 Games, Plays, Fools, Apes, Knaves, 
 and Rogues, and that of all forts. 
 
 Here are to be feen, and that for 
 nothing , Thefts , Murders , Adul- 
 tries, Falfe-fwearers , and that of a 
 blood-red colour. 
 
 And as in others fairs of lefs mo- 
 ment,there are the feveral Rows and 
 Streets, under their proper names, 
 where fuch and fuch Wares are 
 vended : So here likewife, you have 
 the proper Places, Rows, Streets, 
 (viz. Countreys and Kingdoms,) 
 where the Wares of this Fair are 
 I 3 fooneft 
 
C&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 15 1 
 
 fooneft to be found: Here is the Brit- "The streets 
 tain Row, the French Row, the Ita- °f this/air. 
 Han Row , the Spanifh Row , the 
 German Row, where feveral forts of 
 Vanities are to be fold. But as in o- 
 ther fairs fome one Commodity is 
 as the chief of all the fair, fo the Ware 
 of Rome and her Merchandize is 
 greatly promoted in this fair : Only 
 our Englijh Nation, with fome others, 
 have taken a diflike thereat. 
 
 Now , as I faid , the way to the iCor.5 10. 
 Cceleftial City lyes juft thorow this ^™ nt 
 Town, where this lufty Fair is kept; t ^f air 
 and he that will go to the City, and 
 yet not go thorow this Town , muft 
 needs go out of the World. The Prince 
 of Princes himfelf, when here, went 
 through this 'Town to his own Coun- 
 trey, and that upon a Fair-day too : 
 Yea, and as I think, it was Beel- Mat. 4, 8. 
 zebub the chief Lord of this Fair, Luke 4, 5. 
 that invited him to buy of his Va- 6 > 7. 
 nities; yea, would have made him 
 Lord of the Fair, would he but have 
 done him Reverence as he went 
 thorow the Town. Yea, becaufe he 
 was fuch a perfon of Honour , Beel- 
 zebub had him from Street to Street, 
 and fhewed him all the Kingdoms of 
 
 the 
 
x 5* Cfje Pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 the World in a little time, that he 
 might , if poflible, alure that BlerTed 
 chriji One, to cheapen and buy fome -of his 
 bought no- Vanities, But he had no mind to the 
 thing in Merchandize, and therefore left the 
 this fair Town , without laying out fo much 
 as one Farthing upon thefe Vanities, 
 This Fair therefore is an Ancient 
 thing , of long {landing, and a very- 
 great Fair. 
 
 The Pi/- N° w tne ** e Pilg™ ms > as I faid, muft 
 grims en- n f e ds go thorowthis/zzV : Well, fo they 
 ter the fair did ; but behold, even as they entred 
 intothe/tf/r, all the people in the fair 
 The fair in were movec ^ an d tne Town it felf as it 
 a hubbub were m a Hubbub about them ; and 
 about them, that for feveral reafons : For, 
 
 Firft, The Pilgrims were cloathed 
 
 Thsfirjl ifyfa f uc h fc^ Q f R a i ment ^ as was 
 
 € fa[ly[ dtwfe from the Raiment of any 
 that Traded in that fair. The people 
 therefore of the fair made a great 
 gazing upon them : Some faid they 
 were Fools, fome they were Bedlams, 
 and fome they are Outlandim-men. 
 8 ' Secondly, And as they wondred 
 
 id. Caufe at tne i r Apparel, fo they did likewife 
 of the hub- at their Speech , for few could un- 
 W. derftand what they faid ; they natu- 
 
 rally fpoke jhe Language of Cafiaan, 
 I 4 but 
 
€&e Pilgrims p?ogrefe, 153 
 
 but they that kept the fair, were the 
 men of this World : So that from 
 one end of the fair to the other, they 
 feemed Barbarians each to the other. 
 
 Thirdly, But that which did not 
 a little amufe the Merchandizes, 
 was,that thefe Pilgrims fet very light 
 by all their Wares, they cared not, 
 fo much as to look upon them : and 
 if they called upon them to buy, they 
 would put their fingers in their ears, „** , 
 
 J cf • r ' Pfal. 119. 
 
 and cry, Turn away mine eyes from 
 beholding vanity ; and look upwards, 
 iignifying that their Trade and Traf- Phi ] T 
 rick was in Heaven. 20. 
 
 One chanced mockingly , behold- 
 ing the carriages of the men, to fay 
 unto them , What will ye buy ? but 
 they, looking gravely upon him,faid, 
 IV e buy the Truth. At that, there was ft**. %\ 
 an occafion taken to defpife the men 
 the more ; fome mocking, fome taun- Tbey are 
 ting , fome fpeaking reproachfully, mocked. 
 and fome calling: upon others to fmite _., _ . . 
 
 1 * 1 n 1 • 1 i The fair in 
 
 them. At laft things came to an hub- a b „ bhu ^ 
 bub and great ftir in the fair, in {0 
 much that all order was confounded. 
 Now was word prefently brought to 
 the great one of the/^/r, who quickly 
 came down , and deputed fome of 
 
 his 
 
154 €&e Pilgrims P?offte& 
 
 his moft trufty friends to take thefe 
 They are men into examination, about whom 
 examined, the fair was almoft overturned. So 
 the men were brought to examina- 
 tion ; and they that fat upon them, 
 asked them whence they came, whe- 
 ther they went , and what they did 
 They tell tnere m mcn an unufual Garb ? The 
 ivho they men told them, that they were Pil- 
 are and grims and Strangers in the World, 
 whence anc j that they were going to their 
 
 they came. Qwn Countreyj whJch was the Hea . 
 
 venly Jerufalem ; and that they had 
 given none occafion to the men of the 
 Town , nor yet to the Merchandi- 
 zes, thus to abufe them, and to let 
 them in their Journey. Except itwas, 
 for that, when one asked them what 
 they would buy,they faid they would 
 They are buy the 'Truth, But they that were 
 not believ- appointed to examine them, did not 
 edm believe them to be any other then 
 
 Bedlams and Mad , or elfe fuch as 
 came to put all things into a confufion 
 _., m the fair. Therefore they took them 
 tut in the anc * Deat them, and befmeared them 
 Cage. with dirt , and then put them into 
 theCage, that they might be made 
 a Spectacle to all the men of the fair. 
 There therefore they lay for fome 
 
 time, 
 
C6e pigrims l&ogrefo 155 
 
 Behold VANITY-FAIR 1 the Pilgrims there 
 Are Chain'd and Ston'd befide ; 
 
 Even fo it was, our Lord pari here, 
 And on Mount Calvary dy'd. 
 
15 6 €&e Pilgrims p?og;ref& 
 
 time, and were made the objects of 
 
 any mans fport , or malice , or re- 
 
 . mr . venge. The great one of the fair 
 
 baviour in . ^ m fc> ■■ * 
 
 the Cage, laughing itill at all that betel them. 
 But the men being patient, and not 
 rendering railing for railing, but con- 
 trary wife blefling , and giving good 
 words for bad , and kindnefs for in- 
 juries done: Some men in the fair 
 The men of 'that were more obferving, and lefs 
 the fair ^prejudiced then the reft, began to 
 
 f mon Ut thZ. Check atld bkme tHe bafei * f ° rt f ° r 
 
 fel-ves a- tneir continual abufes done by them 
 bout thefe to the men: They therefore in angry 
 two men. manner let fly at them again, count- 
 ing them as bad as the men in the 
 Cage , and telling them that they 
 feemed confederates, and mould be 
 made partakers of their misfortunes. 
 The other replied , That for ought 
 they could fee, the men were quiet, 
 and fober, and intended no body any 
 harm ; and that there were many 
 that Traded in xk&wfair , that were 
 more worthy to be put into the Cage, 
 yea, and Pillory too, then were the 
 men that they had abufed. Thus, 
 after divers words had pafTed on both 
 fides, (the men themfelves behaving 
 themfelves all the while very wifely 
 
 and 
 
€J>e Pilgrims P?ogtefs* 157 
 
 and foberly before them,) they fell 
 to fome Blows , and did harm one to , 
 another. Then were thefe two poor ma //^ e 
 men brought before their Examiners Authors of 
 again , and there charged as being this diftur- 
 guilty of the late Hubbub that had bance - 
 been in the fair. So they beat them They are 
 pitifully , and hanged Irons upon ?«* *P and 
 them, and led them in Chaines, up doewn the 
 and down the fair , for an exampkv^'V* ~ 
 and a terror to others, left any mould a t€rror t0 
 further fpeak in their behalf, or joyn others. 
 themfelves unto them. But Chriftian 
 and Faithful behaved themfelves yet 
 more wifely, and received the igno- 
 miny and fhame that was caft upon 
 them, with fo much meeknefs and 
 patience, that it won to their fide Some of 'the 
 (though but few in comparifon of the men °f the 
 reft)feveral of themeninthe/#/>.This ,^ wo * ° 
 put the other party yet into a greater 
 rage , infomuch that they concluded 
 the death of thefe two men. Where- 'Their ad- 
 fore they threatned that the Cage nor ™rfaries 
 Irons mould ferve their turn, but that ^{^Jn 
 they mould die, for the abufe they 
 had done, and for deluding the men 
 of the fair. 
 
 Then were they remanded to the 
 Cage again until further order mould 
 
 ° ° be 
 
i5 8 Cfje Pilgums p?og;re&- 
 
 taken with them. So they put them 
 
 They are in, and made their feet fail: in the 
 
 again put Stocks. Then a convenient time be- 
 
 c° e d m & a PP omte< ^ > tne y brought them 
 r* er forth to their Tryal in order to their 
 brought to Condemnation. When the time was 
 Tryal come, they were brought before their 
 Enemies and arraigned; the Judge's 
 name was Lord Hategood. Their In- 
 dictment was one and the fame in fub- 
 ftance, though fomewhat varying 
 in form; the Contents whereof was 
 this. 
 Their In- That they were enemies to, and diftur- 
 diSiment. hers of their Trade ; that they had made 
 Commotions andDivifions in the Town, 
 ■ and had won a party to their own moft 
 dangerous opinions, in contempt of the 
 Law of their Prince. 
 Faithfuls Then Faithful began to anfwer, 
 anpwerfor That he had only fet himfelf againft 
 bimfelf. that which had fet it felf againft him 
 that is higher then the higher!:. And 
 faid he, As for difturbance , I make 
 none, being my felf a man of Peace ; 
 the Party that were won to us, were 
 won by beholding our Truth and In- 
 nocence , and they are only turned 
 from the worfe to the better. And as 
 to the King you talk of, fince he is 
 
 Beelzebub 
 
Cfie Pilgrims l^ogreft, 159 
 
 Now Faithful play the man, fpeak for thy God, 
 Fear not the wicked's malice, nor their rod : 
 Speak boldly man, the truth is on thy fide, 
 Die for it, and to life in triumph ride. 
 
160 cfje Pilgrims p?og;tef& 
 
 Beelzebub, the Enemy of our Lord, 
 I defle him and all his Angels. 
 
 Then Proclamation was made,that 
 they that had ought to fay for their 
 Lord the King againft thePrifoner at 
 the Bar, mould forthwith appear and 
 give in their evidence. So there came 
 *in three WitnefTes, to wit, Envy, Su- 
 ferftition, and Pickthank. They was 
 then asked, If they knew the Pri- 
 foner at the Bar ? and what they had 
 to fay for their Lord the King againft 
 him. 
 
 Then ftood forth Envy, and faid to 
 this effect ; My Lord, I have known 
 this man a long time, and will attefl: 
 upon my Oath before this honoura- 
 ble Bench, That he is 
 
 Judge. Hold, give him his Oath ; 
 So they fware him. Then he faid, My 
 Lord, This man, notwithstanding his 
 plaufible name, is one of the vileft 
 men in our Countrey ; He neither 
 regardeth Prince nor People, Law 
 nor Cuftom : but doth all that he can 
 to pofTefs all men with certain of his 
 difloyal notions, which he in the 
 general calls Principles of Faith and 
 Holinefs. And in particular, I heard 
 him once my felf affirm, Tbat Chri- 
 
 ftianity 
 
C6e Pilgrims P?og;ref& 161 
 
 ftianity, and the Cuftoms of our Town 
 of Vanity, were Diametrically oppojite, 
 and could not be reconciled. By which 
 faying, my Lord, he doth at once, 
 not only condemn all our laudable 
 doings, but us in, the doing of them. 
 
 Judg. Then did the Judge fay to 
 him, Hall: thou any more to fay ? 
 
 Env. My Lord I could fay much 
 more, only I would not be tedious 
 to the Court. Yet if need be, when 
 the other Gentlemen have given in 
 their Evidence , rather then any 
 thing fhall be wanting that will dif- 
 patch him , I will enlarge my Tefti- 
 mony againft him. So he was bid 
 ftand by. Then they called Superfti- 
 tion y and bid him look upon the Pri- 
 foner ; they alfo asked , What he 
 could fay for their Lord the King a- 
 gainft him ? Then they fware him, fo 
 he began. 
 
 Super. My Lord, I have no great 
 acquaintance with this man, nor do 
 Idefire to have further knowledge 
 of him ; However this I know, that 
 he is a very peflilent fellow, from 
 fome difcourfe that the other day I 
 had with him in this Town; for then 
 talking with him, I heard him fay, 
 
 That 
 
1 62 C6e Pilgrims IP?ogrefs* 
 
 That our Religion was naught, and 
 fuch by which a man could by no 
 means pleafe God : which fayings of 
 his, my Lord , your Lordfhip very 
 well knows, what necerTarily thence 
 will follow, two wit, That we {till do 
 worfhip in vain, are yet in our Sins, 
 and finally fhall be damned ; and 
 this is that which J have to fay. 
 
 Then was Picktbank fworn , and 
 
 bid fay what he knew, in behalf of 
 
 their Lord the King againft the Pri- 
 
 foner at the Bar. 
 
 Pick- Pick. My Lord, and you Gentle- 
 
 Teffim n men a ^> This fellow I have known of 
 
 a long time , and have heard him 
 
 fpeak things that ought not to be 
 
 fpoke. For he hath railed on our 
 
 noble Prince Beelzebub, and hath 
 
 Sim are all fp°k e contemptibly of his honoura- 
 
 Lords and ble Friends, whofe names are the Lord 
 
 Great ones. Oldman, the Lord Carnal delight, the 
 
 Lord Luxurious, the Lord De/ire of 
 
 Vain-glory, my old Lord Lechery, Sir 
 
 Having Greedy , with all the reft 
 
 of our Nobility ; and he hath faid 
 
 moreover, that if all men were of 
 
 his mind , if poflible , there is not 
 
 one of thefe noble Men mould have 
 
 any longer a being in this Town. 
 
 Befides, 
 
C&e pilgrims l^ogtete* 163 
 
 Befides, he hath not been afraid 
 to rail on you, my Lord, who are 
 now appointed to be his Judge , 
 calling you an ungodly Villian, with 
 many other fuch like vilifying terms, 
 by which he hath befpattered moft of 
 the Gentry of our Town. When 
 this Pickthank had told his tale, the 
 Judge directed his fpeech to thePri- 
 foner at the Bar, faying, Thou Runa- 
 gate, Heretick, and Traitor, haft Faithfu]$ 
 thou heard what thefe honeft Gentle- de f ence j- 
 men have witneffed againft thee ? him/elf. 
 
 Faith. May IJpeak a few words in 
 my own defence ? 
 
 Judg. Sirrah, Sirrah, thou defer- 
 veft to live no longer, but to be flain 
 immediately upon the place; yet that 
 all men may fee our gentlenefs to- 
 wards thee, let us fee what thou 
 haft to fay. 
 
 Faith. 1 . 1 fay then inanfwerto what 
 Mr. Envy hath fpoken, I never faid 
 ought but this, That what Rule, or 
 Laws, or Cuftom, or People, were flat 
 againft the TVord of God, are diame- 
 trically oppofite to Chriftianity. If I 
 have faid a mifs in this, convince me 
 of my errour, and I am ready here 
 before you to make my recantation. 
 
 2, As 
 
164 Cfie pigrims p?ogref& 
 
 2. As to the fecond, to wit, Mr. 
 Super 'ft it ion, and his charge againft 
 me, I faid only this, That in the wor- 
 jhip of God there is required a divine 
 Faith ; but there can be no divine Faith, 
 without a divine Revelation of the will 
 of God : therefore whatever is thruft 
 into the worjhip of God, that is not a- 
 greeable to a divine Revelation, cannot 
 be done but by an humane Faith, which 
 Faith will not 'profit to Eternal life, 
 
 3. As to what Mr. Pickthank hath 
 
 faid , I fay, (avoiding terms , as 
 
 that I am faid to rail, and the like) 
 
 That the Prince of this Town, with 
 
 all the Rablement his Attendants, 
 
 by this Gentlemen named, are more 
 
 fit for a being in Hell, then in this 
 
 Town and Countrey ; and Jo the 
 
 Lord have mercy upon me. 
 
 The Judge Then the Judge called to the Jury 
 
 his fpeech ( w h Q a n this w h;i e flood by, to hear 
 
 to t e ju- an( ^ obferve) Gentlemen of the Jury, 
 
 you fee this man about whom fo 
 
 great an uproar hath been made in 
 
 this Town: you have alfo heard what 
 
 thefe worthy Gentlemen have wit- 
 
 neffed againft him ; alfo you have 
 
 heard his reply and confeffion : It 
 
 lieth now in your brefts to hang him, 
 
 K or 
 
C6e Pilgrims p^ogreik 165 
 
 or fave his life. But yet I think meet 
 to inftruct you into our Law. 
 
 There was an Act made in the days 
 of Pharaoh the Great, Servant to our Exod. 
 Prince, That left thofe of a contrary 
 Religion mould multiply and grow, 
 too ftrong for him, their Males mould 
 be thrown into the River. There was 
 alfo an Act made in the days of Ne- 
 buchadnezzar the Great, another of Dan. 3. 
 his Servants, That whoever would 
 not fall down and worfhip his golden 
 Image, mould be thrown into a 
 fiery Furnace. There was alfo an 
 Act made in the days of Darius, That Dan. 6. 
 who fo, for fome time , called upon 
 any God but his, mould be caft in- 
 to the Lions Den. Now the fubftance 
 of thefe Laws this Rebel has broken, 
 not only in thought (which is not to 
 be born) but alfo in word and deed; 
 which muft therefore needs be intol- 
 erable. 
 
 For that of Pharaoh, his Law was 
 made upon a fuppofition, to prevent 
 mifchief, no Crime being yet ap- 
 parent ; but here is a Crime appa- 
 rent. For the fecond and third, you 
 fee he difputeth againft our Religion; 
 and for the Treafon he hath confeffed, 
 he deferveth to die the death. Then 
 
1 66 c&e pilgrims l^ogtefe. 
 
 Then went the Jury out, whofe 
 names were, Mr. Blind-man, Mr. No- 
 good,*Mr. Malice, Mr. Love-luft, Mr. 
 Live- loofe, M r . Heady , M r . High -mind, 
 Mr. Enmity, Mr. Lyar, Mr. Cruelty, 
 Mr. Hate-light, and Mr. Implacable, 
 who every one gave in his private 
 Verdict againft him among them- 
 felves, and afterwards unanimoufly 
 concluded to bring him in guilty be- 
 fore the Judge. And firft Mr. Blind- 
 man, the foreman, faid , I fee clearly 
 that this man is an Heretick. Then 
 faid Mr. No-good, Away withjuch a 
 fellow from the Earth. Ay, faid Mr. 
 Malice , for I hate the very looks of 
 him. Then faid Mr. Love-luft, I could 
 never indure him. iW/>faidMr. Live- 
 loofe,for he would alwayes be condem- 
 ning my way. Hang him, hang him, 
 faid Mr. Heady. Aforry Scrub, faid 
 Mr. High-mind. My heart rijeth a- 
 gainft him, faid Mr. Enmity. He is a 
 Rogue, faid Mr. Lyar. Hanging is too 
 good for him, faid Mr. Cruelty. Lets 
 difpatch him out of the way, faid Mr. 
 Hate-light. Then faid Mr. Implacable, 
 Might I have all the World given me, 
 I could not be reconciled to him, there- 
 fore let us forthwith bring him in 
 K 2 guilty 
 
Cfje Pilgrims p^opefo 167 
 
 guilty of death : Andfo they did,there- 
 fore he was prefently Condemned, 
 To be had from the place where he 
 was, to the place from whence he , 
 came, and there to be put to the moft death f 
 cruel death that could be invented. Faithful. 
 
 They therefore brought him out, to 
 do with him according to their Law; 
 and firft they Scourged him,then they 
 Buffetted him , then they Lanced his 
 flefh with Knives; after that, they 
 Stoned him with Stones, then prickt 
 him with their Swords, and laft of all 
 they burned him to Allies at the Stake. 
 ThuscameFtf//£/#/tohisend.Now,I 
 faw that there flood behind the multi- 
 tude^ Chariot and a couple of Horfes, 
 waiting for Faithful, who (fo foon as 
 his adverfaries had difpatched him) 
 was taken up into it , and ftraight- 
 way was carried up through the 
 Clouds, with found of Trumpet, the 
 neareft way to the Cceleftial Gate. 
 But as for Chriftian , he had fome re- Chriftian 
 fpit, and was remanded back to pri- "flM"- 
 fon, fo he there remained for a fpace : w " 
 But he that over-rules all things, 
 having the power of their rage in his 
 , own hand, fo wrought it about, that 
 Chriftian for that time efcaped them, 
 and went his way. Well 
 
68 Cfte Pilgrims jp»grett. 
 
 Brave Faithful, Bravely done in Word and Deed ' 
 Judge, Witneffes, and Jury, have inftead 
 Of overcoming thee, but fhewn their Rage, 
 When thou art dead, thoul't live from Age to Age 
 
€&e .Pilgrims ll^ogrcft. 169 
 
 Well, Faithful,^**/ haft faithfully profeft 
 Unto thy Lord : with him thou /halt be 
 9 blejl; 
 When Faithlefs ones , with all their 
 
 vain delights, 
 Are crying out under their hellijh plights 
 Sing, Faithful, fmg ; and let thy name 
 
 furvive, 
 For though they kill'd thee, thou art yet 
 
 alive. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream , that 
 Chriftian went not forth alone, for 
 there was one whofe name was Hope- chriftian 
 ful, (being made fo by the beholding has a»o- 
 of Chriftian and Faithful in their **<*+ 
 words and behaviour, in their fuffer- *'" o;z 
 ings at the fair) who joyned himfelf 
 unto him, and entering into a bro- 
 therly covenant , told him that he 
 would be his Companion. Thus one 
 died to make Teftimony to the Truth, 
 and another rifes out of his Ames to 
 bea Companion with Chriftian. This 
 Hopeful alfo told Chriftian, that there ere *[ 
 
 !* J r 1 • 1 *n?re of the 
 
 were many more or the men in the men j- t ^ e 
 fair that would take their time and fair will 
 follow after. follow 
 
 So I faw that quickly after they 
 
 were got out of the fair , they over- 
 
 K 3 took 
 
o C&e Pilgrims P?og;re&- 
 
 took one that was going before them, 
 They over- wn °f e name was By-ends -, fo they faid 
 take By- to him , What Countrey-man, Sir ? 
 ends. and how far go you this way ? He 
 told them , That he came from the 
 Town of Fair-fpeech, and he was go- 
 ing to the Coeleftial City , (but told 
 them not his name.) 
 
 From Fair-fpeech^/VChriftian; is 
 
 there any that be good live there ? 
 
 By-ends. Yes, faid By-ends, I hope. 
 
 Chr. Pray Sir, what may Icallyou? 
 
 ^ , By-ends. I am a Stranger to you, 
 
 By-ends J & . * f .' 
 
 loth to te/l an d Y ou to me ; " y ou he going this 
 bis name, way, I fhall be glad of your Com- 
 pany ; if not, I muft be content. 
 
 Chr. This Town of Fair-fpeech, / 
 have heard of it, and, as I remember, 
 they fay its a Wealthy place. 
 
 By ends. Yes, I will aflure you that 
 it is , and I have very many Rich 
 Kindred there. 
 
 Chr. Fray who are your Kindred 
 there, if a man may be Jo bold? 
 
 By-ends. To tell you Truth, I am a 
 Gentleman of good Quality ; yet 
 my Great Grand- father was but a 
 Water-man , looking one way, and 
 Rowing another; and I got moft of 
 my Eftate by the fame occupation. 
 
 Chr. 
 
€6e Pilgrims H&ogrefs, 17 l 
 
 Chr. Are you a Married man ? 
 
 By-ends. Yes , and my Wife is a The wife 
 very Virtuous woman, the Daughter and Ktn ~ 
 of a Virtuous woman : She was my ™ °J 
 Lady Fainings Daughter , therefore 
 fhe came of a very Honourable Fa- 
 mily, and is arrived to fuch a pitch 
 of Breeding, that fhe knows how to 
 carry it to all,even to Prince and Pea- 
 fant. 'Tis true, we fomewhat differ where By ~ 
 in Religion from thofe of the ftricler " nd % dif ~ 
 
 r & 1 r 11 fersfrom 
 
 iort, yet but in two imall points : ot ^ ers - tn 
 Firft , we never ftrive againft Wind Religion. 
 and Tide. Secondly, we are alwayes 
 moft zealous when Religion goes in 
 his Silver Slippers ; we love much to 
 walk with him in the Street , if the 
 Sun mines, and the people applaud 
 it. 
 
 Then Chriftian ftept a little a to- 
 fide to his Fellow Hopeful , faying, 
 It runs in my mind that this is one 
 By-ends of Fair-Jpeech, and if it be he, 
 we have as very a Knave in our Com- 
 pany, as dwelleth in all thefe parts. 
 Then faid Hopeful , Ask him , me- 
 thinks he Jhould not be afhamed of his 
 name. So Chriftian came up with him 
 again, and faid , Sir, you talk as if 
 you knew fomething more then all 
 K 4 the 
 
17 2 €f)e Pilgrims Piogrefo 
 
 the World doth, and if I take not my 
 markamifs,Ideem I have half a guefs 
 of you: IsnotyournameMr.ity-m/.f 
 of Fair-fpeech ? 
 
 By-ends . That is not my name, but 
 indeed it is a Nick-name that is given 
 me by fome that cannot abide me,and 
 I muft be content to bear it as a re- 
 proach, as other good men have born 
 theirs before me. 
 
 Chr. But did you never give an oc- 
 cafion to men to call you by this name? 
 
 By-ends. Never, never ! The worft 
 cndslo/ ^at ever I did to give them an oc- 
 hisname. cafion to give me this name, was, 
 That I had alwayes the luck to jump 
 in my Judgement with the prefent 
 way of the times, whatever it was, 
 and my chance was to get thereby ; 
 but if things are thus caft upon me, 
 let me count them a blefling, but let 
 not the malicious load me therefore 
 with reproach. 
 
 Chr. I thought indeed that you was 
 the man that I had heard of, and to tell 
 you what I think, lfear this name belongs 
 to you more properly then you are wil- 
 ling we Jhould think it doth. 
 
 By-ends. Well,Ifyou will thus ima- 
 gine, I cannot help it. You fhall find 
 
 me 
 
Cbe Pilgrims P?ogret& 173 
 
 me a fair Company- keeper , if you He defires 
 will ftill admit me your aflbciate. t0 kee P 
 
 Chr. If you will go with us, you muft ^f^hri- 
 go againft Wind and Hide , the which, ftj an 
 1 perceive , is againft your opinion : You 
 muft alfo own Religion in his Rags , as 
 well as when in his Silver Slippers, and 
 ft and by him too, when bound in Irons, 
 as well as whenhewalketh the Streets 
 with applaufe. 
 
 By-ends. You muft not impofe, nor 
 Lord it over my Faith ; leave me to 
 my liberty, and let me go with you. 
 
 Chr. Not a ftep further, unlejs you 
 will do in what I propound, as we. 
 
 Then laid By-ends , I mail never 
 defert my old Principles , fince they 
 are harmlefs and profitable. If I may 
 not go with you , I muft do as I did 
 before you overtook me, even go by 
 my felf, untill fome overtake me 
 that will be glad of my Company. 
 
 Then Chriftian and Hopeful out- 
 went him, and went till they came W' ea f e 
 at a delicate Plain, called Eafe, where that *%" 
 
 . -ii 1 rims bwve 
 
 they went with much content ; but is but little 
 that plain was but narrow , fo they i n this life. 
 were quickly got over it. Now at the 
 further fide of that plain, was a little ^ danger- 
 Hill called Lucre , and in that Hill ous Hill. 
 
 a 
 
^ 74 Cf)e Pilgrims J&ogrelk 
 
 a Silver- Mine , which fome of them 
 that had formerly gone that way, 
 becaufe of the rarity of it, had turn- 
 ed afide to fee , but going too near 
 the brink of the pit, the ground being 
 deceitful under them, broke, and 
 they were flain ; fome alfo had been 
 maimed there, and could not to their 
 dying day be their own men again. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream , that 
 a little off the road , over againft the 
 Silver- Mine> ftoodD etnas, ( Gentleman- 
 like,) to call to PalTengersto come 
 and fee : Who faid to Chriftian and 
 his Fellow; Ho,turn aflde hither,and 
 I will fhew you a thing 
 
 Chr. What thing Jo dejerving y as to 
 turn us out of the way ? 
 
 De. Here is a Silver-M/#<?,andfome 
 
 digging in it for Treafure; if you will 
 
 come, with a little paines, you may 
 
 richly provide for yourfelves. 
 
 Hopeful Hopef. Then faid Hopeful , Let us 
 
 tempted to gofe. * 
 
 go, but Chr. Not I, faid Chriftian; I have 
 
 Chriftian heard of this place before now , and 
 
 L 1 J L' *■ 
 
 ° how many have there been {lain ; and 
 
 befldes , that Treafure is a fnare to 
 thofe that feek it , for it hindreth 
 them in their Pilgrimage. Then Chri- 
 ftian 
 
C&e Pilgrims Piogrefo 175 
 
 fiian called to Demas, faying, Is not 
 
 the -place dangerous ? hath it not bin- Hos.4. 18. 
 
 dred many in their Pilgrimage ? 
 
 De. Not very dangerous, except 
 to thofe that are carelefs : but withal, 
 he blujhed as he fpake. 
 
 Chr. Then faid Chriftian to Hope- 
 ful, Let us not ftlr a ftep, but frill 
 keep on our way. 
 
 Hope. / will warrant you, when 
 By-ends comes up, if he hath the fame 
 invitation as we, he will turnin thither 
 to fee. 
 
 Chr. No doubt, thereof, for his 
 principles lead him that way , and 
 a hundred to one but he dies there. 
 
 De. Then Demas called again, 
 faying, But will you not come over 
 and fee ? 
 
 Chr. Then Chriftian roundly an- 
 fwered, faying, Demas, Thou art an rom ^ tk 
 Enemy to the right ways of the u p Demas 
 Lord of this way, and haft been al- 2 Tim. 4 
 ready condemned for thine own turn- 10 - 
 ing alide , by one of his Majefties 
 Judges ; and why feekeft thou to 
 bring us into the like condemnation ? 
 Befides, if we at all turn afide, our 
 Lord the King will certainly hear 
 thereof; and will there put us to 
 
 fhame, 
 
176 c&e Pilgrims p^ogrefs. 
 
 fhame, where we would ftand with 
 boldnefs before him. 
 
 Demas cried again, That he alfo 
 was one of their fraternity ; and 
 that if they would tarry a little, 
 he alfo himfelf would walk with 
 them. 
 
 Chr. Then faidChriflian, What is 
 thy name ? is it not it by the which I 
 have called thee? 
 
 Ce. Yes, my name is Demas, I am 
 the fon of Abraham. 
 
 Chr. I know you , Gehazi was 
 
 your Great-Grandfather, and Judas 
 
 ings your Father, and you have trod their 
 
 Mat. 26. ft e ps. It is but a develifh prank that 
 
 i 4 , 15. thou ufeft : Thy Father was hanged 
 
 chap. 27. for a Traitor, and thou deferveft. no 
 
 M.3,4.5- better reward. AfTure thy felf, that 
 
 when we come to the King, we will 
 
 do him word of this thy behaviour. 
 
 Thus they went their way. 
 
 By this time By-ends was come a- 
 
 By-ends gain within fight, and he at the firft 
 
 goes over beckwentover to Demas. Now whe- 
 
 to Demas. t h er ^ e fej] j nto t h e pj t> by looking 
 
 over the brink thereof; or whether 
 he went down to dig, or whether he 
 was fmothered in the bottom , by 
 the damps that commonly arife, of 
 
 thefe 
 
€f)e pilgrims p?ogrefe 177 
 
 thefe things I am not certain : But 
 this I obferved, that he never was 
 feen again in the way. 
 
 By-ends and *S7/wr-Demas both agree ; 
 
 One calls, the other runs, that he may 
 be, 
 
 A Jharer in his Lucre : fo thefe two 
 
 Take up in this world, and no fur- 
 ther go, 
 
 I faw then , that they went on a River. 
 their way to a pleafant River, which P£ 65. 9. 
 David the King called the River of Rcv - 22 - 
 God ; but John, The River of the water ze ' 47 ' 
 of life: Now their way lay juft upon 
 the bank of the River : here there- 
 fore Chriftian and his Companion 
 walked with great delight ; They 
 drank alfo of the water of the River, 
 which was pleafant and enlivening to 
 their weary Spirits : befides, on the 
 banks of this River on either fide 
 were green Trees ,that bore all manner 
 of Fruit; and the leaves of the Trees rrees by 
 were good for Medicine ; with the *' ™ er ' 
 Fruit of thefe Trees they were alfo and / * 
 much delighted ; and the leaves they oftbeTrees. 
 eat to prevent Surfeits, and other 
 Difeafes that are incident to thofe 
 
 that 
 
i7 8 €f)e Pilgrims p?ogtef^ 
 
 that heat their blood by Travels. On 
 
 either fide of the River was alfo a 
 
 A Meadow Meadow , curioufly beautified with 
 
 in which Lili es . And it was green all the year 
 
 ^fownto lon £- In this Meadow the y la y down 
 
 l (i ee p and flept , for here they might lie 
 
 Pf. 22. downfafely. When they awoke, they 
 Ifa. 14.30. gathered again of the Fruit of the 
 Trees, and drank again of the Water 
 of the River : and then lay down 
 again to fleep. Thus they did feveral 
 days and nights. 
 
 Behold ye how thefe Chrijtal Jir earns do 
 glide 
 
 (To comfort Pilgrims) by the High- 
 way fide \ 
 
 The Meadows green, befides their fra- 
 grant fine 11, 
 
 Yield dainties for them : And he that can 
 tell 
 
 What pleafant Fruit , yea Leaves^ thefe 
 Trees do yields 
 
 Willfoon fell all , that he may buy this 
 Field, J 
 
 So when they were difpofed to go 
 on (for they were not, as yet, at 
 their Journeys end) they eat and 
 drank, and departed. 
 
 Now I beheld in my Dream, that 
 
 they 
 
Cfte Pilgrims H^ogrefe* 179 
 
 they had not journied far, but the 
 River and the way, for a time par- 
 ted. At which they were not a little 
 forry, yet they durft not go out of 
 the way. Now the way from the 
 River was rough, and their feet ten- 
 der by reafon of their Travels ; So 
 thejoul of the Pilgrims was much dif- Numb, 
 couraged, becaufeoftheway. Where- 21.4, 
 fore ftill as they went on,they wimed 
 for better way. Now a little before 
 them, there was on the left hand of 
 the Road, a. Meadow, and a Stile to go 
 over into it, and that Meadow is call- 
 ed By- Path- Meadow. Then&id Chri- 
 ftian to his fellow, If this Meadow li- By-Path- 
 eth along by our way fide,lets go over Meadotw - 
 into it. Then he went to the Stile to 4 *.' Un 9" 
 
 tation does 
 
 fee, and behold a Path lay along by ma k e <way 
 the way on the other fide of the for another 
 fence. 'Tis according to my wifh 
 faid Chriftian, here is the eafieft go- 
 ing ; come good Hopeful, and lets us 
 go over. 
 
 Hop. But how if this Path fhould 
 lead us out of the way ? Stron S 
 
 Chr. That's not like, faid the o- ^f}™ 
 ther ; look, doth it not go along by ZeikLs 
 the way fide ? So Hopeful y beir\g per- out of the 
 fwaded by his fellow, went after him way- 
 over 
 
180 cfje pilgrims p^cgrets* 
 
 over the Stile. When they were gone 
 over, and were got into the Path, 
 they found it very eafie for their 
 feet ; and withal, they looking be- 
 fore them, efpied a Man walking as 
 they did, (and his name vi?&Vain- con- 
 fidence') fo they called after him, and 
 asked him whither that way led ? he 
 faid, To the Cceleftial Gate. Look, 
 faid Chriftian, did not I tell ycu fo ? 
 by this you may fee we are right : 
 fo they followed, and he went be- 
 fore them. But beholdthe nightcame 
 on, and it grew very dark, fo that 
 they that were behind, loft the fight 
 of him that went before. 
 
 He therefore that went before 
 
 (Vain-confidence by name) not feeing 
 
 the way before him, fell into a deep 
 
 Ifa. 9. 16. p^ ^jch was on p Ur pofe there 
 
 cank the ma ^ e by the Prince of thofe grounds, 
 main gh- to catch vain-glorious fools withall ; 
 nous In. and was dafhed in pieces with his 
 fall. 
 
 Now Chriftian and his fellow 
 heard him fall. So they called, to 
 know the matter , but there was 
 none to anfwer, only they heard a 
 groaning. Then faid Hopeful,WherQ 
 are we now ? Then was his fellow 
 
 fiient 
 
Clje pilgrims p?ogte{& 181 
 
 filent, as miftrufting that he had led 
 him out of the way. And now it be- D r • 
 gan to rain, and thunder, and lighten between 
 in a very dreadful manner, and the chriftian 
 water rofe amain. and Hope- 
 
 Then Hopeful groaned in himfelf, ful 
 faying, Oh that I had kept on my way! 
 
 Chr. Who could have thought that 
 this path mould have led us out of 
 the way ? 
 
 Hope, I was afraid on' tat veryfirft y 
 and therefore gave you that gentle cau- 
 tion. I Would have fpoke plainer, but 
 that you are older then I. 
 
 Chr. Good Brother be not offend- 
 ed, I am forry I have brought thee^j^ 
 out of the way, and that I have put J^*^^ 
 thee into fuch eminent danger ; pray fhis Bro- 
 my Brother forgive me, I did not do out of the 
 it of an evil intent. twa y- 
 
 Hope. Be comforted my Brother for 
 I forgive thee ; and believe too, that 
 this jhall be for our good. 
 
 Chr. I am glad I have with me a 
 merciful Brother : But we muft not 
 ftand thus, let's try to go back again. 
 
 Hope. But good Brother let me go be- 
 fore. 
 
 Chr. No, if you pleafe, let me go 
 
 firft ; that if there be any danger, I 
 
 L may 
 
1 32 cfje pilgrims Piogrcfs. 
 
 may be firft therein, becaufe by my 
 means we are both gone out of the 
 way. 
 
 Hope. No y /aidliopefu] y youjhall 
 not go firft, for your mind being trou- 
 bled, may lead you out of the way a- 
 gain. Then for their encouragement, 
 they heard the voice of one faying, 
 Let thine heart be towards the High- 
 Jer. 31.21. way, even the way that thouwenteft, 
 They are turn again : But by this time the Wa- 
 rn danger ters were greatly rifen, by reafon of 
 
 of drown- , . , . ° J r • i_ 1 
 
 • aj which, the way or going back was 
 they go very dan gerous . ( Then I though t that 
 back. it is eafier going out of the way 
 when we are in, then going in when 
 we are out. ) Yet they adventured to 
 go back ; but it was fo dark, and 
 the flood was fo high, that in their 
 going back, they had like to have 
 been drowned nine or ten times. 
 
 Neither could they, with all the 
 skill they had, get again to the Stile 
 that night. Wherefore, at laft, light- 
 ing under a little fhelter, they fat 
 down there till the day brake ; but 
 in the being weary, they fell afleep. Now 
 grounds of there was not far from the place 
 Giant where they lay,a C^/<?,called Doubt- 
 Defpair. i n g Qaftle , the owner whereof was 
 
 Giant 
 
€&e Pilgrims Posters, 183 
 
 The Pilgrims now, to gratify the Flefh, 
 Will feek its Eafe ; but oh how they afrefti 
 Do thereby plunge themfelves new Grief into ! 
 Who feeks to pleafe the Flefti, themfelves undo. 
 
184 €l)C Pilgrims Piogrefo 
 
 Giant Defpair, and it was in his 
 grounds they now were fleeping ; 
 wherefore he getting up in the morn- 
 ing early, and walking up and down 
 He finds in his Fields , caught Chriftian and 
 them in his }j p e f u l afleep in his grounds. Then 
 
 groun , ^^ a - m an ^ ri vo i ce ne b^} 
 andcames ° 1111 
 
 /^/« /o them awake,and asked them whence 
 
 Doubting they were ? and what they did in his 
 
 Caftle. grounds ? They told him, they were 
 
 Pilgrims, and that they had loft their 
 
 way. Then faid the Giant, You have 
 
 this night trefpafTed on me, by 
 
 trampling in , and lying on my 
 
 grounds, and therefore you muft go 
 
 along with me. So they were forced 
 
 to go, becaufe he was ftronger then 
 
 they. They alfo had but little to fay, 
 
 for they knew themfelves in a fault. 
 
 The Giant therefore drove them be- 
 
 TheGriev- forehim,and put them into his Caftle, 
 
 oufnefs of j nto a ver y dark Dungeon, nafty and 
 
 'iljonment ftitlkln g t0 the f P irit ° f thefe tWO 
 
 men : Here then they lay, from Wed- 
 Pf. 88. 18. nejday morning till Saturday night, 
 without one bit of bread, or drop of 
 drink, or any light, or any to ask how 
 they did. They were therefore here 
 in evil cafe, and were far from friends 
 and acquaintance. Now in this place, 
 L 2 Cbri- 
 
€&c pilgrims IPiogrefg. 185 
 
 Chriftian had double forrow, becaufe 
 'twas through his unadvifed haftethat 
 they were brought into this diftrefs. 
 
 Well, on Saturday about midnight 
 they began to pray, and continued in 
 Prayer till almoft break of day. 
 
 Now a little before it was day, 
 good Chriftian, as one half amazed, 
 brake out in this paffionate Speech, 
 What a fool, quoth he , am I thus to 
 lie in a ft inking Dungeon, when I may A Kt y in 
 as well walk at liberty ? I have a , I iar ' s ' 
 Key in my bofom, called Promifejhut ^ Pro . 
 will, I am perfuaded, open any Lock mife, opens 
 in "Doubting Caftle. Thenfaid Hopeful, an y L ° ck 
 That's good News; good Bl *o ther ^ D ^; 
 pluck it out of thy bofom and try : ing "•* e ' 
 Then Chriftian pulled it out of his 
 bofom, and began to try at the Dun- 
 gion door, whofe bolt fas he turned 
 the Key) gave back , and the door 
 flew open with eafe , and Chriftian 
 and Hopeful both came out. Then he 
 went to the outward door that leads 
 into the Caftle yard, and with his Key 
 opened the door alfo. After he went 
 to the Iron Gate, for that muft be 
 opened too , but that Lock went 
 damnable hard, yet the Key did open 
 it; then they thruft: open the Gate 
 
 to 
 
1 86 cf?e pilgrims pjogtefsu 
 
 to make their efcape with fpeed, but 
 that Gate, as it opened, made fuch 
 a creaking, that it waked Giant De- 
 fpair y who haftily rifing to purfue his 
 Prifoners,felt his Limbs to fail, fo that 
 he could by no means go after them. 
 Then they went on, and came to the 
 Kings high way again, and fo were 
 fafe , becaufe they were out of his 
 Jurifdiclion. 
 
 Now when they were gone over 
 the Stile, they began to contrive with 
 themfelves what they mould do at 
 that Stile,to prevent thofe that mould 
 come after , from falling into the 
 hands of Giant Defpair. So they con- 
 fented to erect there a Pillar , and to 
 engrave upon the fide thereof, Over 
 this Stile is tbeWaytoDoxxhxmg- Caftle y 
 which is kept by Giant Defpair who, 
 defpijeth the King of the Cceleftial Coun- 
 trey^andjeeks to deftroyhis holy Pilgrims . 
 Many therefore that followed after, 
 read what was written, and efcaped 
 the danger. This done, they fang as 
 follows. 
 Out of the way we went, and then we 
 
 found 
 What 'twas to tread upon forbidden 
 
 ground : 
 
 L 3 And 
 
€&e Pilgrims J&ogrefo 187 
 
 Mountains delegable they now afcend, 
 Where Shepherds be, which to them do commend 
 Alluring things, and things that cautious are, 
 Pilgrims are steddy kept by Faith and Fear. 
 
1 88 cfie Pilgrims J&ogxefg. 
 
 And let them that come after have a 
 
 care, 
 Leji heedlefnefs makes them, as we, to 
 
 fare'. 
 Left they, for trefpaffing, his prifoners 
 
 are, 
 Whofe Caflle's Doubting, and whofe 
 
 name's Defpair. 
 
 The de- 
 
 They went then , till they came 
 to the delectable Mountains, which 
 UstalU Mountains belong to the Lord of that 
 mountains. Hill, of which we have fpoken be- 
 fore ; fo they went up to the Moun- 
 tains, to behold the Gardens, and 
 rjr%7'n ° rchards > the Vineyards, and Foun- 
 the moun- tams °f water, where alfo they drank, 
 tains. and warned themfelves, and did free- 
 ly eat of the Vineyards. Now there 
 was on the tops of thefe Mountains, 
 Shepherds feeding their flocks , and 
 they flood by the high-way fide. The 
 Pilgrims therefore went to them, and 
 leaning upon their ftaves, (as is com- 
 mon with weary Pilgrims, when 
 they ftand to talk with any by the 
 way,) they asked , Whofe delegable 
 Mountains are thefe? and whofe be the 
 jheep that feed upon them ? 
 
 Shep. 
 
Cf)C pilgrims p?ogre&* 189 
 
 Shep. Thefe Mountains are Imma- 
 nuels Land, and they are within fight 
 of his City , and the fheep alfo are 
 his, and he laid down his life for 
 them. John 1 0.1 1 
 
 Chr. Is this the way to the Coeleftial 
 City ? 
 
 Shep. You are juft in your way. 
 
 Chr. How far is it thither ? 
 
 Shep. Too far for any , but thofe 
 that Jhall get thither indeed. 
 
 Chr. Is the wayfafe, or dangerous ? 
 
 Shep. Safe for thofe for whom it 
 is to be fafe, but tranfgrejfors Jhall fall 
 therein. H0C14.9. 
 
 Chr. Is there in this place any re- 
 lief for Pilgrims that are weary and 
 faint in the way ? 
 
 Shep. The Lord of thefe Moun- 
 tains hath given us a charge, M?/ to be 
 forgetful to entertain flr angers -.There- Heb * * 3 * 
 fore the good of the place is even ' 
 before you. 
 
 I faw alfo in my Dream , that 
 when the Shepherds perceived that 
 they were way-fairing men,they alfo 
 put queftions to them,(to which they 
 made anfwer as in other places,) as, 
 Whence came you? and,How got you 
 into the way ? and, By what means 
 L 4 have 
 
i9° €6e pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 have you fo perfevered therein ? For 
 but few of them that begin to come 
 hither , do fhew their face on thefe 
 Mountains. But when the Shep- 
 herds heard their anfwers , being 
 pleafed therewith , they looked very 
 lovingly upon them ; and faid , Wel- 
 come to the delegable Mountains. 
 
 The Shepherds, I fay,whofe names 
 were. Knowledge, Experience, Watch- 
 ful, and Sincere , took them by the 
 hand, and had them to their Tents, 
 and made them partake of that 
 which was ready at prefent. They 
 faid moreover, We would that you 
 fhould flay here a while, to acquaint 
 with us, and yet more to folace your- 
 felves with the good of thefe de- 
 lectable Mountains. They told them, 
 That they were content to flay ; and 
 fo they went to their reft that night, 
 becaufe it was very late. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream , that 
 in the morning, the Shepherds called 
 up Chriftian and Hopeful to walk with 
 them upon the .Mountains : So they 
 went forth with them, and walked a 
 while , having a pleafant profpecl on 
 every fide. Then faid the Shepherds 
 one to another, Shall we fhew thefe 
 
 Pilgrims 
 
Cbe pilgrims p?ogteC& 191 
 
 Pilgrims fome wonders? So when 
 they had concluded to do it, they 
 had them firft to the top of an Hill 
 called Errour, which was very deep The Moun- 
 on the furtheft fide, and bid them tain °f 
 look down to the bottom. So Chri- Emmr - 
 ftian and Hopeful lookt down, and 
 faw at the bottom feveral men dafh- 
 ed all to pieces by a fall that they 
 had from the top. Then faid Chri- 
 ftian , What meaneth this ? ' The 
 Shepherds anfwered ; Have you 
 not heard of them that were made to 
 err , by harkening to Hymeneus, and 
 Phi let us, as concerning the Faith of 
 the Refurrection of the Body ? They 
 anfwered, Yes. Then faid the Shep- 
 herds , Thofe that you fee lie darn- 
 ed in pieces at the bottom of this 
 Mountain, are they : and they have 
 continued to this day unburied (as 
 you fee) for an example to others to 
 take heed how they clamber too high, 
 or how they come too near the brink 
 of this Mountain. 
 
 Then I faw that they had them to 
 the top of another Mountain , and Mount 
 the name of that is Caution ; and bid Caution, 
 them look a far off. Which when 
 they did, they perceived as they 
 
 thought, 
 
J 9 2 Clje Pilgrims p^ogref^ 
 
 thought, feveral men walking up and 
 down among the Tombs that were 
 there. And they perceived that the 
 men were blind , becaufe they (tum- 
 bled fometimes upon the Tombs, and 
 becaufe they could not get out from 
 among them. Then faid Chriftian> 
 What means this ? 
 
 The Shepherds then anfwered , 
 Did you not fee a little below thefe 
 Mountains a Stile that led into a 
 Meadow on the left hand of this 
 way ? They anfwered, Yes 3 Then faid 
 the Shepherds, From that Stile there 
 goes a Path that leads directly to 
 Doubt ing-Caftle , which is kept by 
 Giant De/pair; and thefe men (point- 
 ing to them among the Tombs) 
 came once on Pilgrimage , as you do 
 now, even till they came to that 
 fame Stile. And becaufe the right way 
 was rough in that place, they chofe 
 to go out of it into that Meadow, 
 and there were taken by Giant De- 
 spair , and caft into DoubtingCaftle\ 
 where, after they had a while been 
 kept in the Dungeon , he at laft did 
 put out their eyes, and led them a- 
 mong thofe Tombs, where he has 
 left them to wander to this very day; 
 
 that 
 
C&e pilgrims p^ogrcfs> 193 
 
 that the faying of the wife Man 
 might be fulfilled, He that wander eth P«>v2i.i6 
 out of the way of underftanding , Jhall 
 remain in the Congregation of the dead. 
 Then -Chriftian and Hopeful looked 
 one upon another, with tears gufh- 
 ing out ; but yet faid nothing to the 
 Shepherds. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream, that the 
 Shepherds had them to another place, 
 in a bottom, where was a door in 
 the fide of an Hill ; and they opened 
 the door,and bid them look in. They 
 looked in therefore, and faw that 
 within it was very dark,and fmoaky ; 
 they alfo thought that they heard 
 there a lumbring noife as of fire, and 
 a cry of fome tormented, and that 
 they fmelt the fcent of Brimftone. 
 Then foidChriflian, What means this ? 
 The Shepherds told them, faying, 
 this is a By-way to Hell, a way that a by-<way 
 Hypocrites go in at ; namely, fuch as to Hell 
 fell their Birthright, with Efau : fuch 
 as fell their Matter, with Judas: fuch 
 as blafpheme the Gofpel with Alex- 
 ander : and that lie and difTemble, 
 with Ananias and Saphira his wife. 
 
 Hopef Then faid Hopeful to the 
 Shepherds, I perceive that theje had 
 
 on 
 
i94 C6e pilgrims Piogtefe, 
 
 on them, even every one, a/hew of Pi I- 
 ' grimage as we have now ; had they 
 not? 
 
 Shep. Yes, and held it a long time, 
 too. 
 
 Hopef. How far might they go on 
 Pilgrimage in their day ,fince they not- 
 with/landing were thus miferably caft 
 away ? 
 
 Shep. Some further, and fome not 
 fo far as thefe Mountains. 
 
 Then faid the Pilgrims one to ano- 
 ther, We had need cry to the Strong for 
 ftrength. 
 
 Shep. Ay, and you will have need 
 to ufe it when you have it, too. 
 
 By this time the Pilgrims had a 
 defire to go forwards, and the Shep- 
 herds a defire they mould ; fo they 
 walked together towards the end of 
 the Mountains. Then faid the Shep- 
 • herds one to another, Let us here 
 fhew to the Pilgrims the Gates of the 
 Cceleftial City, if they have skill 
 to look through our Perfpective 
 Glafs. The Pilgrims then lovingly 
 accepted the motion : So they had 
 them to the top of an high Hill cal- 
 led Clear, and gave them their Glafs 
 to look. Then they effayed to look, 
 
 but 
 
Cfte pilgrims P?ogrefs. 195 
 
 but the remembrance of that laft 
 thing that the Shepheards had mew- 
 ed them, made their hand make, 
 by means of which impediment, 
 they could not look fteddily through 7he f ruit 
 the Glafs ; yet they thought they /ji aV ijb 
 faw fomthing like the Gate, and alfo/^r. 
 fome of the Glory of the place, 
 
 Thus by the Shepherds, Secrets are 
 reveaCd , 
 
 Which from all other men are kept con- 
 cealed : 
 
 Come to the Shepherds then, if you 
 zuould fee 
 
 Things deep, things hid , and that my- 
 slerious be. 
 
 When they were about to depart, 
 one of the Shepherds gave them a 
 note of the way , Another of them, 
 bid them beware of the flatterer. The 
 third , bid them take heed that they 
 jleep not upon the Inchanted Ground, 
 and the fourth, bid them God Jpeed, 
 So I awoke from my Dream. 
 
 And I flept, and Dreamed again, 
 and faw the fame two Pilgrims going 
 down the Mountains along the High- 
 way towards the City. Now a little 
 
 below 
 
19 6 Clje pilgrims Piogrefs* 
 
 below thefe Mountains , on the left 
 The Coun- hand , lieth the Countrey of Conceit, 
 trey of from which Countrey there comes 
 ° nc !: lt, into the way in which the Pilgrims 
 which came wa lked, a little crooked Lane. Here 
 Ignorance therefore they met with a very brisk 
 Lad, that came out of that Coun- 
 trey ; and his name was Ignorance. 
 So Chriftian asked him, From what 
 •parts he came? and whither he was 
 going ? 
 Chriftian Jgn. Sir, I was born in the Coun- 
 
 and Igno- trey ^^ J^ Q ff t \ lQr Q } a little on 
 
 ™ nce * the left hand ; and I am going to the 
 Cceleftial City. 
 
 Chr. But how do you think to get in 
 at the Gate, for you may find Jome diffi- 
 culty there. 
 
 Jgn. As other good People do, faid 
 he 
 
 Chr. But what have you to Jhew at 
 that Gate, that may caufe that the 
 Gate Jhould be opened unto you ? 
 
 Ign. I know my Lords will, and 
 I have been a good Liver,I pay every 
 man his own ; I Pray , Faft , pay 
 Tithes, and give Alms , and have 
 left my Countrey , for whither I am 
 going. 
 
 Chr. But thou cameft not in at the 
 
 Wicket- 
 
C6e pilgrims Piogxefo 197 
 
 Wicket-gate , that is at the head of 
 this way, thou cameft in hither through 
 that Jame crooked Lane, and therefore 
 I fear , however thou may eft think of 
 thy/elf when the reckoning day Jh all 
 come, thou wilt have laid to thy charge > 
 that thou art a Theifanda Robber ,in- 
 ftead of admit ance into the City. 
 
 Ignor. Gentlemen, ye be utter He faith 
 ftrangers to me , I know you not, be to every 
 content to follow the Religion of your one,thatbe 
 Countrey, and I will follow the Re- »*** 
 ligion of mine. I hope all will be well. 
 And as for the Gate that you talk of, 
 all the World knows that that is a 
 great way off of our Countrey. I can- 
 not think that any man in all our 
 parts doth fo much as know the way 
 to it ; nor need they matter whether 
 they do or no, fince we have, as you 
 fee , a fine pleafant green Lane, 
 that comes down from our Countrey 
 the next way into it. 
 
 When Chriftian faw that the man 
 was wife in his own conceit , he faid Pr * ' 1% 
 to Hopeful , whifperingly , There is 
 more hopes of a fool then of him. And 
 faid moreover , When he that is a 
 fool walketh by the way , his wifdom EccUo. 3. 
 faileth him , and he faith to every one 
 
 that 
 
i9 8 Cfte Pilgrims Pjogrefe- 
 
 How to that he is a fool. What, fhall we talk 
 carry it to f ur ther with him ? or out-go him at 
 a * 0Q ' prefent ? and fo leave him to think 
 of what he hath heard already ; and 
 then flop again for him afterwards, 
 and fee if by degrees we can do any 
 good of him ? 
 
 Let Ignorance a little while now mufe 
 On what is faid , and let him not refufe 
 Good Counfel to imhrace, left he remain 
 Still Ignorant of what's the chief eft gain. 
 God faith, Thofe that no underftanding 
 
 have, 
 {Although he made them) them he will 
 
 not fave. 
 
 Hop. It is not good , I think , to 
 fay all to him at once, let us pafs him 
 by, if you will, and talk to him anon, 
 4 even as he is able to bear it. 
 
 So they both went on, and Igno- 
 rance he came after. Now when 
 they had pafTed him a little way, 
 they entered into a very dark Lane, 
 where they met a man whom (even 
 Matt. 12. Devils had bound with feven ftrong 
 45. Prov. Cords , and were" carrying of him 
 5- "• back to the door that they faw in the 
 fide of the Hill. Now good Chriftian 
 
 began 
 
Cfte Pilgrims P^ogrefo 199 
 
 began to tremble, and fo did Hopeful 
 his Companion : Yet as the Devils led 
 away the man , Chriftian looked to 
 fee if he knew him, and he thought 
 it might be one Turn-away that dwelt 7^ j e . 
 in the Town of Apoftacy. But he/Wta* of 
 did not perfectly fee his face, for one Turn- 
 he did hang his head like a Thief awa ^ 
 that is found : But being gone part, 
 Hopeful looked after him, and efpied 
 on his back a Paper with this In- 
 fcription , WantonProfeJfor^ and dam- 
 nable Apoftate. Then faid Chriftian chriftian 
 to his Fellow, Now I call to remem- telleth his 
 brance that which was told me of 'Companion 
 a thing that happened to a good man a fi or y °J 
 hereabout. The name of the man Fa j tl4 
 was Little-Faith , but a good man, 
 and he dwelt in the Town of Sincere. 
 The thing was this ; at the entering 
 in of this pafTage there comes down 
 from Broad-way -gate a Lane called roa '***■* 
 Dead-mans -lane ; fo called, becaufe Deadmans 
 of the Murders that are commonly Lane. 
 done there. And this Lit tie- Faith go- 
 ing on Pilgrimage , as we do now, 
 chanced to fit down there and flept. 
 Now there happened, at that time,to 
 come down that Lane from Broad- 
 way-gate three Sturdy Rogues, and 
 M their 
 
200 c&e Pilgrims P?ogxe&, 
 
 their names were Faint-heart , Mif- 
 
 truft, and Guilt, f three brothers ) and 
 
 they efpying Little-faith wherehe was 
 
 came galloping up with fpeed : Now 
 
 the good man was juft awaked from 
 
 his fleep, and was getting up to go on 
 
 Little- his Journey. So they came all up to 
 
 faith rob- him, and with threatning Language 
 
 bed by bldhimfiand.Atth^Littlefaithlookt 
 
 J aint " as white as a Clout, and had neither 
 
 tn!ft and P°werto/££/nor//V.Thenfaid Faint - 
 
 Guilt. heart , Deliver thy Purfe ; but he 
 
 making no hafte to do it, ( for he was 
 
 loth to lofe his Money, J Mif- 
 
 truft ran up to him, and thrufting his 
 
 hand into his Pocket, pull'd out 
 
 They got t ^ ience a ^ a g °f Silver. Then he cried 
 
 away his out,Thieves,thieves. With that, Guilt 
 
 Silver ,and with a great Club that was in his 
 
 knock hand , ftrook Little-Faith on the 
 
 him down. head : and with tha( . b j QW fdrd him 
 
 flat to the ground, were he lay bleed- 
 ing as one that would bleed to death. 
 All this while the Thieves flood by : 
 But at laft, they hearing that fome 
 were upon the Road, and fearing left 
 it fhould be one Great-grace that 
 dwells in the City of Good- confidence, 
 they betook themfelves to their heels, 
 and left this good man to ihift for 
 
 him- 
 
€6e Pilgrims PiogteR 201 
 
 himfelf. Now after a while, Little- 
 faith came to himfelf, and getting 
 up, madefhiftto fcrabbleonhisway. 
 This was the ftory. 
 
 Hopef. But did they take from him 
 all that ever he had ? 
 
 Chrift. No : The place where his , v , L ;" le " 
 Jewels were, they never raniakt, io nothis he a 
 thofe he kept ftill ; but as, I was told, things. 
 the good man was much afflicted for 
 his lofs. For the Thieves got moft of 
 his fpending Money. That which 
 they got not (as I faid) were Jewels, 
 alfo he had a little odd Money left, 
 but fcarce enough to bring him to j , g e ' 4 ' 
 his Journeys end ; nay , (if I was not 
 mis-informed) he was forced to beg Li/tle- 
 as he went , to keep himfelf alive, ^^hrced 
 (for his Jewels he might not fell.) But JJ, h *J* 
 beg, and do what he could, he went neys endt 
 (as we fay) with many a hungry belly, 
 the moft part of the reft of the 
 way. 
 
 Hopef. But is itnotawondertheygot 
 not from him his Certificate J?y which he 
 was to receive his admittance at the 
 Cceleftial gate ? 
 
 Chr. No , they got not that : 
 
 though thy mift it not through any 
 
 good cunning of his , for he being 
 
 M 2 dif- 
 
202 cjje Pilgrims J9?ogreftf. 
 
 He kept dKmaycd with their coming upon 
 not his bejl n ; mj had neither power nor skill to 
 
 tLTJn hide an y thin s > *° >twas more b y 
 
 «<»*%. g ooc ^ Providence then by his Indea- 
 
 2 Tim. i. vour, that they mift of that good 
 
 14. thing. 
 
 Hopef. But it muft needs be a com- 
 fort to him, that they got not this Jewel 
 from him. 
 
 Chr. It might have been great 
 
 2 Pet. 1. 9. comfort to him, had he ufed it as he 
 
 mould ; but they that told me the 
 
 {lory, faid, That he made but little 
 
 ufe of it all the reft of the way ; and 
 
 that becaufe of the difmay that he 
 
 had in their taking away of hisMoney : 
 
 indeed he forgot it a great part of the 
 
 reft of the Journey ; and befides, 
 
 when at any time, it came into his 
 
 mind, and he began to be comforted 
 
 therewith, then would frefh thoughts 
 
 of his lofs come again upon him, 
 
 and thofe thoughts would fwallow 
 
 up all. 
 
 Hope. Alas poor Man ! this could 
 
 not but be a great grief unto him. 
 
 Chr. Grief! Ay, a grief indeed ! 
 He is pit- wou u \ t not a b een f Q t0 an y f US) 
 
 U y Qth y had we been ufed as he, to be Rob- 
 bed and wounded too , and that in a 
 
 ftrange 
 
Cfie Pilgrims H^ogrefo 203 
 
 ftrange place, as he was? 'Tis a 
 wonder he did not die with grief, 
 poor heart ! I was told, that he {bat- 
 tered almoft all the reft of the way 
 with nothing but doleful and bitter 
 complaints. Telling alfo to all that 
 over-took him, or that he over-took 
 in the way as he went, where he was 
 Robbed , and how ; who they were 
 that did it, and what he loft ; how 
 he was wounded, and that he hardly 
 efcaped with life. 
 
 Hope. But 'tis a wonder that his 
 necejfities did not put him upon felling, 
 or pawnmgfome of his Jewels, that he 
 might have wherewith to relieve him- 
 Jelf in his Journey. 
 
 Chr. Thou talkeft like one upon 
 whofe head is the Shell to this very chriftian 
 day : For what mould he pawn them }fnibbeth 
 or to whom mould he fell them \ In ^f^ 
 all that Countrey where he was^*^*^' 
 Robbed, his Jewels were not accoun- i ng , 
 ted of, nor did he want that relief 
 which could from thence be admini- 
 ftred to him ; befides, had his Jewels 
 been miffing at the Gate of the Coe- 
 leftial City, he had (and that he 
 knew well enough) been excluded 
 from an Inheritance there ; and that 
 M 3 would 
 
204 Cfte Pilgrims p?ogtefs. 
 
 would have been worfe to him then 
 
 the appearance and villany of ten 
 
 thoufand Thieves. 
 
 Hope, Why art thou Jo tart my Bro- 
 
 ther ? EJau fold his Birth-right, and 
 j6 ' that for a mejs of Pottage ; and that 
 
 Birth-right was his great eft Jewel: and 
 
 ijhe, why might not Little- Faith do Jo 
 
 too? 
 Adifcourfe chr. EJau did fell his Birth-right 
 
 tTifrte- indeed > and fo do man y befides ; and 
 
 Faith. b y ^° doing, exclude themfelves from 
 the chief blerTing, as alfo that Cay tiff 
 did. But you muft put a difference be- 
 twixt EJau and Little-Faith, and 
 alfo betwixt their Eftates. FJau's 
 Birth-right was Typical, but Little- 
 Jaith's Jewels were not {o.Efau's belly 
 was his God, but Little 'faith's belly 
 was not fo. Efau's want lay in his 
 flefhly appetite, Little-faith's did not 
 
 ™Z T as fo * Befldes > E J au could fee no fur " 
 bis tufts. tner tnen to tne fulfilling of his Lufts, 
 Gen. 25: For I am at the point to dye, faid he, 
 32. and what good will this Birth- right do 
 
 me} But Little-faith, though it was 
 his Jot to have but a littlefaith, was 
 by his littlefaith kept from fuch ex- 
 travagancies ; and made to fee and 
 prize his Jewels more, then to fell 
 
 them, 
 
them, as Efau did his Birth-right. Efau»*wr 
 
 You read not any where that Efau had f ai ^ 
 
 had faith, no not fo much as a little: 
 
 Therefore no marvel, if where the 
 
 flefh only bears fway (as it will in 
 
 that Man where no faith is to refift) 
 
 if he fells his Birth -right , and his 
 
 Soul and all, and that to the Devil of 
 
 Hell ; for it is with fuch, as it is with 
 
 the Afs, Who in her occafions cannot be Jer. a. a*. 
 
 turned away. When their minds are 
 
 fet upon their Lufts, they will have 
 
 them what ever they coft. But Little- _ . J L]tt]e ~ 
 
 r . j r \ i • * ait " could 
 
 faith was or another temper , his not livg 
 mind was on things Divine ; his u p on Efaus 
 livelyhood was upon things that Pottage. 
 were Spiritual , and from above ; 
 Therefore to what end mould he that 
 is of fuch a temper fell his Jewels, 
 (had there been any that would have 
 bought them) to fill his mind with 
 empty things ? Will a man give a 
 penny to fill his belly with Hay ? or J' "/."' 
 can you perfuade the 'Turtle-dove to (rween the 
 live upon Carrion, like the Crow ? Turtle- 
 Though faithlejs ones, can for carnal dove and 
 Lufts, pawn,or morgage, or fell what r/ ^ Crow - 
 they have, and themfelves out right 
 to boot ; yet they that have faith , 
 faving faith y though but a little of it, 
 M 4 cannot 
 
206 c&e Pilgrims p?og;tef& 
 
 cannot do fo. Here therefore, my 
 Brother, is thy miftake. 
 
 Hopef. / acknowledge it ; but yet 
 your fever e reflection had almoft made 
 me angry 
 
 Chr. Why, I did but compare thee 
 to fome of the Birds that are of the 
 brisker fort , who will run to and 
 fro in troden paths with the fhell up- 
 on their heads : but pafs by that, and 
 conflder the matter under debate, 
 and all fhall be well betwixt thee and 
 me. 
 
 Hopef. But Chriftian, ^hefe three 
 fellows, I am per/waded in my hearty are 
 but a company of Cowards: would they 
 have run elfe, think you, as they did, 
 at the noije of one that was coming on 
 Hopeful the road? Why did not Little- faith 
 fwaggers. pl uc fc u p a great heart? He might, me- 
 thinks, have flood one brufh with them, 
 and have yielded when there had been 
 no remedy. 
 
 Chr. That they are Cowards, many 
 
 have faid, but few have found it fo 
 
 No great m tne ti me or * Trial. As for a great 
 
 heart for heart, Little-faith had none ; and I 
 
 Godtvbere perceive by thee, my Brother, hadft 
 
 f ereis6ut thou been the Man concerned, thou 
 
 , .- * mt art but for a brum, and then to yield. 
 
 And 
 
Cfte pflgrim».Piopef»» 207 
 
 And verily, ttnce this is the height of We have 
 thy Stomach now they are at. &™re cou- 
 diftance from us, mould they appear ™f^ e J n 
 to thee, as they did to him , they wLnwe 
 might put thee to fecond thoughts, are in. 
 
 But consider again, they are but 
 Journey- men Thieves, they ferve un- 
 der the King of the Bottomlefs pit ; 
 who, if need be, will come to their 
 aid himfelf , and his voice is as the Pfel. 5- 8 - 
 roaring of a Lion. I my felf have Chriftian 
 been Ingaged as this Little-faith was, tells hls 
 and I found it a terrible thing. Thefe ^./^" 
 three Villains fet upon me, and I be- t ^ s ca f e% . 
 ginning like a Chriftian to refift , 
 they gave but a call, and in came 
 their Matter : I would as the fay- 
 ing is, have given my life for a pen- 
 ny ; but that, as God would have it, 
 I was cloathed with Armour of proof. 
 Ay, and yet though I was fo harnef- 
 fed, I found it hard work to quit my 
 felf like a man ; no man can tell what 
 in that Combat attends us , but he 
 that hath been in the Battle himfelf. 
 
 Hopef. Well) but they ran you fee, 
 when they did but Juppofe that one 
 Great-Grace was in the way. 
 
 Chr. True, they often fled, both 
 they and their Matter, when Great- 
 
 grace 
 
2o8 c&e Pilgrims P?ogrefo 
 
 The Kings g race h atn Dut appeared , and no 
 C ampion. marve i } f or fe } s/ ^ ^.ings Champion: 
 But I tro, you will put fome diffe- 
 rence between Little-faith and the 
 Kings Champion ; all the Kings Sub- 
 jects are not his Champions: nor can 
 they , when tried, do fuch feats of 
 War as he. Is it meet to think that a 
 little child mould handle Goliah as 
 David did ? or that there mould be 
 the ftrength of an Ox in a Wren ? 
 Some are ftrong , fome are weak, 
 fome have great faith, fome have lit- 
 tle : this man was one of the weak, 
 and therefore he went to the walls 
 
 Hopef. I would it had been Great- 
 grace, for their fakes. 
 
 Chr. If it had been he, he might 
 have had his hands full: For I muft 
 tell you, That though Great-grace is 
 excellent good at his Weapons, and 
 has and can, fo long as he keeps 
 them at Swords point, do well e- 
 nough with them : yet if they get 
 within him, even Faint-heart, Mi- 
 ftrufty or the other, it mail go hard 
 but they will throw up his heels. And 
 when a man is down,you know what 
 can he do. 
 
 Who fo looks well upon Great- 
 graces 
 
Cfie Pilgrims P?og:tef^ 209 
 
 grace's face, mall fee thofe Scars and 
 Cuts there, that mall ealily give de- 
 monftration of what I fay. Yea once 
 I heard he mould fay, (and that when 
 he was in the Combat) We dejpaired 
 even of life : How did thefe fturdy 
 Rogues and their Fellows make Da- 
 vid groan, mourn , and roar ? Yea 
 Heman , and Hezekiah too , though 
 Champions in their day, were forced 
 to beftir them, when by thefe af- 
 faulted ; and yet, that notwithftand- 
 ing, they had their Coats foundly 
 brufhed by them. Peter upon a time 
 would go try what he could do ; but, 
 though fome do fay of him that he 
 is the Prince of the Apoftles , they 
 handled him fo, that they made him 
 at laft afraid of a forry Girle. 
 
 Befides, their King is at their 
 Whittle, he is never out of hearing; 
 and if at any time they be put to 
 the worft, he, if poflible, comes in to 
 help them : And, of him it is faid, 
 The Sword of him that layeth at him Job. 41. 26 
 cannot hold the Spear, the Dart, nor the 
 Habergeon ; he efieemeth Iron as Straw, 
 and Brafs as rotten Wood. The Arrow thans *[ 
 cannot make him flie , Slingftones are dinefs. 
 turned with him into flub ble> Darts are 
 
 counted 
 
2io c&e Pilgrims p?ogtefs. 
 
 counted as ftubble, he laugheth at the 
 
 jhaking of a Spear. What can a man 
 
 do in this cafe ? 'Tis true , if a man 
 
 could at every turn have Jobs Horfe, 
 
 and had skill and courage to ride 
 
 'the excel- him, he might do notable things. For 
 
 lent mettle foi s nec fc } s clothed with Thunder , he 
 
 t at is in w m nQt fo a f ra ij as t fo e Q r aJhoper , the 
 
 Horfe gl° r y °f his Noftrils is terrible , he 
 
 paweth in the Valley , rejoyceth in his 
 
 ftrength,and goethout to meet the armed 
 
 men. He mocketh at fear , and is not 
 
 affrighted , neither turneth back from 
 
 the Sword. The quiver rattleth againft 
 
 him, the glittering Spear , and the 
 
 fhield. Hefwalloweth the ground with 
 
 fiercenejsand rage, neither believeth he 
 
 that it is the found of the Trumpet. He 
 
 Job. 39. 19 faith among the Trumpets, Ha, ha ; and 
 
 he fmelleth the Battel a far off, the 
 
 thundring of the Captains , and the 
 
 jh outings. 
 
 But for fuch footmen as thee and I 
 are, let us never defire to meet with 
 an enemy, nor vaunt as if we could do 
 better, when we hear of others that 
 they have been foiled, nor be tickled 
 at the thoughts of our own manhood, 
 for fuch commonly come by the worft 
 when tried. WitnefsP<?/*r,of whom I 
 
 made 
 
Cfte pilgrims p?ogxei& 211 
 
 made mention before. He would 
 fwagger, Ay he would : He would,as 
 his vain mind prompted him to fay, 
 do better , and ftand more for his 
 Mailer , then all men : But who fo 
 foiled, and run down by thefe Vil- 
 lains, as he ? 
 
 When therefore we hear that fuch 
 Robberies are done on the Kings 
 High-way , two things become us 
 to do ; firft to go out HarnefTed, and 
 to be fure to take a Shield with us : For 
 it was for want of that, that he that 
 laid fo luftily at Leviathan could not 
 make him yield. For indeed, if that 
 be wanting , he fears us not at all. 
 Therefore he that had skill, hath faid, 
 Above all take the Shield of Faith, Eph. 6. 16. 
 wherewith ye Jh all be able to quench all 
 the fiery darts of the wicked. 
 
 'Tis good alfo that we defire of the , Tis oodtQ 
 
 King a Convoy, yea that he will go b aeue a 
 
 with us himfelf. This made David Convoy. 
 
 rejoyce when in the Valley of the 
 
 fhaddows of death; and Mojes was Ex -3 3- 15- 
 
 rather for dying where he flood, then 
 
 to go one ftep without his God. O 
 
 . pr 1 
 
 my Brother, if he will but go along a • 3 ' 5 * 
 
 with us, what need we be afraid of' 7 ' 
 
 ten thoufands that mail fet them- 2l 
 
 felves 
 
212 €&e Pilgrims Piogtetk 
 
 felves again ft us, but without him, 
 Ifa. 10. 4. the proud helpers fall under the Jlain. 
 I for my part have been in the fray 
 before now,and though(through the 
 goodnefs of him that is beft) I am 
 as you fee alive : yet I cannot boaft 
 of my manhood. Glad mall I be, if I 
 meet with no more fuch brunts, 
 though I fear we are not got beyond 
 all danger. However, iince the Lion- 
 and the Bear hath not as yet devou- 
 red me , I hope God will alfo deli- 
 ver us from the next uncircumcifed 
 Philiftine. . 
 
 Poor Little-faith / Haft been among the 
 
 Thieves! 
 Waft robb'd ! Remember this y Who fo 
 
 believes 
 And gets more faith y Jhall then a Vi- 
 
 ftor be 
 Over ten thoujandy elfe fcarce over 
 
 three. 
 
 So they went on,and Ignorance fol- 
 lowed. They went then till they 
 came at a place where they faw a 
 way put it felf into their way, and 
 Away f eeme d withal, to lie as ftraight as 
 and away, the way which they mould go ; and 
 
 here 
 
C&e pilgrims l^ogrefe. 213 
 
 here they knew not which of the two 
 to take, for both feemed ftraight be- 
 fore them ; therefore here they flood 
 ftill to confider. And as they were 
 thinking about the way , behold a 
 man black of rlefh, but covered with 
 a very light Robe, came to them and 
 asked them, Why they flood there ? 
 They anfwered, They were going to 
 the Cceleftial City , but knew not 
 which of thefe ways to take. Fol- 
 low me, laid the man, it is thither 
 that I am going . So they followed 
 him in the way that but now came Chriftian 
 into the road, which by degrees turn- and hls 
 ed, and turned them fo from the£^*" 
 City that they defired to go to, 
 that in little time their faces were 
 turned away from it ; yet they fol- 
 lowed him. But by and by, before 
 they were aware, he led them both 
 within the compafs of a Net, in 
 which they were both fo entangled 
 that they knew not what to do ; and tak /J^ $ 
 with that, the white Robe fell off the N et . 
 black mans back ; then they faw where 
 they were. Wherefore there they 
 lay crying fometime, for they could 
 not get themfelves out. 
 
 Chr, Thenfaid Chriftian to his fel- 
 low, 
 
2H Cfje IPilgrims ll??ogref0. 
 
 They be- low, Now do I fee my felf in an 
 
 wail their errour. Did not the Shepherds bid 
 
 conditions. us beware Q f the fl att erers ? As is 
 
 Pio. 29. 5, the faying of the Wife man, fo we 
 
 have found it this day : A man that 
 
 flattereth his Neighbour ,/preadeth a 
 
 Net for his feet. 
 
 Hope/. They alfo gave us a note 
 of directions about the way, for our 
 more fure finding thereof : but there- 
 in we have alfo forgotten to read, 
 and have not kept our felves from 
 the Paths of the deftroyer. Here 
 David was wifer than wee ; for faith 
 Pfal.17.4. nCj Concerning the works of men, by 
 
 AJhining ^ WQr ^ r f i y j ^^ £ ^ 
 
 one comes - 7 ^ , / 7 » n >r^i 
 
 to them J rom the Faths of the deftroyer. 1 nus 
 nvith a they lay bewailing themfelves in the 
 whip in Net. At laft they efpied a mining 
 hand. One coming towards them , with a 
 whip of fmall cord in his hand. When 
 he was come to the place where they 
 were, He asked them whence they 
 came ? and what they did there ? 
 They told him, That they were poor 
 Pilgrims going to Sion , but were 
 led out of their way, by a black man, 
 cloathed in white, who bid us, faid 
 they, follow him ; for he was go- 
 ing thither too. Then faid he with the 
 
 Whip 
 
Cfte Pilgrims l&ogrefo 215 
 
 Whip; it is Flatterer, a falfe Apoftle, Pro - 2 9- s 
 
 that hath transformed himfelf into an D ^ 11- 32 ' 
 
 Angel of light So he rent the Net .„ ° r * 
 00 13, 14. 
 
 and let the men out. Then faid he 
 to them, Follow me, that I may fet 
 you in your way again ; fo he led 
 them back to the way, which they 
 had left to follow the Flatterer.Then 
 he asked them, faying, Where did ^ ar f 
 
 1 • 1 t *i • 1 S ^1 r - 1 -i examined 
 
 you lie the lait night r They faid with and con _ 
 the Shepherds upon the delectable vitfed of 
 Mountains. He asked them then, forgetful 
 If they had not of them Shepherds ne f s - 
 a note of direction for the way ? They 
 anfwered, Yes. But did you, faid he 
 when you was at a (land, pluck out 
 and read your note ? They anfwered, 
 No. He asked them why ? They faid Deceivers 
 they forgot He asked moreover, If 'fi ne fP oken - 
 the Shepherds did not bid them be- Ro ' 16 - 18 - 
 ware of the FlattererlThey anfwered, 
 Yes : But we did not imagine, faid 
 they, that this fine-fpoken man had 
 been he. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream, that he 
 commanded them to lie down ; which Deu.25.2. 
 when they did, he chaftized them 2Chr0n.fi. 
 fore, to teach them the good way z6y 27 * 
 wherein they mould walk ; and as R 
 he chaftized them, hefaid, As many 
 N as 
 
2i 6 c&e Pilgrims P?offtef& 
 
 They are as I love, I rebuke and chaften ; be 
 <whipt,and zealous therefore, and repent. This 
 fenton done, he bids them go on their way, 
 eir cwqy. ^^ ^^ good heed to the other di- 
 rections of the Shepherds. So they 
 thanked him for all his kindnefs, and 
 went foftly along the right way. 
 
 Come hither, you that walk, along the 
 
 way ; 
 See how the Pilgrims fare, that go a- 
 
 sir ay ! 
 They catched are in an intangling Net, 
 'Caufe they good Counjel lightly did 
 
 forget : 
 'Tis true, they refund were, but yet 
 
 you fee 
 They're fcourg'd to boot : Let this your 
 
 caution be. 
 
 Now after a while, they perceived 
 afar ofF,one coming foftly and alone, 
 all along the High-way to meet 
 them. Then faid Chriftian to his 
 fellow, Yonder is a man with his 
 back toward Sion, and he is coming 
 to meet us. 
 
 Hopef I fee him, let us take heed 
 to our felves now, left he mould 
 prove a Flatterer alfo. So he drew 
 
 nearer 
 
Cfje Pilgrims H^ogtete- 217 
 
 nearer and nearer, and at laft came 
 Up unto them. His name was Atheift > Tfo Atheift 
 and he asked them whether they meetstbem - 
 were going. 
 
 Chr. We are going to the Mount 
 Sion. 
 
 Then Atheift fell into a very great He Laughs 
 Laughter. at them. 
 
 Chr. What is the meaning of your 
 Laughter ? 
 
 Atheift. I laugh to fee what igno- 
 rant perfons you are , to take upon 
 you (o tedious a Journey ; and yet are 
 like to have nothing but your travel 
 for your paines. 
 
 Chr. Why man ? Do you think we They rea- 
 jhall not be received ? f on t0 S £ - 
 
 ^/tey?.Received! There is no fuch tber ' 
 place as you Dream of, in all this 
 World. 
 
 Chr. But there is in the World to 
 come. 
 
 Atheift. When I was at home in 
 mine own Countrey, I heard as you 
 now affirm , and from that hearing 
 went out to fee, and have been feek- 
 ing this City this twenty years : But jer.a2.13. 
 find no more of it, then I did the fir ft Ec. 10. 15. 
 day I fet out. 
 
 Chr. We have both heard and be- 
 N 2 lieve 
 
2i 8 €&e Pilgrims Piogrefo 
 
 lieve that there is Juch a -place to be 
 found. 
 
 Atheift. Had not I, when at home 
 believed, I had not come thus far to 
 
 "The Ath ^^ : But fi na " m g none > ( anQ " vet I 
 
 '/takes Ip^ ^ had there been fuch a place 
 
 hi s content to °e found, for I have gone to leek 
 
 in this it further then you J I am going back 
 
 World. again , and will feek to refrefh my 
 
 felf with the things that I then caft 
 
 away , for hopes of that which I now 
 
 fee is not. 
 
 Chriftian Chr. Then faid Chriftian to Hope- 
 
 provetb bis ful his Fellow , Is it true which this 
 
 Brother. man hath faid ? 
 
 Hopefuls Hopef. Take heed, he is one of the 
 
 gracious Flatterers ; remember what it hath 
 
 anfaer co fl- us once already for our harkning 
 
 to fuch kind of Fellows. What ! no 
 
 Mount Sion ! Did we not fee from 
 
 a.Cor.5.7. tne delectable Mountains the Gate 
 
 of the City ? Alfo, are we not now 
 
 to walk by Faith ? Let us go on, faid 
 
 Hopeful, left the man with the Whip 
 
 overtakes us again. 
 
 You mould have taught me that 
 p Leflbn, which I will round you in the 
 
 17 ' ' ears withall ;Ceafe, my Son, to hear the 
 Heb. 10. InftrucJion that caufeth to err from the 
 39- words of knowledge. I fay my Brother, 
 
 ceafe 
 
Cfte Pilgrims l&ogrefo 219 
 
 ceafe to hear him, and let us believe 
 to the faving of the Soul. 
 
 Chr. My Brother y l did not put the 
 queftion to thee for that Idoubtedofthe 
 Truth of our belief my f elf \ But to prove A ^. f 
 thee, and to fetch from thee a fruit of an h one jl 
 the honefiy of thy heart. As for this heart, 
 man J know that he is blinded by the god 
 of this World : Let thee and I go on, 
 knowing that we have belief of the 
 Truth, and no lie is of the 'Truth. 1J0hn2.11 
 
 Hopef Now do I rejoyce in hope 
 of the Glory of God: So they turned 
 away from the man ; and he, Laugh- 
 ing at them, went his way. 
 
 I faw then in my Dream, that they 7% are 
 went till they came into a certain come t0 the 
 Countrey , whofe Air naturally ten- mc rQ a ** 
 ded to make one drowfie, if he 
 came a ftranger into it. And here 
 Hopeful began to be very dull and 
 heavy of fleep, wherefore he faid un- 
 to Chriftian, I do now begin to grow 
 fo drowfie , that I can fcarcely hold , op< ; u 
 
 . J begins to 
 
 up mine eyes ; let us lie down here ^ drowju 
 and take one Nap. 
 
 Chr. By no means, faid the other. _, .„. 
 
 inn- 7 Chriftian 
 
 lejt Jleepingy we never awake more, keeps him 
 
 Hopef Why my Brother ? fleep is awake 
 fweet to the Labouring man ; we 
 N 3 may 
 
220 c&e Pilgrims l^ogtefs* 
 
 may be refrefhed if we take a Nap. 
 Chr. Do you not remember that one 
 
 of the Shepherds bid us beware of the 
 
 Inchanted ground? He meant by that, 
 iThef. 6 that we Jhould beware offleeping\where- 
 
 f ore let us notfleep as do others , but let 
 
 us watch and befober. 
 He is Hopef I acknowledge my felf in 
 
 thankful, fault, and had I been here alone, I 
 
 had by fleeping, run the danger of 
 
 of death. I fee it is true that the wife 
 Eccl. 4. 9. man faith , Two are better then one. 
 
 Hitherto hath thy Company been my 
 
 mercy ; and thou fhalt have a good 
 
 reward for thy labour. 
 To prevent Chr. Now then , faid Chriftian, 
 drowfmefs t0 p reven t drowfinefs in this place , let 
 t dd'r- ° ^ us fatt * nt0 g°°d difcourfe. 
 g °courfl. Hopef With all my heart, faid the 
 
 other. 
 Gooddif- Chr. Where fhall we begin? 
 
 courfepre- R r Where Q od fa wIth ug> 
 
 wentsdrow t> ,. j 1 • -r \ r 
 
 rr But do you begin, if you pleaie. 
 
 When Saints do fleepy grow , let them 
 
 come hither. 
 And hear how thefe two Pilgrims talk. 
 
 together : 
 Tea, let them learn of them, in any wife y 
 Thus to keep ope their drowfee fumbring 
 
 eyes. Saints 
 
C6e Pilgrims p^ogrefo 221 
 
 Saints felloivjhip, if it be managed well. 
 Keeps them awake, and that in fpite of 
 hell. 
 
 Chr. Then Chrifiian began and faid, 
 / will ask you a queftion. How came you 
 to think at fir ft of doing as you do now? 
 
 Hopef. Do you mean, How came 
 I at firft to look after the good of my 
 Soul ? 
 
 Chr. TeSy that is my meaning. 
 
 Hopef. I continued a great while 
 in the delight of thofe things which 
 were feen and fold at our fair ; things 
 which, as I believe now, would have 
 fhadl continued in them ftill)drown- 
 ded me in perdition and deftrudtion. 
 
 Chr. What things were they ? 
 
 Hopef. All the Treafuresand Riches 
 of the World. Alfo I delighted much in 
 Rioting, Revelling, Drinking, Swear- 
 ing , Lying, Uncleannefs, Sabbath- 
 breaking, and what not , that tend- 
 ed to deftroy the Soul. But I found 
 at laft, by hearing and confidering of 
 things that are Divine, which indeed 
 I heard of you , as alfo of beloved 
 Faithful, that was put to death for R om< 6.ai 
 his Faith and good-living in Vanity- 22 , 23 . 
 fair, That the end of thefe things is Eph. 5. 6. 
 N 4 death. 
 
222 C6e Pilgrims piogrefe* 
 
 death. And that for thefe things fake, 
 the wrath of God cometh upon the 
 children of difobedience. 
 
 Chr. And didyouprefently fall under 
 the 'power of this conviclion ? 
 
 Hope/. No, I was not willing pre- 
 fently to know the evil of fin, nor the 
 damnation that follows upon the 
 commifTion of it , but endeavoured, 
 when my mind at firft T^egan to be 
 fhaken with the word , to fhut mine 
 eyes againft the light thereof. 
 
 Chr. But what was the cau/e of your 
 carrying of it thus to the firft workings 
 of Gods blejfed Spirit upon you ? 
 
 Hopef The caufes were, i . I was 
 ignorant that this was the work of 
 God upon me. I never thought that 
 by awaknings for fin, God at firft be- 
 gins the converfion of a finner. i . Sin 
 was yet very fweet to my flefh, and 
 I was loth to leave it. 3 . I could not 
 tell how to part with mine old Com- 
 panions, their prefence and actions 
 were fo defirable unto me. 4. The 
 hours in which convictions were up- 
 on me , were fuch troublefome and 
 fuch heart- affrighting hours , that 
 I could not bear,no not fo much as the 
 remembrance of them upon my heart. 
 
 Chr 
 
C6e Pilgrims P^ogrefs- 223 
 
 Chr . 'Then as itfeems \fometimes you 
 got rid of your trouble, 
 
 Hope/. Yes verily , but it would 
 come into my mind again, and then I 
 mould be as bad, nay worfe, then I 
 was before. 
 
 Chr. Why , what was it that brought 
 your fins to mind again? 
 
 Hopef. Many things, As, 
 
 I. If I did but meet a good man in 
 the Streets ; or, 
 
 1. If I have heard any read in the 
 Bible ; or, 
 
 3. If mine Head did begin to Ake; 
 or, 
 
 4. I were told that fome of my 
 Neighbours were fick ; or, 
 
 5. If I heard the Bell Toull for 
 fome that were dead ; or, 
 
 6. Ifl thought of dying my felf; or, 
 
 7. If I heard that fuddain death 
 happened to others. 
 
 8 . But efpecially , when I thought 
 of my felf, that I muft quickly come 
 to Judgement. 
 
 Chr. Andcouldyou at any time with 
 eafe get off the guilt of fin when by any 
 of thefe wayes it came upon you ? 
 
 Hopef No, not latterly, for then 
 they got fafter hold of my Confci- 
 
 ence 
 
224 €&e Pilgrims Piogrefo 
 
 ence. And then, if I did but think 
 of going back to fin (though my 
 mind was turned againft itj it would 
 be double torment to me. 
 
 Chr. And how did you do then ? 
 
 Hope/. I thought I muft endea- 
 vour to mend my life, for elfe 
 thought I, I am fure to be damned. 
 
 Chr. And did you indeavour to 
 mend ? 
 
 Hope/. Yes, and fled from , not 
 only my fins, but finful Company 
 too ; and betook me to Religious 
 Duties, as Praying, Reading, weep- 
 ing for Sin, fpeaking Truth to my 
 Neighbours, &c, Thefe things I did 
 with many others, too much here to 
 relate. 
 
 Chr. And didyouthinky our Jelf well 
 then ? 
 
 Hopef Yes, for a while ; but at the 
 laft my trouble came tumbling upon 
 me again, and that over the neck of 
 all my Reformations. 
 
 Chr. How came that about , fince 
 you was now Reformed ? 
 
 Hopef. There were feveral things 
 
 brought it upon me, efpecially fuch 
 
 ifa. 64. 6. fayings as thefe \All our righteoufneffes 
 
 Gala.2. 1 6. are as filthy rags. By the works of the 
 
 Law 
 
€6e pilgrims P?og;refe- 225 
 
 Law no manjhall be juftified. When 
 you haye done all 'things \fay, We areun- Luk.17.11 
 profitable : with many more the like. 
 From whence I began to reafon with 
 my felf thus : If all my righteouf- 
 neffes are filthy rags , if by the deeds 
 of the Law, no man can be juftified ; 
 And if, when we have done all, we 
 are yet unprofitable : Then tis but a 
 folly to think of Heaven by the Law. 
 I further thought thus: If a Man runs 
 an 100/. into the Shop-keepers debt, 
 and after that fhall pay for all that he 
 fhall fetch , yet his old debt ftands 
 ftill in the Book uncrofTed ; for the 
 which the Shop-keeper may fue him, 
 and caft him into Prifon till he fhall 
 pay the debt. 
 
 Chr. Welly and how did you apply 
 this to your Jelfl 
 
 1 Hope/. Why, I thought thus with 
 my felf; I have by my fins run a great 
 way into Gods Book , and that my 
 now reforming will not pay off that 
 fcore ; therefore I mould think ftill 
 under all my prefent amendments , 
 But how fhall I be freed from that 
 damnation that I have brought my 
 felf in danger of by my former tranf- 
 greflions <* 
 
 Chr. 
 
226 c&e pilgrims p?ogtef& 
 
 Chr. A very good application : but 
 fray go on. 
 
 Hop. Another thing that hath trou- 
 bled me, even fince my late amend- 
 ments, is, that if I look narrowly into 
 the heft of what I do now, I ftill fee fin, 
 new fin, mixing it felf with the beft 
 of that I do. So that now I am forced 
 to conclude , that notwithftanding 
 my former fond conceits of my felf 
 and duties , I have committed fin e- 
 nough in one duty to fend me to Hell, 
 though my former life had been 
 faultlefs. 
 
 Chr. And what did you do then ? 
 
 Hope/. Do ! I could not tell what 
 to do, till I brake my mind to Faith- 
 ful ; for he and I were well acquain- 
 ted : And he told me, That unlefs I 
 could obtain the righteoufnefs of a 
 man that never had finned , neither \ 
 mine own, nor all the righteoufnefs 
 of the World could fave me. 
 
 Chr. And did you think he /pake 
 true ? 
 
 Hope/. Had he told me fo when 
 I was pleafed and fatisfied with 
 mine own amendments , I had cal- 
 led him Fool for his pains : but now, 
 fince I fee my own infirmity , and 
 
 the 
 
€&e pilgrims li^ogrefe- 227 
 
 the fin that cleaves to my beft per- 
 formance, I have been forceed to 
 be of his opinion. 
 
 Chr. But did you think , when at 
 fir ft he Juggefted it to you , that there 
 wasjuch a man to be found, of whom 
 it might juftly be /aid \ That he never 
 committed fin ? 
 
 Hopef. I muft confefs the words at 
 firft founded ftrangely , but after a 
 little more talk and company with 
 him, I had full conviction about it. 
 
 Chr. And did you ask him what 
 man this was^andhowyoumuftbejufti- 
 fed by him ? 
 
 Hope. Yes , and he told me it was 
 the Lord Jefus, that dwelleth on the Rom 
 right hand of the mod High : And col. i. 
 thus, faid he, you muft be juftified by i Pet. 
 him , even by trufting to what he 
 hath done by himfelf in the days of 
 his flefh, and fuffered when he did 
 hang on the Tree. I asked him fur- 
 ther , How that mans righteoufnefs 
 could be of that efficacy, to juftifie 
 another before God ? And he told 
 me, He was the mighty God,and did 
 what he did, and died the death alfo, 
 not for himfelf,but for us ; to whom 
 his doings, and the worthineis of 
 
 them 
 
228 c&e pilgrims l^ogtefe- 
 
 them mould be imputed, if I believed 
 on him. 
 
 Chr. And what did you do then ? 
 Hope.l made my objections againft 
 my believing , for that I thought he 
 was not willing to fave me. 
 
 Chr. And what/aid Faithful to you 
 then ? 
 
 Hope/. He bid me go to him and 
 
 fee: Then I faid, It was prefumption: 
 
 Mat.u.28 DUt ne f a id> No: for I was invited to 
 
 come. Then he gave me a book of Je- 
 
 Jus his inditing, to incourage me the 
 
 more freely to come : And he faid 
 
 concerning that Book , That every 
 
 jot and tittle there of flood firmer 
 
 Matt2 4 .35 then Heaven andearth. Then I asked 
 
 him, What I muft do when I came? 
 
 f and he told me , I muft intreat upon 
 
 Dan. 6. 10. mv knees with all my heart and foul, 
 
 Jer. 29. 12, the Father to reveal him to me. Then 
 
 1 3. I asked him further , How I muft 
 
 make my fupplication to him ? And 
 
 he faid , Go, and thou malt find him 
 
 Ex 2 22 u P on a mercy- feat , where he fits all 
 
 Lev. 16. 2. the year long , to give pardon and 
 
 Nu. 7. 89. forgivenefs to them that come. I 
 
 Heb. 4. 6. t0 }J him that I knew not what to 
 
 fay when I came : and he bid me fay 
 
 to this erTecl, God be merciful to me a 
 
 /inner, 
 
C6e pilgrims p?ogrefo 229 
 
 firmer yand make me to know and believe 
 in Jefus Chrift ; for I fee that if his 
 right eoufnefs had not been, or I have not 
 faith in that righteoufnefs,! am utterly 
 caft away: Lor d,I have heard that thou 
 art a merciful God, and haft ordained 
 that thy Son Jefus Chrift Jhould be the 
 Saviour of the World ; and moreover ■, 
 that thou art willing to beftow him upon 
 fuch a poor finner as I am, {and I am 
 afinner indeed') Lord take therefore 
 this opportunity, and magnifie thy grace 
 in the Salvation of my foul , through 
 thy Son Jefus Chrift, Amen. 
 
 Chr. And did you do as you were 
 bidden ? 
 
 Hopef Yes, over, and over, and 
 over. 
 
 Chr. And did the Father reveal his 
 Son to you ? 
 
 Hopef Not at the firft , nor fe- 
 cond, nor third, nor fourth, nor fifth, 
 no, nor at the fixth time neither. 
 
 Chr. What did you do then ? 
 
 Hopef What ! why I could not 
 tell what to do. 
 
 Chr. Had you not thoughts of lea- 
 ving off praying ? 
 
 Hopef. Yes, an hundred times, twice 
 told. 
 
 Chr. 
 
230 cfte Pilgrims Piogrefe, 
 
 Chr. And what was the reajon you 
 did not ? 
 
 Hopef. I believed that that was 
 true which had been told me, to wit. 
 That without the righteoufnefs of 
 this Chrift , all the World could not 
 fave me: And therefore thought I with 
 my felf , if I leave off, I die ; and I 
 can but die at the Throne of Grace. 
 And withall , this came into my 
 mind. Jf it tarry, wait for it, becaufe 
 Habb.2.3. it willfurely come ,andwillnot tarry . So 
 I continued Praying untill the Father 
 mewed me his Son. 
 
 Chr. And how was he revealed unto 
 you ? 
 
 Hopef. I did not fee him with my 
 
 Eph. 1. 1 8, bodily eyes , but with the eyes of 
 
 J 9- mine underftanding ; and thus it was. 
 
 One day I was very fad, I think fader 
 
 then at any one time in my life ; and 
 
 this fadness was through a frefh fight 
 
 of the greatnefs and vilenefs of my 
 
 fins : And as I was then looking for 
 
 nothing but Hell, and the everlaft- 
 
 ing damnation of my Soul, fuddenly, 
 
 as I thought , I faw the Lord Jefus 
 
 look down from Heaven upon me, 
 
 Aasi6 30 anc ^ f a yi n g> Believe on the Lord Jefus 
 
 3I . Chrift, a7id thou fh alt be fave d. 
 
 But 
 
€&c pilgrims p^ogrete* 231 
 
 But I reply ed, Lord, I am a great, 
 a very great finner ; and he anfwered, 2Cor i2 
 My grace is sufficient for thee. Then I 
 faid, But Lbrd,what is believing ? And 
 then I faw from that faying, [He that T , g 
 cometh to me/hall never hunger, and he 
 that believeth on me jhall never thirft~\ 
 That believing and coming was all 
 one, and that he that came , that 
 is, run out in his heart and affections 
 after falvation by Chrift, he indeed 
 believed in Chrift. Then the water 
 ftood in mine eyes, and I asked fur- 
 ther , But Lord, may fuch a great 
 finner as I am, be indeed accepted 
 of thee, and be faved by thee ? And J oh - 6 - 3 6 « 
 I heard him fay, And him that cometh 
 to me, I will in no wife caft out. Then 
 I faid, But how, Lord, muft I consi- 
 der of thee in my coming to thee,that 
 my faith may be placed aright upon ,Tj.*:i5 
 thee? Then he faid, Chrift Jefus came Rom.10.4. 
 into the IVorldtoJave finner s. He is the cha P- 4. 
 end of the Law for right eoufnefs to e- Heb * 7 * 2/ " 
 very one that believes. He died for 25 
 our fins, and roje again for ourjuftifi- 
 cation : He loved us, and wafhed us 
 from our fins in his own blood : He is 
 Mediator between God and us. He 
 ever liveth to make inter ceffion for us. 
 O From 
 
23 2 &b* Pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 From all which I gathered , that I 
 muft look for righteoufnefs in his 
 perfon, and for fatisfaction for my 
 fins by his blood ; that what he did 
 in obedience to his Fathers Law, 
 and in fubmitting to the penalty 
 thereof, was not for himfelf, but for 
 him that will accept it for his Salva- 
 tion, and be thankful. And now was 
 my heart full of joy, mine eyes full 
 of tears, and mine affections running 
 over with Love to the Name, People, 
 and Ways of Jefus Chrift. 
 Chr . This was a Revelation of Chrift to 
 your foul indeed: But tell me particular- 
 lywhat effetlthis had upon yourfpirit. 
 Hope/. It made me fee that all the 
 World, notwithstanding all the 
 righteoufnefs thereof, is in a ftate 
 of condemnation. It made me fee 
 that God the Father, though he be 
 juft, can juftly juftifie the coming 
 finner : It made me greatly amamed 
 of the vilenefs of my former life, 
 and confounded me with the fence of 
 mine own Ignorance ; for there never 
 came thought into mine heart before 
 now, that mewed me fo the beauty 
 of Jefus Chrift, It made me love a 
 holy life, and long to do fomething 
 
 for 
 
Cfje Pilgrims P?ostcf& 233 
 
 for the Honour and Glory of the 
 name of the Lord Jefus. Yea I 
 thought, that had I now a thoufand 
 gallons of blood in my body, I could 
 fpill it all for the fake of the Lord 
 Jefus. 
 
 I then faw in my Dream , that 
 Hopeful looked back and faw Igno- 
 rance j whom they had left behind, 
 coming after. Look, faidhe to Chri- 
 ftian, how far yonder loungfler loite- 
 reth behind. 
 
 Chr. Ay, Ay, I fee him ; he careth 
 not for our Company. 
 
 Hopef. Butltro, itwouldnothave 
 hurt him, had he kept pace with us 
 hitherto. 
 
 Chr. That's true , but I warrant 
 you he thinketh otherwife 
 
 Hope. That I think he doth y but 
 however let us tarry for him. So they n ° ^ ce g 
 
 Q1Q. comes up 
 
 Then Chriftian faid to him, Come again. 
 away man, why do you flay fo behind? 
 
 Ignor. I take my pleafure in walk- Their talk. 
 ing alone, even more a great deal 
 then in Company , unlefs I like it 
 the better. 
 
 Then faid Chriftianto Hopef ul(but 
 
 foftlyj Did I not tell you, he cared not 
 
 O 2 for 
 
234 C6e pilgrims; p?ogte(0. 
 
 for our Company : But however, come 
 up, and let us talk away the time in this 
 folitary place. Then directing his 
 Speech to Ignorance , he faid, Come, 
 how do you ? howftands it between God 
 and your Soul now ? 
 
 Ignor. I hope well , for I am al- 
 ways full of good motions, that come 
 into my mind to comfort me as I 
 walk. 
 
 Chr. What good motions ? pray tell 
 us. 
 
 Ignor. Why, I think of God and 
 Heaven. 
 
 Chr. So do the Devils and damned 
 Souls. 
 
 Ignor. But I think of them , and 
 defire them. 
 
 Chr. So do many that are never like 
 to come there : The Soul of the Sluggard 
 defires and hath nothing. 
 
 Ignor. But I think of them , and 
 leave all for them. 
 
 Chr. That I doubt , for leaving of 
 all is an hard matter , yea a harder 
 matter then many are aware of. But 
 why > or by what, art thou per] waded 
 that thoU haft left all for God and 
 Heaven ? 
 
 Ignor. My heart tells me fo. 
 
 Chr. 
 
Cfje pilgrims !P?ogre& 235 
 
 Chr. The wife man /ayes, He that 
 trufts his own heart is a fool. Pr - 28 - 2 9* 
 
 Ignor. This is fpoken of an evil 
 heart, but mine is a good one. 
 
 Chr. But how doft thou 'prove that ? 
 
 Ignor. It comforts me in the hopes 
 of Heaven. 
 
 Chr. That may be, through its deceit- 
 fulnefs , for a mans heart may mini- 
 fter comfort to him in the hopes of that 
 thing, for which he yet has no ground to 
 hope. 
 
 Ignor. But my heart and life agree 
 together , and therefore my hope is 
 well grounded. 
 
 Chr. Who told thee that thy heart 
 and life agree together ? 
 
 Ignor. My heart tells me fo. 
 
 C hr . Ask my fellow if I be a Thief*. 
 Thy heart tells thee Jo ! Except the 
 wordofGodbeareth witnefs in thismat- 
 ter, other Teftimony is of no value. 
 
 Ignor. But is it not a good heart 
 that has good thoughts? And is not 
 that a good life that is according to 
 Gods Commandments ? 
 
 Chr. Yes, that is a good heart that 
 hath good thoughts, and that is a good 
 life that is according to Gods Command- 
 ments: But it is one thing indeed to 
 O 3 have 
 
236 Cfie Pilgrims P?ogter& 
 
 have theje, and another thing only to 
 think Jo, 
 
 Ignor. Pray what count you good 
 thoughts , and a life according to 
 Gods Commandments ? 
 
 Chr . There are good thoughts of di- 
 vers kinds, fome ref peeling our /elves, 
 Jome God, Jome Chrift, andfome other 
 things. 
 
 Ignor. What be good thoughts re- 
 fpecling our felves ? 
 
 Chr. Such as agree with the Word of 
 God. 
 
 Ignor. When does our thoughts of 
 our felves agree with the Word of 
 God? 
 
 Chr. When wepajs the fame Judge- 
 ment upon our felves which the Word 
 paffes: To explain my felf. The Word 
 of God faith ofperfons in a natural con- 
 dition, There is none Righteous, 
 Rom. 3. there is none that doth good. Itjaith 
 Gen. 6. 8. aljo, That every imagination of the 
 heart of man is only evil, and that 
 continually. And again, The imagi- 
 nation of mans heart is evil from his 
 Youth. Now then, when we think thus 
 of our felves, having Jenje thereof , then 
 are our thoughts good ones, becauje ac- 
 cording to the Word of God. 
 
 Ignor. 
 
Cfre Pilgrims P^ogrefe* 237 
 
 Ignor. I will never believe that my 
 heart is thus bad. 
 
 Chr. 'Therefore thou never hadft one 
 good thought concerning thy /elf in thy 
 life. But let me go on : As the Word 
 pa/feth a Judgement upon our HEAR T, 
 /o it pa/feth a Judgement upon our 
 WAYS\ and when our thoughts of our 
 HEARTS and W A T S agree 
 with the Judgment which the Wordgiv- 
 eth of both, then are both good, becau/e 
 agreeing thereto. 
 
 Ignor. Make out your meaning. 
 
 Chr. Why y the Word of God /ait h y 
 That mans ways are crooked ways, not Pf. 125- 5- 
 good, but perverfe: It/aith y They are Pro - 2 - r 5- 
 naturally out of the good way, that they om ' 3 * 
 have not known it. Now when a man 
 thus thinketh of his ways, I/ay when 
 he doth /enfibly , and with heart-hu- 
 miliation thus think y then hath he good 
 thoughts of his own waySy becau/e his 
 thoughts now agree with the judgment 
 of the Word of God. 
 
 Ignor. What are good thoughts 
 concerning God ? 
 
 Chr. Even {as I have /aid concern- 
 ing our /elves) when our thoughts of 
 God do agree with what the Word/aith 
 o/him. And that is, when we think of 
 O 4 his 
 
238 c&e pilgrims P?ogrefe, 
 
 his Being and Attributes as the Word 
 hath taught: Of which I cannot now 
 difcourje at large. But to /peak of him 
 with reference to us, Thenwehave right 
 thoughts of God, when we think that he 
 knows us better then we know our/elves, 
 and can fee fin in us, when and where 
 we can fee none in our f elves ; when we 
 think he knows our in-moft thoughts, 
 and that our heart with all its depths 
 is alwayes open unto his eyes : Aljo 
 when we think that all our Right eouf- 
 nefs finks in his Noftrils , and that 
 therefore he cannot abide to fee us ftand 
 before him in any confidence even of all 
 our beft performances. 
 
 Ignor. Do you think that I am fuch 
 a fool , as to think God can fee no 
 further then I ? or that I would come 
 to- God in the beft of my perfor- 
 mances ? 
 
 Chr. Why, how dofl thou think in 
 this matter ? 
 
 Ignor. Why, to be mort, I think 
 I muft believe in Chrift for Juftifica- 
 tion. 
 
 Chr. How! think thou muft believe 
 in Chrift, when thou feeft not thy need of 
 him ! Thou neither Jeeft thy original, or 
 atlual infirmities , but haft fuch an 
 
 opinion 
 
Cfje Pilgrims p?ogrcfe- 239 
 
 opinion of thy J elf ', and of what thou 
 doeft, as -plainly renders thee to be one 
 that did never fee a neceffity of Chrift s 
 perfonal right eoufne/s to juftifie thee 
 before God: How then doft thou fay, I 
 believe in Chrift ? 
 
 Ignor. I believe well enough for 
 all that. 
 
 Chr. How doefi thou believe ? 
 
 Ignor. I believe that Chrift died 
 forfinners, and that I fhall be justi- 
 fied before God from the curfe, 
 through his gracious acceptance of 
 my obedience to his Law : Or thus, 
 Chrift makes my Duties that are Re- 
 ligious, acceptable to his Father by 
 vertue of his Merits ; and fo mail I 
 be juftified. 
 
 Chr. Let me give an anjwer to this 
 confeffion of thy faith. 
 
 1 . Thou believeft with a Fantaftical 
 Faith, for this faith is no where de- 
 
 fcribed in the JVord. 
 
 2. Thou believeft with ^Falfe Faith, 
 becaufe it taketh Juftifi 'cation from the 
 perfonal righteoufnefs of Chrift , and 
 applies it to thy own. 
 
 3. This faith maketh not Chrift a 
 Juftifier of thy perfon, but of thy aft ions; 
 and of thy p erf on for thy aclionsfake, 
 which is falfe. 4. There- 
 
2 4° €&e Pilgrims P?ogtef& 
 
 4. Therefore this faith is deceitful, 
 evenfuch as ivillleavethee under wrath, 
 in the day of God Almighty. For true 
 Juftifying Faith puts the foul ( as fen- 
 fible of its loft condition by the Law) up- 
 on flying for refuge un{o Chrifts righte- 
 oujnefs: (Which right eoufnefs of\\\s, is 
 not an acl of grace, by which he maketh 
 for Juftification thy obedience accepted 
 with God, but his perfonal obedience to 
 the Law in doing andjuffering for us, 
 what that required at our hands') This 
 right eoufnefs, I fay, true faith accepteth, 
 under the skirt of which y the foul being 
 Jhrouded, and by itprefented asfpotlefs 
 before God, it is accepted , and acquit 
 from condemnation. 
 
 Ignor. What! would you have us 
 truft to what Chrift in his own per- 
 fon has done without us ! This con- 
 ceit would loofenthereinesof our luft, 
 and tollerate us to live as we lift: For 
 what matter how we live, if we may 
 be Juftified by Chrifts perfonal righ- 
 teoufnefs from all, when we believe 
 it? 
 
 Chr. Ignorance is thy name , and 
 as thy name is, fo art thou ; even this 
 thy anfwer demonftrateth what I fay. 
 Ignorant thou art of what Juftifying 
 
 righ- 
 
€f)e Pilgrims p?ogre&- 24 l 
 
 righteoufnefsis, and as ignorant how to 
 jecure thy Soul through the faith of it, 
 from the heavy wrath of God. Tea, 
 thou alfo art ignorant of the true 
 effecls of Javing faith in this righte- 
 oufnefs of Chrift , which is , to bow 
 and win over the heart to God in 
 Chrift, to love his Name, his Word, 
 Ways, and People ; and not as thou 
 ignorantly imagineft. 
 
 Hop. Ask him if ever he had Chrift 
 revealed to him from Heaven ? 
 
 Ignor. What\ Tou are a man for re- 
 velations ! I believe that what both you, 
 and all the reft of you fay about that 
 matter , is but the fruit of diftracled 
 braines. 
 
 Hop. Why man ! Chrift is fo hid 
 in God from the natural apprehen- 
 fions of all flefh, that he cannot by 
 any man be favingly known, unlefs 
 God the Father reveals him to them. 
 Ignor. That is your faith, but not 
 mine ; yet mine I doubt not, is as good 
 as yours: Though I have not in my head 
 fo many whimzies as you. 
 
 Chr. Give me leave to put in a 
 
 word : You ought not fo {lightly to 
 
 fpeak of this matter : for this I will 
 
 boldly affirm, (even as my good Com- 
 
 t panion 
 
242 €f)e Pilgrims Piogreft* 
 
 Mat.iz.i8 Companion hath donej that no man 
 
 El/ "* 3 ' can know J efus Chrift but by the Re ~ 
 
 ? ,U1 delation of the Father: yea, and 
 
 l Q. t > J .9 
 
 faith too, by which the foul layeth 
 hold upon Chrift (if it be right) muft 
 be wrought by the exceeding great- 
 nefs of his mighty power; the work- 
 ing of which faith, I perceive, poor 
 Ignorance, thou art ignorant of. Be a- 
 wakened then,fee thine own wretch- 
 ednefs, and flie to the Lord Jefus ; 
 and by his righteoufnefs, which is 
 the righteoufnefs of God, (for he 
 himfelf is God) thou malt be deli- 
 vered from condemnation. 
 The talk J g no - Tougojo f aft, I cannot keep 
 broke up. pace with you ; do you go on before-, I 
 muft ft ay awhile behind. 
 
 Well Ignorance, wilt thou yet foolijh be, 
 To flight good Counfel, ten times given 
 
 thee ? 
 And if thou yet refufe it , thou Jhalt 
 
 know 
 Ere long the evil of thy doing fo : 
 Remember man in time,ftoop,do not fear, 
 Good Counfel taken well, faves ; there- 
 fore hear : 
 But if thou yet /halt flight itjhou wilt be 
 The lofer {Ignorance) Tie warrant thee. 
 
 Chr. 
 
€f)e Pilgrims P?og;ttfe- 243 
 
 Chr. Well, come my good Hope- 
 ful, I perceive that thou and I muft 
 walk by our felves again. 
 
 So I faw in my Dream, that they 
 went on a pace before, and Ignorance 
 he came hobling after. Then faid 
 Chriftian to his companion, It pities 
 me much for this poor man, it will cer- 
 tainly go ill with him at laft. 
 
 Hope. Alas, there are abundance 
 in our Town in his condition; whole 
 Families, yea, whole Streets, (and 
 that of Pilgrims too) and if there 
 be fo many in our parts, how many 
 think you, muft there be in the place 
 where he was born ? 
 
 Chr. Indeed the PFordJaith,¥{Q hath 
 blinded their eyes,left they fhould fee, 
 &c. But now we are by our Jelves, what 
 do you think ofjuch men ? Have they 
 at no time, think you, conviclions of fin, 
 and Jo conjequently fears that their fate 
 is dangerous ? 
 
 Hopef Nay, do you anfwer that 
 queftion your felf, for you are the 
 elder man. 
 
 Chr. 'Then I fay fometimes (as I 
 think) they may, but they being natu- 
 rally ignorant, underftand not that fuch 
 conviclions tend to their good ; and 
 
 there- 
 
244 €f)c Pilgrims P?ogte&* 
 
 therefore they do desperately feek to 
 ftifle them, and prefumptuoufly con- 
 tinue to flatter them/elves in the way of, 
 their own hearts. 
 The good Hopef I do believe as you fay, that 
 fi/e of fear fear tends much to Mens good, and 
 to make them right, at their beginning 
 to go on Pilgrimage. 
 Job 28.^9. Chr. Without all doubt it dothjfit 
 Pf.xn.10. beright: for/ofays the word^Tht fear of 
 Pro.17.ch. ^ L or d is the beginning of Wifdom. 
 Hopef How will you defcribe right 
 
 Chr. True, or right fear , is dij co- 
 vered by three things. 
 
 1. By its rife. It is caufed by fa- 
 ving convictions for fin. 
 
 2. It driveth the foul to lay fail: 
 hold of Chrift for Salvation. 
 
 3. It begetteth and continueth in 
 the foul a great reverence of God, 
 his words , and ways , keeping it 
 tender , and making it afraid to 
 turn from them, to the right hand, 
 or to the left, to any thing that may 
 difhonour God, break its peace,grieve 
 the Spirit , or caufe the Enemy to 
 fpeak reproachfully. 
 
 Hopef. Well faid , I believe you 
 have faid the truth. Are we now 
 
 almoft 
 
Cfte Pilgrims H^ogreft* 245 
 
 almoft got part the Inchan ted ground? 
 
 Chr. Wby> are you weary of this 
 difcourfe ? 
 
 Hopef. No verily,but that I would 
 know where we are. 
 
 Chr. We have not now above two 
 Miles further to go thereon. But let us 
 return to our matter. Now the Igno- 
 rant know not that Juch convitlions 
 that tend to put them in fear , are for 
 their good, and therefore they feek to 
 ftifle them. 
 
 Hopef. How do they feek to ftifle 
 them ? 
 
 Chr. 1 . They think that thofe fears 
 are wrought by the Devil (though 
 indeed they are wrought of God)and 
 thinking fo,they refift them, as things 
 that directly tend to their over- 
 throw. 2. They alfo think that thefe 
 fears tend to the fpoiling of their 
 faith, (when alas for them, poor men 
 that they are! they have none at all) 
 and therefore they harden their 
 hearts againft them. 3. They pre- 
 fume they ought not to fear, and 
 therefore, in defpite of them, wax pre- 
 fumptuoufly confident 4. They fee 
 that thefe fears tend to take away 
 from them their pitiful old felf-holi- 
 
 nefs, 
 
246 Cfce Pilgrims I^ogxeffc 
 
 nefs, and therefore they refift them 
 with all their might. 
 
 Hope. I know fomething of this 
 my felf ; for before I knew my felf 
 it was fo with me. 
 
 Chr. Welly we will leave at this 
 time our Neighbour Ignorance by him- 
 himfelf, and fall upon another profita- 
 ble queftion. 
 Talk about Hopefi With all my heart, but you 
 one Tem- mall ftill begin, 
 porary. Chr. Well then, did you not know 
 
 Where he ^q^ ten years ago, one Temporary in 
 your parts, who was a for ward man in 
 Religion then ? 
 
 Hope. Know him ! Yes, he dwelt 
 in Graeele/s, a Town about two miles 
 off of Hon efly, and he dwelt next door 
 to one Turn-back. 
 
 Chr. Right, he dwelt under the fame 
 roof with him. Well, that man was 
 much awakened once ; / believe that 
 then he had fome fight of his fins, and 
 of the wages that was due thereto. 
 
 Hope. I am of your mind, for fmy 
 Houfe not being above three miles 
 from him) he would oft times come 
 to me, and that with many tears. 
 Truly I pitied the man, and was not 
 altogether without hope of him ; 
 
 but 
 
Cfje Pilgrims IPiogtef^ 247 
 
 but one may fee it is not every one 
 that cries, Lord, Lord. 
 
 Chr. He told me at once, 'That he was 
 refolved to go on Pilgrimage as we do 
 now ; but all of a fudden he grew ac- 
 quainted with one Save-felf, and then 
 he became a fir anger to me. 
 
 Hope. Now fince we are talking 
 about him, let us a little enquire in- 
 to the reafon of the fuddain back- 
 fliding of him and fuch others. 
 
 Chr. // may be very profitable, but 
 do you begin. 
 
 Hope. Well then, there are in my 
 judgement four reafons for it. 
 
 1 . Though the Confciences of fuch 
 men are awakened, yet their minds 
 are not changed : therefore when 
 the power of guilt weareth away , 
 that which provoked them to be Re- 
 ligious, ceafeth. Wherefore they na- 
 turally turn to their own courfe a- 
 gain : even as we fee the Dog that 
 is fick of what he hath eaten, fo 
 long as his ficknefs prevails, he vo- 
 mits and cafts up all ; not that he 
 doth this of a free mind (if we may 
 fay a Dog has a mind) but becaufe 
 it troubleth his Stomach ; but now 
 when his iicknefs is over, and fo his 
 P Stomach 
 
2 Pet. 2. 
 
 248 Cbe Pilgrims Piogrefe* 
 
 Stomach eafed, his defires being not 
 at all alienate from his vomit , he 
 turns him about and licksup all. And 
 fo it is true which is written, The Dog 
 is turned to his own vomit again. This 
 I fay being hot for Heaven, by virtue 
 only of the fenfe and fear of the tor- 
 ments of Hell, as their fenfe of Hell, 
 and the fears of damnation chills 
 and cools, fo their defires for Hea- 
 ven and Salvation cool alfo. So 
 then it comes to pafs , that when 
 their guilt and fear is gone, their de- 
 fires for Heaven and Happinefs die; 
 Pro. 29.25 and they return to their courfe again. 
 aly. Another reafon is, They have 
 flavifh fears that do over-mafter 
 them. I fpeak now of the fears that 
 they have of men : For the fear of 
 men bringeth ajnare. So then, though 
 they feem to be hot for Heaven, fo 
 long as the flames of Hell are about 
 their ears , yet when that terrour is 
 a little over, they betake themfelves 
 to fecond thoughts ; namely, that 
 'tis good to be wife, and not to run 
 (for they know not what) the ha- 
 zard of loofing all ; or at leaft, of 
 bringing themfelves into unavoida- 
 ble and un-neceflary troubles: and 
 
 fo 
 
€&e Pilgrims l^ogrefo 249 
 
 fo they fall in with the world again. 
 
 3/y. The fhame that attends Re- 
 ligion, lies alfo as a block in their 
 way ; they are proud and haughty, 
 and Religion in their eye is low 
 and contemptible : Therefore when 
 they have loft their fenfe of Hell 
 and wrath to come, they return a- . 
 gain to their former courfe. 
 
 4/y. Guilt, and to meditate ter- 
 rour , are grievous to them , they 
 like not to fee their mifery before 
 they come into it. Though perhaps 
 the fight of it firft, if they loved that 
 fight, might make them flie whither 
 the righteous flie and are fafe ; but 
 becaufe they do, as I hinted before, 
 even fhun the thoughts of guilt and 
 terrour, therefore, when once they 
 are rid of their awakenings about 
 the terrors and wrath of God, they 
 harden their hearts gladly, and chufe 
 fuch ways as will harden them more 
 and more. 
 
 Chr . Tou are pretty near the bufinefs, 
 for the bottom of all is, for want of 
 a change in their mind and will. And 
 therefore they are but like the Fellon 
 that ftandeth before the Judge , he 
 quakes and trembles , andjeems to re- 
 P 2 pent 
 
2 5° Cfte pilgrims p?ogrefo 
 
 pent moft heartily ; but the bottom of 
 all is y the fear of the Halter ', not of any 
 deteftation of the offence ; as is evident, 
 becaufe, let but this man have his li- 
 berty, and he will be a 'Thief, and Jo 
 a Rogue fill; whereas y if his mind was 
 changed, he would be other wife. 
 
 Hope. Now I have (hewed you 
 the reafons of their going back, do 
 you mew me the manner thereof. 
 Honv the Chr. So I will willingly. 
 Apodate i . They draw off their thoughts 
 
 goes back. a H that they may, from the remem- 
 brance of God, Death, and Judge- 
 ment to come. 
 
 i. Then they caft off by degrees 
 private Duties , as Clofet-Prayer, 
 curbing their lufts, watching, for- 
 row for fin, and the like. 
 
 3. Then they fhun the company 
 of lively and warm Chriftians. 
 
 4. After that, they grow cold to 
 publick Duty, as Hearing, Reading, 
 Godly Conference, and the like. 
 
 5. Then they beginto pick holes, 
 as we fay, in the Coats of fome of 
 the Godly, and that devilifhly; that 
 they may have a feeming colour to 
 throw Religion (for the fake of fome 
 infirmity they have fpied in them) be- 
 hind their backs. 6. Then 
 
Cfje Pilgrims p?og;re&- 25 l 
 
 6. Then they begin to adhere to, 
 and afTociate themfelves with carnal 
 loofe and wanton men. 
 
 7. Then they give way to carnal 
 and wanton difcourfes in fecret ; and 
 glad are they if they can fee fuch 
 things in any that are counted ho- 
 neft, that they may the more boldly , 
 do it through their example. 
 
 8. After this, they begin to play 
 with little fins openly. 
 
 9. And then, being hardened, they 
 mew themfelves as they are. Thus 
 being lanched again into the gulf of 
 mifery , unlefs a Miracle of Grace 
 prevent it , they everlaftingly perim 
 in their own deceivings. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream, that by 
 this time the Pilgrims were got over 
 the Inchanted Ground, and entering 
 in the Countrey of Beulah , whofe Ifa 6z 4 
 Air was very fweet and pleafant, the Cant.2.10, 
 way lying directly through it, they ", i*. 
 folaced themfelves there forafeafon. 
 Yea, here they heard continually 
 the finging of Birds , and faw every ~ 
 
 day the flowers appear in the earth : 
 and heard the voice of the Turtle in 
 the Land. In this Countrey the Sun 
 fhineth night and day ; wherefore 
 P 3 this 
 
252 Cfie Pilgrims Jpiogrefo 
 
 this was beyond the Valley of the 
 jhadow of death, and alfo out of the 
 reach of Giant Defpair ; neither 
 could they from this place fo much 
 as fee Doubting-Caftle, Here they 
 were within fight of the City they 
 were going to : alfo here met them 
 Angels f° me °f tne Inhabitants thereof. For 
 in this Land the mining Ones com- 
 monly walked, becaufe it was upon 
 the Borders of Heaven. In this Land 
 alfo the contract between the Bride 
 
 Ifa 6*. anc ^ tne Bridgroom was renewed : 
 Yea here, as the Bridegroom rejoyceth 
 over the Bride, Jo did their God rejoice 
 
 vcr 8. over them. Here they had no want of 
 Corn and Wine ; for in this place they 
 met with abundance of what they 
 had fought in all their Pilgrimage. 
 Here they heard voices from out of 
 the City, loud voices ; faying, Say 
 ye to the daughter of Zion , Behold 
 
 ver 11 ^ ^ a ^ vatlon cometh, behold his re- 
 ward is with him. Here all the Inha- 
 bitants of the Countrey called them, 
 
 ver. 12. c^fo foiy p eo pi e ^ cffo redeemed of the 
 
 Lord, Sought out, cVc. 
 
 Now as they walked in this Land, 
 they had more rejoicing then in 
 parts more remote from the King- 
 dom 
 
Cfte Pilgrims P?ogret£ 253 
 
 dom to which they were bound; and 
 drawing near to the City, they had 
 yet a more perfect view thereof. 
 It was builded of Pearls and precious 
 Stones, alfo the Street thereof was 
 paved with Gold, fo that by reafon 
 of the natural glory of the City, and 
 the reflection of the Sun-beams 
 upon it , Chriftian , with defire fell 
 fick, Hopeful alfo had a fit or two 
 of the fame Difeafe : Wherefore here 
 they lay by it a while, crying out be- 
 caufe of their pangs , If you fee my 
 Beloved , tell him that I am fick of 
 love. 
 
 But being a little ft.rengthened,and 
 better able to bear their ficknefs, 
 they walked on their way, and came 
 yet nearer and nearer, where were 
 Orchards, Vineyards and Gardens, and 
 their Gates opened into the High- 
 way. Now as they came up to thefe 
 places, behold the Gardener flood in ^ * 
 the way; to whom the Pilgrims faid, 24 
 Whofe goodly Vineyards and Gar- 
 dens are thefe? He anfwered , They 
 are the Kings, and are planted here 
 for his own delights, and" alfo for 
 the folace of Pilgrims. So the Gardi- 
 ner had them into the Vineyards, 
 P 4 and 
 
2 54 C6e pilgrims P?og;re{& 
 
 and bid them refrem themfelves 
 with the Dainties ; He alfo fhewed 
 them there the Kings walks, and the 
 Arbors where he delighted to be : 
 And here they tarried and flept. 
 
 Now I beheld in my Dream, that 
 they talked more in their fleep at 
 this time, then ever they did in all 
 their Journey ; and being in a mufe 
 there about, the Gardiner faideven 
 to me , Wherefore mufeft thou at 
 the matter ? It is the nature of the 
 fruit of the Grapes of thefe Vine- 
 yards to go down fo fweetly, as to 
 caufe the lips of them that are afleep 
 to fpeak. 
 
 So I faw that when they awoke, 
 they addreffed themfelves to go up 
 to the City. But, as I faid, the re- 
 Revel. 21. flections of the Sun upon the City 
 18 (for the City was pure Gold) was fo 
 
 extreamly glorious, that they could 
 2 or * 3 * not, as yet, with open face behold 
 it , but through an Infirument made 
 for that purpofe. So I faw, that as 
 they went on, there met them two 
 men y in Raiment that fhone like 
 Gold , alfo their faces fhone as the 
 light. 
 
 Thefe men asked the Pilgrims 
 
 whence 
 
Cfte Pilgrims p?og;reC& 255 
 
 whence they came ? and they told 
 them ; they alfo asked them, Where 
 they had lodg'd, what difficulties, and 
 dangers , what comforts and plea- 
 fures they had met in the way? and 
 they told them. Then faid the men 
 that met them, You have but two 
 difficulties more to meet with, and 
 then you are in the City. 
 
 Chriftian then and his Compa- 
 nion asked the men to go along 
 with them, fo they told them they 
 would ; but , faid they , you muft 
 obtain it by your own faith. So I 
 faw in my Dream that they went 
 on together till they came within 
 fight of the Gate. 
 
 Now I further faw that betwixt 
 them and the Gate was a River, but £) eat b m 
 there was no Bridge to go over, the 
 River was very deep ; at the fight 
 therefore of this River, the Pilgrims 
 were much ftounded, but the men 
 that went with them,faid, You muft Death is 
 go through, or you cannot come at not ™ el ~ 
 fheGate. _ ' ^ 
 
 The Pilgrims then, began to en- though by 
 quire if there was no other way to it<we pafs 
 the Gate ; to which they anfwered, out of this 
 Yes, but there hath not any, fave w ° rld int0 
 
 a glory. 
 two, & / 
 
256 CDe Pilgrims p?ogre&. 
 
 two, to wit, Enoch and Elijah, been 
 permitted to tread that path, fince 
 the foundation of the World , nor 
 mail , untill the laft Trumpet mail 
 ' found. The Pilgrims then , efpeci- 
 ally Chriftian , began to difpond in his 
 mind, and looked this way and that, 
 but no way could be found by them, 
 by which they might efcape the 
 River. Then they asked the men, 
 if the Waters were all of a depth. 
 They faid, No ; yet they could not 
 
 help us Lt ne *P t ^ iem m tnat Cafe, f° r ^ they: 
 
 comfort a- You Jh all find it deeper or fh allow er y 
 
 Uy through as you believe in the King of the place, 
 
 death. They then addrelTed themfelves to 
 
 the Water; and entring, Chriftian 
 
 began to fink, and crying out to his 
 
 good friend Hopeful ; he faid, I fink 
 
 in deep Waters , the Billows go over 
 
 my head, all his Waves go over me, 
 
 Selah. 
 
 Then faid the other , Be of good 
 chear, my Brother , I feel the bot- 
 tom, and it is good. Then faid Chri- 
 Chnft.ans fi' lan ^ Ah mv friend , the forrows of 
 Ihehourof^ have comparted me about, 
 deat ^ I fhall not fee the Land that flows 
 with Milk and Honey. And with 
 that , a great darknefs and horror 
 
 fell 
 
C6e Pilgrims P?ogref& 257 
 
 fell upon Chriftian, fo that he could 
 not fee before him ; alfo here he 
 in great meafure loft his fenfes , fo 
 that he could neither remember nor 
 orderly talk of any of thofe fweet 
 refrefhments that he had met with 
 in the way of his Pilgrimage. But 
 all the words that he fpalce , ftill 
 tended to difcover that he had 
 horror of mind, and hearty fears 
 that he mould die in that River , and 
 never obtain entrance in at the 
 Gate : here alfo, as they that flood 
 by, perceived , he was much in 
 the troublefome thoughts of the 
 fins that he had committed, both 
 fince and before he began to be a 
 Pilgrim. 'Twas alfo obferved, that 
 he was troubled with apparitions of 
 Hobgoblins and Evil Spirits. Forever 
 and anon he would intimate fo 
 much by words. Hopeful therefore 
 here had much adoe to keep his 
 Brothers head above water, yea 
 fometimes he would be quite gone 
 down, and then ere a while he would 
 rife up again half dead. ■ Hopeful alfo 
 would endeavour to comfort him, 
 faying, Brother, I fee the Gate, and 
 men {landing by it to receive us. 
 
 But 
 
25 8 Cfce Pilgrims P?ogre(& 
 
 But Chriftian would anfwer: 'Tisyou, 
 'tis you they wait for, you have been 
 Hopeful ever fince I knew you ; and 
 fo have you, faid he to Chriftian. Ah 
 Brother, faid he,furely if I was right, 
 he would now arife to help me ; but 
 for my fins he hath brought me into 
 the fnare, and hath left me. Then 
 faid Hopeful, My Brother, you have 
 quite forgot the Text, where its faid 
 Pfal. 73.4, of the wicked, 'There is no band in 
 5- their death, but their ftrength is firm, 
 
 they are not troubled as other men, nei- 
 ther are they plagued like other men. 
 Thefe troubles and diftreffes that you 
 go through in thefe Waters, are no 
 fign that God hath forfaken you, but 
 are fent to try you, whether you will 
 call to mind that which heretofore 
 you have received of his goodnefs, 
 and live upon him in your diftreifes. 
 
 Then I faw in my Dream , that 
 
 Chriftian was as in a mufe a while ; 
 
 To whom alfo Hopeful added this 
 
 word , Be of good chear , Jefus 
 
 Chriftian Chrift maketh thee whole : And with 
 
 delivered that, Chriftian brake out with a loud 
 
 uZst voIce » ° h l fee him a S ain ! and he 
 death n te ^ s me ' When thou pajfeft through 
 Ifa- 43. 2. the waters , lwill be with thee, and 
 
 through 
 
€&e Pilgrims P?og;tef& 259 
 
 through the Rivers, they Jh all not over- 
 flow thee. Then they both took 
 courage, and the enemy was after 
 that as ftill as a ftone , untill they 
 were gone over. Chriftian therefore 
 prefently found ground to ftand up- 
 on ; and fo it followed that the reft 
 of the River was but mallow. Thus 
 they got over. Now upon the bank 
 of the River, on the other fide, they 
 faw the two mining men again, 
 who there waited for them. Where- 
 fore being come up out of the River, 
 thy faluted them faying, We are mi- The A ls 
 niftring Spirits ^fent forth to minifter do wait 
 for thofe that fh all be Heirs of Salva-for themfo 
 tion. Thus they went along towards-^ * ** 
 the Gate, now you muft note that J % a f e . 
 the City itood upon a mighty hill, f t ^ s 
 but the Pilgrims went up that hill world, 
 with eafe 3 becaufe they had thefe two 
 men to lead them up by the Arms ; They have 
 alfo they had left their Mortal Gar- put of 
 ments behind them in the River; for «"»*«%• 
 though they went in with them, they 
 came out without them. They there- 
 fore went up here with much agi- 
 lity and fpeed, though the founda- 
 tion upon which the City was fram- 
 ed was higher then the Clouds. 
 
 They 
 
260 c&e pilgrims Piogtefs. 
 
 They therefore went up through the 
 Regions of the Air , fweetly talking 
 as they went, being comforted, be- 
 caufe they fafely got over the River, 
 and had fuch glorious Companions 
 to attend them. 
 
 The talk they had with the mining 
 Ones , was about the Glory of the 
 place, who told them,that the beauty, 
 and glory of it was inexpreflible. 
 Heb. 12. There, faid they, is the Mount Sion > 
 ' 3 > 2+ - the Heavenly Jerufalem , the inume- 
 rable Company of Angels , and the 
 
 Rev. 2. 7. 
 Rev 
 
 3- 4- 
 
 Spirits of Juft men made perfect : 
 You are going now, faid they, 
 to the Paradice of God , wherein 
 you mail fee the Tree of Life , and 
 eat of the never-fading fruits there- 
 of : And when you come there you 
 fhall have white Robes given you, 
 and your walk and talk fhall be 
 every day with the King , even all 
 the days of Eternity. There you 
 
 Rev. 21. 1. fh a ll not fee again , fuch things as 
 you faw when you were in the lower 
 Region upon the Earth, to wit, for- 
 row, ficknefs, affliction, and death, 
 for the former things are faffed away. 
 
 Ifa.57.1.2. You are going now to Abraham , to 
 1/aaCy and Jacob , and to the Pro- 
 phets 
 
C&e Pilgrims P?ogtef£ 261 
 
 Prophets; men that God hath taken lfa.65.14. 
 away from the evil to come, and that 
 are now refting upon their Beds, 
 each one walking in his righteoufnefs. 
 The men then asked, What muft we 
 do in the holy place ? To whom it 
 was anfwered, You muft there re- 
 ceive the comfort of all your toil, 
 and have joy for all your forrow ; 
 you muft reap what you have fown, 
 even the fruit of all your Prayers and 
 Tears, and fufFerings for the King by 
 the way. In that place you muft Gal. 6. 7. 
 wear Crowns of Gold , and enjoy 
 the perpetual fight and Virions of the 
 Holy One ', for there you jhall fee him as J ' 3#2# 
 he is. There alfo you fhall ferve him 
 continually with praife, with fhout- 
 ing and thankfgiving, whom you 
 defired to ferve in the World, though 
 with much difficulty, becaufe of the 
 infirmity of your flefn. There your 
 eyes fhall be delighted with feeing, 
 and your ears with hearing, the 
 pleafant voice of the mighty One. 
 There you fhall enjoy your friends 
 again, that are 'got thither before 
 you; and there you mall with joy 
 receive, even every one that fol- 
 lows into the Holy Place after you. 
 
 There 
 
262 c&e Pilgrims P?og;tef& 
 
 i Thefs. 4.. There alfo you fhall be cloathed 
 
 ^ ,14 ' X5j with Glory and Majefty, and put 
 
 Jude 14. mto an equipage fit to ride out with 
 
 Da.7.9,10. the King of Glory. When he fhall 
 
 1 Cor. 6. come with found of Trumpet in the 
 
 2 > 3 * Clouds , as upon the wings of the 
 
 Wind, you fhall come with him ; and 
 
 when he fhall fit upon the Throne of 
 
 Judgement , you fhall fit by him ; 
 
 yea, and when he fhall pafs Sentence 
 
 upon all the workers of Iniquity, let 
 
 them be Angels or Men, you alfo 
 
 fhall have a voice in that Judgement, 
 
 becaufe they were his and your E- 
 
 nemies. Alfo when he fhall again 
 
 return to the City, you fhall go too, 
 
 with found of Trumpet, and be ever 
 
 with him. 
 
 Now while they were thus draw- 
 ing towards the Gate, behold a com- 
 pany of the Heavenly Hofr. came 
 out to meet them: To whom it was 
 faid, by the other two fhining Ones, 
 Thefe are the men that have loved 
 our Lord, when they were in the 
 World ; and that have left all for 
 his holy Name, and he hath fent us 
 to fetch them, and we have brought 
 them thus far on their defired Jour- 
 ney ; that they may go in and look 
 
 their 
 
C&e Pilgrims p?ogtef& 263 
 
 their Redeemer in the face with joy. 
 Then the Heavenly Hoft gave a 
 great fhout, faying, Blejfed are they 
 that are called to the Marriage /upper 
 of the Lamb : and thus they came up 
 to the Gate. 
 
 Now when they were come up to 
 the Gate, there was written over 
 it, in Letters of Gold, Blejfed are Re -* 21 *' 
 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 faw in my Dream, that 
 the mining men bid them call at the 
 Gate, the which when they did, 
 fome from above looked over the 
 Gate; to wit, Enoch , Mojes , and 
 Elijah, &c. to whom it was faid, 
 Thefe Pilgrims, are come from the 
 City of Dejlrutlion, 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 ; 
 Thofe therefore were carried into the 
 King, who when he had read them, 
 faid, Where are the men ? To whom 
 it was anfwered, They are ftanding 
 without the Gate, the King then 
 Q com- 
 
264 Cfje Pilgrims purees. 
 
 Ha. 262. commanded to open the Gate; That 
 the righteous Nation , faid he, that 
 keepeth Truth may enter in. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream, that 
 thefe two men went in at the Gate ; 
 and Joe, as they entered, they were 
 transfigured, and they had Raiment 
 put on that lhone like Gold. There 
 was alfo that met them with Harps 
 and Crowns,and gave them to them; 
 the Harp to praife withall, and the 
 Crowns in token of honour ; Then 
 I heard in my Dream that all the Bells 
 in the City Rang for joy : and that 
 it was faid unto them, Enter ye into the 
 joy of your Lord. I alfo heard the men 
 Rev. 5. 1 3, themfelves, that they fang with a 
 M * loud voice, faying, Bleffing, Honour , 
 
 Glory and Power, be to him that fit teth 
 upon the Throne, and to the Lamb for 
 ever and ever. 
 
 Now juft as the Gates were open- 
 ed to let in the men, I looked in after 
 them ; and behold , the City fhone 
 like the Sun, the Streets alfo were 
 paved with GoId,and in them walked 
 many men, with Crowns on their 
 heads, Palms in their hands, and 
 . golden Harps to fing praifes withall. 
 There were alfo of them that had 
 
 wings, 
 
€&e Pilgrims P?ogtefs, 265 
 
 wings, and they anfwered one ano- 
 ther without intermiffion,faying,//0/y, 
 Holy , Holy, is the Lord. And after that, 
 they fhut up the Gates : which when 
 I had feen, I wiftied my felf among 
 them. 
 
 Now while I was gazing upon al) 
 thefe things , I turned my head to 
 look back, and faw Ignorance come 
 up to the River fide; but he foon 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 : fo he, as the other I faw, 
 did afcend the Hill to come up to 
 the Gate, only he came alone ; nei- 
 ther did any man meet him with 
 the leafr. incouragement. When he 
 was come up to the Gate, he looked 
 up ■ to the writing that was above ; 
 and then began to knock, fuppofing 
 that entrance mould have been 
 quickly adminiftred to him : But he 
 was asked by the men that lookt o- 
 ver the top of theGate, Whence came 
 you ? and what would you have ? He 
 anfwered, I have eat and drank in 
 the prefence of the King, and he has 
 Q 2 taught 
 
266 cfte Pilgrims P?ogref& 
 
 taught in our Streets. Then they 
 asked him for his Certificate, that 
 they might go in and mew it to the 
 King. So he fumbled in his bofom 
 for one, and found none. Then faid 
 they, Have you none ? But the man 
 anfwered never a word So they 
 told the King, but he would not 
 come down to fee him ; but com- 
 manded the two mining Ones that 
 conducted Chriftian and Hopeful to 
 the City, to go out and take Igno- 
 rance 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 faw in the fide of 
 the Hill, and puthim in there. Then I 
 faw that there was a way to Hell, e- 
 venfrom the Gates of Heaven, as well 
 as from the City of DeftrucJion. So 
 I awoke, and behold it was a Dream. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
The Conclufion. 
 
 NOw Reader, I have told my Dream to thee; 
 See if thou canft Interpret It to me \ 
 Or to thyfelf or Neighbour : but take heed 
 Of mif-interpreting : for that, in ft e ad 
 Of doing good, will but thy felf abufe : 
 By mif-interpreting evil infues. 
 
 Take heed alfo, that thou be not extream, 
 hi playing with the out- fide of my Dream : 
 Nor let my figure, or fimilitude, 
 Put thee into a laughter or a feud', 
 Leave this for Boys and Fools; but as for thee, 
 Do thou the fub fiance of my matter fee. 
 
 Put by the Curtains, look within my Fail; 
 Turn up my Metaphors and do not fail: 
 There, if thou feekeft them^fuch things to find \ 
 As will be helpfull to an hone ft mind. 
 
 What of my drofs thou findeft there, be bold 
 To throw away, but yet preferve the Gold. 
 What if my Gold be wrapped up in Ore ? 
 None throws away the Apple for the Core : 
 But if thou fhalt caft all away as vain, 
 I know not but 'twill make me Dream a^ain. 
 
 THE END. 
 
THE 
 
 Pilgrim's Progrefs. 
 
 FROM 
 
 THIS WORLD 
 
 T O 
 
 That which is to come 
 The Second Part. 
 
 Delivered under the Similitude of a 
 
 DREAM 
 
 Wherein is fet forth 
 
 The manner of the fetting out of Chri 
 
 jliaris Wife and Children, their 
 
 Dangerous JOURNEY, 
 
 AND 
 
 Safe Arrival at the Defired Country. 
 
 By JOHN BUNTAN. 
 
 I have ufed Similitudes, Hof. 12. 10. 
 
 LONDON, 
 
 Printed for Nathaniel Ponder at the Peacock 
 in the Poultry, near the Church. 1684. 
 
THE 
 
 Authors Way of Sending forth 
 HIS 
 
 Second Part 
 
 OF THE 
 
 PILGRIM. 
 
 GO, now my little Book, to every place, 
 Where my fir ft Pilgrim, has butjhewn his 
 Call at their door: If any fay, who's there? {Face 
 Then anfwer thou, Chriftiana is here. 
 If they hid thee come in, then enter thou 
 With all thy boys. And then,as thou know* si how, 
 Tell who they are^ alfo from whence they came, 
 Perhaps they* I know them,hy their looks, or name 
 But if they Jhould not, ask them yet again 
 If formerly they did not Entertain 
 One Chriftian a Pilgrim ; If they fay 
 They did: And was delighted in his way : 
 Then let them know that thofe related were 
 Unto him : Tea, his Wife and Children are. 
 Tell them that they have left their Houfe and 
 
 {Home, 
 Are turned Pilgrims, feek a World to come : 
 
 A 2 That 
 
That they have met with hardjhips in the way, 
 That they do meet with troubles night and day ; 
 That they have trod on Serpents, fought with 
 Have alfo overcome a many evils. (Devils, 
 
 Tea tell them alfo of the next, who have 
 Of love to Pilgrimage been ftout and brave 
 Defenders of that way, and how they slill 
 Refufe this World, to do their Fathers will. 
 
 Go, tell them alfo of thofe dainty things, 
 That Pilgrimage unto the Pilgrim brings, 
 Let them acquainted be, too, how they are 
 Beloved of their King, under his care ; 
 What goodly Manfionsy^r them he provides, 
 Tho they meet with rough Winds, and fwelling 
 How brave a calm they will enjoy at la ft, (Tides 
 Who to their Lord, and by his ways holdfasl. 
 
 Perhaps with heart and hand they will imbrace 
 Thee, as they did my fir filing, and will Grace 
 Thee, and thy fellows with fuch chear and fair, 
 As Jheiv will, they of Pilgrims lovers are. 
 
 i . Qbjett. 
 
 But how if they will not believe of me 
 That I am truly thine, 'caufe fome there be 
 That Counterfeit the Pilgrim, and his name, 
 Seek by difguife to feem the very fame. 
 And by that means have wrought themf elves into 
 The Hands and Houfes of I know not who. 
 
 Anf. 
 
Anfwer. 
 
 'Tis true, fame have of late, to Counterfeit 
 My Pilgrim, to their own, my Title fet; 
 Tea others, half my Name and Title too \ 
 Have Hitched to their Book-, to make them do ; 
 But yet they by their Features do declare 
 Themfelves not mine to be, whofe ere they are. 
 
 Iffuch thou meet ft with, then thine only way 
 Before them all, is, to fay out thy fay, 
 In thine own native Language, which no man 
 Now ufeth, nor with eafe dijfemble can. 
 
 If after all, they ftill of you Jhall doubt, 
 Thinking that you like Gipfies go about, 
 In naugbty-wife the Countrey to defile, 
 Or that youfeek good People to beguile 
 With things unwarrantable : Send for me 
 And I will Teftifie, you Pilgrims be \ 
 Tea, I will Teftifie that only you 
 Aiy Pilgrims are ; And that alone will do, 
 2. Objett. 
 
 But yet, perhaps, I may enquire for him, 
 Of thofe that wifh him Damned life and limb, 
 What fhall I do, when I at fuch a door, 
 ¥ or Pilgrims ask, and they fhall rage the more ? 
 
 Anfwer. 
 Fright not thy felfmy Book, for fuch Bugbears, 
 Are nothing elfe but ground for groundlefs fears , 
 My Pilgrims Book has traveled Sea and Land, 
 Yet could I never come to understand, 
 
 A 3 That 
 
That it was flighted, or turrCd out of Door 
 By any Kingdom,were they Rich or Poor, (other 
 
 In France and Flanders where men kill each 
 My Pilgrim is esleem'd a Friend, a Brother. 
 
 In Holland too, 'tis J aid, as I am told, 
 My Pilgrim is withfome, worth more than Gold. 
 
 Highlanders, and Wild-Irifh can agree, 
 My Pilgrim Jhould familiar with them be. 
 
 f Tis in New- Engl and under fuch advance, 
 Receives there fo much loving Countenance, 
 As to he Trim' d, new- Clot h'd,& deck' t with Gems, 
 That it may Jhew its Features, and its Limbs, 
 Tet more-, fo comely doth my Pilgrim walk. 
 That of him thoufands daily Sing and talk. 
 
 If you draw nearer home, it will appear 
 My Pilgrim knows no ground, of Jhame, or fear ; 
 City, and Countrey will him Entertain, 
 With welcome Pilgrim. Tea, they can't refrain 
 From fmi ling, if my Pilgrim be but by, 
 Or Jhews his head in any Company. 
 
 Brave Galanis do my Pilgrim hug and love, 
 Efteem it much, yea value it above 
 Things of a greater bulk, yea, with delight^ 
 Say my Larks leg is better then a Kite. 
 
 Toung Ladys, and young Gentle-women too, 
 Do nofmall kindnefs to my Pilgrim jhew ; 
 Their Cabinets, their Bofoms, and their Hearts 
 My Pilgrim has, \aufe he to them imparts, 
 
 His 
 
His pretty riddles in fuch wholfome ftraims 
 As yields them profit double to their paines 
 Of reading. Tea, I think I may be bold 
 To fay fome prize him far above their Gold 
 
 The very Children that do walk the slreet, 
 If they do but my holy Pilgrim meet, 
 Salute him will, will wijh him well and fay, 
 He is the only Stripling of the Day. 
 
 .They that have never fe en him, yet admire 
 What they have heard of him, and much defire 
 To have his Company, and hear him tell 
 Thofe Pilgrim ftoryes which he knows fo well. 
 
 Tea, fome who did not love him at the fir ft, 
 But caVd him Fool, and 'Noddy, fay they muft 
 Now they have feen & heard him, him commend, 
 And to thofe whom they love, they do him fend. 
 
 Wherefore my Second Part, thou needs! not be 
 Afraid to Jhew thy Head : None can hurt thee, 
 That wijh but well to him, that went before, 
 'Caufe thou com 9 si after with a Second slore, 
 Of things as good, as rich as profitable, 
 For Young, for Old, for Stag ring and for slable. 
 3 Objeft. 
 
 But fome there be that fay he laughs too loud; 
 And fome do fay his Head is in a Cloud. 
 Some fay, his Words and Storys are fo dark, 
 They know not how, by them, to find his 
 
 (mark. 
 Anfwer. 
 
Anfwer. 
 
 One may [I think) fay both his laughs tff cryes, 
 2lday well be guesl at by his watry Eyes. 
 Some things are of that Nature as to make 
 Ones fancie Checkle while his Heart doth ake, 
 When Jacob faw his Rachel with the Sheep, 
 He did at the fame time both kifs and weep. 
 
 Whereas fome fay a Cloud is in his Head, 
 That doth but Jhew how Wifdom's covered 
 With its own mantles : And to slir the mind 
 To a fearch after what it fain would find, 
 Things that fe em to be hid in words objcure, 
 Do but the Godly mind the more alure ; 
 To sludy what thofe Sayings Jhould contain, 
 That fpeak to us in fuch a Cloudy slrain. j 
 
 / alfo know, a dark. Similitude 
 Will on the Fancie more it f elf intrude, 
 And will slick fasler in the Heart and Head, 
 Then things from Similies not borrowed. 
 
 Wherefore, my Book, let no difcouragement 
 Hinder thy travels. Behold, thou art fent 
 To Friends, not foes : to Friends that will give place 
 To thee, thy Pilgrims, and thy words imbrace. 
 
 Be/ides, what my fir si Pilgrim left conceal 'd, 
 Thou my brave Second Pilgrim hasl revealed 
 What Chriftian left lockit up and went his way ; 
 Sweet Chriftiana opens with her Key. 
 
 4. Objeff. 
 
4. Objeft. 
 But fome love not the method of your firft, 
 Romance they count it, throw' t away as duft, 
 If I mould meet with fuch, what, mould I fay? 
 Muft I flight them as they flight me, or nay ? 
 
 Anfwer. 
 My Chriftiana, if with fuch thou meet, 
 By all means in all Loving-wife , them greet ; 
 Render them not reviling for revile : 
 But if they frown, I prethee on them fmile, 
 Perhaps 'tis Nature, or fome ill report 
 Has made them thus difpife, or thus retort. 
 
 Some love no Cheefe,fome love no Fijh, & fome 
 Love not their Friends, nor their own Houfe or 
 Some ftart at Bigg, flight Chicken, love not (home 
 Adore than they love a Cuckpw or anOwl, (Fowl) 
 Leave fuch, my Chriftiana, to their choice, 
 Andfeek thofe, who to find thee will rejoyce ; 
 By no means slrive, but in all humble wife, 
 Vrefent thee to them in thy Pilgrims guife. 
 
 Go then, my little Book and Jhew to all 
 That entertain, and bid thee welcome Jhall, 
 What thou Jh alt keep clofe,Jhut up from the reft, 
 And wijh tvhat thou Jhalt Jhew them may be bled 
 To them for good, may make them chufe to be 
 Pilgrims, better by far, then thee or me. 
 
 Go then, I fay, tell all men who thou art, 
 Say, J am Chriftiana, and my part, 
 
 Is 
 
Is now with my four Sons, to tell you what 
 It is for men to take a Pilgrims lot ; 
 
 Go alfo tell them who, and what they be } 
 That now do go on Pilgrimage with thee ; 
 Say, here's my neighbour Mercy, Jhe is one, 
 That has long-time with me a Pilgrim gone ; 
 Come fee her in her Virgin Face, and learn 
 Twixt Idle ones, and Pilgrims to difcern. 
 Tea let young Damfels learn of her to prize. 
 The World which is to come, in any wife ; 
 When little Tripping Maidens follow God, 
 And leave old doting Sinners to his Rod ; 
 'Tis like thofe Days wherein the young ones cryd 
 Hofanah to whom old ones did deride* 
 
 Next tell them of old Honeft, who you found 
 With his whit hairs treading the Pilgrims ground; 
 Tea, tell them how plain hearted this man was, 
 How after his good Lord he bare his Crofs : 
 Perhaps with fome gray Head this may prevail, 
 With Chris! to fall in Love, and Sin bewail. 
 
 Tell them alfo how Matter Fearing went 
 On Pilgrimage, and how the time he fpent 
 In Solitarinefs, with Fears and Cries, 
 And how at lasl, he won the foyful Prize. 
 He was a good man, though much down in Spirit, 
 He is a good Man, and doth Life inherit. 
 
 Tell them of Ma ft er Feeblemind alfo, 
 Who) not before, but slill behind would go ; 
 
 Show 
 
Show them alfo how he had like been Jlain, 
 And how one Great-Heart did his life regain ; 
 This man was true of Hearty tho weak, in grace. 
 One might true Godlinefs read in his Face* 
 
 Then tell them of Matter Ready-to-halt , 
 A Man with Crutches, but much without fault \ 
 Tell them how Masler Feeblemind, and he 
 Did love, and in Opinions much agree. 
 And let all know, tho weaknefs was their chance > 
 Yet fometimes one could Sing the other Dance. 
 
 Forget not Masler Valiant-for-the-Truth, 
 That Man of courage, tho a very Youth*. 
 Tell every one his Spirit was fo slout, 
 No Man could ever make him face about, 
 And how Great-Heart, and he could not forbear 
 But put down Doubting Caftle,Jlay Defpair* 
 
 Overlook not Masler Defpondancy. 
 Nor Much-a-fraid, his Daughter, tho they ly 
 Under fuch Mantles as may make them look 
 {With feme ) as if their God had them forfeok. 
 They f oft ly went, but fur e, and at the end, 
 Found that the LordofVWgnmswas their Friend* 
 When thou hasl told the World of all thefe things , 
 Then turn about, my book, and touch thefe slrings , 
 Which, if hut touched will fuch Mujick make, 
 Thefl make a Cripple dance, a Gyant quake* 
 Thofe Riddles that lie couch *t within thy breasl, 
 Freely propound, expound : and for the reft 
 
 Of 
 
Of thy mifterious lines ; let them remain , 
 
 For thofe whofe nimble Fancies Jhall them gain. 
 
 Now may this little Book a blejjing be, 
 To thofe that love this little Book and me, 
 And may its buyer have no caufe to fay, 
 His Money is but loft or thrown away, 
 Yea may this Second Pilgrim yield that Fruit , 
 As may with each good Pilgrims fancie fute, 
 And may it perfwade fome that go a sir ay, 
 To turn their Foot and Heart to the right way. 
 
 Is the Hearty Prayer 
 of the Author 
 
 JOHN BUNTJN. 
 
[I] 
 
 THE 
 
 Pilgrims Progrefs 
 
 In the Similitude of a 
 
 DREAM. 
 
 Cfje Seconn Part 
 
 COurteous Companions , fome- 
 time fince, to tell you my 
 Dream that I had of Christi- 
 an the Pilgrim, and of his 
 dangerous Journey toward the 
 Celeftial Countrey; was pleafant to me y 
 and profitable to you. I told you then 
 alfo what I faw concerning his Wife and 
 Children, and how unwilling they were 
 to go with him on Pilgrimage : Inio- 
 much that he was forced to go on his 
 Progrefs without them, for he durft not 
 run the danger of that deftruction which 
 he feared would come by flaying with 
 them, in the City of Deftruc-tion : Where- 
 fore, as I then fhewed you, he left them 
 and departed. 
 
 Now it hath fo happened, thorough 
 
 the Multiplicity of Bufinefs, that I have 
 
 been much hindred, and kept back 
 
 B from 
 
€&e @>econO Part of 
 
 from my wonted Travels into thofe 
 Parts whence he went, and fo could 
 not till now obtain an opportunity to 
 make farther enquiry after whom he 
 left behind, that 1 might give you an 
 account of them. But having had fome 
 concerns that way of late, I went down 
 again thitherward. Now, having taken 
 up my Lodgings in a Wood about a mile 
 off the Place , as I flept I dreamed 
 again. 
 
 And as I was in my Dream, behold, 
 an aged Gentleman came by where I 
 lay ; and becaufe he was to go fome 
 part of the way that I was travelling, 
 me thought I got up and went with 
 him. So as we walked, and as Travel- 
 lers ufually do, I was as if we fell into 
 difcourfe, and our talk happened to be 
 about Christian and his Travels: For 
 thus I began with the Old-man. 
 
 Sir, faid I, what Town is that there 
 below, that lieth on the left hand of our 
 way? 
 
 Then faid Mr. Sagafity, for that was 
 his name, it is the City of Dejlrudion, 
 a populous place, but pofTefled with a 
 very ill conditioned, and idle fort of 
 People. 
 
 / thought that was that City, quoth I, 
 I went once my f elf through that Town, and 
 therefore know that this report you give of it 
 is true* 
 
 Sag. Too true, I wiih I could fpeak 
 truth in fpeaking better of them that 
 dwell therein. 
 
 Well, 
 
Cfie Ipilgrims l^ogxefo 3 
 
 Well Sir, quoth I, Then I perceive you 
 to be a well meaning man : and fo one that 
 takes pleafure to hear and tell of that which 
 is good ; pray did you never hear what hap- 
 pened to a man fometime ago in this Town 
 (whofe name was Chriftian) that went on 
 Pilgrimage up towards the higher Regi- 
 ons? 
 
 Sag. Hear of him ! Ay, and I alfo 
 heard of the Moleftations, Troubles, 
 Wars, Captivities, Cries, Groans, Frights 
 and Fears that he met with, and had 
 in his Journey, befides, I muft tell 
 you, all our Countrey rings of him, 
 there are but few Houfes that have 
 heard of him and his doings, but have 
 fought after and got the Records of his 
 Pilgrimage , yea, I think I may fay, 
 That that his hazzardous Journey, has Chriftians 
 got a many wel-wifhers to his ways : are well 
 For though when he was here, he vfzsfpoken of 
 Fool in every mans mouth, yet now he 'when gone, 
 is gon, he is highly commended of all. &<? called 
 For, 'tis faid he lives bravely where he Fools w && 
 is : Yea, many of them that are refol- tbe J are 
 ved never to run his hazzards, yet have ere ' 
 their mouths water at his gains. 
 
 Theymay,quothI,wellthink-> if they think 
 any thing that is true, that he liveth well 
 where he is, for he now lives at, and in the 
 Fountain of Life, and has what he has 
 without Labour and Sorrow, for there is no 
 grief mixed therewith. 
 
 Sag. Talk! The People talk ftrange- Rev. 3. 4. 
 ly about him : Some fay, that he now 1 Chap. 6. 
 walks in White, that he has a Chain of 11 * 
 B 2 Gold 
 
4 €i)e ©econn part of 
 
 Gold about his Neck, that he has a 
 Crown of Gold, befet with Pearls upon 
 his Head : Others fay, that the fhining 
 ones that fometimes fhewed themfelves 
 to him in his Journey , are become 
 his Companions, and that he is as fa- 
 miliar with them in the place where 
 he is, as here one Neighbour is with 
 another. Befides, 'tis confidently affir- 
 
 Ztc. 3. 7. med concerning him, that the King of 
 the place where he is, has beftowed up- 
 on him already, a very rich and plea- 
 
 Luk fant Dwelling at Court, and that he 
 
 ' every day eateth and drinketh, and 
 walketh, and talketh with him, and re- 
 ceiveth of the fmiles and favours of him 
 that is Judge of all there. Moreover, it 
 is expected of fome that his Prince, the 
 Lord of that Countrey , will fhortly 
 come into thefe parts, and will know 
 
 Tude 14, t ^ le rea f° n > if tne y can gi ye an y> wn y 
 
 his Neighbours fet fo little by him, and 
 had him fo much in derifion when 
 they perceived that he would be a Pil- 
 grim. For they fay, that now he is 
 fo in the Affections of his Prince, and 
 that his Soveraign is fo much concerned 
 with the Indignities that were caft upon 
 Chrijiian when he became a Pilgrim, 
 that he will look upon all as if done 
 unto himfelf; and no marvel, for 'twas 
 
 Luke 10. f° r tne l° ve tnat he had to his Prince, 
 
 j6 # that he ventured as he did. 
 
€&e Pilgrims IPiogrefo 5 
 
 I dare fay, quoth I, I am glad on't, /Rev. 14, 
 am glad for the poor man's fake, for that 1 3. 
 now he has reji from his Labour, and for 
 that he now reapeth the benefit of his Tears 
 with Joy ; and for that hehas got beyond the 
 Gun-Jhot of his Enemies, and is out of the Pfal. 126. 
 reach of them that hate him. 1 alfo am 5> 6 » 
 glad for that a Rumour of thefe things is 
 noifed abroad in this Countrey ; Who can tell 
 but that it may work fome good effett on 
 fome that are left behind ? But, pray Sir, 
 while it is frejh in my mind, do you hear 
 any thing of his Wife and Children? Poor 
 hearts, 1 wonder in my mind what they do. 
 
 Sag. Who! Chrisliana, and her Sons! 
 They ate like to do as well as did Chri- 
 ftian himfelf, for though they all plaid 
 the Fool at the firft, and would by no 
 means be perfwaded by, either the Tears 
 or Intreaties of Chriflian, yet fecond 
 thoughts have wrought wonderfully with 
 them, fo they packt up and are al- 
 fo gone after him. 
 
 ^Better, and better, quoth I, But What! 
 Wife and Children and all? 
 
 Sag. 'Tis true, I can give you an ac- 
 count of the matter, for 1 was upon the 
 fpot at the inftant, and was thoroughly 
 acquainted with the whole affair. 
 
 Then, hid I, a man it feems may report 
 it for a truth ? 
 
 Sag. You need not fear to affirm it, 
 I mean that they are all gon on Pilgri- 
 mage, both the good Woman and her 
 four Boys. And being we are, as I per- 
 ceive, going fome confiderable way 
 B 3 together, 
 
*55« 
 
 6 e&e §>econS Part of 
 
 together, I will give you an account of 
 the whole of the matter. 
 
 This Chrijiiana (for that was her 
 name from the day that fhe with her 
 Children betook themfelves to a Pil- 
 grims Life,) after her Husband was 
 gone over the River, and me could hear 
 of him no more, her thoughts began to 
 i part Page work in her mind ; Firft, for that me 
 had loft her Husband, and for that the 
 loving bond of that Relation was utter- 
 ly broken betwixt them. For you 
 know, faid he to me, nature can do no 
 lefs but entertain the living with many 
 a heavy Cogitation in the remembrance 
 of the lofs of loving Relations. This 
 therefore of her Husband did coft her 
 many a Tear. But this was not all, 
 for Chrijiiana did alfo begin to confider 
 with her felf, whether her unbecoming 
 
 you m behaviour towards her Husband, was 
 are Cburles r . k n r • • 
 
 . not one caule that ine law him no more, 
 o your 'go - ^ ^ .^ ^ ^ ^ t ^ e was t^n 
 
 ly Relati- r , A . . . 
 
 a way from her. And upon this, came 
 
 into her mind by /warms, all her un- 
 kind, unnatural, and ungodly Carriages 
 to her dear Friend : which alfo clog- 
 ged her Confcience, and did load her 
 with guilt. She was moreover much 
 broken with calling to remembrance 
 the reftlefs Groans, brinifh Tears and 
 felf-bemoanings of her Husband, and 
 how fhe did harden her heart againft all 
 his entreaties, and loving perfwafions 
 (of her and her Sons) to go with him, 
 yea, there was not any thing that Chri- 
 
 Jlian 
 
 Mark this, 
 
Cfte pilgrims P?ogref& 7 
 
 flian either faid to he/, or did before 
 
 her, all the while that his burden did 
 
 hang on his back, but it returned upon 
 
 her like a flafh of lightning,and rent the 
 
 Caul of her Heart in funder. Specially " P arf y P a 5 e 
 
 that bitter out-cry of his, What Jhall 1 z - 5- 
 
 do to be faved, did ring in her ears moft 
 
 dolefully. 
 
 Then faid fhe to her Children, Sons, 
 we are all undone. I have finned away 
 your Father , and he is gone ; he 
 would have had us with him ; but I 
 would not go my felf , I alfo have 
 hindred you of Life. With that the 
 Boys fell all into Tears, and cryed out 
 to go after their Father. Oh ! Said 
 Chriftiana, that it had been but our lot 
 to go with him , then had it fared 
 well with us beyond what 'tis like to 
 do now. For tho' I formerly foolifhly 
 imagin'd concerning the Troubles of 
 your Father, that they proceeded of a 
 foolifh Fancy that he had, or for that 
 he was over run with Melancholy Hu- 
 mours ; yet now 'twill not out of my 
 mind, but that they fprang from ano- 
 ther caufe, to wit, for that the Light ~ 
 of Light was given him, by the help 
 of which, as I perceive, he has efcaped ' 
 the Snares of Death. Then they all 
 wept again, and cryed out : Oh, Wo, 
 worth the day. 
 
 The next night, Ghriftiana had a 
 Dream , and behold fhe law as if a Chrift'a- 
 broad Parchment was opened before her, na's Dream. 
 in which were recorded the fum of her 
 B 4 ways. 
 
8 Cfte ©econD part of 
 
 Luke 1 8 ways, and the times, as fhe thought, 
 
 j, look'd very black upon her. Then fhe 
 
 cried out aloud in her deep, Lord have 
 
 mercy upon me a Sinner, and the little 
 
 Children heard her. 
 
 After this fhe thought fhe faw two 
 very ill favoured ones ftanding by her 
 Bed-fide, and faying, IVhat Jhatl we do 
 with this Woman? For Jhe cryes out for 
 Mercy waking and Jleeping : If Jhe be 
 fujfered to go on as Jhe begins^ we Jhall 
 lofe her as we have loft her Husband. 
 Wherefore we muft by one way or 
 other, feek to take her off from the 
 thoughts of what fhall be hereafter: elfe 
 all the World cannot help it, but fhe 
 will become a Pilgrim. 
 
 Now fhe awoke in a great Sweat, 
 alfo a trembling was upon her, but after 
 a while fhe fell to fleeping again. And 
 then fhe thought fhe faw Chrislian her 
 Husband in a place of Blifs among ma- 
 ny Immortals^ with an Harp in his Hand, 
 ftanding and playing upon it before one 
 that fate on a Throne with a Rainbow 
 about his Head. She faw alfo as if he 
 bowed his Head with his Face to the 
 Pav'd-work that was under the Princes 
 Feet, faying, / heartily thank my Lord 
 and King) for bringing of me into this Place. 
 Then fhouted a company of them that 
 flood round about,and harped with their 
 Harps : but no man living could tell 
 what they faid, but Chrijlian and his 
 Companions. 
 
 Next 
 
r €6e Pilgrims p?ogrem 
 
 Next Morning when fhe was up, had 
 prayed to God, and talked with her 
 Children a while, one knocked hard 
 at the door; to whom fhe fpake out 
 faying, If thou comeft in Gods name^ come 
 in. So he faid Amen^ and opened the 
 Door, and faluted her with Peace be to 
 this Houfe. The which when he had 
 done, he faid, Chrijiiana^ knoweft thou 
 wherefore I am come ? Then (he 
 blufh'd and trembled, alfo her Heart 
 began to wax warm with defires to 
 know whence he came, and what was 
 his Errand to her. So he faid unto 
 her ; my name is Secret^ I dwell with 
 thofe that are high. It is talked of 
 where I dwell, as if thou had'ft a de- 
 fire to go thither; alfo there is a re- 
 port that thou art aware of the evil 
 thou haft formerly done to thy Husband 
 in hardening of thy Heart againft his 
 way, and in keeping of thefe thy Babes 
 in their Ignorance. Chriftiana^ the 
 merciful one has fent me to tell thee 
 that he is a God ready to forgive, and 
 that he taketh delight to multiply to 
 pardon offences. He alfo would have 
 thee know that he inviteth thee to 
 come into his prefence, to his Table, 
 and that he will feed thee with the 
 Fat of his Houfe, and with the Heritage 
 of Jacob thy Father. 
 
 B 5 There 
 
io c&e g>econD Part of 
 
 There is Chriftian thy Husband, that 
 was, with Legions more his Compani- 
 ons, ever beholding that face that doth 
 minifter Life to beholders : and they 
 will all be glad when they mail hear 
 the found of thy feet ftep over thy Fa- 
 thers Threfhold. ■ 
 
 Chrijiiana at this was greatly abafhed 
 in her felf, and bowing her head to 
 the ground, this Vifitor proceeded and 
 faid, Chrijiiana ! Here is alfo a Letter 
 for thee which I have brought from thy 
 Husband's King. So (he took it and 
 opened it, but it fmelt after the man- 
 i. 3. ner of the beft Perfume, alfo it was 
 Written in Letters of Gold. The Con- 
 tents of the Letter was, "That the King 
 would have her do as did Chriftian her 
 Husband', for that was the way to come 
 to his City, and to dwell in his Prefence 
 with Joy, forever. At this the good Wo- 
 man was quite overcome. So fhe cried out 
 to her Vifitor. Sir, will you carry me and 
 my children with you, that we alfo may go 
 and worjhip this King ? 
 
 Then faid the Vifitor, Chrijiiana ! 
 The bitter is before thejweet: Thou muft 
 through troubles, as did he that went 
 before thee, enter this Celeftial City. 
 Wherefore I advife thee, to do as did 
 Chriftian thy Husband: go to the Wick- 
 et Gate yonder, over the Plain, for 
 that {lands in the head of the way up 
 which thou muft go, and I wifh thee 
 all good fpeed. Alfo I advife that thou 
 put this Letter in thy Bofome. That 
 
 thou 
 
Cfte Pilgrims p?ogrcfs. ii 
 
 thou read therein to thy felf and to thy 
 Children, until you have got it by 
 root-of- Heart. For it is one of the 
 Songs that thou mult Sing while thou 
 art in this Houfe of thy Pilgrimage. 
 Alfo this thou muft deliver in at the Pfal. 119. 
 further Gate. 54« 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream that this 
 Old Gentleman, as he told me this 
 Story, did himfelf feem to be greatly 
 affedted therewith. He moreover pro- 
 ceeded and faid, So Chrijiiana called 
 her Sons together , and began thus to 
 Addrefs her felf unto them. My Sons, 
 I have as you may perceive, been of 
 late under much exercife in my Soul 
 about the Death of your Father ; not 
 for that I doubt at all of his Happinefs : 
 For I am fatisfied now that he is well. 
 I have alfo been much affec-ted with the 
 thoughts of mine own State and yours, 
 which I verily believe is by nature re- 
 ferable : My Carriages alfo to your Fa- 
 ther in his diftrefs, is a great load to 
 my Confcience. For I hardened both 
 my own heart and yours againft him, 
 and refufed to go with him on Pilgri- 
 mage. 
 
 The thoughts of thefe things would 
 now kill me out-right ; but that for a 
 Dream which I had laft night, and but 
 that for the incouragement that this 
 Stranger has given me this Morning. 
 Come my Children, let us pack up, 
 and be gon to the Gate that leads to the 
 Celeftial Countrey , that we may fee 
 
 your 
 
i2 e&e ©econfl part of 
 
 your Father, and be with him, and his 
 Companions in Peace, according to the 
 Laws of that Land. 
 
 Then did her Children burft out into 
 Tears for Joy that the Heart of their 
 Mother was fo inclined : So their Vifitor 
 bid them farewel : and they began 
 to prepare to fet out for their Jour- 
 ney. 
 
 But while they were thus about to 
 be gon, two of the Women that were 
 Chriftiana* s Neighbours, came up to her 
 Houfe and knocked at her Dore. To 
 whom me faid as before, If you come 
 in Gods name, come in. At this the 
 Women were ftun'd, for this kind of 
 Language, they ufed not to hear, or to 
 perceive to drop from the lips of Chri- 
 Jiiana. Yet they came in ; but behold 
 they found the good Woman a prepa- 
 ring to be gon from her Houfe. 
 
 So they began and faid, Neighbour, 
 pray what is your meaning by this. 
 
 Chrijiiana anfwered and faid to the 
 eldeft of them whofe name was Mrs. 
 Timorous, I am preparing for a Jour- 
 jP ney (This Timorous was daughter to 
 
 66 67 nnT1 ^ at met Chriftian upon the Hill 
 
 Difficulty : and would a had him gone 
 back for fear of the Lyons.) 
 
 Timorous, For what Journey I pray 
 you? 
 
 Chris, Even to go after my good Hus- 
 band ; and with that fhe fell a weeping. 
 
 Timo, 
 
Cfte Pilgrims i&ogrefs. 13 
 
 Timo. I hope not fo, good Neighbour, 
 pray for your poor Childrens fakes, do Timorous 
 not fo unwomanly caft away your- comes i0 
 felf. ^ < vifitChn- 
 
 Chris. Nay, my Children, Jh all go with ftiana, with 
 me ; not one of them is willing to slay be- Mercie, one 
 hind. of her- 
 
 Timo. I wonder in my very heart, Neighbours. 
 what, or who has brought you into this 
 mind. 
 
 Chris. Oh, Neighbour, knew you but 
 as much as I do, I doubt not but that 
 you would go with me. 
 
 Timo. Prithee what new knowledg 
 haft thou got that fo worhfth off thy mind 
 from thy Friends, and that tempteth thee to 
 go no body knows where ? 
 
 Chris. Then Chrifliana reply'd, I 
 have been forely afflicted fince my 
 Husbands departure from me ; but fpe- ^ cai ^ 
 cially fince he went over the River. But 
 that which troubleth me moft, is my 
 churlifh carriages to him when he was 
 under his diftrefs. Befides, I am now 
 as he was then ; nothing will ferve me 
 but going on Pilgrimage. I was a 
 dreaming laft night that I faw him. 
 O that my Soul was with him. He 
 dwelleth in the prefence of the King of 
 the Countrey, he fits and eats with him 
 at his Table, he is become a Compa- 
 nion of Immortals, and has a Houfe now x Cor. 5. 
 given him to dwell in, tc which, the lt Zf 3> 4. 
 beft Palaces on Earth, if compared, 
 feem to me to be but as a Dunghil. The 
 Prince of the Place has alfo lent for me 
 
 with 
 
14 C&e ^econo part of 
 
 with promife of entertainment if I mall 
 come to him ; his mefTenger was here 
 even now, and has brought me a Letter, 
 which Invites me to come. And with 
 that (he pluck'd out her Letter, and read 
 it, and laid to them, what now will 
 you fay to this? 
 
 Timo. Oh the madnefs that has pof- 
 fejfed thee and thy Husband, to run your 
 Jehes upon fuch difficulties ! You have 
 heard, I am fure, what your Husband did 
 meet with, even in a manner at the fir si 
 flep, that he took on his way, as our 
 Neighbour Obftinate can yet tejllfie \ for he 
 Tart pap went along with him, yea and PJyable too, 
 7.8. 9. 10. unt H they, like wife men, were afraid to 
 go any further. We alfo heard over and 
 above, how he met with the Lyons, Jpol- 
 lion, the Jhadow 0/ death, and many 
 other things : Nor is the danger that he met 
 with at Vanity fair to be forgotten by thee. 
 For if he, tho* a man, was fo hard put to 
 it, what canfl thou being but a poor Wo- 
 man, do ? Confider alfo that thefe four 
 fweet Babes are thy Children, thy Flejh 
 and thy Bones, Wherefore, though thou 
 jhouldeft be fo rajh as to cajl away thy 
 felf: Yet for the fake of the Fruit of thy 
 Body, keep thou at home. 
 
 But Chrijliana faid unto her, tempt 
 me not, my Neighbour : I have now 
 a price put into mine hand to get gain, 
 and I mould be a Fool of the greateft 
 fize, if I mould have no heart to ftrike 
 in with the opportunity. And for that 
 you tell me of all thefe Troubles that 
 
 I 
 
€f)e Pilgrims p?ogtefe. 15 
 
 I am like to meet with in tne way, 
 they are fo far off from being to me 
 a difcouragement, that they fhew I am 
 in the right. The bitter mufl come before 
 the fweet, and that alfo will make the 
 fweet the fweeter. Wherefore fince 
 you came not to my Houfe, in Gods 
 name, as I faid, I pray you to be gon, 
 and not to difquiet me further. 
 
 Then Timorous alfo revil'd her, and 
 faid to her Fellow, come Neighbour 
 Mercie, lets leave her in her own hands, 
 fince fhe fcorns our Counfel and Compa- 
 ny. But Mercie was at a ftand.and could » , . 
 
 . . IVlcrcics 
 
 not fo readily comply with her Neigh- „ , 
 
 bour : and that for a two-fold reafon. 
 Firft, her Bowels yearned over Chrifliana : chrifliana 
 fo fhe faid with in her felf, If my 
 Neighbour will needs be gon , I will 
 go a little way with her , and help her. 
 Secondly, her Bowels yearned over her 
 own Soul, ( for what Chrifliana had 
 faid , had taken fome hold upon her 
 mind. ) Wherefore fhe faid within 
 her felf again, I will yet have more 
 talk with this Chri/Iiana , and if I find 
 Truth and Life in what fhe fhall fay, 
 my felf with my heart fhall alfo go 
 with her. Wherefore Mercy began thus 
 to reply to her neighbour Timo- 
 rous, rp. 
 
 Mercie. Neighbour , 1 did indeed come f or r a £ es 
 with you, to fee Chrifliana this Morning, ^ r . but 
 and f nee Jhe is, as you fee, a taking of Mercy 
 her lafi farewel of her Country, I think cleaves to 
 to walk this Sun-Jhine Mornings a little b er - t 
 
 way 
 
1 6 Cf)e ©econD part of 
 
 way with her to help her on the way. 
 But fhe told her not of her fecond Rea- 
 fon, but kept that to her felf. 
 
 Timo. Well, I fee you have a mind 
 
 to go a fooling too : but take heed in 
 
 time, and be wife : while we are out 
 
 of danger we are out ; but when we 
 
 are in, we are in. So Mrs. Timorous 
 
 returned to her Houfe, and Chriftiana 
 
 betook her felf to her Journey. But 
 
 when Timorous was got home to her 
 
 Timorous Houfe, fhe fends for fome of her Neigh- 
 
 acquaints bours, to wit, Mrs. Bats-eyes, Mrs. /#- 
 
 her Friends confiderate, Mrs. Light-mind, and Mrs. 
 
 what the Know-nothing. So when they were come 
 
 good Chri- to her Houfe, me falls to telling of the 
 
 ftiana in- ftory of Chrijiiana, and of her intend- 
 
 tends to do. ed Journey. And thus fhe began her 
 
 Tale. 
 
 Timo. Neighbours, having had little 
 to do this morning, I went to give Chri- 
 Jiiana a vifit, and when I came at the 
 door, I knocked, as you know 'tis our 
 Cuftom : And fhe anfwered, If you come 
 in Gods Name, come in. So in I went, 
 thinking all was well : But when I came 
 in, I found her preparing her felf to de- 
 part the Town, fhe and alfo her Chil- 
 dren. So I asked her what was her 
 meaning by that? and fhe told me in 
 fhort, That fhe was now of a mind to go 
 on Pilgrimage, as did her Husband. She 
 told me alfo a Dream that fhe had, 
 and how the King of the Country where 
 her Husband was, had fent her an invi- 
 ting Letter to come thither. 
 
 Then 
 
€&e Pilgrims Piogrefo 17 
 
 Then /aid Mrs. Know-nothing, And Mrs. 
 what ! do you think Jhe will go ? Knowno- 
 
 Timo. Aye , go fhe will , whatever thing, 
 come on't ; and me thinks I know it by 
 this ; for that which was my great Ar- 
 gument to perfwade her to ftay at home, 
 (to wit, the Troubles fhe was like to 
 meet with in the way) is one great 
 Argument with her to put her forward 
 on her Journey. For fhe told me in fo 
 many words, The bitter goes before the 
 fweet. Yea, and for as much as it fo 
 doth, it makes the fweet the fweeter. 
 
 Mrs. Bats-eyes. Oh this blind and fool- Mrs. Bats- 
 ifh woman, faid fhe, Will fhe not take eyes, 
 warning by her Husbands Afflictions ? 
 For my part, I fee if he was here again 
 he would reft him content in a whole 
 Skin, and never run fo many hazards for 
 nothing. 
 
 Mrs. Inconfiderate^ alfo replyed, fay- Mrs. In- 
 ing, away with fuch Fantaftical Fools confide- 
 from the Town ; a good Riddance, for rate, 
 my part, I fay , of her , Should fhe 
 ftay where fhe dwels, and retain this 
 her mind, who could live quietly by 
 her ? for fhe will either be dumpifh or 
 unneighbourly, or talk of fuch matters 
 as no wife Body can abide : Wherefore, 
 for my part I fhall never be forry for 
 her Departure ; let her go, and let bet- 
 ter come in her room : 'twas never a 
 good World fince thefe whimfical Fools 
 dwelt in it. 
 
 Then 
 
i8 
 
 Mrs. 
 
 Lightmind, 
 Madam 
 Wanton 
 fie that 
 had like 
 to a bin too 
 bard for 
 Faithful in 
 time pafty 
 i part. pag. 
 
 Difcourfe 
 betwixt 
 Mercie 
 and good 
 Chriftiana. 
 
 Mercie in- 
 clines to go. 
 
 Cfie ©econfl Part of 
 
 Then Mrs. Light-mind added as fol- 
 loweth. Come, put this kind of Talk 
 away. I was yefterday at Madam 
 Wantons, where we were as merry as the 
 Maids. For who do you think mould 
 be there , but I, and Mrs. Love-tbe- 
 flejh, and three or four more, with Mr. 
 Lechery, Mrs. Filth , and fome others. 
 So there we had Mufick and Dancing, 
 and what elfe was meet to fill up the 
 pleafure. And I dare fay my Lady her 
 felf is an admirably well bred Gentle- 
 woman, and Mr. Lechery is as pretty a 
 Fellow. 
 
 By this time Chriftiana was got on 
 her way, and Mercie went along with 
 her. So as they went , her Children 
 being there alfo , Chriftiana began to 
 difcourfe. And Mercie, faid Chriftiana, 
 I take this as an unexpected favour, 
 that thou fhouldeft fet foot out of Doors 
 with me to accompany me a little in 
 my way. 
 
 Mercie. Then faid young Mercie [for 
 Jhe was but young,) If 1 thought it would 
 be to purpofe to go with you, I would never 
 go near the Town any more. 
 
 Chris. Well, Mercie, faid Chriftiana, 
 caft in thy Lot with me. I well know 
 what will be the end of our Pilgri- 
 mage, my Husband is where he would 
 not but be, for all the Gold in the Spa- 
 nijh Mines. Nor malt thou be rejected 
 tho thou goeft but upon my Invitation, 
 The King who hath fent for me and my 
 Children, is one that delighteth in 
 
 Mercie 
 
C&e pilgrims P?ogtef0. 19 
 
 Mercie. Befides, if thou wilt, I will 
 hire thee, and thou (halt go along with 
 me as my fervant. Yet we will have all 
 things in Common betwixt thee and 
 me, only go along with me. 
 
 Mercie. But how Jhall I be ascertained Mercy 
 that I alfo Jhall be entertained ? Had 1 doubts of 
 this hope, but from one that can tell, I would acceptance, 
 make no slick at all, but would go being 
 helped by him that can help, tho* the way 
 was never fo tedious. 
 
 Chrisliana. Well, loving Mercie, I Chriftiana 
 will tell thee what thou flialt do, g alluresher 
 with me to the Wicket Gate, and there t0 tbe Gate 
 I will further enquire for thee, and if J[J*** 
 there thou malt not meet with incou- ' °* d 
 
 ragement, I will be content that xho\i* )rom -' etb 
 fhalt return to thy place. I alfo will ^ j!**" 
 pay thee for thy Kindnefs which thou ? lreJor 
 fheweft to me and my Children, in thy 
 accompanying of us in our way as thou 
 doeft. 
 
 Mercie. Then will I go thither, and 
 will take what Jhall follow, and the Lord 
 grant that my Lot may there fall even as 
 the King of Heaven Jhall have his heart 
 upon me. 
 
 Chrijliana, then was glad at her heart, 
 not only that fhe had a Companion, 
 but alfo for that (he had prevailed with 
 this poor Maid to fall in love with 
 her own Salvation. So they went on to- 
 gether, and Mercie began to weep. Then 
 laid Chrijliana, wherefore weepeth my 
 Sifter fo? 
 
 Mer. 
 
20 c&e ©econD Part of 
 
 Mer. Alas! faid Jhe, who can but la- 
 ment that Jhall but rightly conftder what a 
 State and Condition my poor Relations are 
 in, that yet remain inourfinful Town : and 
 that which makes my grief the more heavy % 
 is, becauje they have no Injlruftor, nor any 
 to tell them what is to come, 
 
 Chris. Bowels becomethPilgrims. And 
 thou doft for thy Friends as my good 
 Chriflian did for me when he left me ; 
 he mourned for that I would not heed 
 nor regard him, but his Lord and ours 
 did gather up his Tears and put them 
 into his Bottle, and now both I, and 
 thou , and thefe my fweet Babes , are 
 reaping the Fruit and benefit of them. 
 I hope, Mercie, thefe Tears of thine will 
 not be loft, for the Truth hath faid, 
 That they that fow in Tears Jhall reap in 
 yoy, infinging. And he that goeth forth 
 and weepeth bearing precious feed, Jhall 
 Pfal. 1*6. doubtlejs come again with rejoicings bring 
 5. 6. * n g bis Sheaves with him 
 
 Then faid Mercie, 
 
 Let the mojl blejfed be my guide, 
 1ft be his blejfed Will, 
 Unto his Gate, into his fould, 
 Up to his Holy Hill. 
 
 And let him never fujfer me 
 To fwarve, or turn afide 
 From his free grace, and Holy ways, 
 Whate're Jhall me betide. 
 
 And lei him gather them of mine, 
 That I have left behind. 
 Lord make them pray they may be thine, 
 With all their heart and mind. 
 
 Now 
 
Now my old Friend proceeded, and » Part page 
 faid, But when Chrijiiana came up to J 3- '4- *5- 
 the Slow of Defpond, fhe began to be at l6 * 
 a Hand : for, faid fhe, This is the place 
 in which my dear Husband had like to Their own 
 have a been fmuthered with Mud. She per- Carnal con- 
 ceived alfo, that notwithstanding the clitfions, in- 
 Command of the King ti> make ifapddtftbe 
 place for Pilgrims, g> od ; yet it ytj&'wordefljfe. 
 rather worfe than formerly. So I asked 
 if that was true ? Yes, faid the Old Gen- 
 tleman, too true. For that many there 
 be that pretend to be the King's La- 
 bourers ; and that fay they are for mend- 
 ing the Kings High-ways, that bring 
 Dirt, and Dung inftead of Stones, and fo 
 marr inftead of mending. Here Chri- 
 jiiana therefore , with her Boys did 
 make a ftand : but faid Mercie, come 
 let us venture, only let us be wary. 
 Then they looked well to the Steps, and 
 made a fhift to get ftaggeringly over. 
 
 Yet Chrijiiana had like to a been in, 
 and that not once nor twice. Now they 
 had no foonergot over, but they thought 
 they heard words that faid unto them, 
 Blejfed is Jhe that believeth, for there Jh all Luke i. 43. 
 be a performance of the things that have 
 been told her from the Lord. 
 
 Then they went on again ; and faid 
 Mercie to Chrijiiana , Had I as good 
 ground to hope for a loving reception 
 at the Wicket-Gate, as you, I think no 
 Slow of Defpond would difcourage 
 me. 
 
 Well, 
 
22 ^ cfje ©econo Part of 
 
 Well, faid the other, you know your 
 fore , and I know mine : and , good 
 friend, we fhall all have enough evil 
 before we come at our Journeys 
 end. 
 
 For can it be imagined, that the peo- 
 ple that defign to attain fuch excellent 
 Glories as we do, and that are fo envi- 
 ed that Happinefs as we are ; but that 
 we fhall meet with what Fears and 
 Scares, with what Troubles and Affli- 
 ctions they can poffibly aflault us with, 
 that hate us ? 
 
 And now Mr. Sagaciety left me to Dream 
 out my Dream by my felf. Wherefore 
 me-thought I faw Chrijiiana^ and Mer- 
 cie and the Boys go all of them up to 
 the Gate. To which when they were 
 come , they betook themfelves to a 
 Prayer fhort debate about how they muft ma« 
 Jhould be nage their calling at the Gate, and what 
 made ivitb mould be faid to him that did open to 
 Confidera- them. So it was concluded, fince Chri- 
 tion t and Jiiana was the eldeft, that fhe fhould 
 Fear: As knock for entrance, and that fhe fhould 
 -well as m fp^k to n j m tnat jid open, for the 
 Faith and reftt So Christiana began to knock, 
 °P e - and as her poor Husband did fhe knock- 
 
 ed^ and knocked again. But inftead of 
 any that anfwered , they all thought 
 that they heard , as if a Dog came 
 barking upon them. A Dog and a 
 The Dog, g rea t one too, and this made the Wo- 
 the Devil man ana * Children afraid. Nor durft 
 an Enemy tne y f° r a while to knock any 
 Prayer, more for fear the Masliff fhould fly 
 
 upon 
 
Cfie Pilgrims p?ogtet& 23 
 
 upon them. Now therefore they were 
 greatly tumbled up and down in their 
 minds, and knew not what to do. Knock 
 they durft not, for fear of the Dog: 
 go back they durft not, for fear that 
 the Keeper of that Gate mould efpy 
 them, as they fo went, and mould be 
 offended with them. At laft they 
 thought of knocking again, and knock- 
 ed more vehemently then they did at 
 the firft. Then faid the Keeper of the 
 Gate, who is there ? So the Dog left 
 off to bark, and he opened unto 
 them. 
 
 Then Chriftiana made lowobeyfance, 
 and faid, Let not our Lord be offended 
 with his Handmaidens, for that we have 
 knocked at his Princely Gate. Then 
 faid the Keeper, Whence come ye, and 
 what is that you would have ? 
 
 Chriftiana anfwered , We are come 
 from whence Chriftian did come, and 
 upon the fame Errand as he; to wit, 
 to be, if it mall pleafe you, gracioufly 
 admitted by this Gate , into the way 
 that leads to the Celeftial City. 
 And I anfwer , my Lord, in the next 
 place, that I am Chriftiana , once the 
 Wife of Christian, that now is gotten 
 above. 
 
 With that the Keeper of the Gate 
 did marvel, faying, What is Jhe become 
 now a Pilgrim, that but a while ago ab- 
 horred that Life ? Then fhe bowed her 
 Head, and faid, yes; and fo are thefe 
 my fweet Babes alfo. 
 
 Then 
 
24 €f)e ^econo part of 
 
 Then he took her by the hand, and 
 let her in and faid alfo, Suffer the lit- 
 tie Children to come unto me, and with 
 Luke 15. 7. that he fhut up the Gate. This done, 
 he called to a trumpeter that was above 
 over the Gate, to entertain Christiana 
 with ftiouting and found of trumpet 
 for joy. So he obeyed and founded, 
 and filled the Air with his Melodious 
 Notes. 
 
 Now all this while, poor Mercie did 
 ftand without, trembling and crying for 
 fear that fhe was rejected. But when 
 Chriftiana had gotten admittance for her 
 felf and her Boys: Then {he began to 
 make Interceffion for Mercy. 
 
 Chris. And foe faid, my Lord, I have a 
 Companion of mine that Stands yet without, 
 that is come hither upon the fame account as 
 my felf. One that is much dejedled in 
 her mind, for that Jhe comes, as foe thinks-, 
 without fending for, whereas I was fent to 9 
 by my Husband* s King to come. 
 
 Now Mercie began to be very impa- 
 tient, for each Minute was as long to her 
 The Delays as an hour, wherefore (he prevented 
 make the Chriftiana from a fuller interceding for 
 hungring her, by knocking at the Gate her felf. 
 Soul the fer- And fhe knocked then fo loud, that fhe 
 venter. made Chriftiana to ftart. Then faid the 
 Keeper of the Gate who is there ? And 
 faid Chriftiana, it is my Friend. 
 
 S6 
 
€&e Pilgrims p?ogte&. 25 
 
 So he opened the Gate, and looked 
 out j but Mercie was fallen down with- 
 out in a Swoon, for (he fainted, and was 
 afraid, that no Gate fhouid be opened 
 to her. 
 
 Then he took her by the hand, and 
 faid, Damfel, I bid thee arife. 
 
 O fir, (he faid, I am faint, there is 
 fcarce Life left in me. But he anfwer- 
 ed, that one once faid, When my Soul J onah *« 7- 
 fainted within me, I remembered the Lord 
 and my prayer came in unto thee y into thy 
 Holy Temple. Fear not, but ftand upon 
 thy Feet, and tell me wherefore thou 
 art come, 
 
 Mer. I am come, for that, unto which 
 I was never invited as my Friend Chri- 
 stiana was. Hers was from the King, 
 and mine was but from her: Wherefore 
 I fear I prefume. 
 
 Did Jhe dejire thee to come with her to 
 this Place? 
 
 Mer. Yes, And as my Lord fees, I 
 am come. And if there is any Grace 
 or forgivenefs of Sins to fpare, I be- 
 feech that I thy poor Handmaid may 
 be partaker thereof. 
 
 Then he took her again by the Hand, 
 and led her gently in, and faid I pray 
 for all them that believe on me, by what 
 means foever they come unto me. Then 
 faid he to thofe that ftood by : Fetch 
 fomething, and give it Mercie to fmell 
 on, thereby to ftay her fainting. So they 
 fetcht her a Bundle of Myrrhy and a 
 while after (he was revived. 
 
 C And 
 
26 Ct)e ©econa Ipatt of 
 
 And now was Chrisliana and her 
 Boys and Mercie received of the Lord at 
 the head of the way, and fpoke kindly 
 unto by him. 
 
 Then faid they yet further unto him, 
 We are forry for our Sins, and beg of 
 our Lord his Pardon, and further infor- 
 mation, what we muft do. 
 
 I grant Pardon, faid he, by word, 
 
 and deed ; by word in the promife of 
 
 forgivenefs : by deed in the way I ob- 
 
 Song i. 2. tained it. Take the firft from my Lips 
 
 John 20. with a kifs, and the other, as it mail be 
 
 2 °. revealed. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream that he 
 
 fpake many good words unto them, 
 
 whereby they were greatly gladed. 
 
 He alfo had them up to the top of the 
 
 Gate and (hewed them by what deed 
 
 they were faved, and told them withall 
 
 Chrift Cru- that that fight they would have again 
 
 cifiedfeen as they went along in the way, to their 
 
 afar off. comfort. 
 
 So he left them a while in a Summer- 
 Parler below, where they entred into 
 talk by themfelves. And thus Christiana 
 began, O Lord! How glad am /, that 
 we are got in hither! 
 
 Mer. So you well may ; but I, of all, have 
 caufe to leap for joy, 
 
 Chris. I thought^ one time y as I flood 
 at the Gate (becaufe I had knocked and 
 none did anfwer) that all our Labour had 
 been lofl : Specially when that ugly Curr 
 made fuch a heavy barking againfl us. 
 
 Mer. 
 
C&e Pilgrims l^ogrefe- 27 
 
 Mer. But my worft Fears was after I 
 faw that you was taken in to his favour, 
 and that I was left behind : Now thought 
 I, 'tis fulfiled which is Written. Two Mat - a * 
 Women Jh all be Grinding together \ the one **■ 
 Jhall be taken, and the other left. I had 
 much ado to forbear crying out Undone, 
 undone. 
 
 And afraid I was to knock any more ; 
 but when I looked up, to what was 
 Written over the Gate, I took Cou- , p artj ^ 
 age. I alfo thought that I muft either 30# 
 knock again or dye. So I knocked; 
 but I cannot tell how, for my fpirit now 
 Jlruggled betwixt life and death. 
 
 Chris. Canyou not tell how you knocked* Chrifliana. 
 / am jure your knock* were fo earnesl, thinks her 
 that the very found of them made mejlart, Companion 
 1 thought I never heard fuch knocking inallP ra J s befter 
 my Life. I thought you would a come in ™e»Jbe. 
 by violent hands , or a took the Kingdom by Matt - "• 
 florm. I2 » 
 
 Mer. Alas, to be in my Cafe, who 
 that fo was, could but a done fo ? You 
 faw that the Door was fhut upon me 
 and that there was a mod cruel Dog there 
 about. Who, I fay, that was fo faint 
 hearted as 1, that would not a knocked 
 with all their might ? But pray, what 
 faid my Lord to my rudenefs, was he 
 not angry with me ? 
 
 Chris. When he heard your lumbring 
 noife, he gave a wonderful Innocent /mile. 
 J believe what you did pleaf'd him well 
 enough. For he Jhewed no fign to the con- 
 trary, But I marvel in my heart why he 
 C 2 keeps 
 
28 Cfte ©econti part of 
 
 If the SquI \eeps fuch a dog ; had I known that afore, 
 
 at fir (I did I fear Ifljouldnot have had heart enough to 
 
 know all it a ventured my f elf in this manner. But 
 
 Jbould meet now we are ' in ^ we are / Wj a na ] J am gj aa * 
 
 'with in its with a n my hearU 
 
 Journey to Mer , j ^ ask jf you p ] ea f e nex(; t ; me 
 
 Heaven it ^ comes d own ^ w hy he keeps fuch a 
 -wouldharaly fikh Cur jn hjs , j h he win 
 
 ^^^•nottakeitamifs. 
 
 Ay do, faid the Children, and perfwade 
 him to hang him, for we are afraid he 
 will bite us when we go hence. 
 
 So at laft he came down to them a- 
 gain, and Mercie fell to the Ground on 
 her Face before him and worfhipped, 
 and faid, Let my Lord accept of the Sa- 
 crifice of praife which I now offer 
 unto him, with the calves of my 
 Lips. 
 
 So he Jaid unto her y Peace be to thee, 
 Jland up. 
 
 But fhe continued upon her Face and 
 faid, Righteous art thou O Lord when I 
 pleaded with thee, yet let me talk with thee 
 of thy Judgments : Wherefore dojl thou keep 
 Jo cruel a Dog in thy Yard, at the fight of 
 which fuch JVomen and Children as we, are 
 ready to fly from thy Gate for fear? 
 
 He anfwered, and faid ; That Dog 
 has another Owner, he alfo is kept 
 clofe in another man's ground ; only my 
 i Part, pag Pilgrims hear his barking. He belongs 
 4%. to the Caftle which you fee there at a 
 
 diftance : but can come up to the Walls 
 of this Place. He has frighted many 
 an honeft Pilgrim from worie to better, 
 
 by 
 
€&e Pilgrims p?offtef& 
 
 by the great voice of his roaring. In- 
 deed he that owneth him, doth not 
 keep him of any good will to me or 
 mine j but with intent to keep the Pil- 
 grims from coming to me, and that 
 they may be afraid to knock at this 
 Gate for entrance. Sometimes alfo he 
 has broken out, and has worried fome 
 that I love j but I take all at prefent 
 patiently, I alfo give my Pilgrims time- 
 ly help : So they are not delivered up 
 to his power to do to them what his 
 Dogifh nature would prompt him to. 
 But what ! My purchafed one, I tro, 
 hadft thou known never fo much be- 
 fore hand, thou wouldft not a bin afraid 
 of a Dog. 
 
 The Beggers that go from Door to Door, 
 will, rather then they will lofe a fuppofed 
 Alms, run the bazzard of the hauling, 
 barking, and biting too of a Dog : And 
 mall a Dog, a Dog in another Mans 
 Yard : a Dog whofe barking [ turn to 
 the Profit of Pilgrims, keep any from 
 coming to me f I deliver them from the 
 Lions, their Darling from the power of 
 the Dog. 
 
 Mer, Then faid Mercie, I confefs my 
 Ignorance: I fpake what I understood 
 not: I acknowledge thou doe ft all things 
 well, 
 
 Chris, Then Chriftiana began to talk 
 of their Journey, and to enquire after 
 the way. So he fed them, and 
 warned their feet, and fet them in 
 the way of his Steps, according as 
 
 he 
 
30 Cfte ^econa Part of 
 
 i Party pag ne had dealt with her Husband be- 
 37 . fore. 
 
 So I faw in my Dream, that they 
 walkt on their way, and had the wea- 
 ther very comfortable to them. 
 
 Then Chrijilana began to fing, 
 faying. 
 
 Blejpt be the Day that I began, 
 A Pilgrim for to be ; 
 And blejfed alfo be that man. 
 That thereto moved me, 
 
 'Tis true, 'twas long ere I began 
 To feek. to live for ever: 
 But now I run fajl as I can, 
 9 Tis better late then never. 
 
 Our Tears to joy, our fears to Faith 
 Are turned, as we fee \ 
 Thus our beginning [as one faith,) 
 Shews what our end will be. 
 
 Now there was, on the other fide 
 of the Wall that fenced in the way up 
 which Chrifliana and her Companions 
 was to go, a Garden ; and that Garden 
 belonged to him whofe was that Bark- 
 ing Dog of whom mention was made 
 before. And fome of the Fruit-Trees 
 that grew in that Garden fhot their 
 Branches over the Wall, and being 
 mellow, they that found them did ga- 
 ther them up and oft eat of them to 
 The Chil- their hurt. So Chrijliana i s Boys, as 
 dren eat of Boys are apt to do, being pleaPd with 
 the Enemies the Trees, and with the Fruit that did 
 Fruit. hang thereon, did Plajh them, and be- 
 
 gan 
 
C6e pilgrims l^ogrefo 3 1 
 
 gan to eat. Their Mother did alfo 
 chide them for fo doing; but ftill the 
 Boys went on. 
 
 Well, faid {he, my Sons, you Tranf- 
 grefs, for that Fruit is none of ours: 
 but me did not know that they did be- 
 long to the Enemy ; He warrant you if 
 me had, fhe would a been ready to die 
 for fear. But that pafled, and they 
 went on their way. Now by that they 
 were gon about two Bows-fhot from the 
 place that let them into the way : they cr ' w ° l11 ' 
 efpyed two very ill-favoured ones coming-'*" 
 down apace to meet them. With that w " r " / ones ' 
 Chrijliana, and Mercie her Friend, cove- 
 red themfelves with their Vails, and fo 
 kept on their Journey : The Children 
 alfo went on before, fo that atlaft they met 
 together. Then they that came down 
 to meet them, came juft up to the Wo- 
 men, as if they would imbrace them ; 
 but Chrijliana faid, Stand back, or go Tbey af- 
 peaceably by as you mould. Yet thek fault Chri- 
 two, as men that are deaf, regarded not ftiana. 
 Chrisliana s words ; but began to lay 
 hands upon them ; and that Chrijliana 
 waxing very wroth, fpurned at them 
 with her feet. Mercie alfo, as well as (he 
 could, did what (he could to fhift them. 
 Chrijliana again, faid to them, Stand 
 back and be gon, for we have no Money 
 to loofe being Pilgrims as ye fee, and 
 fuch to as live upon the Charity of our 
 Friends. 
 
 C 4 ///-/*- 
 
3* C6e SecontJ part of 
 
 Ill-fa. Then faid one of the two of 
 the Men, we make no affault upon you 
 for Money, but are come out to tell 
 you, that if you will but grant one fmall 
 requeft which we {hall ask, we will 
 make Women of you for ever. 
 
 Chrijl. Now Chriftiana imagining 
 what they fhould mean, made anfwer a- 
 gain, We will neither hear nor regard^ 
 nor yield to what you Jhall asfc y We are 
 in hajle^ cannot flay, our Bujinefs is a 
 Bujinefs of Life and Death. So again me 
 and her Companions made a frefh afTay 
 to go paft them. But they letted them 
 in their way. 
 
 Ill-fa. And they faid, we intend no 
 hurt to your lives, 'tis an other thing we 
 would have. 
 
 Chrijl. Ay, quoth Chrijliana^ you 
 , would have us Body and Soul, for I 
 
 know 'tis for that you are come; but 
 we will die rather upon the fpot, then 
 fuffer our felves to be brought into fuch 
 Snares as mall hazzard our well being 
 hereafter. And with that they both 
 Shrieked out, and cried Murder, Mur- 
 der ; and fo put themfelves under thofe 
 Deut. 22, Laws that are provided for the Pro- 
 tection of Women. But the men ftill 
 made their approach upon them, with 
 defign to prevail againft them : They 
 therefore cryed out again. 
 
 Now they being, as I faid, not far 
 from the Gate in at which they came, 
 their voice was heard from where they 
 was, thither : Wherefore fome of the 
 
 Houfe 
 
 out 
 
 23, 26, 27, 
 
€&e Pilgrim* P?ogrefsf; 33 
 
 House came out, and knowing that it 
 was Chri/liana's Tongue: they made 
 hafte to her relief. But by that they 
 was got within fight of them, the Wo- 
 men was in a very great fcuffle, the 
 Children alfo flood crying by. Then the Relie- 
 did he that came in for their relief, ver comes. 
 call out to the Ruffians faying, What is 
 that thing that you do? Would you 
 make my Lords People to tranfgrefs ? 
 He alfo attempted to take them ; but The Ill-ones 
 they did make their efcape over thcjly. 
 Wall into the Garden of the Man, to 
 whom the great Dog belonged, fo 
 the Dog became their Protector. This 
 Reliever then came up to the Women, 
 and asked them how they did. So 
 they anfwered, we thank thy Prince, 
 pretty well, only we have been fome- 
 what affrighted, we thank thee alfo 
 for that thou camefl in to our help, 
 for otherwife we had been over 
 come. 
 
 Reliever. So after a few more words, TVRelie- 
 this Reliever faid as followeth : / mar- ver talks t0 
 veiled much when you was entertained at f ^ e Women, 
 the Gate above, being ye knew that ye 
 were but weak. Women, that you petitioned 
 not the Lord therefor a Conductor: 'Then 
 might you have avoided thefe Troubles, and 
 Dangers : For he would have granted you 
 one. 
 
 Chrift. Alas faid Chriftiana, we were 
 
 fo taken with our prefent bleffing, 
 
 that Dangers to come were forgotten 
 
 by us ; belide, who could have thought 
 
 C 5 that 
 
34 Cfte @>econo Part of 
 
 that fo near the King's Palace there 
 mould have lurked fuch naughty ones : 
 Indeed it had been well for us had we 
 asked our Lord for one; but fince 
 our Lord knew 'twould be for our pro- 
 fit, I wonder he fent not one along 
 with us. 
 
 wr i r f Relie. It is not always neceffary to 
 
 We lojejor , . J , -u r J . 
 
 want of £ rant thin i s no { asked for , lesl by Jo doing 
 
 asking for *^ey become of little esleem ; but when the 
 want of a thing is felt, it then comes, 
 under, in the Eyes of him that feels it, 
 that eslimate, that properly is its due, and 
 fo confequently will be thereafter ufed. Had 
 my Lord granted you a Conduclor, you would 
 not neither, fo have bewailedthat over fight 
 of yours in not asking for one, as now you 
 have occafion to do. So all things work 
 for good, and tend to make you more 
 wary* 
 
 Chrisl. Shall we go back again to 
 my Lord, and confefs our folly and ask 
 one? 
 
 Relie. Tour confejfion of your folly, I 
 will prefent him with : To go back again, 
 you need not. For in all places where you 
 Jhall come, you will find no want at all, 
 for in every of my Lord's Lodgings which 
 he has prepared for the reception of his Pil- 
 grims, there is fufficient tofurnijh them a- 
 gainft all attempts whatfoever. But as, 
 1 [aid, he will be inquired of by them to do 
 it for them : and 'tis a poor thing that is not 
 worth asking for. When he had thus faid 
 
 Ezek. 36. he went back to his place, and the Pil- 
 
 37« . grims went on their way. 
 
 Mer. 
 
€&e Pilgrims P^ogxeK 35 
 
 Mer. Then faid * Mercie, what zTbemi- 
 fudden blank is here ? I made account flake of 
 we had now been pafr. all danger, Mercie. 
 and that we fhould never fee forrow 
 more. 
 
 Chrift. Thy lnnocency, my Sifter, 
 faid Chriftiana to Mercie y may excufe 
 thee much; but as for me my fault is 
 fo much the greater, for that I law chriftia- 
 this danger before I came out of the na - s Guilt 
 Doors, and yet did not provide for it 
 where Provifion might a been had. I 
 am therefore much to be blamed. 
 
 Mer. Then faid Mercie, how knew you 
 this before you came from home? pray open 
 to me this Riddle. 
 
 Chrift. Why, I will tell you. Be- 
 fore I fet Foot out of Doors, one Night, 
 as I lay in my Bed, I had a Dream a- 
 bout this. For methought I faw two 
 men, as like thefe as ever the World 
 they could look, ftand at my Beds-feet y 
 plotting how they might prevent my Sal- 
 vation. I will tell you their very words. 
 They faid, ('twas when I was in my 
 Troubles,) What Jhall we do with this 
 Woman ? For /he cries out waking and ch r ;ftj a _ 
 Jleepingforforgivenefs, if /he he fuffered to na » s Dream 
 go on as Jhe begins, we Ji ball lofe her as re p ta t e d, 
 we have loft her Husband. This you know 
 might a made me take heed, and have 
 provided when Provifion might a been 
 had. 
 
 Mrfc 
 
36 €&e ©cconD part of 
 
 Mer. Well faid Mercie, as by this 
 neglecl, we have an occafion mini sired un- 
 to us, to behold our own imperfections : So 
 our Lord has taken occafion thereby, to 
 make manifeft the Riches of his Grace. 
 For he, as we fee, has followed us with 
 un-asked kjndnefs, and has delivered us 
 from their hands that were slronger then 
 we, of his meer good pleafure. 
 
 Thus now when they had talked 
 away a little more time , they drew 
 nigh to an Houfe which flood in the 
 way, which Houfe was built for the re- 
 lief of Pilgrims. As you will find more 
 fully related in the firft part of thefe Re- 
 i Part, pag. cords of the Pilgrim's Progrefs. So they 
 38. drew on towards the Houfe (the Houfe 
 
 of the Interpreter) and when they 
 came to the Door they heard a great 
 talk in the Houfe, they then gave ear, 
 and heard, as they thought, Chriftiana 
 mentioned by name. For you muft 
 know that there went along, even 
 before her, a talk of her and her Chil- 
 drens going on Pilgrimage. And this 
 thing was the more pleafing to them, 
 becaufe they had heard that me was 
 Christian's Wife ; that Woman who 
 was fometime ago, fo unwilling to hear 
 of going on Pilgrimage. Thus therefore 
 they flood fliil and heard the good 
 people within commending her, who 
 they little thought flood at the Door. 
 At lafl Chriftiana knocked as fhe had 
 done at the Gate before. Now when 
 fhe had knocked, there came to the 
 
 Door 
 
€&e pilgrims IPjogrefs. 37 
 
 Door a young Damfel, and opened the 
 Door and looked, and behold two Wo- 
 men was there. 
 
 Dams. Then fald the Damfel to them y 
 With whom would you /peak in this 
 place ? 
 
 Chrisl. Chriftiana anfwered, we un- 
 derftand that this is a Privileged place 
 for thofe that are become Pilgrims, 
 and we now at this Door are fuch : 
 Wherefore we pray that we may be 
 partakers of that for which we at this 
 time are come j for the day, as thou 
 feeft, is very far fpent, and we are 
 loth to night to go any further. 
 
 Dams. Pray what may I call your 
 name, that I may tell it to my Lord 
 within ? 
 
 Chrisl. My name is Chrisliana, I was 
 the wife of that Pilgrim that fome 
 years ago did travel this way, and 
 thefe be his four children. This Mai- 
 den alfo is my Companion, and is going 
 on Pilgrimage too. 
 
 Innocent. Then ran Innocent in (for 
 that was her name) and faid to thofe 
 within, Can you think who is at the 
 Door/ There is Chrisliana and her Chil- 
 dren, and her Companion, all waiting 
 for entertainment here. Then they 
 leaped for Joy, and went and told their 
 Mafter. So he came to the Door, and 
 looking upon her, he faid, Art thou 
 that Chriftiana, whom Chriftian, the 
 Good-man, left behind him, when he betook 
 himfelf to a Pilgrims Life? 
 
 Chrisl. 
 
38 
 
 Mat. a i. 
 *9- 
 
 Old Saints 
 glad to fee 
 the young 
 ones walk 
 in Gods 
 e ways. 
 
 Cfte ®econO part of 
 
 Chris! . I am that Woman that was To 
 hard-hearted as to flight my Husbands 
 Troubles, and that left him to go on in 
 his Journey alone, and thefe are his 
 four Children ; but now I alfo am 
 come, for I am convinced that no way 
 is right but this. 
 
 Inter. Then is fulfilled that which alfo 
 is Written of the Man that fa id to his 
 Son, go work to day in my Vineyard, and 
 be f aid to his Father , I will not ; but af- 
 terwards repented and went. 
 
 Chrisl. Then faid Christiana, So be it, 
 Amen. God make it a true faying up- 
 on me, and grant that I may be found 
 at the laft, of him in peace without 
 fpot and blamelefs. 
 
 Inter. But why Jlandesl thou thus at 
 the Door, come in thou Daughter of A- 
 braham, we was talking of thee but now : 
 For tidings have come to us before, how 
 thou art become a Pilgrim. Come Chil- 
 dren, come in ; Come Maiden, come in;fo he 
 had them all in to the Houfe. 
 
 So when they were within, they 
 were bidden fit down and reft them, 
 the which when they had done, thofe 
 that attended upon the Pilgrims in the 
 Houfe, came into the Room to fee them. 
 And one fmiled, and another fmiled, 
 and they all fmiled for Joy that Chrisli- 
 ana was become a Pilgrim, They alfo 
 looked upon the Boys, they ftroaked 
 them over the Faces with the Hand, 
 in token of their kind reception of 
 them -, they alfo carried it lovingly to 
 
 Mercie 
 
i Cfte Pilgrims H&ogrett. 39 
 
 Mercie, and bid them all welcome into 
 their Mailers Houfe. 
 
 After a while, becaufe Supper was 
 not ready, the Interpreter took them 
 into his Significant Rooms and fhewed 
 them what Christian, Christiana* s Huf- 
 band had feen fometime before. Here 
 therefore they faw the Man in the 
 Cage, the Man and his Dream, the man 
 that cut his way thorough his Enemies, 
 and the Picture of the biggeft of them 
 all : together with the reft of thofe 
 things that were then fo profitable to 
 Christian. 
 
 This done, and after thefe things 
 had been fomewhat digefted by Chri- 
 stiana^ and her Company : the Inter- 
 preter takes them apart again : and has 
 them firft into a Room, where was a 
 man that could look no way but downwards , _., 
 with a Muck-rake in his hand. There Stood ., ^ 
 
 ir 1 • j 1 - 1 r>> i • 1 ew,t " ™ e 
 
 al/o one over bis bead witb a Celestial M , , 
 •V • 1 • rr i 7 rr 7 • Muck rake 
 
 Crown in his Hand, and proffered to give eX f )9un j e ^ 
 
 him that Crown, for his Muck-rake ; but 
 
 the man did neither look up, nor regard ; 
 
 but raked to himfelf the Straws, the/mall 
 
 Sticks, and Dujl of the Floar. 
 
 Then faid Christiana, I perfwade my- 
 f elf that 1 knew fomewhat the meaning of 
 this : For this is a Figure of a Man of this 
 World : Is it not, good Sir ? 
 
 Inter. Thou haft faid the right, 
 faid he, and his Muck-rake doth fhew 
 his Carnal mind. And whereas thou 
 feeft him rather give heed to rake up 
 Straws and Sticks, and the duft of the 
 
 Floar, 
 
4o Cfte §>econB IPatt of 
 
 Floar, then to what he fays that calls to 
 him from above with the Celeftial 
 Crown in his Hand ; it is to mow, That 
 Heaven is but as a Fable to fome, and 
 that things here are counted the only 
 things fubftantial. Now whereas it was 
 alfo mewed thee, that the man could 
 look no way but downwards : It is to 
 let thee know that earthly things when 
 they are with Power upon Mens minds, 
 quite carry their hearts away from 
 God. 
 
 Chris. Then faid Chriftiana, 0! deli- 
 ver me from this Muck-rake. 
 
 Inter. That Prayer, faid the Interpre- 
 ter, has lain by till 'tis almoft rufty : 
 Give me not Riches, Is fcarce the Prayer 
 Prov. 30. 8. of one of ten thoufand. Straws, and 
 Sticks, and Duft, with moft, are the 
 great things now looked after. 
 
 With that, Mercie, and Chrijiiana 
 wept, and faid, It is alas ! too true. 
 
 When the Interpreter had fhewed 
 them this, he has them into the very 
 beft Room in the Houfe, (a very brave 
 Room it was) fo he bid them look 
 round about, and fee if they could find 
 any thing profitable there. Then they 
 looked round and round : For there was 
 nothing there to be feen but a very 
 great Spider on the Wall : and that they 
 overlookt. 
 
 Mer. Then faid Mercie, Sir, I fee no- 
 thing - y but Chriftiana held her peace. 
 
 Inter. 
 
Inter. But faid the Interpreter, look 
 again : fhe therefore lookt again and 
 faid, Here is not any thing, but an Of the Spi- 
 ugly Spider, who hangs by her Hands up- der. 
 on the Wall. Then faid he, Is there 
 but one* Spider in all this fpacious 
 Room ? Then the water ftood in Chri- 
 stiana's Eyes, for fhe was a Woman 
 quick of apprehenfion : and fhe faid, 
 Yes, Lord, there is here more then one. 
 Yea, and Spiders whofe Venom is far 
 more deftructive then that which is in 
 her. The Interpreter then looked plea- 
 fantly upon her, and faid, Thou haft 
 faid the Truth. This made Mercie 
 blufh, and the Boys to cover their Fa- 
 ces : For they all began now to under- 
 ftand the Riddle. 
 
 Then faid the Interpreter again, The Pro. 30. zZ. 
 Spider taketh hold with her hands as you 
 fee, and is in Kings Palaces. And where- 
 fore is this recorded ; but to fhow you, 
 that how full of the Venome of Sin foe ver 
 you be, yet you may by the hand of 
 Faith lay hold of, and dwell in the 
 beft Room that belongs to the Kings 
 Houfe above ? 
 
 Chris. I thought, faid Chriftiana, of 
 fomething of this ; but I could not ima- 
 gin it all. I thought that we were like 
 Spiders, and that we. looked like ug- 
 ly Creatures, in what fine Room foe- 
 ver we were : But that by this Spider, 
 this venomous and ill favoured Creature, 
 we were to learn how to a£t Faith, 
 came not into my mind. And yet fhe 
 
 has 
 
42 €&e ©econfc part of 
 
 has taken hold with her hands, as I 
 fee, and dwells in the beft Room in 
 the Houfe. God has made nothing in 
 vain. 
 
 Then they feemed all to be glad ; 
 but the water flood in their Eyes : 
 Yet they looked one upon another, 
 and alfo bowed before the Interpre- 
 ter. 
 
 He had them then into another 
 Room where was a Hen and Chickens, 
 Of the Hen and bid them obferve a while. So one 
 and Chick- of the Chickens went to the Trough to 
 ens drink, and every time fhe drank fhe 
 
 lift up her head and her eyes towards 
 Heaven. See, faid he, what this little 
 Chick doth, and learn of her to ac- 
 knowledge whence your Mercies come, 
 by receiving them with looking up. 
 Yet again, faid he, obferve and look : So 
 they gave heed, and perceived that 
 the Hen did walk in a fourfold Method 
 towards her Chickens, i. She had a 
 common call, and that fhe hath all day 
 long. 2. She had a fpecial call, and 
 that fhe had but fometimes. 3. She had 
 a brooding note, and 4. fhe had an out- 
 cry. 
 
 Now, faid he, compare this Hen to 
 your King, and thefe Chickens to his 
 Matt.23.27. Obedient ones. For anfwerable to her, 
 himfelf has his Methods, which he 
 walketh in towards his People. By his 
 common call, he gives nothing, by his 
 fpecial call, he always has fomething to 
 give, he has alfo a brooding voice, for 
 
 them 
 
Cfce pilgrims P?ogtef& 43 
 
 them that are under his Wing, and he 
 has an out-cry, to give the Alarm 
 when he feeth the Enemy come. I chofe, 
 my Darlings, to lead you into the 
 Room where fuch things are, becaufe 
 you are Women, and they are eafie for 
 you. 
 
 Chris. And Sir, faid Chriftiana, pray 
 let us fee fome more : So he had 
 them into the Slaughter-houfe, where 
 was a Butcher a killing of a Sheep : And 
 behold the Sheep was quiet, and took Of the 
 her Death patiently. Then faid the In- Butcher 
 terpreter : you muft learn of this Sheep, and 'V 
 to fuffer : And to put up wrongs with- Sheep. 
 out murmurings and complaints. Be- 
 hold how quietly fhe takes her Death, 
 and without objecting fhe fuffereth her 
 Skin to be pulled over her Ears. Your 
 King doth call you his Sheep. 
 
 After this, he led them into his Gar- Of the Gar- 
 den, where was great variety of Flow- den. 
 ers : and he faid, do you fee all thefe ? 
 So Chriftiana faid, yes. Then faid he 
 again, Behold the Flowers are divers 
 in Stature, in Quality, in Colour, and 
 Smell, and Virtue, and fome are better 
 then fome : Alfo where the Gardiner 
 has fet them, there they ftand, and 
 quarrel not one with another. 
 
 Again, he had them into his Field, Of the 
 which he had fown with Wheat, Field. 
 and Corn : but when they beheld the 
 tops of all was cut off, only the Straw 
 remained. He faid again, This Ground 
 was Dunged, and Plowed, and fowed ; 
 
 but 
 
44 Cbe ^econn Part of 
 
 but what fhall we do with the Crop ? 
 Then faid Chriftiana, burn fome and 
 make muck of the reft. Then faid the 
 Interpreter again, Fruit you fee is that 
 thing you look for, and for want of 
 that you condemn it to the Fire, and 
 to be trodden under foot of men : Be- 
 ware that in this you condemn not your- 
 felves. 
 
 Then, as they were coming in from 
 
 abroad, they efpied a little Robb'in with 
 
 a great Spider in his mouth. So the 
 
 Of the Rob- Interpreter faid , look here. So they 
 
 bin and the looked, and Mercie wondred ; but Chri- 
 
 Spider. ftiana faid, what a difparagement is it 
 
 to fuch a little pretty Bird as the Rob- 
 
 bin-red-breaft is, he being alfo a Bird 
 
 above many, that loveth to maintain a 
 
 kind of Sociablenefs with Man ? I had 
 
 thought they had lived upon crums of 
 
 Bread , or upon other fuch harmlefs 
 
 matter. I like him worfe then I 
 
 did. 
 
 The Interpreter then replied , This 
 Robbin is an Emblem very apt to fet 
 forth fome Pro feflbrs by; for to fight they 
 are as this Robbin, pretty of Note, Colour 
 and Carriages, they feem alfo to have a 
 very great Love for ProfefTors that are 
 fmcere ; and above all other to defire 
 to fofciate with, and and to be in their 
 Company, as if they could live upon the 
 good Mans Crums. They pretend alfo 
 that therefore it is, that they frequent 
 the Houfe of the Godly, and the ap- 
 pointments of the Lord : but when they 
 
 are 
 
C6e pilgrims J^ogrefo 45 
 
 are by themfelves as the Robbin, they 
 can catch and gobble up Spiders, they 
 can change their Diet, drink Iniqui- 
 ty^ and fwallow down Sin like Wa- 
 ter. 
 
 So when they were come again into 
 the Houfe, becaufe Supper as yet was Pray, and 
 not ready, Chrijliana again deiired that you will get 
 the Interpreter would either Jhow or tell at that 
 of fome other things that are Profita- which yet 
 ble. l* es unre ~ 
 
 Then the Interpreter began and faid, sealed. 
 The fatter the Sow f$ y the more /he defires 
 the Mire ; the fatter the Ox is, the more 
 gamefomly he goes to the Slaughter ; and 
 the more healthy the lufty man is, the more 
 prone he is unto Evil. 
 
 There is a defire in Women, to go neat 
 and fine, and it is a comely thing to be a- 
 domed with that, that in Gods fight is of 
 great price. 
 
 "lis eafter watching a night or two, then 
 to fit up a whole year together : So 'tis ea- 
 fier for one to begin to profefs well, then to 
 hold out as he Jhould to the end. 
 
 Every Ship-Mafler, when in a Storm, 
 will willingly cafi that over Board that is 
 ofthefmalleft value in the Veffiel ; but who 
 willthrow thebesl out firslt none but he that 
 feareth not God. 
 
 One leak, will fink a Ship, and one Sin 
 will dejlroy a Sinner. 
 
 He that forgets his Friend, is ungrate- 
 ful unto him \ but he that forgets his Savi- 
 our is unmerciful to himfelf 
 
 He 
 
46 €f)e ^econD Part of 
 
 He that lives in S inland looks for Hap- 
 pinefs hereafter, is like him that foweth 
 Cockle, and thinks to fill his Barn with 
 Wheat or Barley. 
 
 If a man would live well, let him fetch 
 his la si day to him, and make it always his 
 company-Keeper. 
 
 Whifpering and change of thoughts^ 
 proves that Sin is in the World. 
 
 If the World, which Godfets light by, 
 is counted a thing of that worth with 
 men : what is Heaven which God com- 
 mendeth ? 
 
 If the Life that is attended with fo ma- 
 ny troubles, is fo loth to be let go by us, 
 What is the Life above ? 
 
 Every Body will cry up the goodnefs of 
 Men-, but who is there that is, as he 
 Jhould, a fife Sled with the Goodnefs of 
 God\ 
 
 We feldom fit down to Meat ; but we 
 eat, and leave. So there is in Jefus Chrisl 
 more Merit and Righteoufnefs then the whole 
 World has need of 
 
 When the Interpreter had done , he 
 takes them out into his Garden again, 
 and had them to a Tree whofe infide 
 was all Rotten, and gone, and yet it 
 Of the "Tree g rew an ^ na< ^ Leaves. Then faid Mer- 
 that is rot- £ * e * wnat means this ? This Tree, faid 
 ten at heart. ne i whofe out-fide is fair, and whofe in- 
 fide is Rotten ; it is to which many may 
 be compared that are in the Garden of 
 God : Who with their mouths fpeak 
 high in behalf of God, but indeed will 
 do nothing for him : whofe Leaves are 
 
 fair ; 
 
€&e Pilgrims P?ogref& 47 
 
 fair ; but their heart Good for nothing, 
 but to be Tinder for the Devils Tinder- 
 Box. 
 
 Now Supper was ready, the Table 
 fpread, and all things fet on the Board; 
 fo they fate down and did eat when ^ arg af 
 one had given thanks. And the Inter- Supper, 
 prefer did ufually entertain thofe that 
 lodged with him, with Mufick at Meals, 
 fo the Miniftrels played. There was 
 alfo one that did Sing. And a very 
 fine voice he had. 
 
 His Song was this. 
 
 The Lord is only my Support y 
 And he that doth me feed : 
 How can I then want any things 
 Whereof I Stand in need \ 
 
 When the Song and Mufick was 
 ended, the Interpreter asked Chrisliana^ 
 What it was that at firft did move her 
 to betake herfelf to a Pilgrims Life ? 
 
 Chrisliana anfwered. Fir si y the lofs **** ** 
 of my Husband came into my mind, at Su PP er - 
 which I heartily grieved : but all 
 that was but natural Affection. Then A R t f y 
 after that, came the Troubles, and Pil- Qn Jq^ x \. 
 grimage of my Husbands into my mind, ^- iana ' s £ x „ 
 and alfo how like a Churl I had carried p er j encgt 
 it to him as to that. So guilt took 
 hold of my mind, and would have drawn 
 me into the Pond', but that oppor- 
 tunely I had a Dream of the well-being 
 of my Husband, and a Letter fent me 
 
 by 
 
48 Cfte @>econD part of 
 
 by the King of that Country where my 
 Husband dwells, to come to him. The 
 Dream and the Letter together fo 
 wrought upon my mind, that they for- 
 ced me to this way. 
 
 Inter. But met you with no oppojition a- 
 fore you fet out of Doors ? 
 
 Chrif. Yes, a Neighbour of mine, one 
 Mrs. Timorous, (She was a kin to him 
 that would have perfwaded my Husband 
 to go back for fear of the Lions. ) She 
 all-to-be-fooled me ; for, as fhe called it, 
 my intended defperate adventure ; fhe 
 alfo urged what (he could, to difhear- 
 ten me to it, the hardfhip and Trou- 
 bles that my Husband met with in the 
 way; but all this I got over pretty 
 well. But a Dream that I had, of two 
 ill lookt-ones, that I thought did Plot 
 how to make me mifcarry in my Jour- 
 ney, that hath troubled me much : 
 Yea, it ftill runs in my mind, and 
 makes me afraid of every one that I 
 meet, left they mould meet me to do 
 me a mifchief, and to turn me out of 
 the way. Yea, I may tell my Lord, 
 tho* I would not have every body know 
 it, that between this and the Gate by 
 which we got into the way, we were 
 both fo forely aflaulted, that we were 
 made to cry out Murder , and the 
 two that made this aflault upon us, 
 were like the two that I faw in my 
 Dream. 
 
 Then 
 
Then faid the Interpreter, Thy be- 
 ginning is good, thy latter end && Aqat * im 
 greatly increafe. So he addrefled him- p ut tQ Mer _ 
 felf to Mercie, and faid unto her, And c - ie 
 what moved thee to come hither fweet- 
 heart ? 
 
 Mercie, Then Mercie blufhed and 
 trembled, and for a while continued fi- 
 lent. 
 
 Interpreter. Then faid he, be not a- 
 /raid, only believe, and /peak thy 
 mind. 
 
 Mer. So (he began and faid. Truly 
 Sir, my want of Experience, is that 
 that makes me covet to be in filence, 
 and that alfo that fills me with fears of 
 coming fhort at laft. I cannot tell of Vi- 
 fions,and Dreams as my friend Chriftiana 
 can ; nor know I what it is to mourn 
 for my refufing of the Counfel of thofe 
 that were good Relations. 
 
 Interpreter .What was it then,dearheart, 
 that hath prevailed with thee to do as thou 
 haft done ? 
 
 Mer, Why, when our friend here, 
 was packing up to be gone from our 
 Town, I and another went accidentally 
 to fee her. So we knocked at the 
 Door and went in. When we were with- 
 in, and feeing what me was doing, we 
 asked what was her meaning. She 
 faid , me was fent for to go to her Huf- 
 band, and then (he up and told us, 
 how fhe had feen him in a Dream, 
 dwelling in a curious place among Im- 
 mortals wearing a Crown, playing upon 
 D a 
 
5° ^Ije Stconti $art of 
 
 a Harp, eating and drinking at his Prin- 
 ces Table, and finging Praifes to him 
 for bringing him thither, £ffV. Now me- 
 thought, while me was telling thefe 
 things unto us, my heart burned within 
 me. And I faid in my Heart, if this be 
 true, I will leave my Father and my 
 Mother, and the Land of my Nativity, 
 and will, if I may , go along with Chri- 
 stiana. 
 
 So I asked her further of the truth of 
 thefe things, and if me would let me go 
 with her : For I faw now that there was 
 no dwelling, but with the danger of 
 ruin, any longer in our Town. But yet I 
 came away with a heavy heart, not for 
 that I was unwilling to come away; but 
 for that fo many of my Relations were 
 left behind. And I am come with all the 
 defire of my heart, and will go if I may 
 with Chriftiana unto her Husband, and his 
 King. 
 
 Inter. Thy fetting out is good, for 
 thou haft given credit to the truth. Thou 
 art a Ruth y who did for the love that fhe 
 Ruth bore to Naomi and to the Lord her God, 
 
 leave Father and Mother, and the land 
 of her Nativity to come out, and go with 
 a People that fhe knew not hereto- 
 fore, The Lord recompence thy work<> and 
 a full reward be given thee of the Lord God 
 oflfrae\)Under whofe Wings thou art come to 
 trusl. 
 
 Now Supper was ended, and Prepa- 
 rations was made for Bed, the Wo- 
 men were laid fingly alone, and the 
 
 Boys 
 
 ii, i a. 
 
Boys by themfelves. Now when Mer- 
 cle was in Bed, fhe could not fleep for 
 joy, for that now her doubts of miffing 
 at laft, were removed further from her 
 than ever they were before. So fhe 
 Jay bleffing and Praifing God who had 
 had fuch favour for her. 
 
 In the Morning they arofe with the 
 Suit) and prepared themfelves for their 
 departure : But the Interpreter would 
 have them tarry a while, for, faid he, 
 you muft orderly go from hence. Then 
 laid he to the Damfel that at firft open- 
 ed unto them, Take them and have The Bath 
 them into the Garden to the Bath, and Sanftifica- 
 there wafh them, and make them clean tion. 
 from the foil which they have gathered 
 by travelling. Then Innocent the Dam- 
 fel took them and had them into the 
 Garden, and brought them to the Bath, 
 fo fhe told them that there they muft 
 wafh and be clean, for fo her Mafter 
 would have the Women to do that 
 called at his Houfe as they were going 
 on Pilgrimage. They then went in and 
 warned, yea they and the Boys and all, 
 and they came out of that Bath not only 
 fweet, and clean ; but alfo much enli- 
 vened and ftrengthened in their Joynts : 
 So when they came in,they looked fairer 
 a deal, then when they went out to the 
 wafhing. 
 
 When they were returned out of the 
 
 Garden from the Bath, the Interpreter 
 
 took them and looked upon them and 
 
 faid unto them, fair as the Moon. Then 
 
 D2 he 
 
S2 Cfie »>econti $art of 
 
 he called for the Seal wherewith they 
 ufed to be Sealed that were wafhed in 
 his Bath. So the Seal was brought, and 
 he fet his Mark upon them, that they 
 might be known in the Places whi- 
 ther they were yet to go; Now the 
 feal was the contents and fum of the 
 Paflbver which the Children of Jfrael did 
 eat when they came out from the 
 Land of Egypt : and the mark was fet 
 betwixt their Eyes. This feal greatly 
 added to their Beauty, for it was an 
 Ornament to their Faces. It alfo ad- 
 ded to their gravity and made their 
 Countenances more like them of An- 
 gels. 
 
 Then faid the Interpreter again to the 
 Damfel that waited upon thel'e Women, 
 Go into the Veftry and fetch out Gar- 
 ments for thefe People: So fhe went 
 and fetched out white Raiment, and 
 laid it down before him; fo he com- 
 manded them to put it on. // was 
 They are fine Linnen^ white and clean. When the 
 clothed. Women were thus adorned they feem- 
 
 ed to be a Terror one to the other; 
 For that they could not fee that glory 
 each one on her felf, which they could 
 fee in each other. Now therefore they 
 began to efteem each other better then 
 True humi- themfelves. For you are fairer then I 
 lity. am, faid one, and you are more comely 
 
 then I am, faid another. The Children 
 alfo ftood amazed to fee into what fa- 
 fhion they were brought. 
 
 The 
 
Behold here how the Jlothful are a fegne 
 Hung up, caufe holy ways they did decline 
 See here too how the Child did play the man, 
 JndweakgrowJlrongywhenGreat-hedrtleadstheFan. 
 
W&t $flffrfm0 l$\mti&* 55 
 
 The Interpreter then called for a Man- 
 fervant of his, and bid him take 
 Swords and Helmet, and Shield, and 
 take thefe my Daughters, faid he, and 
 conduct them to the Houfe called Beauti- 
 ful, at which place they will reft next. So 
 he took his Weapons, and went before 
 them, and the Interpreter faid, God fpeed. 
 Thofe alfo that belonged to the Family 
 fent them away with many a good 
 wifh . So they went on their way, and 
 Sung, 
 
 This place has been our fecond Stage, 
 Here we have heard and feen 
 
 Thofe good things that from Age to Age, 
 To others hid have been. 
 
 The Dunghil-raker , Spider, Hen, 
 
 The Chicken too to me 
 Hath taught a Leffon, let me then 
 Conformed to it be. 
 
 The Butcher, Garden and the Field, 
 The Robbin and his bait, 
 Alfo the Rotten-tree doth yield 
 Me Argument of Weight 
 
 To move me for to watch and pray, 
 To ftrive to be fine ere, 
 
 To take my Crofs up day by day, 
 Andferve the Lord with fear * 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream That they 
 went on, and Great-heart went before 
 them, fo they went and came to the 
 place where CbrisliansBurthen fell off his 
 Back, and tumbled into a Sepulchre. Here 
 then they made a paufe, and here alfo 
 D 3 they 
 
$6 dje &econ& $art of • 
 
 they blefTed God. Now faid Christiana ^ 
 it comes to my mind what was faid to 
 us at the Gate, to wit, that we fhould 
 have Pardon, by Word and Deed ; by 
 word, that is, by the promife ; by Deed y 
 to wit, in the way it was obtained. 
 What the promife is, of that I know 
 fomething : But what is it to have Par- 
 don by deed, or in the way that it 
 was obtained, Mr. Great-hearty I fup- 
 pofe you know j wherefore if you 
 pleafe let us hear you difcourfe there- 
 of. 
 
 Great-heart. Pardon by the deed 
 
 A comment done, is Pardon obtained by fome one, 
 
 upon what for another that hath need thereof: 
 
 nuasfaiJat Not by the Perfon pardoned, but in 
 
 the Gate, or the way, faith another , in which I have 
 
 a difcourfe of obtained it. So then to fpeak to the 
 
 cur being queition more large, the pardon that 
 
 juftified by you and Mercie and thefe Boys have at - 
 
 Ckrifi. tained^ was obtained by another, to wit, 
 
 by him that let you in at the Gate: And 
 
 he hath obtain'd it in this double way. 
 
 He has performed Righteoufnefs to 
 
 cover you, and fpilt blood to wafh you 
 
 in. 
 
 Chrif. But if he parts with his Righ- 
 teoufnefs to us : What will he have for him" 
 feip. 
 
 Great-heart, He has more Righteouf- 
 nefs than you have need of, or then he 
 needeth himfelf. 
 
 Chris. Pray makfi that appear 
 
 Great- 
 
Great-heart. With all my heart, but 
 firft I muft premife that he of whom 
 we are now about to fpeak, is one that 
 has not his Fellow. He has two Na- 
 tures in one Perfon, plain to be diflin- 
 guijhed, impojjible to be divided. Unto 
 each of thefe Natures a Righteoufnefs 
 belongeth, and each Righteoufnefs is 
 eflential to that Nature. So that one 
 may as eafily caufe the Nature to be 
 extinct, as to feparate its Juftice or Righ- 
 teoufnefs from it. Of thefe Righteouf- 
 nefles therefore, we are not made par- 
 takers, for as that they, any of them, 
 {hould be put upon us that we might be 
 made juft, and live thereby. Befides 
 thefe there is a Righteoufnefs which this 
 Perfon has, as thefe two Natures are 
 joyned in one. And this is not the 
 Righteoufnefs of the God-head, as diftin- 
 guiflied from the Manhood ; nor the 
 Righteoufnefs of the Manhood, as di- 
 ftinguifhed from the Godhead; but a 
 Righteoufnefs which ftandeth in the 
 Union of both Natures : and may pro- 
 perly be called, the Righteoufnefs that 
 is eflential to his being prepared of God 
 to the capacity of the Mediatory Of- 
 fice which he was to be intrufted with. 
 If he parts with his firft Righteoufnefs, 
 he parts with his God head; if he parts 
 with his fecond Righteoufnefs, he parts 
 with the purity of his Manhood; if he 
 parts with this third, he parts with 
 that perfection that capacitates him to 
 the office of Mediation. He has thcre- 
 D 4 fore 
 
58 Ifje &>tcont> $art 0f 
 
 fore another Righteoufnefs which ftan- 
 deth in performance^ or obedience to a 
 revealed Will; And that is it that he puts 
 upon Sinners, and that by which their 
 Sins are covered. Wherefore he faith, as 
 Rom. 5. by one mans difobediencemany were made Sin- 
 19. ners : So by the obedience ofonejhall many be 
 
 made Righteous. 
 
 Chris. But are the Righteoufnejfes of 
 no ufe to us I 
 
 Great-heart. Yes, for though they 
 are effential to his Natures and Office, 
 and fo cannot be communicated unto 
 another, yet it is by Virtue of them 
 that the Righteoufnefs that juftifies, is 
 for that purpofe efficacious. The Righ- 
 teoufnefs of his God-head gives Virtue to 
 his Obedience; the Righteoufnefs of his 
 Man-hood giveth capability to his obe- 
 dience to juftifie, and the Righteouf- 
 nefs that ftandeth in the Union of 
 thefe two Natures to his Office, giveth 
 Authority to that Righteoufnefs to 
 do the work of which it is ordain- 
 
 ed \ 
 
 So then, here is a Righteoufnefs that 
 
 Chrift, as God, has no need of, for he 
 is God without it; here is a Righteouf- 
 nefs that Chrift, as Man, has no need 
 of to make him fo, for he is perfect 
 Man without it. Again, here is a Righ- 
 teoufnefs that Chrift as God man has 
 no need of, for he is perfectly fo with- 
 out it. Here then is a Righteoufnefs 
 that Chrift, as God, as Man, as God-man 
 has no need of, with Reference to him r 
 
 felf 
 
felf, and therefore he can fpare it, a 
 juftifying Righteoufnefs, that he for 
 himfelf wanteth not, and therefore he 
 giveth it away. Hence 'tis called the 
 gift of Righteoufnefs, This Righteoufnefs, 
 iince Chrift Jems the Lord, has made 
 himfelf under the Law, muff be given 
 away : For the Law doth, not only D 
 bind him that is under it, to do juftly ; 
 but to ufe Charity : Wherefore he muft, 
 he ought by the Law, if he hath two 
 Coats, to give one to him that hath 
 none. Now our Lord indeed hath two 
 Coats, one for himfelf, and one to fpare: 
 ^Wherefore he freely beftows one up- 
 ,on thofe that have none. And thus 
 ' Chrisliana, and Mercy , and the reft of 
 you that are here, doth your Pardon 
 come by deed, or by the work of ano- 
 ther man ? Your Lord Chrift is he 
 that has worked, and has given away what 
 he wrought for, to the next poor Begger 
 he meets. 
 
 But again, in order to Pardon by 
 deed, there muft fomething be paid to 
 God as a price, as well as fomething 
 prepared to cover us withal. Sin has 
 delivered us up to the juft Curfe of a 
 Righteous law : Now from this Curfe 
 we muft be juftified by way of Redemp- 
 tion, a price being paid for the harms 
 we have done, and this is by the Blood 
 of your Lord ; Who came and ftood in 
 your place, and ftead, and died your 
 Death for your Tranfgreffions, Thus 
 has he ranfomed you from your Tranf< Rom. 4. 24. 
 D 5 greffions. 
 
60 f&fje feeconD $art of 
 
 greffions, by Blood, and covered your 
 
 poluted and deformed Souls with Righ- 
 
 teoufnefs : For the fake of which, 
 
 Gal. 3. God pafleth by you, and will not hurt 
 
 13. you, when he comes to Judge the 
 
 World. 
 
 Chriftiana Chris. This is brave. Now 1 fee that 
 
 offered there wasfomething to be learnt by our being 
 
 with this pardoned by word and deed. Good Mer- 
 
 <way of Re- cie, let us labour to keep this in mind, 
 
 demption and my Children do you remember it alfo. 
 
 But, Sir, was not this it that made my good 
 
 Chriftians Burden fall from off his Shoulder ; 
 
 and that made him give three leaps for 
 
 Joy? 
 
 Great-heart. Yes, 'twas the belief of 
 this, that cut thofe Strings that could not 
 be cut by other means, and 'twas to give 
 him a proof of the Virtue of this, that 
 he was fuffered to carry his Burden to 
 the Crofs. 
 
 Chris. / thought fo, for thai* my heart 
 was lightful and joyous before, yet it is ten 
 times more lightfome and joyous now. And 
 1 am per/waded by what I have felt, tho' I 
 have felt but little as yet, that if the moft 
 burdened Man in the tVorld was here, and 
 did fee and believe, as I now do, 'twould 
 make his heart the more merry and 
 blithe. 
 
 Great-heart. There is not only com- 
 fort, and the eafe of a Burden, brought 
 to us, by the fight and Confideration of 
 thefe ; but an indeared Afte&ion begot 
 in us by it : For who can, if he doth 
 but once think that Pardon comes, 
 
 not 
 
<arije $8gffm0 ^ogrete* 61 
 
 not only by promife, but thus ; but be 
 affected with the way and means of his 
 Redemption, and fo with the man that 
 hath wrought it for him ? 
 
 Chris. True, methinks it makes my 
 Heart bleed to think, that he Jhould bleed 
 for me. Oh ! thou loving one. Oh ! thou 
 Blejfed one. 'Thou defervesl to have me, 
 thou haft bought ?ne\ Thou defervesl to have i Part. fag. 
 me ally thou haft paid for me ten thou- 78. 
 fand times more than 1 am worth. No 
 marvel that this made the Water ftand 
 in my Husbands Eyes, and that it made 
 him trudgfo nimbly on, I am perfwaded 
 he wijhedme with him ; but vile Wretch, 
 that I was, I let him come all alone. O 
 Mercy, that thy Faiher and Mother were 
 here, yea, and Mrs. Timorous alfo. Nay 
 I wifi now with all my Heart, that here 
 was Madam Wanton too. Surely, fure- 
 ly, their Hearts would be ajfecled, nor 
 could the fear of the one, nor the powerful 
 Lufts of the other, prevail with them to go 
 home again, and to refufeto become good Pil- 
 grims. 
 
 Great-heart. You fpeak now in the 
 warmth of your Affections, will it, 
 think you, be always thus with you ? 
 Befides, this is not communicated to 
 every one, nor to every one that did 
 fee your Jefus bleed. There was that 
 flood by, and that faw the Blood run 
 from his Heart to the Ground, and ye: 
 was fo far off this, that inftead of lamen- 
 ting, they laughed at him, and inftead of 
 becoming his Difciples, did harden 
 
 their 
 
62 %ty Second part of 
 
 their Hearts againft him. So that all 
 that you have my Daughters, you have 
 by a peculiar impreffion made by a Di- 
 vine contemplating upon what I have 
 fpoken to you. Remember that 'twas 
 told you, that the Hen by her com- 
 mon call, gives no meat to her Chic- 
 kens. This you have therefore by a fpe- 
 cial Grace. 
 
 Now I faw ftill in my Dream, that they 
 went on until they were come to the 
 Simple, and place, that Ship It, and Sloth, and Prefump- 
 Sloth and tion, lay and flept in, when Chrislian went 
 Prefumpti- by on Pilgrimage. And behold they were 
 on handed, hanged up in Irons a little way off on 
 and 'why. the ot her-fide. 
 
 Mercy. Then J aid Mercy to him that 
 was their Guide, and Conduclor, What are 
 thofethreemenlandfor what are they hanged 
 there? 
 
 Great-heart, Thefe three men, were 
 Men of very bad Qualities, they had no 
 mind to be Pilgrims themfelves, and 
 whofoever they could they hindred ; 
 they were for Sloth and Folly themfelves, 
 and whoever they could perfwade with, 
 they made fo too, and withal taught 
 them to prefume that they fhould do well 
 at lafl. They were afleep when Chrifti- 
 an went by, and now you go by they are 
 hanged. 
 
 Mercy. But could they perfwade any to be 
 of their Opinion ? 
 Their Crimes. Great-heart. Yes, they turned feve- 
 ral out of the way. There was Slow- 
 pace that they perfwaded to do as they. 
 
 They 
 
They alfo prevailed with one Short- 
 wind r ,with one No-h ear t^with one Linger* 
 after-luff, and with one Sleepy-head, and 
 with a young Woman her name was 
 Dull, to turn out of the way and be- 
 come as they. Befides, they brought 
 up an ill-report of your Lord, perfwad- 
 ing others that he was a task-Mafter. 
 They alfo brought up an evil report of 
 the good Land, faying, 'twas not half 
 fo good as fome pretend it was : They 
 alfo began to vilifie his Servants, and 
 to count the very beft of them med- 
 dlefome , troublefome bufie-Bodies .• 
 Further, they would call the Bread of 
 Gods, Husks , the Comforts of his Chil^ 
 drens, Fancies, the Travel and La- 
 bour of Pilgrims, things to no pur- 
 pofe. 
 
 Chris. Nay, faid Chriftiana, if they 
 werefuch , they Jhall never he bewailed by me, 
 they have but what they deferve,and I think, 
 it is well that they hangfo near the High- 
 way that others may fee and take warning. 
 But had it not been well if their Crimes 
 had been ingraven in fome Plate of Iron 
 or Brafs, and left here, even where they 
 didtheir Mif chief Syfor a caution to other bad 
 Men? 
 
 Great-heart. So it is, as you well may 
 perceive if you will go a little to the 
 Wall. 
 
 Mercie. No, no, let them hang and 
 their Names Rot, and their Crimes live for 
 ever a gains! them ; I think it a high fa- 
 vour that they were hanged afore we came 
 
 hither, 
 
64 %ty S>econtoi part of 
 
 hither jwh a knows elf e what they might a done 
 tofuch poor Women was e are? Then fhe 
 turned it into a Song, faying, 
 
 JVow then you three , hang there and be a Sign 
 To all that Jh all again ft the Truth combine \ 
 And let him that comes after, fear this end. 
 If unto Pilgrims he is not a Friend, 
 
 And thou my Soul of 'all fuch men beware, 
 That unto Holinefs Oppofers are. 
 
 i Part fag. 
 63. 
 
 Ezelc. 34. 
 18. 
 
 'Tis difficult 
 getting of 
 good Do- 
 Slrine in 
 erroneous 
 Times. 
 
 Thus they went on till they came at 
 the foot of the Hill Difficulty, Where 
 again their good Friend, Mr. Great- 
 heart took an occafion to tell them of 
 what happened there when Chrislian 
 himfelf went by. So he had them nrft 
 to the Spring. Lo, faith he, This is the 
 Spring that Chriftian drank of before 
 he went up this Hill, and then 'twas 
 clear, and good ; but now 'tis Dirty 
 with the feet of fome that^are not de- 
 firous that Pilgrims here fhould quench 
 their Third : Thereat Mercy faid, And 
 whyfo envious tro ? But faid their Guide, 
 It will do, if taken up, and put into a 
 VefTel that is fweet and good ; for then 
 the Dirt will fink to the bottom, and 
 the Water come out by it felf more 
 clear. Thus therefore Chrisliana and her 
 Companions were compelled to do. They 
 took it up, and put it into an Earthen-pot 
 and fo let it ftand till the Dirt was gone 
 to the bottom, and- then they drank 
 thereof. 
 
 Next 
 
Next he fhewed them the two by-ways 
 that were at the foot of the Hill, where 
 Formality and Hypocrifte, loft themfelves. 
 And, faid he, thefe are dangerous 
 Paths : Two were here caft away when 
 Chriflian came by. And although, as 
 you fee, thefe ways are fince ftopt up 
 with Chains, Poland a Ditch \ Yet there « Part. fag. 
 are that will chufe to adventure here, ra- 6 4. 
 ther than take the pains to go up this 
 Hill. 
 
 Chriftiana. JheWayofTranfgreJJorsis Pro. 15. 
 hard. * Tis a wonder that they can get into thofe 1 3 . 
 ways, without danger of breaking their 
 Necks. 
 
 Greatheart. They will venture, yea, 
 if at any time any of the Kings Servants 
 doth happen to fee them, and doth call 
 unto them, and tell them that they are 
 in the wrong ways, and do bid them be- 
 ware the danger ,• then they will railing- 
 ly return them anfwer and fay, As for 
 the Word that thou haslfpokenuntousinthe J er - 44- l6 > 
 name of the King, we will not hearken un- *7« 
 to thee ; but we will certainly do whatfoever 
 thing goeth out of our own Mouths, &c. 
 Nay if you look a little farther, you 
 (hall fee that thefe ways, are made cau- 
 tionary enough, not only by thefe Posls 
 and Ditch and Chain ; but alfo by being 
 hedged up. Yet they will choofe to go 
 there. 
 
 Chriftiana. They are Idle, they love not 
 to take Pains, up-hill-way is unpleafant to 
 them. So it is fulfilled unto them as it 
 is Written. The way of the Jlothful man 
 
 is 
 
The Hill 
 puts the Pil- 
 grims to it. 
 
 They fit in 
 the Arbour 
 
 66 <jnje ^econli 39art of 
 
 is a Hedge of Thorns. Yea, they will ra- 
 ther Chufe to walk, upon a Snare, then to 
 go up this Hill,and the reft of this way to the 
 City. 
 
 They then fet forward and began to 
 go up the Hill, and up the Hill they 
 went ; but before they got to the top, 
 Chriftiana began to Pant, and faid, I 
 dare fay this is a breathing Hill, no mar- 
 vel if they that love their eafe more than 
 their Souls, chufe to themfelves a fmoo- 
 ther way. Then faid Mercie, I muft fit 
 down, alfo the leaft of the Children be- 
 gan to cry. Come, come, faid Great- 
 heart, fit not down here, for a little a- 
 bove is the Princes-^r^aar. Then took he 
 the little Boy by the Hand, and led him 
 up thereto. 
 
 When they were come to the Arhour 
 they were very willing to fit down, for 
 they were all in a pelting heat. Then 
 faid Mercy, Howfweet is reft to them that 
 Labour ? And how good is the Prince of 
 Pilgrims, to provide fuch refting places 
 for them ? Of this Arbour I have heard 
 much j but I never faw it before . But 
 here let us beware of fleeping: For as I 
 have heard, for that it coft poor Chriftian 
 dear. 
 
 Then faid Mr. Great-heart to the little 
 ones, Come my preety Boys, how do you 
 Boys anpwer do ? what think you now of going on 
 u the guide, Pilgrimage? Sir, faid the leaft, I was 
 and alfo to almoft beat out of heart ; but I thank 
 Mercy. vou f or l enc li n g me a hand at my need. 
 And I remember now what my Mo- 
 ther 
 
 i Part.p, 
 64.. 65. 
 
 Matt. 11. 
 28. 
 
 The little 
 
ther has told me, namely, That the way 
 to Heaven is as up a Laddar, and the way 
 to Hell is as down a Hill. But I had ra- 
 ther go up the Ladder to Life, then down 
 the Hill to Death. 
 
 Then faid Mercie, But the Proverb 
 is , To go down the Hill is eafee : But 
 
 ? antes faid (for that was his Name) 
 'he day is coming when in my Opinion, 
 going down Hill will be the hardesl of all. 
 'Tis a Good Boy, faid his Matter, thou 
 haft given her a right anfwer. Then 
 Mercy fmiled, but the little Boy did 
 blufh. _ 
 
 Chrif. Come, faid Christiana, will you ^L/^T 
 eat a bit, a little to fweeten your em ^ e 
 Mouths, while you fit here to reft your 
 Legs ? For I have here a piece of 
 Pomgranate which Mr. Interpreter put in 
 my Hand, juft when I came out of his 
 Doors ; he gave me alfo a piece of 
 an Honey-comb, and a little Bottle of 
 Spirits. I thought he gave you fome- 
 thing, faid Mercy, becaufe he called you 
 a to-fide. Yes, fo he did, faid the o- 
 ther. But Mercy, it fhall ftill be as I 
 faid it mould, when at firft we came 
 from home : Thou fhalt be a fharer in 
 all the good that I have, becaufe thou 
 fo willingly didft become my Compa- 
 nion. Then fhe gave to them, and they 
 did eat, both Mercy, and the Boys. 
 And faid Chriftiana to Mr. Great-heart, 
 Sir, will you do as we ? But he anfwered, 
 You are going on Pilgrimage, and pre- 
 fently I fhall return j much good may 
 
 what 
 
68 cje feeconti $art of ? 
 
 what you have, do to you. At home 
 I eat the fame every day. Now when 
 they had eaten and drank, and had 
 chatted a little longer, their guide 
 faid to them, The day wears away, 
 if you think good, let us prepare to 
 be going. So they got up to go, and 
 the little Boys went before ; but Chri- 
 stiana forgat to take her Bottle of Spi- 
 rits with her, fo fhe fent her little 
 Boy back to fetch it. Then faid Mercy, 
 I think this is a lofing place. Here 
 Christian loft his Role, and here Chri- 
 stiana left her Bottle behind her : Sir 
 what is the caufe of this ? fo their guide 
 made anfwer and faid, The caufe is 
 Jleep, or forgetfulnefs : fome Jleep, when 
 they fhould keep awake : and fame for- 
 get, when they mould remember; and 
 this is the very caufe, why often at the 
 refting places, fome Pilgrims in fome 
 
 Mark this, things come off lofers. Pilgrims fhould 
 watch and remember what they have 
 already received under their greateft 
 enjoyments : But for want of doing fo, 
 oft times their rejoicing ends in 
 Tears, and their Sun-fhine in a Cloud : 
 
 i part page Witnefs the ftory of Christian at this 
 
 74- place. 
 
 When they were come to the place 
 where Mistruji and Timorous met Christi- 
 an to perfwade him to go back for fear 
 of the Lions, they perceived as it were 
 a Stage, and before it towards the 
 .Road, a broad plate with a Copy of 
 Verfes Written thereon, and under- 
 neath 
 
W^z $ilgctm8 &0tttf& 69 
 
 neath, the reafon of raifing up of that 
 Stage in that place, rendred. The Verfes 
 were thefe. 
 
 Let him that fees this Stage take heed 
 Unto his Heart and Tongue : 
 Left if he do not, here he fpeed 
 As fome have long agone. 
 
 The words underneath the Verfes 
 were, This Stage was built to punijh 
 fuch upon, who through Timoroufnefs or 
 Miftruft, Jhall be afraid to go further on 
 Pilgrimage. Alfo on this Stage both Mi- 
 ftruft and Timorous were burned tho- 
 rough the Tongue with an hot Iron, for en- 
 deavouring to hinder Chriftian in his Jour- 
 ney. 
 
 Then faid Mercy. This is much like 
 to the faying of the beloved, What Jhall 
 be given unto thee ? or what jhall be done pf a j I20 
 unto thee thou falfeTongue ? Jharp Arrows - * 
 of the mighty, with Coals of Juni- 
 per. 
 
 So they went on, till they came i Partpag. 
 within fight of the Lions. Now Mr. 71. 
 Great-heart was a ftrong man, fo he was 
 
 not afraid of a Lion : But yet when , . . . ! 
 
 * . i J 1 of thofe that 
 
 they were come up to the place where \ 
 
 , J T . 1 t» 1 go on brave- 
 
 the Lions were, the Boys that went, , 
 i r 11 • 1 1 • 1 h> <wben 
 
 before, were glad to cringe behind, thgrg isnQ 
 
 for they were afraid of the Lions, fo i ^ an „ er . i ut 
 
 they ftept back and went behind. &*■ (brink 'when 
 
 this their guide fmiled, and faid, How trou . 
 
 now my Boys, do you love to go hies come 
 
 before when no danger doth approach, 
 
 and 
 
yo %ty feecona ^act of 
 
 and love to come behind fo foon as the 
 Lions appear ? 
 
 Now as they went up, Mr. Great- 
 heart drew his Sword with intent to make 
 a way for the Pilgrims in fpite of the Li- 
 ons. Then there appeared one, that it 
 Of Grim the feems, had taken upon him to back the 
 Giant, and Lions. And hefaid to the Pilgrims guide, 
 of his back- What is the caufe of your coming hither ? 
 ing the Lions. Now the name of that man was 
 Bloody-man^ becaufe of his flaying of 
 Pilgrims, and he was of the race of the 
 Giants. 
 
 Great-heart Then faid the Pilgrims 
 guide, thefe Women and Children, are 
 going on Pilgrimage, and this is the way 
 they muft go, and go it they fhall in fpite, 
 of thee and the Lions. 
 
 Grim. This is not their way, neither! 
 {hall they go therein. I am come forth to 
 with ftand them, and to that end will 
 back the Lions. 
 
 Now to fay truth, by reafon of the 
 fiercenefs of the Lions, and of the Grim- 
 Carriage of him that did back them, this 
 way had of late lain much un-occupied, 
 and was almoft all grown over with 
 Grafs. 
 
 Chrisliana, Then faid Chriftiana, tho' 
 the Highways have a been un-occupied 
 heretofore, and tho* the Travellers have 
 been made in time paft, to walk tho- 
 Ju ge. 5. , rou gh by-Paths, it muft not be fo now I 
 am rifen, Now lam Rifen a Mother in If- 
 rael. 
 
 Grim. 
 
Grim, Then he fwore by the Lions, but 
 it fhould ; and therefore bid them turn 
 afide, for they fhould not have paflage 
 there. 
 
 Great-heart, But their guide made firft 
 his Approach unto Grim, and laid fo hea- 
 vily at him with his Sword, that he forced 
 him to a retreat. , 
 
 Grim. Then faid he {'that attempted 
 to back the LionsJ will you flay me upon 
 mine own Ground ? 
 
 Great-heart, 'Tis the Kings High -way 
 that we are in, and in his way it is 
 that thou haft placed thy Lions ; but 
 thefe Women and thefe Children, tho' 
 weak, fhall hold on their way in fpite of 
 thy Lions. And with that he gave him 
 again, a down-right blow, and brought 
 him upon his Knees. With this blow 
 he alfo broke his Helmet, and with the 
 next he cut of? an Arm. Then did the 
 Giant Roar fo hideoufly, that his Voice 
 frighted the Women, and yet they were 
 glad to fee him lie fprawling upon the 
 Ground. Now the Lions were chained, 
 and fo of themfelves could do nothing. 
 Wherefore when old Grim that intended 
 to back them was dead, Mr Great-heart 
 faid to the Pilgrims, Come now and fol- 
 low me, and no hurt fhall happen to you 
 from the Lions. They therefore went on; 
 but the Women trembled as they pafTed 
 by them, the Boys alfo look't as if they 
 would die ; but they all got by without 
 further hurt. 
 
 Now 
 
7^ flTfje feecontJ }9att of 
 
 Now then they were within Sight of 
 the Porters Lodg, and they foon came 
 up unto it ; but they made the more 
 hafte after this to go thither, becaufe 
 'tis dangerous travelling there in the 
 Night. So when they were come to 
 the Gate, the guide knocked, and the 
 Porter cried, who is there ; but as foon 
 as the Guide had faid, it is /, he knew 
 his Voice and came down. (For the 
 Guide had oft before that, came thi- 
 ther as a Conductor of Pilgrims) when 
 he was came down, he opened the Gate, 
 and feeing the Guide {landing juft be- 
 fore it (for he faw not the Women, 
 for they were behind him,) he faid un- 
 to him, How now, Mr. Great-heart, what 
 is your bufinefs here fo late to Night ? 
 I have brought, faid he, fome Pilgrims 
 hither, whereby my Lords Command- 
 ment they muft Lodg. I had been here 
 fome time ago, had I not been op- 
 pofed by the Giant that did ufe to back 
 the Lyons. But I after a long and tedious 
 combate with him, have cut him off, and 
 have brought the Pilgrims hither in 
 fafety. 
 
 Porter. Will you not go in, and slay till 
 Morning ? 
 
 Great-heart. No, I will return to my 
 Lord to night, 
 
 Chrisliana. Oh Sir, I know not how 
 to be willing you fhould leave us in our 
 Pilgrimage, you have been fo faithful, 
 and fo loving to us, you have fought fo 
 ftoutly for us, you have been fo hearty 
 
 in 
 
in counfellingof us, that I fhall never for- 
 get your favour towards us. 
 
 Mercie. Then faid Mercie, O that we 
 might have thy Company to our Jour- 
 neys end ! How can fuch poor Women 
 as we, hold out in a way fo full of Trou- 
 bles as this way is, without a Friend, and 
 Defender ? 
 
 yames. Then faid yames, the young- 
 eft of the Boys, Pray Sir be perfwaded 
 to go with us and help us, becaufe we 
 are fo weak, and the way fo dangerous 
 as it is. 
 
 Great-heart. I am at my Lords Com- 
 mandment. If he (hall allot me to be 
 your Guide quite thorough, I will wil- 
 lingly wait upon you ; but here you fail- 
 ed at firft ; for when he bid me come Help loft 
 thus far with you, then you mould have for <want of 
 begged me of him to have gon quite asking for. 
 thorough with you, and he would have 
 granted your requeft. However, at pre- 
 fent I muft withdraw, and fogood Chri- 
 ftiana, Mercy, and my brave Children, 
 Adieu. 
 
 Then the Porter, Mr. Watchful ask- i Part pag. 
 ed Chriftiana of her Country, and of 73. 
 her Kindred, and fhe faid, / came 
 from the City a/Deftru&ion, 1 am a Wid- 
 dow Woman , and my Husband is dead, 
 his Name was Chriftian the Pilgrim. How, 
 faid the Porter, was he your Husband ? 
 Yes, faid fhe, and thefe are his Chil- 
 dren ; and this, pointing to Mercy, is 
 one of my Towns- Women. Then the 
 Porter rang his Bell, as at fuch times 
 
 he 
 
74 W$t §>econti ^art of 
 
 he is wont and there came to the Door 
 one of the Damfels, whofe Name was 
 humble-mind. And to her the Porter faid, 
 Go tell it within that Chriftiana the Wife 
 of Christian and her Children are come 
 hither on Pilgrimage. She went in there- 
 fore and told it. But Oh what a Noife 
 for gladnefs was there within, when the 
 Damfel did but drop that word out of 
 her Mouth ? 
 
 Chriftians 
 love is kin- 
 dled at the 
 fight of one 
 another. 
 
 So they came with haft to the Por- 
 ter, for Chriftiana ftood ftill at the 
 Door ; then fome of the moft grave, faid 
 unto her, Come in Chriftiana, come in 
 thou Wife of that Good Man, come in thou 
 BleJJed Woman, come in with all that are 
 with thee. So fhe went in, and they 
 followed her that were her Children, 
 and her Companions. Now when they 
 were gone in, they were had into a 
 very large Room, where they were 
 bidden to fit down : So they fat down, 
 and the chief of the Houfe was called to 
 fee and welcom the Guefts. Then 
 they came in, and, underftanding who 
 they were, did Salute each other with a 
 kifs, and faid, Welcom ye VefTels 
 of the Grace of God, welcom to us your 
 Friends. 
 
 Now becaufe it was fomewhat late, 
 and becaufe the Pilgrims were weary 
 with their Journey, and alfo made 
 faint with the iight of the Fight, and 
 of the terrible Lyons : Therefore they 
 defired as foon as might be, to pre- 
 pare 
 
%%t $tlgtfm0 $io$ztt$. 75 
 
 pare to go to Reft. Nay, faid thofe of Exo - I2 « 
 the Family, refrefh your felves firft 3 8 « 
 with a morfel of Meat. For they had 
 prepared for them a Lamb, with the ac- 
 cuftomed Sauce belonging thereto. For J oh - *• 2 9« 
 the Porter had heard before of their 
 coming, and had told it to them within. 
 So when they had Supped, and ended 
 their Prayer with a Pfalm, they defired 
 they might go to reft. But let us, faid f ?artpa 
 Christiana, if we may be fo bold as to g6 
 chufe, be in that Chamber that was my 
 Husbands, when he was here So they 
 had them up thither, and they lay all 
 in a Room. When they were at Reft, 
 Chriftiana and Mercy entred into dif- 
 courfe about things that were conveni- 
 ent. 
 
 Chrif. Little did I think once, that when chrifis Bo- 
 my Husband went on Pilgrimage 1 Jhould fomeisfor all 
 ever a followed. Pilgrims. 
 
 Mercy. And you as little thought of ly- 
 ing in his Bed, and in his Chamber to 
 Reft, as you do now. 
 
 Chris. And much lefs did I ever think, of 
 feeing his Face with Comfort, and of JVor- 
 Jhipping the Lord the King with him,and 
 yet now I believe I Jhall. 
 
 Mercy, Hark, don't you hear a 
 Noife ? 
 
 Chriftiana. Yes, 'tis as I believe 
 a Noife of Mufick, for Joy that we are 
 here. 
 
 Mer. Wonderful ! Mufick in the Houfe, Mufick. 
 Mufick in the Heart, and Mufick alfo 
 in Heaven, for joy that we are here. 
 
 E Thus 
 
76 %\z feeconti $art of 
 
 Thus they talked a while, and then 
 betook themfelves to fleep ; fo in the 
 Morning, when they were awake Christi- 
 ana faid to Mercy. 
 
 Chrif. Whatwasthematter that you did 
 laugh inyourjleep to Night ? Ifuppofeyou was 
 in a Dream ? 
 
 Mercy. So I was, and a fweet Dream 
 it was ; but are you lure I laughed ? 
 
 Chriftiana, j>j, you laughed heartily \ 
 but prethee Mercy tell me thy Dream ? 
 
 Mercy. I was a Dreamed that I fat all 
 Mercy's alone in a folitary place, and was be- 
 Dream. moaning of the hardnefs of my Heart. 
 Now I had not fat there long, but 
 methought many were gathered about 
 me to fee me, and to hear what it 
 was that I faid. So they harkened, and 
 I went on bemoaning the hardnefs of 
 my Heart. At this, fome of them 
 laughed at me, fome called me Fool, 
 and fome began to thruft me about. 
 With that, methought I looked up, and 
 law one coming with Wings towards 
 me. So he came directly to me, and 
 faid Mercy, what aileth theef Now 
 when he had heard me make my com- 
 plaint ; he faid, Peace be to thee ? he al- 
 io wiped mine Eyes with his Hanker- 
 chief, and clad me in Silver and Gold; 
 Ezek. 1 6. he put a Chain about my Neck, and 
 8. 9, io, ii. Earrings in mine Ears, and a beauti- 
 ful Crown upon my Head. Then he 
 took me by the Hand, and faid Mercy, 
 come after me. So he went up, and I 
 followed, till we came at a Golden 
 
 Gate. 
 
Gate. Then he knocked, and when 
 they within had opened, the man 
 went in and I followed him up to a 
 Throne, upon which one far, and he 
 faid to me, welcome Daughter. The place 
 looked bright, and twinkling like the 
 Stars, or rather like the Sun, and I 
 thought that I faw your Husband there, 
 fo I awoke from my Dream. But did I 
 laugh ? 
 
 Chriftiana. Laugh ! Ay, and well you 
 might to fee your f elf fo well. For you muft 
 give me leave to tell you, that I believe it 
 was a good Dream, and that as you have 
 begun to find the fir ft part true,fo youjhall 
 find the fecond at laft, God fpeaks once, 
 yea twice, yet Man perceiveth it not, ° * 33 ' 
 in a Dream, in a Vifion of the Night, 
 when deep Sleep falleth upon men, in 
 flumbring upon the Bed. JVe need not y 
 when a- Bed, lie awake to talk, with God \ 
 he can viftt us while we Jleep, and caufe 
 us then to hear his Voice, Our Heart oft times 
 wakes when we Jleep, and God can fpeak 
 to that, either by Words, by Proverbs, by 
 Signs, and Similitudes, as well as if * one was 
 awake. 
 
 Mercy. Well I am glad of my Dream, 
 for I hope ere long to fee it fulfilled, 
 to the making of me laugh again. 
 
 Chriftiana. / thinkit is now high time to 
 rife, and to know what we muft do P 
 
 Mercy. Pray, if they invite us to flay 
 
 a while, let us willingly accept of the 
 
 proffer. I am the wil linger to fray a- 
 
 while here, to grow better acquainted 
 
 E 2 with 
 
 >4» 
 
78 Ifje £*conti ^art of 
 
 with thefe Maids ; methinks Prudence, 
 Piety and Charity, have very comly and 
 fober Countenances. 
 
 Chris. Wejhallfee what they will do. So 
 when they were up and ready, they came 
 down. And they asked one another of 
 their reft, and if it was Comfortable, or 
 not? 
 
 Mer. Fery good, /aid Mercy, it was one 
 cf the be si Nights Lodging that ever J had in 
 my Life. 
 They flay Then faid Prudence, and Piety, if you 
 
 here fame will be perfwaded to ftay here a while, 
 time. you mall have what the Houfe will af- 
 
 ford. 
 
 Charity. Ay, and that zuith a very good 
 will faid Charity. So they confented, 
 and ftayed there about a Month or a- 
 bove : And became very Profitable one 
 to another. And becaufe Prudence would 
 fee how Chrisliana had brought up her 
 Children, fhe asked leave of her to Ca- 
 techife them : So fhe gave her free con- 
 fent. Then fhe began at the youngeft 
 whofe Name was fames. 
 James Gate- Pru. And Jhefaid, Come James, can ft 
 chifed. thou tell who made thee ? 
 
 fam. God the Father, God the Son, 
 and God the Holy-Ghoft. 
 
 Pru. Good Boy. And can ft thou tell who 
 faves thee ? 
 
 fam. God the Father, God the Son, 
 and God the Holy-Ghoft. 
 
 Pru. Good Boy slill. But how doth God 
 the Father fave thee ? 
 Jam, By his Grace. 
 
 Pru. 
 
%ty tMIgrtatf ^ogxefo 79 
 
 Pru. How doth God the Son fave 
 thee ? 
 
 Jam. By his Righteoufnefs, Death, and 
 Blood, and Life. 
 
 Pru. And how doth God the Holy Ghosl 
 fave thee? 
 
 Jam. By hislllumination^byhis Renova- 
 tion, and by his Prefervation. 
 
 Then faid Prudence to Chrisliana,Yo\i 
 are to be commended for thus bringing 
 up your Children. I fuppofe I need not 
 ask the reft thefe Queftions, fince the 
 youngeft of them can anfwer them fo 
 well. I will therefore now apply my felf 
 to the Youngeft next. 
 
 Prudence. Then fhe faid, Come Jofeph, 
 (for his Name was Jojeph) will you let jofeph Ca- 
 me Catechife you ? tecbifed. 
 
 Jofeph. with all my Heart. 
 
 Pru. What is Man? 
 
 Jofeph. A Reafonable Creature,fo made 
 by God, as my Brother faid. 
 
 Pru. What is fuppofed by this Wor d, fa- 
 ve d\ 
 
 Jofeph. That man by Sin has brought 
 himfelf into a State of Captivity and Mi- 
 fery. 
 
 Pru. What is fuppofed by his being faved 
 by the Trinity ? 
 
 Jofeph. That Sin is fo great and migh- 
 ty a Tyrant, that none can pull us out of 
 its clutches but God, and that God is fo 
 good and loving to man, as to pull him 
 indeed out of this Miferable State. 
 
 Pru. What is God's defign infaving of 
 poor Men ? 
 
 E 3 Jofeph. 
 
8o %ty feecontr $art of 
 
 Jofeph. The glorifying of his Name, 
 of his Grace, and Juftice, &c. And 
 the everlafting Happinefs of his Crea- 
 ture. 
 
 Pru. Who are they that muft be fa- 
 yed? 
 
 yofeph. Thofe who accept of his Salva- 
 tion. 
 
 Good Boy Jofeph^ thy Mother has 
 taught thee well, and thou haft 
 harkened to what fhe has faid unto 
 thee. 
 
 Then faid Prudence to Samuel \ who was 
 the eldeft but one. 
 
 Prudence. Come Samuel^ are you 
 willing that I fhould Catechife you 
 alfo. 
 Samuel Sam. Yes, forfooth, if you pleafe. 
 
 CatecHJed. Pru - What is Heaven? 
 
 Sam. A place and State moll blefled, 
 becaufe God dwelleth there. 
 
 Pru. What is Hell* 
 
 Sam, A Place and State moft woful, 
 becaufe it is the dwelling place of Sin, 
 the Devil, and Death. 
 
 Prudence. Why wouldejl thou go to Hea- 
 ven? 
 
 Sam. That I may fee God, and ferve 
 him without wearinefs ; that I may fee 
 Chrift, and love him everlaftingly ; 
 that I may have that fulnefs of the Holy 
 Spirit in me, that I can by no means 
 here enjoy. 
 
 Pru. Avery good Boy alfo, and one that 
 has learned well. 
 
 Then 
 
Then (he addrefled her felf to the eld- 
 eft, whofe Name was Mathew, and fhe 
 faid to him, Come Mathew, fhall I alio 
 Catechife you f 
 
 Mat. With a very good Will. 
 
 Pru. / ask then if there was ever any JJ £?, 
 thing that had a beings Antecedent to.or be- CaUchi J cd ' 
 fore God, 
 
 Mat. No, for God is Eternal, nor is 
 there any thing excepting himfelf, that 
 had a being until the beginning of the 
 firft day. For in fix days the Lord made 
 Heaven and Earth , the Sea and all that in 
 them is. 
 
 Pru. What do you think of the Bible ? 
 
 Mat. It is the Holy Word of God. 
 
 Pru . Is there nothing Written therein^but 
 what you understand? 
 
 Mat. Yes, a great deal. 
 
 Pru. What do you do when you meet with 
 fuch places therein, that you do not under- 
 sland ? 
 
 Mat. I think God is wifer then I. 
 I pray alfo that he will pleafe to let me 
 know all therein that he knows will be 
 for my good. 
 
 Pru. How believe you as touching the Re- 
 furreclion of the Dead ? 
 
 Mat. I believe they fhall rife, the 
 fame that was buried : the fame in Na- 
 ture, tho' not in Corruption. And I be- 
 lieve this upon a double account. Firft, 
 becaufe God has promifed it. Se- 
 condly, becaufe he is able to perform 
 it. 
 
 E 4 Then 
 
82 <3£De »>econti $art of 
 
 Then faid Prudence to the Boys, You 
 muft ftill harken to your Mother, for 
 fhe can learn you more. You muftalfo 
 diligently give ear to what good talk 
 you fliall hear from others, for for your 
 fakes do they fpeak good things. Ob- 
 ferve alfo and that with carefulnefs, 
 what the Heavens and the Earth do 
 teach you ; but efpecially be much in 
 the Meditation of that Book that was the 
 caufe of your Fathers becoming a Pil- 
 grim. I for my part, my Children, will 
 teach you what I can while you are 
 here, and fhall be glad if you will ask 
 me Queftions that tend to Godly edify- 
 ing. 
 
 Now by that thefe Pilgrims had been 
 Mercy has at this place a week, Mercy had a Vifitor 
 apweet that pretended fome good Will unto her, 
 heart. and his name was Mr. Brisk. ; A man of 
 
 fome breeding, and that pretended to 
 Religion ; but a man that ftuck very 
 clofe to the World. So he came once or 
 twice,or more to Mercy ^ and offered love 
 unto her. Now Mercy was of a fair 
 Countenance, and therefore the more al- 
 luring. 
 
 Her mind alfo was, to be always bu- 
 fying of her felf in doing, for when fhe 
 had nothing to do for her felf, fhe 
 would be making of Hofe and Garments 
 for others, and would beftow them upon 
 them that had need. And Mr. Brisk. 
 not knowing where or how fhe difpo- 
 fed of what me made, feemed to be 
 greatly taken, for that he found her 
 
 never 
 
%%z pflffcfmjai ^offcefo 83 
 
 never Idle. I will warrant her a 
 good Hufwife , quoth he to him- 
 felf. 
 
 Mercy then revealed the bufinefs to 
 the Maidens that were of the Houfe, and 
 enquired of them concerning him : for 
 they did know him better then fhe. So 
 they told her that he was a very bufie 
 Young-Man, and one that pretended to 
 Religion ; but was as they feared, a 
 ftranger to the Power of that which was 
 good. 
 
 Nay then, faid Mercy, I will look no more 
 on him, for Ipurpofe never to have a clog to my 
 Soul. 
 
 Prudencethen replied, That there need- 
 ed no great matter of difcouragement to 
 be given to him, her continuing fo as fhe 
 had began to do for the Poor, would 
 quickly cool his Courage. 
 
 So the next time he comes, he finds 
 her at her old work, a making of things 
 for the Poor. Then faid he, What, al- 
 ways at it? Yes, faid fhe, either for my 
 felf, or for others. And what canft thee 
 earn a. day, quoth her* I do thefe things, 
 faid fhe, That I may be Rich in good 
 Work*, laying up in slore a good Founda- ifTim. 6 
 tion a gain ft the time to come, that I may 17, 1 8, 19. 
 lay hold on Internal Life : Why prethee 
 what doft thou with them I faid he ; 
 Cloath the naked, faid fhe. With that 
 his Countenance fell. So he forbore to 
 come at her again. And when he was Heforfakes 
 asked the reafon why, he faid, That her, and 
 Mercy was a pretty Lafs\ but troubled why* 
 E 5 ' with 
 
84 OTje &econ& ^act of 
 
 with ill Conditions. 
 
 When he had left her, Prudence faid, 
 M • ., Did I not tell thee that Mr. Brisk would 
 
 Practice of ^° 0n ^ or ^ a ^ e t ^ iee - ? vea > ne w '^ ra '^ e U P 
 Mercy re- an ^ report of thee ; For notwithftan- 
 jefied- while ^' n g nis pretence to Religion, and his 
 Mercy in the feeming love to Mercy: Yet i^Try and 
 Name of he are of tempers fo different, that I 
 Mercy is believe they will never come toge- 
 liked. ther. 
 
 Mercy. / might a had Husbands afore 
 now, tho' I fpake not of it to any ; but 
 they were fuel) as did not like my Condi- 
 tions, tho* never did any of them find fault 
 with my Perfon : So they and I could not 
 agree. 
 
 Prudence. Mercy in our days is little fet 
 by, any further then as to its Name : 
 the -Practice, which is fet forth by thy 
 Conditions, there are but few that can 
 abide. 
 
 Mercy. Well, faid Mercy, if no body 
 will have me, I will dye a Maid, or my 
 Conditions Jhall be to me as a Husband. 
 For I cannot change my Nature, and to have 
 one that lies crofs to me in this, that I pur- 
 pofe never to admit of, as long as I live. . / 
 had a Sifter named Bountiful, that was 
 married to one of thefe Churles ; but he 
 and /he could never agree ; but becaufe my 
 Sifter was refolved to do as Jhe had began, 
 that is, to /hew Kindnefs to the Poor, there- 
 fore her Husband firfi cried her down at 
 the Crofs and then turned her out of his 
 Doors, 
 
 Pru. 
 
^6e $flffrimg ^rogreC^ 85 
 
 . Pru. And yet he was a Profeflbr, I 
 warrant you ? 
 
 Mer. Yes, fuch a one as he was, and of 
 fucb as he, the World is now full-, but I am for 
 none of them all. 
 
 Now Mathew the eldeft Son of Chri- 
 Jliana, fell Sick, and his Sicknefs was 
 fore upon him, for he was much pained 
 in his Bowels, fo that he was with it, at 
 times, pulled as 'twere both ends toge- 
 ther. There dwelt alfo not far from 
 thence, one Mr. Skilly an Antient, & well 
 approved Phyfician.So Christiana defired 
 it, and they fent for him, and he came. 
 When he was entred the Room, and 
 had a little obferved the Boy, he con- 
 cluded that he was fick of the Gripes. ~ .. r- 
 Then he faid to his Mother, What c ZfcLncc 
 Diet has Matthew of late fed upon ? Diet 
 faid Chrifliana, nothing but that which 
 is wholfome. The Phyfician anfwered, 
 Hois Boy has been tampering with fomething 
 that lies in his Maw undigisled and 
 that will not away without means. And I 
 tell you he muft be purged or elfe he will 
 dye. 
 
 Samuel. Then faid Samuel, Mother, 
 Mother, what was that which my Brother 
 did gather up and eat, fo foon as we were 
 come from the Gate, that is at the head of 
 this way? You know that there was an Or- 
 chard on the left hand, on the otherfide of 
 the Wall, and feme of the Trees hung over 
 the Wall, and my brother did plajh and did 
 eat, 
 
 Chrijli. 
 
86 %ty ^ccouti f>act of 
 
 Chrijliana. True my Child, faid Chri- 
 jliana, he did take thereof and did eat ; 
 naughty Boy as he was, I did chide 
 him, and yet he would eat there- 
 of. 
 
 Skill. / knew he had eaten fomething 
 that was not wholfome Food. And that 
 Food, to wit, that Fruit, is even the moji 
 hurtful of all. It is the Fruit <j/'Beelze- 
 bubs Orchard. I do marvel that none 
 did warn you of it; many have died 
 thereof. 
 
 Chrijliana. Then Chriftiana began to 
 cry, and fhe faid, O naughty Boy, and 
 O carelefs Mother what fhall I do for my 
 Son. 
 
 Skill. Come, do not be too much Deje£ted\ 
 the Boy may do well again \ but he mujl purge 
 and Vomit. 
 
 Chrijliana. Pray Sir try the utmoft 
 of your Skill with him whatever it 
 cofts. 
 
 Skill. Nay, I hope I Jhall be reafonable: 
 , So he made him a Purge ; but it was too 
 
 e ' xo * ' weak. 'Twas faid, it was made of the 
 *' 3 ' M Blood of a Goat, the Afhes of an Hei- 
 fer, and with fome of the Juice of Hyf- 
 fop, &c. When Mr. Skill had ken 
 that that Purge was too weak, he made 
 John 6. him one to the Purpofe, 'Twas made 
 54> SS> 5 6 > Ex Came & Sanguine Chrifti. ("You 
 57* know Phyficians give ftrange Medicines 
 
 to their Patients,) and it was made up 
 Mark 9. 49. into Pills with a Promife or two, and 
 The Lattine a proportionable quantity of Salt. Now 
 I borrow, he was to take them three at a time 
 
 failing 
 
fading in half a quarter of a Pint of 
 the Tears of Repentance. When this 
 potion was prepared, and brought to 9 * I4 * 
 
 the Boy, he was loth to take it, tho' 
 torn with the Gripes, as if he fhould be 
 pulled in pieces. Come, come, fald the 
 Phyfician,you muft take it. It goes againft 
 my Stomach, faid the Boy. I muft have 
 you take it, faid his Mother. I fhall Vomit Zech. tz , 
 it up again, faid the Boy. Pray Sir, faid I0# 
 Chriftiana to Mr. Skilly how does it 
 tafte ? It has no ill tafte, faid the Do- 
 ctor, and with that me touched one of 
 the pills with the tip of her Tongue. Oh 
 Mathew, faid fhe, this potion is fweeter 
 then Hony. If thou loveft thy Mo- 
 ther, if thou loveft thy Brothers, if thou 
 loveft Mercy, if thou loveft thy Life, 
 take it. So with much ado, after a fhort 
 Prayer for the blefling of God upon 
 it, he took it ; and it wrought kindly 
 with him. It caufed him to purge, 
 it caufed him to fleep, and reft quietly, 
 it put him into a fine heat and breathing 
 fweat, and did quite rid him of his 
 Gripes. 
 
 So in little time he got up, and walked 
 about with a Staff", and would go from 
 Room to Room, and talk with Prudence, 
 Piety, and Charity of his Diftemper, and 
 how he was healed. 
 
 So when the Boy was healed, Chrijii- 
 ana, asked Mr. Skill, faying, Sir, what 
 will content you for your pains and Heb. 13. 
 care to and of my Child? And he faid, n, 12, 13, 
 you muft pay the Masler of the Colledge 14,15 
 
 of 
 
88 %{)t feecanti $act of 
 
 of Phyficians, according to rules made, in 
 that cafe, and provided. 
 
 Chris. But Sir y faidfhe t what is this Pill 
 good for elfe ? 
 
 Skill. It is an univerfal Pill, 'tis good 
 
 againft all the Difeafes that Pilgrims are 
 
 7bis Pill an incident to, and when it is well prepa- 
 
 Univerfal re( j j t w ju fcggp g 00 d, time out of 
 
 Remedy. mind% 
 
 Chriftiana.- Pray Sir, make me up 
 twelve Boxes of them : For if I can 
 get thefe, I will never take other Phy- 
 fick. 
 
 Skill. Thefe Pills are good to prevent 
 
 Difeafes, as well as to cure when one is 
 
 Sick, lYea, I dare fay it, and ftand to 
 
 it, that if a Man will but ufe this Phy- 
 
 fick as he mould, it will make him live 
 
 Job. 6. 50. forever. But, good Chriftiana, thou muft 
 
 In a Glafs give thefe Pills, no other way ; but as I 
 
 of the Tears have prefcribed : For if you do, they 
 
 ofRepen- will do no good. So he gave unto Chri- 
 
 tance. Jliana Phyfick for her felf, and her Boys, 
 
 and for Mercy: and bid Mathew take 
 
 heed how he eat any more Green 
 
 Plums^ and kift them and went his 
 
 way. 
 
 It was told you before that Prudence 
 bid the Boys , that if at any time they 
 would, they mould ask her fome Quefti- 
 ons, that might be profitable, and fhe 
 would fay fomething to them. 
 
 Mat. Then Mathew who had beenfick, 
 asked her, Why for the mo ft part Phyfick, 
 O/Phyfck. Jhould be bitter to our Palats I 
 
 Pru. 
 
Pru. To fhew how unwelcome the OftheEf 
 word of God, and the Effects thereof are A^ <</*•*%- 
 to a Carnal Heart. A*. 
 
 Mathew. Why does Phyfick, if it 
 does good y Purge, and caufe that we Vo- 
 mit ? 
 
 Prudence. To fhew that the Word 
 when it works effectually , cleanfeth the 
 Heart and Mind. For look what the one 
 doth to the Body, the other doth to 
 the Soul. 
 
 Mathew. What Jhouldwe learn by feeing Of Tire and 
 the Flame of our Fire go upwards? and by && Sun - 
 feeing the Reams, and fweet Influences of the 
 Sun slrike downwards ? 
 
 Prudence. By the going up of the Fire, 
 we are taught to afcend to Heaven, by 
 fervent and hot defires. And by the Sun 
 his fending his Heat, Beams , and fweet 
 Influences downwards ; we are taught, 
 that the Saviour of the World, tho' high, 
 reaches down with his Grace and Love 
 to us below. 
 
 Mathew. Where have the Clouds their Of the 
 Water ? Clouds. 
 
 Pru. Out of the Sea. 
 
 Mathew. What may we learn from 
 that ? 
 
 Pru. That Minifters fhould fetch their 
 Doctrine from God. 
 
 Mat. Why do they empty themf elves upon 
 the Earth t 
 
 Pru. To fhew that Minifters fhould 
 give out what they know of God to the 
 World. 
 
 Mat. 
 
9° ^e feecottti part of 
 
 Of the Rain- Mat. Why is the Rainbow caufed by the 
 bow. Sun ? 
 
 Prudence. To (hew that the Covenant 
 of Gods Grace is confirmed to us in 
 Chrift. 
 
 Mathew. Why do the Springs come from 
 the Sea, to us, through the Earth. 
 
 Prudence. To fhew that the Grace of 
 God comes to us thorough the Body of 
 Chrift. 
 Of the Mat. Why do fame of the Springs rife out 
 
 Springs. of the tops of high Hills ? 
 
 Prudence. To fhew that the Spirit of 
 Grace fhall fpring up in fame that are 
 Great and Mighty, as well as in many that 
 are Poor and low. 
 
 Mat. Why doth the Yirefajlen upon the 
 Of the Can- Candlewick? 
 
 dle^ Pru. To (hew that unlefs Grace doth 
 
 kindle upon the Heart, there will be no 
 true Light of Life in us. 
 
 Mathew. Why is the Wick and Tallow 
 and all,fpent to maintain the light of the 
 Candle? 
 
 Prudence. To fhew that Body and Soul 
 and all, fhould be at the fervice of, and 
 fpend themfelves to maintain in good 
 Condition that Grace of God that is in 
 us* 
 Of the Fell- Mat. Why doth the Pelicanpierce her own 
 c ™- Bresl with her Bill ? 
 
 Pru. To nourifh her young ones with 
 her Blood, and thereby to fhewthatChrift 
 the blefled, fo loveth his Young, his 
 People , as to fave them from Death by his 
 Blood. 
 
 Mat. 
 
Mat. What may one learn by hearing the Of the Cock 
 Cock, to Crow, 
 
 Prudence. Learn to remember Peter's 
 Sin, and Peter's Repentance. The Cocks 
 crowing , mews alfo that day is coming 
 on, let then the crowing of the Cock 
 put thee in mind of that laft and terri- 
 ble Day of Judgment. 
 
 Now about this time their Month was 
 out, wherefore they fignified to thofe of 
 the Houfe, that 'twas convenient for them 
 to up and be going. Then fa id "Jofeph The weak 
 to his Mother, It is convenient that mayfome- 
 you forget not to fend to the Houfe q>{ times call the 
 Mr. Interpreter, to pray him to grant.A ro;/ £ t0 
 that Mr. Great-heart fhould be fent un- Pr *J'rs. 
 to us , that he may be our Conductor 
 the reft of our way. Good Boy, faid fhe, 
 I had almoft forgot. So fhe drew up a 
 Petition , and prayed Mr. Watchful the 
 Porter to fend it by fome fit man to her 
 good Friend Mr. Interpreter \ who when 
 it was come , and he had feen the con- 
 tents of the Petition, faid to the Mef- 
 fenger, Go tell them that I will fend 
 him. 
 
 When the Family where Chrlftlana 
 was , faw that they had a purpofe to 
 go forward , they called the whole Houfe 
 together to give thanks to their King, 
 for fending of them fuch profitable 
 Guefts as thefe. Which done, they faid 
 to Ghrijliana , And (hall we not fhew 
 thee fomething, according as our Cu- 
 ftom is to do to Pilgrims, on which thou 
 mayeft meditate when thou art upon 
 
 the 
 
92 %\)t feeconti $art of 
 
 the way ? So they took Chriftiana, her 
 
 Children, and Mercy into the Clofet, and 
 
 fhewed them one or* the Apples that Eve 
 
 did eat of, and that fhe alfo did give 
 
 to her Husband , and that for the eating 
 
 of which they both were turned out of 
 
 Paradice, and asked her what (he 
 
 A fight of thought that was ? Then Chriftiana faid, 
 
 Sin is ama- 'TIs Food, or Poyfon , 1 know not which; 
 
 zing. fa they opened the matter to her , and 
 
 Gen. 3. 6. me held up her hands and wonder- 
 
 Ro. 7. 24. ed ? 
 
 Then they had her to a Place , and 
 {hewed her Jacob's Ladder. Now at 
 that time there were fome Angels af- 
 cending upon it. So Chriftiana looked 
 and looked, to fee the Angels go up, 
 and fo did the reft of the Company. 
 Then they were going into another place 
 to {hew them fomething elfe: But James 
 faid to his Mother , Pray bid them ftay 
 A fipht of ^ere a ntt ^ e l° n g er > f° r tm s is a curious 
 Cbrill is % nt * So they turned again, and flood 
 taking. feeding their Eyes with xh\s fo pleafant 
 
 a Profpett. After this they had them 
 Gen. 28. mto a P^ce where did hang up a Gol- 
 I2> den Anchor, fo they bid Chriftiana take 
 
 it down; for, faid they, you fhall have it 
 with you, for 'tis of abfolute necellity 
 that you mould , that you may lay hold 
 of that within the vail , and ftand fled- 
 faft , in cafe you fhould meet with tur- 
 bulent weather : So they were glad 
 Heb. 6. 19. thereof. Then they took them, and 
 had them to the mount upon which 
 Abraham our Father, had offered up 
 
 Ifaac 
 
^Ije pilgrfmg ^offcef& 93 
 
 Ifaac his Son, and {hewed them the Altar, 
 the Wood, the Fire, and the Knife, for Gen. zz. 9. 
 they remain to be feen to this very Day. 
 When they had feen it , they held up 
 their hands and»bleft themfelves, and 
 faid, Oh ! What a man, for love to his 
 Mafier, and for denial to himfelf was 
 Abraham ? After they had mewed them 
 all thefe things, Prudence took them in- 
 to the Dining-Room, where flood a 
 pair of Excellent Virginals, fo fhe played 
 upon them, and turned what fhe had 
 fhewed them into this excellent Song, 
 faying , 
 
 Eve's Apple we have fhewed you, 
 Of that be you aware : 
 Ton have feen Jacobs Ladder too. 
 Upon which Angels are. 
 
 An Anchor you received have ; 
 But let not thefejuffi.ee, 
 Until with Abra'm you have gave. 
 
 Tour beft , a Sacrifice. 
 
 Now about this time one knocked at 
 the Door, So the Porter opened, and be- 
 hold Mr. Great-heart was there; but when Mr. Great- 
 he was come in, what Joy was there? For heart come 
 it came now frefh again into their minds, again. 
 how but a while ago he had flain old 
 Grim 'Bloody-man, the Giant, and had deli- 
 vered them from the Lions. 
 
 Tlien 
 
94 %\)t feeconti 3Sart of 
 
 Then faid Mr. Great-heart to Chri- 
 ftiana, and to Mercy, My Lord has 
 fent each of you a Bottle of Wine, 
 and alfo fome parched Corn, toge- 
 ther with a couple -of Pomgranates. 
 He has alfo fent the Boys fome Figs, 
 and Raifins to refrefh you in your 
 way. 
 
 Then they addreffed themfelves to 
 their Journey, and Prudence, and Piety 
 went along with them. When they 
 came at the Gate Christiana asked the 
 Porter if any of late went by. He 
 faid, No, only one fome time fmce : 
 who alfo told me that of late there 
 had been a great Robbery committed 
 on the King's High-way, as you go : 
 But he faith, the Thieves are taken, 
 and will fhortly be Tryed for their 
 Lives. Then Chriftiana^ and Mercy, 
 was afraid ; but Mathew faid, Mo- 
 ther fear nothing , as long as Mr. Great- 
 heart is to go with us, and to be our Con- 
 ductor. 
 
 Then faid Chriftiana to the Por- 
 ter, Sir, I am much obliged to you 
 for all the KindnefTes that you have 
 fhewed me fince I came hither, and 
 alfo for that you have been fo loving 
 and kind to my Children. I know 
 not how to gratifie your Kindnefs .* 
 Wherefore pray as a token of my re- 
 fpe&s to you, accept of this fmall 
 mite : So fhe put a Gold Angel in 
 
 his 
 
his Hand , and he made her a low obey- 
 fance, and faid, Let thy Garments be 
 always White, and let thy Head want 
 no Ointment. Let Mercy live and 
 not die, and let not her Works be 
 few. And to the Boys he faid, Do 
 you fly Youthful lulls, and follow after 
 Godlinefs with them that are Grave, 
 and Wife, fo fhall you put Gladnefs 
 into your Mothers Heart, and obtain 
 Praife of all that are fober minded. 
 So they thanked the Porter and depart- 
 ed. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream, that they 
 went forward until they were come to 
 the Brow of the Hill , where Piety be- 
 thinking her felf cried out, Mas ! 
 I have forgot what I intended to be- 
 ftow upon Ghrijiiana, and her Compa- 
 nions. I will go back and fetch it. 
 So fhe ran, and fetched it. While 
 fhe was gone, Christiana thought me 
 heard in a Grove a little way off, on 
 the Right-hand, a moft curious Me- 
 lodious Note, with Words much like 
 thefe, 
 
 through all my Life thy favour is 
 So frankly fhew d to me y 
 'That in thy Houfe for evermore 
 My dwelling place fhall be. 
 
 And 
 
96 <5Tije feeconfc $act of 
 
 And liftning flill Ihe thought me heard 
 another anfwer it, faying. 
 
 For why, The Lord our God is good, 
 His Mercy is for ever Jure : 
 His 'Truth at all times firmly flood : 
 And Jh all from Age to Age endure. 
 
 So Chriftiana asked Prudence, what 
 'twas that made thofe curious Notes ? 
 They are, faid ihe, our Counixey Birds : 
 Song 2. 1 1, They fing thefe Notes but feldom, except 
 12. it be at the Spring, when the Flowers 
 
 appear , and the Sun mines warm, and 
 then you may hear them all day long. I 
 often, faid me, go out to hear them, we 
 alfo oft times keep them tame in our 
 Houfe. They are very fine Company 
 for us when we are Melancholy, alfo 
 they make the Woods, and Groves , and 
 Solitary places , places defirous to be 
 in. 
 
 By this Time Piety was come again, 
 fo ihe faid to Chriftiana, look here, 
 I have brought thee a Scheme of all thofe 
 things that thou haft ken at our 
 Houfe: Upon which thou mayeft 
 look when thou findeft thy felf for- 
 getful , and call thofe things again to re- 
 membrance for thy Edification, and 
 comfort. 
 
 Now 
 
^Ije ^flgcimg ^opeCg. 97 
 
 Now they began to go down the 
 Hill into the Valley of Humiliation. It « ?™tpag. 
 was a fteep Hill, & the way was flippery j 9'« 
 but they were very careful, fo they got 
 down pretty well. When they were 
 down in the Valley, Piety faid to Christi- 
 ana, This is the place where Christian 
 your Husband met with the foul Fiend 
 Jpollion, and where they had that dread- 
 ful fight that they had. I know you 
 cannot but have heard thereof. But be 
 of good Courage, as long as you have 
 here Mr. Great-heart to be your Guide 
 and Conductor, we hope you will fare the 
 better. So when thefe two had commit- 
 ed the Pilgrims unto the Conduct of their 
 Guide, he went forward and they went 
 after. 
 
 Great-heart. Then faid Mr. Great- 
 heart, We need not be fo afraid of this 
 Valley : For here is nothing to hurt us, 
 unlefs we procure it to our felves. 
 'Tis true, Christian did here meet with 
 Apollion, with whom he alfo had a fore 
 Combate ; but that frey 9 was the fruit 
 of thofe flips that he got in his going 
 down the Hill. For they that get flips 
 there, muft look for Combats here. And 
 hence it is that this Valley has got 
 fo hard a name. For the common Peo- l Pari P a g> 
 pie when they hear that fome frightful 9*» 
 thing has befallen fuch an one in fuch 
 a place, are of an Opinion that that 
 place is haunted with fome foul Fiend, 
 
 or 
 
9* %\)z Second part of 
 
 or evil Spirit ; when alas it is for the 
 fruit of their doing, that fuch things do 
 befal them there. 
 
 This Valley of Humiliation is of it 
 felf as fruitful a place, as any the Crow 
 flies over ; and I am perfwaded if we 
 could hit upon it, we might find 
 fomewhere here abouts fomething 
 that might give us an account why 
 Christian was fo hardly befet in this 
 place. 
 
 Then James faid to his Mother, 
 Lo, yonder ftands a Pillar, and it looks 
 as if fomething was Written thereon .* 
 let us go and fee what it is. So they 
 went, and found there Written, Let 
 Chriftian'-f y7//>.r before he came hither, and 
 A Pillar the Battles that he met with in this place, 
 with an In- be a warning to thofe that come after. Lo, 
 fcription on faid their Guide, did not I tell you, 
 it. that there was fomething here abouts 
 
 that would give Intimation of the rea- 
 fon why Chriftian was fo hard befet 
 in this place ? Then turning himfelf 
 to Christiana, he faid : No difparage- 
 ment to Chriftian more than to many 
 others, whofe Hap and Lot his was. 
 For 'tis eafier going up, than down this 
 Hill ; and that can be faid but of few 
 Hills in all thefe parts of the World. 
 But we will leave the good Man, he 
 is at reft , he alfo had a brave Victory 
 over his Enemy; let him grant that 
 dwelleth above ; that we fare no 
 
 worle 
 
Cjje pilgrims p?ogrefs. 99 
 
 worfe when we come to be tryed then 
 he. 
 
 But we will come again to, this Val- 
 ley of Humiliation. It is the heft, and 
 moft fruitful piece of Ground in all 
 thofe parts. It is fat Ground, and 
 as you fee, confifteth much in Med- 
 dows : and if a man was to come here 
 in the Summer-time as we do now, 
 if he knew not any thing before there- 
 of and if he alfo delighted himfelf 
 in the fight of his Eyes, he might fee 
 that that would be delightful to him. 
 Behold, how green this Valley is, al- 
 fo how beautified with Lillies. I have Song, a. 1. 
 alfo known many labouring Men that jam. 4. 6. 
 have got good Eftates in this Valley 1 p e t. 5. 5. 
 of Humiliation. (For God refifteth 
 the Proud ; but gives more, more Grace to 
 the Humble ;) for indeed it is a very Men thrive 
 fruitful Soil, and doth bring forth by in the Vai- 
 handfuls. Some alfo have wifhed that ley of Hu- 
 the next way to their Fathers Houfe miliation. 
 were here, that they might be trou- 
 bled no more with either Hills or 
 Mountains to go over ; but the way is 
 the way, and theres an end. 
 
 Now as they were going along and 
 talking, they efpied a Boy feeding 
 his Fathers Sheep. The Boy was in 
 very mean Cloaths, but of a very 
 frefh and wellfavoured Countenance, 
 and as he fate by himfelf he Sung. 
 Hark, faid Mr. Great-hearty to what the 
 Shepherds Boy faith. So they heark- 
 ened, and he faid, 
 
 F He 
 
ioo cse Secona Part of 
 
 He that is down, needs fear no fall, 
 
 He that is low, no Pride : 
 Philip 4. He that is humble, ever Jh all 
 1 a, 13. Have God to be his Guide, 
 
 I am content with what 1 have, 
 
 Little be it, or much : 
 
 And, Lord, contentment ftill I crave, 
 
 Becaufe thou favesl fuch. 
 Heb. 13. 5. Fulnefs to fetch a burden is 
 
 That go on Pilgrimage : 
 
 Here little, and hereafter Blifs, 
 
 Is beslfro?n Age to Age. 
 
 Then faid their Guide, do you hear 
 him ? I will dare to fay, that this 
 Boy lives a merrier Lire, and wears 
 more of that Herb called Heart s-eafe in 
 his Bofom, then he that is clad in Silk, 
 and Velvet ; but we will proceed in our 
 Difcourfe. 
 Chrift, In this Valley, our Lord formerly 
 
 nvheninthe had his Countrey-Houfe, he loved much 
 Flejh, bad to be here. He loved alfo to walk thefe 
 his Coun- Medows, for he found the Air was 
 trey-Houfe pleafant. Befides here a man fhall be 
 in the Val- free from the Noife, and from the hur- 
 leyo/Hu- ryings of this Life, all States are full of 
 miliatioD. Noife and Confufion, only the Valley of 
 Humiliation, is that empty and Solita- 
 ry Place. Here a man fhall not be fo 
 let, and hindred in his Contemplation, 
 as in other places he is apt to be. 
 This is a Valley that no body walks in, 
 but thofe that love a Pilgrims Life. 
 And tho' Chrislian had the hard hap 
 
 to 
 
Cfje pigrtms $>?og;rei& 101 
 
 to meet here with Apollion^ and to en- 
 ter with him a brisk encounter : Yet I 
 muft tell you, that in former times men Hof. 12. 
 have met with Angels here, have found 4> 5 . 
 Pearls here, and have in this place 
 found the words of Life. 
 
 Did 1 fay, our Lord had here in 
 former Days his Countrey-houfe, and 
 that he loved here to walk ? I will 
 add, in this Place, and to the People 
 that live, and trace thefe Grounds, he 
 has left a yearly revenue to be faithfully Mat. 11 
 payed them at certain Seafons, for their 29. 
 maintenance by the way, and for their 
 further incouragement to go on in their 
 Pilgrimage. 
 
 Simon. Now as they went on, Si- 
 mon faid to Mr. Great-heart : 5/r, I perceive 
 that in this Valley, my Father and Apol- 
 lyon had their Battel-, but whereabout 
 was the Fight, for I perceive this Valley is 
 large ? 
 
 Great-heart, Your Father had that 
 Battel with Apollyon at a place yonder, 
 before us, in a narrow Pafiage juft be- 
 yond Forgetful-Green : And indeed that Forgetful 
 place is the moft dangerous place in Green, 
 all thefe Parts. For if at any time the 
 Pilgrims meet with any brunt, it is 
 when they forget what Favours they 
 have received, and how unworthy they 
 are of them. This is the Place alfo 
 where others have been hard put to it : 
 But more of the place when we are 
 come to it : for I perfwade my felf, 
 that to this day there remains either 
 F 2 ibme 
 
Humility 
 a fn.ee t 
 Grace, 
 
 1 02 CDe ©econD Part of 
 
 fome fign of the Battel, or fome Mo- 
 nument to teftifie that fuch a Battle 
 there was fought. 
 
 Mercy. Then faid Mercy ^ I think I 
 am as well in this Valley, as I have 
 been any where elfe in all our Jour- 
 ney : The place methinks fuits with 
 my Spirit. I love to be in fuch pla- 
 ces where there is no ratling with 
 Coaches, nor rumbling with Wheels : 
 Methinks here one may without much 
 Moleftation, be thinking what he is, 
 whence he came, what he has done, 
 and to what the King has called him : 
 Here one may think, and break at Heart, 
 and melt in ones Spirit until ones 
 Eyes become like the Fijh Pools of Hejh- 
 bon. They that go rightly thorow 
 this Valley of Bach a make it a Well, 
 the Rain that God fends down from 
 Heaven upon them that are here alfo 
 filleth the Pools. This Valley is that 
 from whence alfo the King will give to 
 Hof. 2. 15. their Vineyards, and they that go 
 through it, fhall fing, (as Chrlslian did, 
 for all he met with Apollyon.") 
 
 Great-heart. 'Tis true, faid their Guide, 
 I have gon thorough this Valley many 
 a time, and never was better than 
 when here. 
 
 I have alfo been a Conduct to feve- 
 ral Pilgrims, and they have confefied 
 the fame ; To this man will I look, faith 
 the King, even to him that is Poor, and 
 of a contrite Spirit, and that trembles at 
 my Word. 
 
 Now 
 
 Song 7. 4. 
 
 Pfal. 84. 
 5> 6. 7. 
 
 An Expert 
 tnent oj it. 
 
Cfte Pilgrims Pjogrefe- 103 
 
 Now they were come to the placewhere 
 the afore mentioned Battel was fought. 
 Then faid the Guide to Christiana, her 
 Children, and Mercy : This is the place, 
 on this Ground Cbriftian flood, and up 
 there came Apollyon againft him. And look, 
 did not I tell you, hear is fome of your The place 
 Husbands Blood upon thefe Stones to this w ^* 
 day: Behold alfo how here, and there, are ch nftian 
 yet to be feen upon the place, fome oi and -the 
 the Shivers of Apollyons Broken Darts : Fknd M 
 See alfo how they did beat the Ground-^ ' 
 with their Feet as they fought, to make^^" ■ 
 good their Places againft each other, how 
 alfo with their by-blows, they did fplit 
 the very Stones in pieces. Verily Cbriftian 
 did here play the Man, and mowed him- 
 felf as flout, as could, had he been there, 
 even Hercules himfelf. When Apollyon was 
 beat, he made his retreat to the next Val- 
 ley, that is called The Valley of the Jhadow 
 of Death, unto which we fhall come anon. 
 
 Lo yonder alfo fland^ a Monument on a Monu- 
 which is Engraven this Battle, and Chrifti- ment of 
 ans Victory to his Fame, throughout all Chriftians 
 Ages : So becaufe it flood juft on the Victory, 
 way-fide before them, they flept to it 
 and read the Writing, Which word for 
 word was this ; 
 
 Hard by, here was a Battle fought, 
 Mosl slrange, and yet mojl true, 
 Chriflian and Apollyon fought 
 Each other tofubdue. 
 
 The Man Jo bravely played the Man, 
 He made the Fimd to fly: 
 
 f 3 Of 
 
104 Cfie ©econo part of 
 
 Of which a Monument Iftand, 
 7 'he fame to tejlifie. 
 
 When they had paffed by this place, 
 they came upon the Borders of the {ha- 
 i Fart dow of Death, and this Valley was long- 
 pag. 103. erthan the other, a place alfo moft ftrange- 
 ly haunted with Evil things, as many are 
 able to teftifie : But thefe Women and 
 Children went the better thorough, it be- 
 caufethey had day-light, and becaufeMr. 
 Great-heart was their Conductor. 
 
 When they were entred upon this Val- 
 Groanlngs ley, they thought that they heard a groan- 
 heard. ing as of dead men : a very great groan- 
 
 ing. They thought alfo they did hear 
 Words of Lamentation fpoken, as offome 
 in extream Torment. Thefe things made 
 the Boys to quake, the Women alio look- 
 ed pale and wan ; but their Guide bid 
 them be of Good Comfort. 
 
 So they went on a little further, and 
 The Ground they thought that they felt the Ground be- 
 fhakes. g| n to {hake under them, as if fome hol- 
 
 low Place was there ; they heard alfo a 
 kind of a hi fling as of Serpents; but no- 
 thing asyetappeared. Thenfaid theBoys, 
 Are we not yet at the end of this Doleful 
 place ? But the Guide alfo bid them be of 
 good Courage, and look well to their 
 Feet left haply, faid he, you be taken, in 
 fome Snare. 
 Jamesyfc* Now James began to be Sick ; but I 
 <oiitb Fear, think the caufe thereof was Fear, fo his 
 Mother gave him fome of that Glafs of 
 Spirits that fhe had given her at the In- 
 terpreters 
 
€&e Pilgrims Piogtefs. 105 
 
 terpreters Houfe,and threeofthe Pillsthat 
 Mr. Skill had prepared, and the Boy be- 
 gan to revive. Thus they went on till 
 they carrie to about the middle of the Val- 
 ley, and then Ckrift'iana faid, Methinks I 
 fee fomething yonder upon the Road be- 
 fore us, athingoffuch a fhape fuch as I have 
 not feen. Then faid J of epb, Mother y what qhe FIend 
 is it ? An ugly thing, Child ; an ugly thing, a PP ears > 
 faid fhe. But Mother, what is it like, faid 
 he ? 'Tis like I cannot tell what, faid fhe. 
 And now it was but alittle way off.: Then 
 faid fhe, it is nigh. 
 
 Well,well,faidMr.GW^-^^/,letthem 
 that are moft afraid keep clofe to me. So 
 the Fiend came on, and the Conductor met 
 it ; but when it was juft come to him, it va- 
 nifhed to all their fights. Then remem- 
 bred they what had been faid ibmetime 
 ago ; Refift the Devil, and he will Jiy from 
 you. ■ 
 
 They went therefore on, as beingalittle 
 refrefhed ; but they had not gone far, be- 
 fore Mercy looking behind her, faw as fhe 
 thought, fomething moft like a Lyon, and 
 it came a great padding pace after ; and it on ' 
 had a hollow Voice of Roaring,and at eve- 
 ry Roar that it gave, it made all the Val- 
 ley Eccho, and their Hearts to ake, fave 
 the Heart of him that was their Guide. So 
 it came up, and Mr. Great-heart went be- 
 hind, and put the Pilgrims all before him. 
 The Lion alfo came on a pace, and 
 Mr. Great-heart addrefTed himfelfto give 
 him Battel : But when he faw that it was , p et - 
 determined that refiftance mould be made, 8, 9. 
 F 4 he 
 
io6 
 
 A pit and 
 darknefs. 
 
 Chriftiana 
 no-jo knows 
 ivbat her 
 Husband 
 jelt. 
 
 Cfie ©econfl Part of 
 
 he alfo drew back and came no further. 
 
 Then they wenton again,and their Con- 
 ductor did go before them, till they came 
 at a place where was caft up a pit, the 
 whole breadth of the way, and before they 
 could be prepared to go over that, a great 
 mift and a darknefs fell upon them,fo that 
 they could not fee. Then faid the Pilgrims, 
 alas ! now what {hall. we do ? But their 
 Guide made anfwer, fear not, ftand ftill 
 and fee what an end will be put to this alfo j 
 fo they flayed there becaufe their Path was 
 marr'd. They then alfo thought that they 
 did hear more apparently the noife and 
 rufliing of the Enemies, the fire alfo and 
 the fmokeofthepit was mucheafier to be 
 decerned. Then faid Chriftiana to Mercy y 
 now I fee what my poor Husband went 
 through: I have heard much of this place, 
 but I never was here afore now ; poor 
 man, he went here all alone in the night; 
 he had night almoft quite through the way, 
 alfo thefe Fiends were bufie about him, as 
 if they would have torn him in pieces. Ma- 
 ny have f poke of it, but none can tell what 
 the Valley of the maddow of death mould 
 mean,untiltheycomeinitthemfelves; The 
 heart knows its ownbitternefs, and a sir anger 
 intermedleth not with its joy: To be here 
 is a fearful thing. 
 
 Greath. Th\s is like doing bufinefs in great 
 Waters, or like going down intothe deep; 
 this is like being in the heart of the Sea, 
 and like going down to the Bottoms of the 
 Mountains : Now it feems as if the Earth 
 with its bars were about us for ever. But 
 
 let 
 
€&e Pilgrims B&ogrefs. 107 
 
 let them that walk, in darknefs and have no 
 light, truftin the name of the Lord, and flay 
 upon their God. For my Part,a s I have told 
 you already, I have gone often through 
 this Valley,and have been much harder put 
 to it than now I am, and yet you fee I am 
 alive. I would not boaft, for that I am 
 notmineown Saviour. But Itruftwefhall 
 have a good deliverance. Come let us 
 pray for light to him that can lighten our 
 darknefs, and that can rebuke, not only 
 thefe, but all the Satans in Hell. 
 
 So they cry ed and prayed, and God fent Tbey pray. 
 light and deliverance, for there was nowno 
 lett in their way, no not there, where but 
 now they were ftopt with a pit : 
 
 Yet they were not got through the Val- 
 ley; fo they went onftill, and behold great 
 ftinks and loathfome fmells,to the great an- 
 noyance of them. Then faid Mercy to Chri- 
 ftiana, there is not fuch pleafant being here 
 as at the Gate, ox at the Interpreters, or at 
 the Houfe where we lay laft. 
 
 O but, faid one of the Boys,rV is not fo 
 had to go through here, as it is to abide here 
 always, and for ought I know, one reafon tvhy 
 we muft go this way to the Houfe prepared for 
 usyisythat our home might be made the fweet- 
 er to us. 
 
 Well fa\d,Samuel, quoth the Guide, thou 
 haft now fpoke like a man. Why, if ever 
 I get out here again, faid the .Bay, I think 1 
 fhall prife light, and good way better than 
 ever 1 did in all my life. Then faid the 
 Guide, we (hall be out by and by. 
 
 So on they went,andjofeph faid, can- 
 F 5 * not 
 
io8 
 
 Heedlefs is 
 (lain, and 
 Takeheed 
 preferred. 
 
 i Partpdg. 
 "a, "3. 
 
 Maulltf 
 Gyant. 
 
 €hz ©econfl part of 
 
 not we fee to the endofthisValley as yet ? Then 
 faid the Guide, Look to your feet, for you 
 ihall prefently be among the Snares. So 
 they looked to their feet and went on; but 
 they were troubled much with the Snares. 
 Now when they were come among the 
 Snares,theyefpied a man cafl into theDitch 
 on the left hand, with his flefh all rent and 
 torn. Then faid the Guide, That is one 
 Heedlefs, that was a going this way ; he 
 has lain there a great while. There was 
 one Takeheed with him, when he was ta- 
 ken, and flain,but he efcaped their hands. 
 You cannot imagine, how many are kill- 
 ed here about, and yet menarefofoolifh- 
 ly venturous, as to let out lightly on Pil- 
 grimage, and to come without a Guide. 
 Poor Chrislian, it was a wonder that he 
 here efcaped, but he was beloved of his 
 God,alfo he had a good heart of his own, 
 or elfe he could never a-done it. Now 
 they drew towards the end of the way, and 
 juft there where Chrislian had (etn the 
 Cave when he went by, out thence came 
 forth Maull a Gyant. This Maul/ did ufe 
 to fpoylyoung Pilgrims with Sophiflry,and 
 he called Great-h earthy his name, and faid 
 unto him, how many times have you been 
 forbidden to do thefe things? Then faid 
 Mr. Greatheart,what things? Whatthings, 
 quoth the Gyant, you know what things; 
 but I will put an end to your trade. But 
 pray, faid Mr. Great-heart,hefore we fall 
 to it, let us underftand wherefore wemuft 
 fight (now the Women and Children 
 ftood trembling,and know not what to do) 
 
 quoth 
 
€&e pigrims l^ogrerg* 109 
 
 quoth the Gyant,you rob the Countrey, 
 
 and rob it with theworft of Thefts. Thefe 
 
 are but Generals, faid Mr. Great-hearty 
 
 come to particulars, man : 
 
 Then faid the Giant, Thou pra&ifes the ... 
 
 craftofa Kidnapper thou gathered: upWo- . a 
 
 . n , ., f r ,9 • n 1 • miters 
 
 men, and Children, and carneit them into . , 
 
 aftrangeCountrey,totheweakningofmy Kit j naD , • 
 Mafters Kingdom. Butnow Great-heart 
 replied, I am a Servantof the God of Hea- 
 ven, my bufinefs is to perfwade finners to 
 Repentance, I am commanded to do my 
 endeavour to turn Men, Women,andChil- 
 dren, from darknefs to light,. and from 
 the power of Satan to God, and if this be 
 indeed the ground of thy quarrel, let us <p, e Gyant. 
 fall to it as foon as thou wilt. and Mr. 
 
 Then the Giant,came up,and Mr. Great- Great- 
 heart went to meet him, and as he went, heart mud 
 he drew his Sword^ but the Giant had a fight. 
 Club : So with out more ado they fell to it, 
 and at the firft blow the Giant ftrokeMr. 
 Great-heart down upon one of his knees ; 
 with that thewomen and children cried out. 
 So Mr. Great-heart recovering himfelf,laid jp ta % am 4 
 about him in full lufty manner, and gave p rayers ^ 
 the Giant a wound in his arm ; thus he f omet i mts 
 fought for the fpace of an hour, to that helpftrong 
 height of heat, that the breath came outf ft s Cries. 
 of the Giants noftrils,as the heat doth out 
 of a boiling Caldron. 
 
 Then they fat down to reft them, but 
 Mr. Gra7*-/>£tfr/ betook him to prayer; alfo 
 the Women and Children did nothingbut 
 fi2;h and cry all the time that the Battle did 
 laft. 
 
 When 
 
no 
 
 The Gyant 
 Jiruck 
 down. 
 
 He is /Iain 
 and his 
 head dtfpo- 
 fedof 
 
 €f>e ©cconD Part of 
 
 When they had refted them, and taken 
 breath, they both fell to it again, and Mr. 
 Great-heartwiih a full blow, fetchtthe Gi- 
 ant down to the ground. Nay hold, and 
 let me recover, quoth he. So Mr. Great- 
 heart fairly let him get up ; fo to it they 
 went again : and the Giant mift but little 
 of all-to-breaking Mr. Great-heart's Scull 
 with his Club. 
 
 Mr. Great-he •art feeing that, runs to him 
 in the full heat of his Spirit, and pierceth 
 him under the fifth rib ; with that the Gi- 
 ant began to faint, and could hold up his 
 Club no longer. Then Mr. Great-heart fe- 
 conded his blow, and fmit the head of the 
 Giant from his moulders. Then the Wo- 
 men and Children rejoyced,andMr.GW/- 
 heart alfo praifed God, for the deliverance 
 he had wrought. 
 
 When this was done, they amongft them 
 erected a Pillar, and faftned the Gyant 's 
 head thereon, and wrote underneath in 
 Letters that Paflengers might read. 
 
 He that did wear this head, was one 
 That Pilgrims didmifufe; 
 Hejlopt their way, he /pared none, 
 But did them all abufe ; 
 Until that I, Great-heart, arofe, 
 The Pilgrims Guide to be ; 
 Until that I did him oppofe, 
 That was their Enemy. 
 
 i Partpag. 
 114. 
 
 NowIfaw,that they went to the Afcent 
 that was a little way ofFcaftupto be a Pro- 
 fpect for Pilgrims. (That was the place 
 
 from 
 
from whence Chrijiian had the firft fight 
 of Faithful his Brother.) Wherefore here 
 they fat down, and retted, they alfo here 
 did eat and drink, and make merry ; for 
 that they had gotten deliverance from this 
 fo dangerous an Enemy. As they fat thus 
 and did eat, Chrifliana asked the Guide, If 
 he had caught no hurt in the battle. Then 
 faid Mr. Gra?/-^tfr/,no,favealittleonmy 
 flefh; yet that alfo (hall be fo far from being 
 to my Determent, that it is at prefent a 
 proof of my love to my Matter, and you, 
 and mail be a means by Grace toencreafe 
 my reward at laft. a Cor. 4. 
 
 But was you not afraid, good Sir, when Difcourfe of 
 you fee him come out with his Club ? the fights. 
 
 it is my Duty, faid he, to diftruft mine 
 own ability,that I may have reliance on him 
 that is ftronger than all. But what did you 
 thinfcwhenhefetch'tyou down to thegroundat 
 thefirjl blow? Why I thought, quoth he, 
 that fo my matter himfelf was ferved,and 
 yet he it was that conquered at the laft. Mat. hen 
 
 Matt. When you all have thought what admires 
 you pie afe J think God has been wonderful good Goodneis. 
 unto us, both in bringing us out of this Val- 
 ley, and in delivering us out of the hand of 
 this Enemy ; for my part I fee no reafonwhy 
 wejhoulddiflrujl our God anymore fincehehas 
 now, and in fuch a place as this, given usfuch 
 tejlimony of his love as this. 
 
 Then they got upandwentforward,now °^ H<> ne ft 
 a little before them ftood an Oak, and un- ^"P undcr 
 der it when they came to it, they found an an 0a ** 
 old Pilgrim fatt afleep, they knew that he 
 was a Pilgrim by his Cloths, and his Sta} 
 and his Girdle. 
 
n2 Cfje ©econD Part of 
 
 So the GuideMr.Greatheart awaked him, 
 and the oldGentleman,as he lift up his eyes, 
 cried out; Whats the matter? who are 
 you ? and what is your bufinefs here ? 
 
 Great. Come man be notfo hot, here is none 
 
 but Friends ; yet the old man gets up and 
 
 ftands upon his guard , and will know of 
 
 them what they were. Then faid the Guide, 
 
 my name is Great-hearty I am the guide of 
 
 thefe Pilgrims which are going to the Cele- 
 
 ftial Countrey. 
 
 One Saint Honeji. Then faid Mr. Honeft, I cry you 
 
 Jnnetimes mercy ; I fear'd that you had been of the 
 
 takesanotker Company of thofe that fome time ago did 
 
 for his rob Little- faith of his money ; but now I 
 
 Enemy. look better about me, I perceive you are 
 
 honefrer People. 
 
 Greath. Why what would, or could you 
 a done, to a helped your felf, if we indeed had 
 been of that Company ? 
 
 Hon. Done ! Why I would a fought 
 as long as Breath had been in me; and had 
 I fo done, I am fure you could never have 
 given me the worft on't, for a Christian can 
 never be overcome, unlefs he fhall yield of 
 himfelf. 
 
 Greath. Well faid. Father HomR, quoth 
 the Guide, for by this I know thou art a 
 Cock of the right kind, for thou haft faid the 
 Truth. 
 
 Hon. And by this alfo I know that thou 
 
 knoweft what true Pilgrimage is ; for all 
 
 others do think that we are the fooneft 
 
 overcome of any. 
 
 Whence Mr. Greath. W ell now we are fo happily met, 
 
 Honell pray let me crave your Name, and the name of 
 
 came. the Place you came from? Hon. 
 
C6e Pilgrims posters* 113 
 
 Hon. My Name I cannot, but I came 
 from the Town of Stupidity ; it lieth about 
 four Degrees beyond the City of Defiruftion, 
 . Greath. Oh! Are you that Country-man 
 then ? I deem 1 have half a guefs of you, your 
 name is old Honefty, is it not f So the old 
 Gentleman blufhed, and faid, Not Honefty 
 in the Abjiraft, but Honejl is my Name, and 
 I wi(h that my Nature mail agree to what I 
 am called. 
 
 Hon. But Sir, faid the old Gentleman, 
 how could you guefs that I am fuch a Man, 
 fince I came from tuch a place ? 
 
 Greath. / had heard of you before, by my Stupified 
 Majhr^or he knows all things that are done ones are 
 on the Earth : But I have often wondred that ivorfe then 
 any Jhould come from your place ; for your Town thoje merely 
 is worfe than is the City ^Deftruclion itfelf. Carnal, 
 
 Hon. Yes, we lie more off from the Sun, 
 and fo are more cold and Senfelefs; but was 
 a Man in a Mountain of Ice, yet if the Sun 
 of Righteoufnefs will arife upon him, his 
 frozen Heart fhall feel a Thaw ; and thus it 
 hath been with me. 
 
 Greath. I believe ity Father Honeft, I 
 believe it, for I know the thing is true. 
 
 Then the old Gentleman faluted all the 
 Pilgrims with a holy Kifs of Charity, and 
 asked them of their Names, and how they 
 had faired fince they fet out on their Pil- 
 grimage. 
 
 Chrift. Then faid Chrisliana^ my Name I 
 fuppofe you have heard of, good Chrijlian 
 was my Husband, and thefe four were his 
 Children. But can you think how the old 
 Gentleman was taken, when fhe told them 
 
 who 
 
in Cfie ©econa part of 
 
 who fhe was ! He skip'd, he fmiled, and 
 bleffed them with a thoufand good Wifhes, 
 faying, 
 
 Hon. I have heard much of your Husband, 
 and of his Travels and Wars which he under- 
 went in his days. Be itfpoken to your Comfort , 
 the Name of your Husband rings all over thefe 
 parts of the World ; His Faith , his Courage, 
 his Enduring^ and his Sincerity under all, has 
 made his Name Famous. Then he turned him 
 to the Boys, and asked them of their Names, 
 which they told him : And then faid he 
 Old Mr. unto t h em5 Matthew, be thou like Matthew 
 Honeft's the p ub i Ican> not in Vice, but in Virtue. Sa- 
 Bkffing mue ^ f a id he, be thou like Samuel the Pro- 
 Mat io* phet ' a Man of Faith and Pra y er - 7°f e P h > 
 
 ' faid he, be thou like Jofeph in Potiphar's 
 
 pj. 6 Houfe, Chaft, and one that flies from Tem- 
 
 Gen *V P tat i° n - And, James, be thou like James 
 
 j^ cts ' the Juft, and like James the Brother ot our 
 
 Lord. 
 
 Then they told him of Mercy, and how 
 fhe had left her Town and her Kindred to 
 come along with Chrijliana, and with her 
 Sons. At that the old Hone ft Man faid, 
 Mercy, is thy Name ? by Mercy fhalt thou 
 be fuftained, and carried thorough all thofe 
 Difficulties that fhall aflfault thee in thy way; 
 till thou fhalt come thither where thou 
 fhalt look the Fountain of Mercy in the Face 
 with Comfort. 
 
 All this while the Guide Mr. Great-heart, 
 
 was very much pleafed, and fmiled upon 
 
 his Companion. 
 
 Talk of Now as they walked along together, the 
 
 one Mr. Guide asked the old Gentleman, if he did 
 
 Fearing. not 
 
Cfie Pilgrims H&ogrefo 115 
 
 not know one Mr. Fearing that came on Pil- 
 grimage out of his Parts. 
 
 Hon. Yes, very well, faid he ; he was a 
 Man that had- the Root of the Matter in 
 him, but he was one of the moft troublefom 
 Pilgrims that ever I met with in all my days. 
 
 Greath. I perceive you knew him, for you 
 have given a very right character of him. 
 
 Hon. Knew him ! I was a great Compa- 
 nion of his, I was with him moft an end ; 
 when he firft began to think of what would 
 come upon us hereafter , I was with him. 
 
 Greath. I was his Guide from my Matter's 
 Houfe, to the Gates of the Celejiial City. 
 
 Hon. Then you knew him to be a trou- 
 blefom one ? 
 
 Greath. I did fo, but I could very well bear 
 it : for Men of my calling, are oftentimes in- 
 truded with the Conducl offuch as he was. 
 
 Hon. Well then, pray let us hear a little 
 of him, and how he managed himfelf un- 
 der your Conduct ? 
 
 Greath. Why he was always afraid that Mr. Fear- 
 he mould come fhort of whither he had a ing's trou- 
 defire to go. Every thing frightned him blefom ?iU 
 that he heard any body fpeak of, that had grimage. 
 but the leaft appearance of Oppoiltion in it. 
 I hear that he lay roaring at the Slow of /#, beba- 
 Difpond, for above a Month together, nor wour at tbe 
 durft he, for all he faw feveral go over be- slow of 
 fore him, venture, tho they, many of them, Difpond. 
 offered to lend him their Hand. He would 
 not go back again neither. The Celeftial 
 City, he faid he mould die if he came not 
 to it, and yet was dejected at every Diffi- 
 culty, and {tumbled at every Straw that any 
 
 body 
 
n6 C6e ^econo part of 
 
 body caft in his way. Well, after he had 
 layn at the Slow of Dijpond a great while, as 
 I have told you ; one funfhine Morning, I 
 do not know how, he ventured, and fo 
 got over. But when he was over, he would 
 fcarce believe it. He had, I think, a Slow of 
 Difpond in his Mind, a Slow that he carried 
 every where with him, or elfe he would ne- 
 ver have been as he was. So he came up 
 to the Gate, you know what I mean, that 
 ftands at the head of this way, and there 
 alfo he flood a good while before he would 
 His behain- adventure to knock. When the Gate was 
 our at the opened he would give back, and give place 
 Gate. to others, and fay that he was not worthy. 
 
 For, for all he gat before fome to the Gate, 
 yet many of them went in before him. 
 There the poor Man would ftand making 
 and fhrinking : I dare fay it would have piti- 
 ed ones Heart to have feen him : Nor would 
 hegobackagain. At lafthetook the Hammer 
 that hanged on the Gate in his hand, and gave 
 a fmall Rapp or two; then one opened to 
 him, but he fhrunk back as before. He that 
 opened ftept out after him, and faid, Thou 
 trembling one, what wanteft thou ? with 
 that he fell to the ground. He that 
 fpoke to him wondered to fee him fo faint. 
 So he faid to him, Peace be to thee, up 
 for I have fet open the Door to thee ; 
 come in, for thou art bleft. With that 
 he gat up, and went in trembling, and when 
 he was in, he was afhamed to mew his 
 His behanji- Face. Well, after he had been entertained 
 cur at the there a while, as you know how the man- 
 Interpreters ner i Sj he was bid go on his way, and alfo 
 Dore. to ld 
 
€f)e IPilgrims li*>2og;tcf& 117 
 
 told the way he fhould take. So he came 
 till he came to our Houfe, but as he beha- 
 ved himfelf at the Gate, fo he did at my 
 Mafter the Interpreters Door. He lay there- 
 about in the Cold a good while, before he 
 would adventure to call ; Yet he would not 
 go back. And the Nights were long and 
 cold then. Nay he had a Note of NeceJJity 
 in his Bofom to my Mafter, to receive him, 
 and grant him the Comfort of his Houfe, 
 and alfo to allow him a ftout and valiant 
 Conduct, becaufe he was himfelf fo Chickjn- 
 hearted a Man ; and yet for all that he was 
 afraid to call at the Door. So he lay up 
 and down there abouts till, poor man, he 
 was almoft ftarved ; yea fo great was his 
 Dejection, that tho he faw feveral others 
 for knocking got in, yet he was afraid to 
 venture. At laft, I think I looked out of 
 the Window, and perceiving a man to be 
 up and down about the Door, I went out 
 to him, and asked what he was ; but poor 
 man, the water flood in his Eyes. So I 
 perceived what he wanted. I went there- 
 fore in, and told it in the Houfe, and we 
 mewed the thing to our Lord ; So he fent 
 me out again, to entreat him to come in, 
 but I dare fay I had hard work to do it. 
 At laft he came in, and I will fay that for 
 my Lord, he carried it wonderful lovingly 
 to him. There were but a few good bits 
 at the Table, but fome of it was laid upon Ho<w he 
 his Trencher. Then he prefented the was enter- 
 Note, and my Lord looked thereon and faid, tained there. 
 his Defire mould be granted. So when he 
 had bin there a good while, he feemed to 
 
 get 
 
u8 
 
 He was 
 
 greatly a- 
 jraid when 
 hefaiv the 
 Gibbit, 
 Cheary 
 when he 
 favo the 
 Crojs. 
 
 Dumpijh at 
 the Houfe 
 Beautiful. 
 
 Cfce ©econO Part of 
 
 get fome Heart, and to be a little more 
 Comfortable. For my Mafter, you muft 
 know, is one of very tender Bowels, fpe- 
 cially to them that are afraid, wherefore he 
 carried it fo towards him, as might tend 
 moft to his Incouragement. Well, when 
 he had had a fight of the things of the 
 place, and was ready to take his Journey 
 to go to the City, my Lord, as he did to 
 Chrijlian before, gave him a Bottle of Spi- 
 rits, and fome comfortable things to eat. 
 Thus we fet forward, and I went before 
 him ; but the man was but of few Words, 
 only he would figh aloud. 
 
 When we were come to where the three 
 Fellows were hanged, he faid, that he 
 doubted that that would be his end alfo. 
 Only he feemed glad when he faw theCrofs 
 and the Sepulcher. There I confefs he 
 defired to ftay a little to look ; and he 
 feemed for a while after to be a little Chea- 
 ry. When we came at the Hill Difficulty^ 
 he made no flick at that, nor did he much 
 fear the Lyons : For you muft know that 
 his Trouble was not about fuch things as 
 thofe, his Fear was about his Acceptance 
 at laft. 
 
 I got him in at the Houfe Beautiful, I 
 think before he was willing ; alfo when he 
 was in, I brought him acquainted with the 
 Damfels that were of the Place, but he was 
 afhamed to make himfelf much for Com- 
 pany, he defired much to be alone, yet he 
 always loved good talk, and often would 
 get behind the Screen to hear it ; he alfo 
 .loved much to fee antient Things, and to be 
 
 pondering 
 
€&e pigrims P?ogref& 119 
 
 pondering them in his Mind. He told me 
 afterwards, that he loved to be in thole 
 two Houfes from which he came laft, to 
 wit, at the Gate, and that of the Interpre- 
 ters^ but that he durft not be fo bold to 
 ask. 
 
 When we went alfo from the Houfe Beau- 
 tiful r down the Hill, into the Valley of Hu- 
 miliation, he went down as well as ever I 
 faw man in my Life, for he cared not how 
 mean he was, fo he might be happy at laft. 
 Yea, I think there was a kind of a Sympa- 
 thy betwixt that Valley and him. For I ne- Pleafant in 
 ver faw him better in all his Pilgrimage, the Valley of 
 then when he was in that Valley. Humiliat. 
 
 Here he would lie down, imbrace the Lam. 3. 27, 
 Ground, and kifs the very flowers that 28, 29. 
 grew in this Valley. He would now be up 
 every Morning by break of Day, tracing, 
 and walking to and fro in this Valley. 
 
 But when he was come to the entrance Muchper- 
 of the Valley of the Shadow of Death, \plexedin 
 thought I mould have loft my Man ; not the Valle y 
 for that he had any Inclination to go back, °f the f** 4 
 that he always abhorred, but he was rea- ^ w ^ 
 dy to dy for Fear. O, the Hobgoblins Death " 
 will have me, the Hobgoblins will have me, 
 cried he ; and I could not beat him out 
 on't. He made fuch a noyfe, and fuch an 
 outcry here, that, had they but heard him, 
 'twas enough to encourage them to come 
 and fall upon us. 
 
 But this I took very great notice of, that 
 this Valley was as quiet while he went tho- 
 row it, as ever I knew it before or iince. I 
 fuppofe, thofe Enemies here, had now a 
 
 fpecial 
 
120 c&e §>econti part of 
 
 fpecial Check from our Lord, and a Com- 
 mand not to meddle until Mr. Fearing was 
 paft over it. 
 
 It would be too tedious to tell you of 
 all ; v/e will therefore mention a Paf- 
 fage or two more. When he was come at 
 Vanity Fair, \ thought he would have fought 
 with all the men in the Fair, I feared there 
 we mould both have been knock'd o' th'Head, 
 fo hot was he againft their Fooleries ; upon 
 the inchanted Ground, he was alfo very 
 wakeful. But when he was come at the 
 River where was no Bridg, there again he 
 was in a heavy Cafe ; now, now he faid he 
 mould be drowned for ever, and fo never 
 fee that Face with Comfort, that he had 
 come fo many miles to behold. 
 
 And here alfo I took notice of what was 
 very remarkable, the Water of that River 
 was lower at this time, than ever I faw it 
 in all my Life ; fo he went over at laft, not- 
 much above wet-fhod. When he was go- 
 ing up to the Gate, Mr. Greatheart began 
 to take his Leave of him, and to wifh him 
 a good Reception above ; So he faid, / 
 jhall, I Jhall. Then parted we afunder, 
 and I law him no more. 
 
 Honeft. 'Then it feems he was well at laji. 
 Greath. Yes, yes, I never had doubt a- 
 bout him, he was a man of a choyce Spi- 
 rit, only he was alwayes kept very low, 
 Pfal 88. and that made his Life fo burthenfome to 
 Rom. 14. himfelf, and fo troublefom to others. He 
 ai, was above many, tender of Sin ; he was fo 
 
 affraid of doing Injuries to others, that he 
 1 Cor. 8 often would deny himfelf of that which was 
 13. lawful. 
 
€&e Pilgrims p?ogtefs» 121 
 
 lawful, becaufe he would not offend. 
 
 Hon. But what jhould be the reafon that 
 fuch a good Man Jhould be all his dayes fo 
 much in the dark ? 
 
 Greath. There are two forts of Reafons 
 for it ; one is, The wife God will have it 
 fo, Some mult Pipe, and fome mufl Weep : 
 Now Mr. Fearing was one that played upon 
 this Bafe. He and his Fellows found the Matt. n. 
 Sackbut, whofe Notes are more doleful, than 16, 17, 18. 
 the Notes of other Mufick are. Tho in- 
 deed fome fay, The Bafe is the Ground of 
 Mufick. And for my part I care not at 
 all for that Profeffion, that begins not in 
 heavinefs of Mind. The firfl firing that 
 the Mufitian ufually touches, is the Bafe, 
 when he intends to put all in tune ; God 
 alfo plays upon this firing firfl, when he 
 fets the Soul in tune for himfelf. Only here 
 was the imperfection of Mr. Fearing, he 
 could play upon no other Mufick but this, 
 till towards his latter end. 
 
 I make bold to talk thus Metaphori- 
 cally, for the ripening of the Wits of young 
 Readers, and becaufe in the Book of the 
 Revelations, the Saved are compared to a Revel. 8. * 
 company of Muficians that play upon their Chap. 14. 
 Trumpets and Harps, and fing their Songs a » 3« 
 before the Throne. 
 
 Hon. He was a very zealous man, as one 
 may fee by what Relation you have given of him. 
 Difficulties, Lyons, or Vanity Fair, he feared 
 not at all : "Twas only Sin, Death, and Hell, 
 that was to him a Terror ; becaufe he had 
 fome Doubts about his Interefl in that Ce- 
 leflial Country. 
 
 Greath, 
 
122 cfje ©econD Part of 
 
 Greath. You fay right. Thofe were the 
 things that were his Troublers, and they, 
 as you have well obferved, arofe from the 
 weaknefs of his Mind there about, not from 
 weaknefs of Spirit as to the practical part 
 of a Pilgrims Life. I dare believe that as 
 the Proverb is, he could have bitt a Fire- 
 brand, had it flood in his Way : But the 
 things with which he was opprefTed, no man 
 ever yet could fhake off with eafe. 
 
 Chriftiana. Then/aid Chriftiana, This Re- 
 lation of Mr. Fearing has done me good. I 
 thought no body had been like me, but I fee 
 there was fome Semblance 'twixt this good man 
 and I, only we differed in two things. His 
 Troubles were fo great they brake out, but mine 
 I kept within. His alfo lay fo hard upon him, 
 they made him that he could not knock at the 
 Houfes provided for Entertainment; but my 
 Trouble was always fuch, as made me knock, 
 the lowder. 
 
 Mer. If I might alfo fpeak my Heart, 
 I muft fay fomething of him has alfo 
 dwelt in me. For I have ever been more 
 afraid of the Lake and the lofs of a place in 
 Paradice, then I have been of the lofs of 
 other things. Oh, thought I, may I have 
 the Happinefs to have a Habitation there, 
 'tis enough, though I part with all the 
 World to win it. 
 
 Matt. Then fa id Matthew, Fear was one 
 thing that made me think that I was far from 
 having that within me, that accompanies Sal- 
 vation, but if it was jo with fuch a good man 
 as he, why may it not alfo go well with me? 
 
 Jam. No fears, no Grace, faid fames, 
 
 Tho 
 
Cfte Pilgrims J&ogtefo 123 
 
 Tho there is not always Grace where 
 there is the fear of Hell ; yet to be fure 
 there is no Grace where there is no fear of 
 God. 
 
 Greath. Well f aid, James, thou haft hit 
 the Mark, fir the fear of God is the begin- 
 ning of Wifiom ; and to he fure they that want 
 the beginning, have neither middle, nor end. 
 But we will here conclude our difcourfe of Mr, 
 Fearing after we have fent after him this 
 Farewel. 
 
 Well, Majler Fearing, thou didfl fear 
 
 Thy God : and wafl afraid 
 
 Of doing any thing, while here, 
 
 That would have thee betray* d. 
 
 Jnd didfl thou fear the Lake and Pit ? 
 
 Would others did fo too : 
 
 For, as for them that want thy Wit, 
 
 They do themfelves undo. 
 
 Now I faw, that they flill went on in 
 their Talk. For after Mr. Greatheart had 
 made an end with Mr. Fearing, Mr. Honeft 
 began to tell them of another, but his Of Mr, 
 Name was Mr. SelfwiL He pretended Self-will, 
 himfelf to be a Pilgrim, faid Mr. Honeft ; 
 But I perfwade my felf, he never came in 
 at the Gate that ftands at the head of the 
 way. 
 
 Greath. Had you ever any talk with him 
 about it ? 
 
 Hon. Yes, more than once or twice; but 
 
 he would always be like himfelf, felf-willed. 
 
 He neither cared for man, nor Argument, 
 
 nor yet Example ; what his Mind prompt- 
 
 G ed 
 
124 Cfte ©econO part of 
 
 ed him to, that he would do, and nothing 
 elfe could he be got to. 
 
 Greath. Pray what Principles did he hold y 
 for I juppofe you can tell? 
 Self-will's Hon. He held that a man might follow 
 
 Opinions. the Vices, as well as the Virtues of the Pil- 
 grims, and that if he did both, he mould 
 be certainly faved. 
 
 Greath. How? If he had/aid, 'tis pojjible 
 for the befl to be guilty of the Vices, as well as 
 to partake of the Virtues of Pilgrims, he could 
 not much a been blamed. For indeed we are 
 exempted from no Vice abfolutely, but on con- 
 dition that we Watch and Strive. But this I 
 perceive is not the thing. But if I under/land 
 you right ,your meaning is, that he was of that 
 Opinion 3 that it was allowable fo to be? 
 
 Hon. Ai, ai, fo I mean, and fo he be- 
 lieved and practifed. 
 
 Greath. But what ground had he for his 
 fo faying? 
 
 Hon. Why, he faid he had the Scripture 
 for his Warrant. 
 
 Greath. Prethee, Mr. Honeft, prefent us 
 with a few Particulars. 
 
 Hon. So I will, He faid To have to do 
 with other mens Wives, had been practi- 
 fed by David, God's Beloved, and there- 
 fore he could do it. He faid to have more 
 Women than one, was a thing that Solo- 
 mon practifed, and therefore he could do it. 
 He faid that Sarah, and the godly Midwives 
 of Egypt lied, and fo did faved Rahab, and 
 therefore he could do it. He faid that the 
 Difciples went at the biding of their Ma- 
 iler, and took away the Owners Ajs, and 
 
 there- 
 
C6e Pilgrims P?ogre& 125 
 
 therefore he could do fo too. He faid that 
 "Jacob got the Inheritance of his Father in 
 a way of Guile and Diflimulation, and 
 therefore he could do fo too. 
 
 Greath. High bafe ! indeed, and you are 
 Jure he was of this Opinion ? 
 
 Hon. I have heard him plead for it, 
 bring Scripture for it, bring Argument for 
 it, &c. 
 
 Greath. An Opinion that is not fit to be^ 
 with any Allowance, in the World. 
 
 Hon. You muft underftand me rightly. 
 He did not fay that any man might do this; 
 but, that thofe that had the Virtues of thole 
 that did fuch things, might alfo do the 
 fame. 
 
 Greath. But what more falfe than fuch a 
 Conclufion ? For this is as much as to fay, that 
 becaufe good men heretofore have finned of In- 
 firmity, therefore he had allowance to do it of 
 a prefumptuous Mind. Or if becaufe a Child, 
 by the blafl of the Wind, or for that itjlum- 
 bled at a Jlone,fell down and defiled it J elf 
 in Myre, therefore he might wilfully ly down 
 and wallow like a Bore therein. Who could a 
 thought that any one could fo far a bin blinded 
 by the power of Lufl? But what is written 
 muft be true. They fumble at the Word, be- , p et 2 g 
 ing difobedient, whereunto alfo they were ap- 
 pointed. 
 
 His fuppojjing that fuch may have the godly 
 Man's Virtues, who addicl themfelves to their 
 Vices, is alfo a Delufion asftrong as th either, 
 'Tis jufl as if the Dogjbouldfay, I have, or 
 may have the Qualities of the Child, becaufe I 
 lic\ up its Jlinhjng Excrements. To eat up the 
 G 2 Sin 
 
126 Cfje %econ& part of 
 
 Hof. 4. 8. $i n jr q £ $ p eo pl e ^ ' ls nofign of one that is pof- 
 feffedwith their Virtues. Nor can I believe that 
 one that is of this Opinion, can at prefent have 
 Faith or Love in him. But I know you have 
 made Jlrong Objections againfi him, prethee 
 what can he fay for himfelf? 
 
 Hon. Why, he fays, To do this by way 
 of Opinion, feems abundance more ho- 
 neft, then to do it, and yet hold contrary 
 to it in Opinion. 
 
 Greath. A very wicked Anfwer,for tho to 
 let loofe the Bridle to Lufls, while our Opini- 
 ons are againfi J uch things, is bad; yet to fin 
 and plead a Toleration fo to do, is worfe ; the 
 one flumbles Beholders accidentally, the other 
 pleads them into the Snare. 
 
 Hon. There are many of this mans mind, 
 that have not this mans mouth, and that 
 makes going on Pilgrimage of fo little efteem 
 as it is. 
 
 Greath. You have f aid the Truth, and it 
 is to be lamented. But he that feareth the 
 __._.., King of Paradice, Jhall come out of them all. 
 
 Chrifliana. There are ftrange Opinions 
 in the World, I know one that faid, 'twas 
 time enough to repent when they come to 
 die. 
 
 Greath. Such are not over Wife. That 
 man would a bin loth, might he have had 
 a week to run twenty mile in for his Life, to 
 have deferred that "Journey to the laft hour of 
 that Week* 
 
 Hgn. You fay right, and yet the gene- 
 rality of them that count themfelves Pil- 
 grims, do indeed do thus. I am, as you 
 fee, an old Man, and have bin a Travel- 
 ler 
 
€&e Pilgrims p?ogtcf& 127 
 
 ler in this Rode many a day ; and I have 
 taken notice of many things. 
 
 I have feen fome that have fet out as if 
 they would drive all the World afore them : 
 Who yet have in few dayes, dyed as they in 
 the Wildernefs, and fo never gat fight of 
 the promifed Land. 
 
 I have feen fome that have promifed no- 
 thing at the firft fettingout to be Pilgrims, and 
 that one would a thought could not have 
 lived a day, that have yet proved very good 
 Pilgrims. 
 
 I have feen fome, that have run haftily 
 forward, that again have after a little time, 
 run as faft juft back again. 
 
 I have feen fome who have fpoke very 
 well of a Pilgrims Life at firft, that after a 
 while, have fpoken as much againft it. 
 
 I have heard fome, when they firft fet 
 out for Paradice, fay pofitively, there is 
 fuch a place, who when they have been 
 almoft there, have come back again, and 
 laid there is none. 
 
 I have heard fome vaunt what they 
 would do in cafe they mould be oppofed, 
 that have even at a falfe Alarm fled Faith, 
 the Pilgrims way, and all. 
 
 Now as they were thus in their way, 
 there came one runing to meet them, and 
 faid, Gentlemen, and you of the weaker 
 fort, if you love Life, fhift for your felves, 
 for the Robbers are before you. 
 
 Great b. Then faid Mr. Greatheart. They 
 be the three that fet upon Littlefaith here- T P*r*» 
 tofore. Well, faid he, we are ready for A zoo » 
 them ; So they went on their way. Now 
 G 3 they 
 
128 w$z ^cconD Part of 
 
 they looked at every Turning when they 
 fhould a met with the Villains. But whe- 
 ther they heard of Mr. Greatheart, or whe- 
 ther they had fome other Game, they came 
 not up to the Pilgrims. 
 
 Chrif. Chrijiiana then wifhed for an Inn 
 Rom.16. for her felf and her Children ; becaufe they 
 *3- were weary. Then faid Mr. Honefl, there 
 
 is one a little before us, where a very ho- 
 norable Difciple, one Gaius, dwells. So 
 they all concluded to turn in thither ; and 
 Gaius the rather, becaufe the old Gentleman gave 
 
 him fo good a Report. So when they came 
 to the Door, they went in, not knocking, 
 for Folks ufe not to knock at the Door of an 
 Inn. Then they called for the Mafter of 
 the Houfe, and he came to them. So they 
 asked if they might lye there that Night? 
 
 Gaius. Yes Gentlemen, if you be true 
 Men, for my Houfe is for none but Pil- 
 grims. Then was Chrijliana, Mercy, and 
 the Boys, the more glad, for that the Inn- 
 keeper was a Lover of Pilgrims. So they 
 called for Rooms ; and he fhewed them 
 one for Chrisliana and her Children and 
 Mercy, andanother for Mr. Great-heart and 
 the old Gentleman. 
 
 Greath. Then faid Mr. Great-heart, ^m/ 
 Gaius, what ha si thou for Supper? for thefe 
 Pilgrims have come far to day and are weary. 
 
 Gaius. It is late, faid Gaius; fo we can- 
 not conveniently go out to feek Food; but 
 fuch as we have you fhall be welcome to, 
 if that will content. 
 
 Greath. We will he content with what 
 thou ha si in the Houfe, for as much as I have 
 
 proved 
 
C5e Pilgrims p?ogrefs. 129 
 
 proved thee ; thou art never defiitute of that 
 which is convenient. 
 
 Then he went down, and fpake to the 
 cook, whofe name was Tafte-that-which-is- 
 good, to get ready Supper for fo many Pil- 
 grims. This done, he comes up again, 
 laying, come my good Friends, you are 
 welcome to me, and I am glad that I have 
 an Houfe to entertain you; and while Sup- 
 per is making ready, if you pleafe, let us 
 entertain one another with fome good Dif- 
 courfe. So they all faid, content. 
 
 Gaius. Then faid Gains, whofe Wife is this 
 aged Matron, and whofe Daughter is this 
 young Damfel ? 
 
 Greath. The Woman is the Wife of one 
 Christian, a Pilgrim of former times, and 
 thefe are his four Children. The Maid is 
 one of her Acquaintance ; one that me hath 
 perfwaded to come with her on Pilgrimage. 
 The Boys take all after their Father, and 
 covet to tread in his Steps. Yea, if they 
 do but fee any place where the old Pilgrim 
 hath lain, or any print of his Foot, it mi- 
 niftreth Joy to their Hearts, and they co- 
 vet to lye or tread in the fame. 
 
 Gaius. Then faid Gaius, Is this Chriflian's 
 Wife, and are thefe Chriftians Children ? I 
 knew your Husband's Father, yea, alfo, 
 his Father's Father. Many have been good Pfal. n. 26. 
 of this flock, their Anceftors dwelt firit at 
 Ant'iQch. Chrifiian's Progenitors (I fup- 
 pofe you have heard your Husband talk 
 of them) were very worthy men. They 
 have above any that I know, fhewed them- 
 felves men of great Virtue and Courage, for 
 G 4 the 
 
i3° Cfie ©econo Part of 
 
 the Lord of the Pilgrims, his ways, and 
 them that loved him. I have heard of ma- 
 ny of your Husbands Relations that have 
 flood all Tryals for the fake of the Truth. 
 A&s 7. Stephen that was one of the firft of the Fami- 
 59, 6o. \y from whence your Husband fprang, was 
 knocked o'th' Head with Stones. James, 
 another of this Generation, was flain with 
 the edge of the Sword. To fay nothing 
 of Paul and Peter, men antiently of the 
 Family from whence your Husband came. 
 There was Ignatius, who was caft to the 
 Lyons : Romanus, whofe Flefh was cut by 
 pieces from his Bones ; and Policarp, that 
 played the man in the Fire. There was he 
 that was hanged up in a Basket in the Sun, 
 for the Wafps to eat ; and he who they 
 put into a Sack and caft him into the Sea, 
 to be drowned. 'Twould be impofiible, 
 utterly to count up all of that Family that 
 have fuffered Injuries and Death, for the 
 love of a Pilgrims Life. Nor can I, but 
 be glad, to fee that thy Husband has left 
 behind him four fuch Boys as thefe. I 
 hope they will bear up their Fathers Name, 
 and tread in their Fathers Steps, and come 
 to their Fathers End. 
 
 Greath. Indeed Sir, they are likely Lads, 
 they fe em to chufe heartily their Fathers Ways. 
 Gaius. That is it that I faid, wherefore 
 Chrijlians Family is like ftill to fpread abroad 
 upon the face of the Ground, and yet to 
 be numerous upon the face of the Earth. 
 Wherefore let Chrijliana look out fome 
 Damfels for her Sons, to whom they may 
 be Betroathed, &c. that the Name of their 
 
 Father, 
 
C&e Pilgrims Piogrefo 131 
 
 Father, and the Houfe of his Progenitors 
 may never be forgotten in the World. 
 
 Hon. 'Tis pity this Family Jhould fall ^ and 
 he extinft. 
 
 Gains. Fall it cannot, but be diminifh- 
 ed it may ; but let Chriftiana take my Ad- 
 vice, and that's the way to uphold it. 
 
 And Chriftiana y Said This Inkeeper, I 
 am glad to fee thee and thy Friend Mercy 
 together here, a lovely Couple. And may 
 I advife, take Mercy into a nearer Relation 
 to thee. If fhe will, let her be given to 
 Matthew thy eldeft Son. 'Tis the way to 
 preferve you a Pofterity in the Earth. So 
 this Match was concluded, and in procefs 
 of time they were married. But more of 
 that hereafter. 
 
 Gaius alfo proceeded, and faid, I will 
 now fpeak on the behalf of the Women, to 
 take away their Reproach. For as Death 
 and the Curfe came into the World by a 
 Woman, fo alfo did Life and Health ; God q 
 fent forth his Son, made of a Woman. Yea, Q a j . 
 to mew how much thofe that came after, 
 did abhor the Aft of their Mother, This Why Women 
 Sex, in the old Teftament, coveted Chil- ofoldfo 
 dren, if happily this or that Woman might Wl "*^" 
 be the Mother of the Saviour of the World. red Chl ' 
 I will fay again, that when the Saviour was rcn ' 
 come, Women rejoyced in him, before ei- 
 ther Man or Angel. I read not that ever e 2 * 
 any man did give unto Chrift fo much as 
 one Groat, but the Women followed him, Chap. 8. 
 and miniftred to him of their Subftance. *> 3. 
 'Twas a Woman that warned his Feet with 
 Tears, and a Woman that anointed his Chap, 7. 
 G 5 Body 57 30. 
 
ij* Cfte ©econfc part of 
 
 John ii. a. Body to the Burial. They were Women 
 Chap. 12. 3. that wept, when he was going to the Crofs ; 
 Luk. 23. And Women that followed him from the 
 *7. Crofs, and that fat by his Sepulcher when 
 
 Matt. 27. ne was buried. They were Women that 
 55- 5 6 - 6l « was firft with him at his Refurrec~tion-tfZ0r«, 
 Luke 24. an( j Women that brought Tiding firft to 
 a2 > 2 3- his Difciples that he was rifen from the 
 Dead. Women therefore are highly favou- 
 red, and fhew by thefe things that they are 
 iharers with us in the Grace of Life. 
 
 Now the Cook fent up to fignifie that 
 Supper was almoft ready, and fent one to 
 lay the Cloath, the Trenfhers, and to fet 
 the Salt and Bread in order. 
 
 Then faid Matthew, the fight of this 
 Cloath, and of this forerunner of a Supper, 
 begetteth in me a greater Appetite to my rood 
 , than I had before. 
 
 athered GaiuS ' S ° kt dl miniftrm S D ° arines t0 
 
 gat * . thee in this Life, beget in thee a greater de- 
 
 Inhe^ourd^ t0 ^ at t ^ le ^ u PP er of tne S reat King 
 _ : t L t fo in his Kingdom ; for all Preaching, Books 
 Cloath and anc * Ordinances here, are but as the laying 
 Trenfiers. °^ tne Trenfhers, and as fetting of Salt up- 
 on the Board, when compared with the 
 Feaft that our Lord will make for us when 
 we come to his Houfe. 
 Levit. 7. So Supper came up, and firft a Heave- 
 
 32, 33, 34. Jhoulder, and a wave-BreaJl was fet on the 
 Cap. 10. Table before them. To fhew that they 
 14, »5- muft begin their Meal with Prayer and 
 Pfal. 25. 1. Praife to God. The heave-Jhoulder David 
 Heb. 13. iif tec i his Heart up to God with, and with 
 x 5« the wave-Brea/ly where his Heart lay, with 
 
 that he ufed to lean upon his Harp when he 
 
 played 
 
C&e Pilgrims P?ogtef& 133 
 
 played. Thefe two Difhes were very frefh 
 and good, and they all eat heartily-weli 
 thereof. 
 
 The next they brought up, was a Bottle 
 of Wine, red as Blood. So Gaius faid to Deut. 32. 
 them, Drink freely, this is the Juice of the 14. 
 true Vine, that makes glad the Heart of Judg 9. ij. 
 God and Man. So they drank and were Joh. 15. 1. 
 merry. 
 
 The next was a Dim of Mil-k well crumbs 1 Fet. 2. 
 ed. But Gaius faid, Let the Boys have that, 1, 2. 
 that they may grow thereby, A Dijb cf 
 
 Then they brought up in courfe a Difh Milk, 
 of Butter and Hony. Then faid Gaius , Eat Of Hony, 
 freely of this^ for this is good to chear up, and ^ ut ^ r - 
 and ftrengthen your Judgments and Under- 
 ftandings. This was our Lords Difh when 
 he was a Child. Butter and Hony /hall he Ha. 7- >5» 
 eat, that he may know to refufe the Evil, and 
 chufe the Good. 
 
 Then they brought them up a difh of Ap- 
 ples, and they were very good tafted Fruit. A d'fi °f 
 Then faid Matthew^ May we eat Apples, Apples. 
 fince they were fuch, by, and with which, 
 the Serpent beguiled our firft Mother ? 
 
 Then faid Gaius, 
 
 Apples were they with which we were beguiPd, 
 Tet Sin, not Apples hath our Souls defii'd. 
 Apples forbid, if eat, corrupts the Blood : 
 To eat fuch, when commanded, does us good. 
 Drink, of his Flagons then^ thou Church, his 
 
 Dove, 
 And eat his Apples, who are fick of Love. 
 
 Then faid Matthew, I made the Scruple, 
 
 becaufe 
 
i34 €t)e @econQ Part of 
 
 becaufe I a while fence, was feck with eating 
 of Fruit, 
 
 Gains, Forbidden Fruit will make ycu 
 fick, but not what our Lord has tolerated. 
 Song 6. ii. While they were thus talking, they were 
 A difh of prefented with an other Difh ; and 'twas a 
 Nuts. difh of Nuts, Then faid fome at the Ta- 
 
 ble, Nuts fpoil tender Teeth ; fpecially the 
 Teeth of Children. Which when Gaius 
 heard > he faid. 
 
 Hard Texts are Nuts {I will not call them 
 
 Cheaters,) 
 Whofe Shells do keep their Kirnels from the 
 
 Eaters. 
 Ope then the Shells, and you Jhall have the 
 
 Meat, 
 They here brought are for you to crack, and 
 
 Eat, 
 
 Then were they very Merry, and fate at 
 , . the Table a long time, talking of many 
 
 Things. Then faid the Old Gentleman, My 
 good Landlord, while we are cracking your 
 Nuts, if you pleafe, do you open this 
 Riddle. 
 
 A Riddle. A man there was, tho fo?ne did count him mad, 
 The more he cajl away, the more he had. 
 
 Then they all gave good heed, wondr- 
 ing what good Gaius would fay, fo he fat 
 ftill a while, and then thus replyed : 
 
 Gams opens He that beslows his Goods upon the Poor, 
 it. Shall have as much again, and ten times more. 
 
 Then 
 
€&e Iptlgnms P^ogrefe- 135 
 
 Then faid Jofeph, I dare fay Sir, I did 
 not think you could a found it out. 
 
 Oh ! Said Gains, I have bin trained up 
 in this way a great while. Nothing teach- 
 es like Experience •, I have learned of my 
 Lord to be kind, and have found by expe- 
 rience that I have gained thereby. There is 
 that fcattereth, yet increafeth, and there is 
 that witholdeth more then is meet, hut it Prov ' ll 
 tendeth to Poverty. There is that maketh *** 
 himfelf Rich, yet hath nothing. There is that ' a $' * 3 ' 7 * 
 maketh himfelf poor, yet hath great Riches. 
 
 Then Simon whifpered to Chrisliana his 
 Mother, and faid, Mother, this is a very 
 good mans Houfe, let us ftay here a 
 good while, and let my Brother Matthew 
 be married here to Mercy, before we go any 
 further. 
 
 The which Gains the Hoft overhearing, 
 faid, with a very good Will, my Child. 
 
 So they ftaid there more than a Month, 
 and Mercy was given to Matthew to Wife. 
 
 While they flayed here, Mercy as her 
 Cuftom was, would be making Coats and 
 Garments to give to the Poor, by which 
 me brought up a very good Report upon 
 the Pilgrims. 
 
 But to return again to our Story. After 
 Supper, the lads defired a Bed, for that 
 they were weary with Travelling. Then 
 Gains called to fhew them their Chamber, 
 but faid Mercy, I will have them to Bed. 
 So fhe had them to Bed, and they flept 
 well, but the reft fat up all Night. For 
 Gains and they were fuch futable Com- 
 pany, that they could not tell how to 
 
 part. 
 
136 €f)e §>econa Part of 
 
 part. Then after much talk of their Lord, 
 Old Honeft themfelves, and their Journey : old Mr. 
 Hods. Honeft, he that put forth the Riddle to Gai- 
 
 us, began to nod. Then faid Great-hearty 
 What Sir, you begin to be drouzy, come 
 rub up, now here's a Riddle for you. Then 
 faid Mr. Honeft, let's hear it. 
 
 Then faid Mr. Great-heart, 
 
 A Riddle. &* that will kill, mujl fir ft he overcome : 
 
 IV ho live abroad would, fir ft muft die at home. 
 
 Hah, faid Mr. Honeft, it is a hard one, 
 hard to expound, and harder to practife. 
 But come Landlord, faid he, I will if you 
 pleafe, leave my part to you, do you ex- 
 pound it, and I will hear what you fay. 
 
 No faid Gains, 'twas put to you, and 
 'tis expected that you fhould anfwer it. 
 Then faid the Old Gentleman, 
 
 He fir ft by Grace muft conquered be, 
 'That Sin would mortifie. 
 And who, that lives, would convince me, 
 Unto himfelf muft die. 
 
 It is right, faid Gaius, good Doctrine 
 and Experience teaches this. For firft, 
 until Grace difplays it felf, and overcomes 
 the Soul with its Glory, it is altogether 
 without heart to oppofe Sin. Befides, if 
 Sin is Satan's Cords, by which the Soul lies 
 bound, how fhould it make Refiftance, be- 
 fore it is loofed from that Infirmity ? 
 
 Secondly, Nor will any that knows either 
 Reafon or Grace, believe that fuch a man 
 
 can 
 
€&e Pilgrims P?ogtefs. 137 
 
 can be a living Monument of Grace, that 
 is a Slave to his own Corruptions. 
 
 And now it comes in my mind, I will 
 tell you a Story, worth the hearing. There 
 were two Men that went on Pilgrimage, the 
 one began when he was young, the other 
 when he was old. The young Man had 
 ftrong Corruptions to grapple with, the 
 old Mans were decayed with the decays of 
 Nature. The young man trod his fteps as 
 even as did the old one, and was every way 
 as light as he ; who now, or which of them, 
 had their Graces mining cleareft, lince both 
 feemed to be alike ? 
 
 Honeft. The young Mans doubtlefs. For 
 that which heads it againsl the great eft Oppo- A Comfa* 
 fition, gives heji demonjiration that it isjlrong- rifon. 
 eft. Specially when it alfo holdeth pace with 
 that that meets not with half Jo much ; as to 
 be fur e old Age does not. 
 
 Befides, I have obferved that old men 
 have blefTed themfelves with this miftake ; 
 Namely, taking the decays of Nature, for 
 a gracious Conqueft over Corruptions, and 
 fo have been apt to beguile themfelves. 
 Indeed old men that are gracious, are befr. 
 able to give Advice to them that are young, 
 becaufe they have (een moft of the empti- 
 nefs of things. But yet, for an old and a 
 young to fet out both together, the young 
 one has the advantage of the faireft dis- 
 covery of a work of Grace within him, 
 tho the old Mans Corruptions are naturally 
 the weakefr. 
 
 Thus they fat talking till break of Day. 
 Now when the Family was up, Chrifliana 
 
 bid 
 
138 Cfje ©econo Part of 
 
 bid her Son James that he fhould read a 
 Chapter; fo he read the 53d of Ifalah. 
 When he had done, Mr. Hone ft asked why- 
 it was faid, That the Savior is faid to come 
 out of a dry ground, and alfo that he had no 
 Form nor Comlinefs in him? 
 
 Greath. Then faid Mr. Great-hearty To 
 the firft I anfwer, becaufe, The Church of 
 the Jews, of which Chrift came, had then 
 loft almoft, all the Sap and Spirit of Religi- 
 on. To the fecond I fay, The Words are 
 fpoken in the Perfon of the Unbelievers, 
 who becaufe they want that Eye, that can 
 fee into our Princes Heart, therefore they 
 judg of him by the meannefs of his Out- 
 fide. 
 
 Juft like thofe that know not that pre- 
 cious Stones are covered over with a home- 
 ly Cruji j who when they have found one, 
 becaufe they know not what they have 
 found, caft it again away as men do a com- 
 mon Stone. 
 
 Well, faid Gaius y Now you are here, 
 and fince, as I know, Mr. Great-heart is 
 good at his Weapons, if you pleafe, after 
 we have refrefhed our felves, we will walk 
 into the Fields, to fee if we can do any 
 Gyant Slay- good. About a mile from hence, there is 
 good af- one Slay-good^ a Gyant that doth much an- 
 faultedand noy the Kings Highway in thefe parts. And 
 Jlain. I know whereabout his Haunt is, he Is Ma- 
 
 tter of a number of Thieves ; 'Twould be 
 well if we could clear thefe Parts of him. 
 
 So they confented and went, Mr. Great- 
 heart with his Sword % Helmet, and Shield ; 
 and the reft with Spears and Staves. 
 
 When 
 
Cfce pilgrims l^ogrefo 139 
 
 . When they came to the place where he 
 was, they found him with one Feeble-mind in 
 his Hands, whom his Servants had brought 
 unto him, having taken him in the Way ; 
 now the Gyant was rifling of him, with a 
 purpofe after that to pick his Bones. For 
 he was of the nature of Flejh-eaters. 
 
 Well, fo foon as he faw Mr. Great-hearty 
 and his Friends, at the Mouth of his Cave 
 with their Weapons, he demanded what 
 they wanted ? 
 
 Greath. We want thee : for we are come 
 to revenge the Quarrel of the many that 
 thou haft flain of the Pilgrims, when thou 
 haft dragged them out of the King's High- 
 way ; wherefore come out of thy Cave. So 
 he armed himfelf and came out, and to a 
 Battel they went, and fought for above an 
 Hour, and then flood ftill to take Wind. 
 
 Slaygood. Then faidthe Gyant^why are you 
 here on my Ground? 
 
 Greath. To revenge the Blood of Pilgrims, 
 as I alfo told thee before ; fo they went to 
 it again, and the Gyant made Mr. Great- 
 heart give back, but he came up again, and 
 in the greatnefs of his Mind, he let fly with 
 fuch ftoutnefs at the Gyants Head and Sides, 
 that he made him let his Weapon fall out 
 of his Hand. So he fmote him and flew 
 him, and cut off his Head, and brought it 
 away to the Inn. He alfo took Feeble-mind 
 the Pilgrim, and brought him with him to 
 his Lodgings. When they were come 
 home, they fhewed his Head to the Fa- 
 mily, and then fet it up as they had done 
 others before, for a Terror to thofe that 
 
 fhould 
 
140 Cfce ©econQ part of 
 
 fhould attempt to do as he, hereafter. 
 
 Then they asked Mr. Feeble-mind how he 
 fell into his hands ? 
 Hoiu Fee- Feeblem. Then faid the poor man, I am 
 ble-mind a fickly man, as you fee, and becaufe Death 
 came to be did ufually once a day, knock at my Door, I 
 a Pilgrim, thought I fhould never be well at home. 
 So I betook myfelf to a Pilgrims Life; and 
 have travelled hither from the Town of un- 
 certain^ where I an4 my Father were born. 
 I am a man of no ftrength at all, of Body, 
 nor yet of Mind, but would, if I could, tho 
 I can but craul, fpend my Life in the Pil- 
 grims way. When 1 came at the Gate that 
 is at the head of the Way, the Lord of that 
 place did entertain me freely. Neither ob- 
 jected he againft my weakly Looks, nor a- 
 gainft my feeble- Mind ; but gave me fuch 
 things that were neceflary for my Journey, 
 and bid me hope to the end. When I 
 came to the Houfe of the Interpreter, I re- 
 ceived much Kindnefs there, and becaufe 
 the Hill Difficulty was jugded too hard for 
 me, I was carried up that by one of his 
 Servants. Indeed I have found much Re- 
 lief from Pilgrims, tho none was willing 
 to go fo foftly as I am forced to do. Yet 
 ftill as they came on, they bid me be of 
 good Chear, and faid, that it was the will of 
 their Lord, that Comfort fhould be given 
 i Thef. 5. to the feeble-minded, and fo went on their 
 14. own pace. When I was come up to ajfault- 
 
 Lane, then this Gyant met with me, and 
 bid me prepare for an Incounter, but alas, 
 feeble one that I was, I had more need of a 
 Cordial. So he came up and took me, I 
 
 con- 
 
ft&e Pilgrims Psogre©. 141 
 
 conceited he {hould not kill me ; alfo 
 when he had got me into his Den, fince I 
 went not with him willingly , I believed I 
 fhould come out alive again. For I have 
 heard, that not any Pilgrim that is taken 
 Captive by violent Hands, if he keeps 
 Heart-whole towards his Matter, is by the 
 Laws of Providence to die by the Hand of 
 the Enemy. Robbed, I looked to be, and 
 Robbed to be fure I am ; but I am as you 
 fee efcaped with Life, for the which I thank 
 my King as Author, and you, as the Means. 
 Other Brunts I alfo look for, but this I have 
 refolved on, to wit, to run when I can, to 
 go when I cannot run, and to creep when I 
 cannot go. As to the main, I thank him 
 that loves me, I am fixed ; my way is be- 
 fore me, my Mind is beyond the River that 
 has no Bridg, tho I am, as you fee, but of a 
 feeble Mind, 
 
 Hon. Then fa id old Mr. Honeft, Have not 
 you jome time ago, been acquainted with one 
 Mr. Fearing, a Pilgrim ? 
 
 Feeble. Acquainted with him ; Yes. He 
 came from the Town of Stupidity, which 
 lieth four Degrees to the Northward of the 
 City of Dejlruclion, and as many off", of 
 where I was born ; Yet we were well ac- „ F 
 quainted, for indeed he was mine Uncle, ' m J Mr 
 my Fathers Brother ; he and I have been F ee bi e mindj 
 much of a Temper, he was a little fhort- u nc i e% 
 er than I, but yet we were much of a 
 Complexion. Feeble- 
 
 Hon. I perceive you know him, and I am m j n( j j jas 
 apt to believe aljo that you were related one to j ome /Mr. 
 an other ; for you have his whitely Look-) a Fearing's 
 
 Cafl Features. 
 
142 €&e @econti Part of 
 
 Cajl like his with your Eye, and your Speech 
 is much alike • 
 
 Feebl. Moft have faid fo, that have known 
 us both, and befides, what I have read in 
 him, I have for the moft part, found in 
 my felf. 
 Gaius Com- Gaius. Come Sir, faid good Gaius, be of 
 forts him. good Chear, you are welcome to me, and to my 
 Houfe ', and what thou hajl a mind to, call 
 for freely j and what thou would' ft have my 
 Servants do for thee, they will do it with a 
 ready Mind. 
 Notice to Feebl. Then faid Mr. Feeble-mind. This is 
 
 be taken of unexpected Favor, and as the Sun, mining 
 Providence, out of a very dark Cloud. Did Gyant Slay- 
 good intend me this Favor when he ftop'd 
 me, and refolved to let me go no further ? 
 Did he intend that after he had rifled my 
 Pockets, I mould go to Gaius mine Hojl ! 
 Yet fo it is. 
 Tidings Now, juft as Mr. Feeble-mind, and Gai~ 
 
 honv one us was thus in talk ; there comes one run- 
 Not-right n i n g an d called at the Door, and told, 
 nvasjlain That about a Mile and an half off, there 
 with a was one M n Not-right, a Pilgrim, ftruck 
 Thunder- fe z ft U p 0n t h e place where he was, with 
 bolt, and a Thunder-bolt. 
 Mr Feeble- ^ R AJag , faid Mr> p eM . m ^ Is he 
 
 mm / om- fl a j n ^ ^e over took me fome days before 
 mentufonti. j came fo fer ^ y^ and wQuld bg my 
 
 Company-keeper. He alfo was with me 
 when Slay-good the Gyant took me, but 
 he was nimble of his Heels, and efcaped. 
 But it feems, he efcaped to die, and 1 was 
 took to live. 
 
 What 
 
€&e pilgrims PjogteCs. 143 
 
 What, one would thinky doth feekto flay out- 
 right. 
 Ofttimes, delivers from the faddeft Plight. 
 That very Providence, whofe Face is Death, 
 Doth oft times, to the lowly , Life bequeath. 
 / was taken, he did efcape and fee, 
 Hands Crosl, gives Death to him,andLife tome. 
 
 Now about this time Matthew and Mercy 
 was Married ; alfo Gains gave his Daugh- 
 ter Phebe to fames, Matthevfs Brother to 
 Wife ; after which time, they yet flayed 
 above ten days, at Gaius's Houfe, fpending 
 their time, and the Seafons, like as Pil- 
 grims ufe to do. 
 
 When they were to depart, Gaius made 
 them a Feaft, and they did eat and drink, Tfo Pil- 
 and were merry. Now the Hour was come £ rtms P re ' 
 that they muft be gon, wherefore Mr.P aret0 S° 
 Great-heart called for a Reckoning. But forcwarJ ' 
 Gaius told him that at his Houfe, it was 
 not the Cuftom for Pilgrims to pay for their 
 Entertainment. He boarded them by the Lu ^ e IO - 
 year, but looked for his Pay from the good **' 3+ J ( 35 ' 
 Samaritane, who had promifed him at his oxv e ^ 
 return, whatsoever Charge he was at with ^'j *' 
 them, faithfully to repay him. Then faid . 
 Mr. Great-heart to him. 1 Joh^'c 6 
 
 Greath. Beloved, thou do si faith fully, what- 
 
 Joever thou do ft, to the Brethren and to Stran- 
 gers, which have borne Witnefs of thy Charity 
 before the Church, whom if thou (yet) bring 
 
 forward on their fourney, after a Godly fort , 
 thou Jhalt do well. 
 
 Then Gaius took his Leave of them all 
 
 and 
 
 /.. 
 
144 C&e ©eccna Part of 
 
 Gaius bis and of his Children, and particularly of Mr. 
 
 loft kind- Feeble-mind. He alfo gave him fomething 
 
 nejs to Fee- to drink by the way. 
 
 ble-mind. Now Mr. Feeble-mind, when they were go- 
 
 ing out of the Door, made as if he intend- 
 ed to linger. The which, when Mr. Great' 
 heart efpied, he faid, Come, Mr. Feeble, 
 Pray do you go along with us, I will be your 
 Conduttor, and you mall fair as the reft. 
 
 Feebl. Alas, I want a fut able Companion, 
 you are all lufly andjlrong, but I, as you fee, 
 am weak. ; I chufe therefore rather to come be- 
 hind, left, by reafon of my many Infirmities, I 
 Jhould be both a Burthen to my felf and to 
 you, I am, as 1 faid, a man of a weak and 
 feeble Mind, and Jhall be offended and made 
 weak at that which others can bear. I Jhall 
 lik^ no Laughing ; I Jhall like no gay Attire, I 
 Jhall like no unprofitable Quejlions . Nay, I am 
 fo weak a Man, as to be offended with that 
 which others have a liberty to do. 1 do not yet 
 know all the Truth ; / am a very ignorant 
 Chriftian man ; fometimes if 1 hear fome rejoice 
 in the Lord, it troubles me becaufe I cannot do 
 fo too. It is with me as it is with a weak 
 Man among the Jlrong, or as with a fick Man 
 among the healthy, or as a Lamp dtfpijed, [He 
 that is ready to flip with his Feet, is as a Lamp 
 
 Job i a. 5. dejpijed in the Thought of him that is at eafe.) 
 So that I know not what to do. 
 
 Greath. But Brother, faid Mr. Great-heart. 
 I have it in Commiffion, to comfort the feeble- 
 
 iThef.5,15. minded, and to fupport the weak. You 
 
 Rom. 14. muft needs go along with us; we will wait 
 
 1 Cor. 8. f or VOU) we w \\\ j en( i vou our help, we will 
 deny ourfelves of fome things, both Opi- 
 
 nionativt 
 
Cfje Pilgrims Pjofftefo 145 
 
 nionative and Praclical, for your fake ; we Chap. 9. a«. 
 will not enter into Doubtful Difputations 
 before you, we will be made all things to 
 you rather than you mail be left behind. 
 
 Now, all this while they were at Gaius's 
 Door ,• and behold as they were thus in the 
 heat of their Difcourfe, Mr. Ready -to-hault Pfalm38.i7, 
 came by, with his Crutches in his hand, and Promifes. 
 h^ alfo was going on Pilgrimage. 
 
 Feebl. Then /aid Mr. Feeblemind to him, 
 Man! Howcamejl thou hither? I was butjuji 
 now complaining that I had not ajutable Com- 
 panion, but thou art according to my Wijh. 
 IVelcome ^welcome, good Mr. Ready-to-hault, 
 / hope thee and I may be fome help. 
 
 Readyto. I {hall be glad of thy Company, 
 faid the other ; and good Mr. Feeblemind, 
 rather than we will part, fmce we are thus 
 happily met, I will lend thee one of my 
 Crutches. 
 
 Feebl. Nay, faid he, tho I thank, thee for 
 thy good Will, I am not inclined to hault afore 
 I am Lame. How be it, I think when occafi- 
 on is, it may help me againjl a Dog. 
 
 Readyto. If either my J elf, or my Crutches 
 can do thee a pleafure, we are both at thy 
 Command, good Mr. Feeblemind. 
 
 Thus therefore they went on, Mr. Great- 
 heart, and Mr. Flonejl went before, Chrijlia- 
 r.a and her Children went next, and Mr. 
 Feeble-mind, and Vlr. Ready-to-hault came be- 
 hind with his Crutches.Then faid Mr. Hone ft, 
 
 Hon. Pray Sir, now we are upon the Road, 
 tell us fome profitable things of fome that have 
 gon on Pilgrimage before us. 
 
 Greath. With a good Will. I fuppofe 
 
 you 
 
146 €&e ©econti Part of 
 
 you have heard how Chriftian of old, did 
 meet with Apollyon in the Valley of Humili- 
 ation^ and alfo what hard work he had to go 
 1 Part thorow the Valley of the Shadow of Death, 
 
 from pag. Alfo I think you cannot but have heard 
 105. to how Faithful was put to it wr\t\\MadamWan- 
 pag. 112. ton, with Adam the firfl, with one Difcon- 
 tent, and Shame ; four as deceitful Villains, 
 as a man can meet with upon the Road. 
 
 Hon. Tes, I have heard of all this ; but in- 
 deed, good Faithful, was hardejl put to it 
 with Shame, he was an unwearied one, 
 
 Greath. Ai, for as the Pilgrim well faid, 
 He of all men had the wrong name. 
 1 part Hon. But pray Sir where was it that Chri- 
 
 pag. 129. ftian and Faithful met Talkative ? that fame 
 pag. 133. was alfo a notable one. 
 
 Greath. He was a confident Fool, yet 
 
 many followed his wayes. 
 
 Hon. He had like to a beguiled Faithful ? 
 
 Greath. Ai, but Chriflian put him into a 
 
 way quickly to find him out. Thus they 
 
 1 part went on till they came at the place where 
 
 pag. 144. Evangelift met with Chriftian and Faithful, 
 
 and prophecyed to them of what mould 
 
 befal them at Vanity-Fair. 
 
 Greath. Then faid their Guide, here- 
 abouts did Chriflian and Faithful meet with 
 Evangelift, who prophecyed to them of 
 what Troubles they mould meet with at 
 Vanity-Fair. 
 
 Hon. Say you fo ! I dare fay it was a hard 
 
 Chapter thai then he did read unto them ? 
 
 Greath. 'Twas fo, but he gave them In- 
 
 1 Part couragement withall. But what do we talk 
 
 pag. , s - of them, they were a couple of Lyon-like 
 
 &c.' Men 
 
Cfte Pilgrims l^ogtefo 147 
 
 Men ; they had fet their Faces like Flint. 
 Don't you remember how undaunted they 
 were when they flood before the Judg ? 
 
 Hon. IVell Faithful bravely Suffered? 
 
 Greath. So he did, and as brave things 
 came on't : For Hopeful and fome others, 
 as the Story relates it, were Converted by 
 his Death. 
 
 Hon. Well, but pray go on ; for you are 
 well acquainted with things. 
 
 Greath. Above all that Chriflian metwith 
 after he had paft thorow Vanity-Fair, 
 one By-ends was the arch one. 
 
 Hon. By-Ends ; What was he f ' Part 
 
 Greath. A very arch Fellow, a down- P a ^' I7 °* 
 right Hypocrite; one that would be Religi- 
 ous, which way ever the World went, but 
 fo cunning, that he would be fure neither 
 to lofe, nor fuffer for it. 
 
 He had his Mode of Religion for every 
 frefh Occafion, and his Wife was as good 
 at it as he. He would turn and change 
 from Opinion to Opinion ; yea, and plead 
 for fo doing too. Butfo far as I could learn, 
 he came to an ill End with his By-Ends, 
 nor did I ever hear that any of his Chil- 
 dren was ever of any Efteem with any that 
 truly feared God. 
 
 Now by this time they were come with- 
 in fight of the Town of Vanity, where Va- 
 nity-Fair is kept. So when they faw that y are . 
 they were fo near the Town, they confult- c . om ' J""** 
 ed with one another how they mould pafs y . ^ 
 thorow the Town, and fome faid one thing, p f / y * , 
 and fome an other. At laft Mr. Great-heart, 
 faid, I have, as you may underftand, often 
 H been 
 
1 48 C6e ©econo part of 
 
 been a Conductor of Pilgrims thorow this 
 Town ; Now I am acquainted with one 
 Mr. Mnajon, a Cyprufwn by Nation, an old 
 
 Hey enter Difciple, at whole Houfe we may Lodg. 
 
 into one Mr. If you think good, faid he, we will turn in 
 
 Mnafons to there ? 
 
 lodg. Content, faid Old Honefl ; Content, faid 
 
 Christiana \ Content, faid Mr. Feeble mind ; 
 and fo they faid all. Now you muft think 
 it was Even-tide, by that they got to the 
 outfide of the Town, but Mr. Great-heart 
 knew the way to the Old Man's Houfe. So 
 thither they came ; and he called at the 
 Door, and the old Man within knew his 
 T^ongue fo foon as ever he heard it ; fo 
 he opened, and they all came in. Then 
 faid Mnafon their Hoft, How far have ye 
 come to day? fo they faid, from the 
 Houfe of Gaius our Friend. I promife 
 you, faid he, you have gone a good ftitch, 
 you may well be a weary ; fit down. So 
 they fat down. 
 
 They are Greath. Then faid their Guide, Come, what 
 
 glad of en- Chear Sirs, I dare fay you are welcome to my 
 
 lertain- Friend, 
 
 ment. Mna. I alfo, faid Mr. Mnafon, do bid you 
 
 Welcome ; and what ever you want, do 
 but fay, and we will do what we can to get 
 it for you. 
 
 Hon. Our great Want a while fince, was 
 Harbor, and good Company, and now 1 hope 
 we have both, 
 
 Mna, For Harbor you fee what it is, 
 but for good Company, that will appear 
 in the Tryal. 
 
 Greath. Well, faid Mr. Great-heart, will 
 
 you 
 
Cfie Pilgrims Pwefs. 149 
 
 you have the Pilgrims up into their Lodg- 
 ing ? 
 
 Mna. I will, faid Mr. Mnafon. So he had 
 them to their refpe£tive Places ; and alfo- 
 fhewed them a very fair Dining-Room 
 where they might be and fup together, ua- 
 til time was come to go to Reft. 
 
 Now when they were fet in their places, 
 and were a little cheary after their Journey,, 
 Mr. Honeji asked his Landlord if there were: 
 any ftore of good People in the Town ? 
 
 Mna. We have a few, for indeed they 
 are but a few, when compared with them, 
 on the other Side. 
 
 Hon. But how Jhall we do to fee fome of They defire 
 them? for the Sight of good Men to them that to fee fome 
 are going on Pilgrimage, is like to the ap- f f hegood 
 pearing of the Moon and the Stars to them that Peo P le in the 
 are failing upon the Seas. Town. 
 
 Mna. Then Mr. Mnajon ftamped with 
 his Foot, and his Daughter Grace came up; Somefent 
 fo he faid unto her, Grace go you, tell my for. 
 Friends, Mr. Contrite, Mr. Holy-man, Mr. 
 Love-faint, Mr. Dare-not-ly, and Mr. Peni- 
 tent ; That I have a Friend or two at my 
 Houfe, that have a mind this evening to 
 fee them. 
 
 So Grace went to call them, and they 
 came, and after Salutation made, they fat 
 down together at the Table. 
 
 Then faid Mr. Mnafon, their Landlord, 
 My Neighbours, I have, as you fee, a 
 company of Strangers come to my Houfe, 
 they are Pilgrims : They come from a 
 far, and are going to Mount Sion. But 
 who, quoth he, do you think this is ? 
 H 2 point- 
 
150 Cfce ©econti Part of 
 
 pointing with his Finger to Chriftiana. It 
 is Chriftiana, the wife of Chriftian, that 
 famous Pilgrim, who with Faithful his Bro- 
 ther were fo fhamefully handled in our 
 Town. At that they flood amazed, fay- 
 ing, we little thought to fee Chriftiana, 
 when Grace came to call us, wherefore 
 this is a very comfortable Surprize. Then 
 they asked her of her wellfare, and if 
 thefe young Men were her Husbands Sons. 
 And when {he had told them they were; 
 they faid, The King whom you love, and 
 ferve, make you as your Father, and bring 
 you where he is in Peace. 
 Some 'Talk Hon. Then Mr. Hone ft (when they mere 
 betwixt all fat down) asked Mr. Contrite and the 
 Mr. Honeft reft, in what pofture their Town was at pre- 
 and Con- fent. 
 
 trite. Cont. You may be fure we are full of 
 
 Hurry, in Fair time. 'Tis hard keeping 
 our Hearts and Spirits in any good Order, 
 when we are in a cumbred Condition. He 
 that lives in fuch a place as this is, and 
 that has to do with fuch as we have, has 
 Need of an Itum, to caution him to take 
 heed, every Moment of the Day. 
 
 Hon. But how are your Neighbors for qui- 
 
 etnejs ? 
 
 Perfecution Cont. They are much more moderate 
 
 notfo hot at now than formerly. You know how Chri- 
 
 Vanity-Fair ftian and Faithful were ufed at our Town; 
 
 as formerly, but of late, I fay, they have been far more 
 
 moderate. I think the Blood of Faithful 
 
 lieth with load upon them till now ; for 
 
 fince they burned him, they have been 
 
 afhamed to burn any more : In thofe Days 
 
 we 
 
C&e pilgrims U^ogtete. 151 
 
 we were afraid to walk the Streets, but now 
 we can (hew our Heads. Then the Name 
 of a Profeflbr was odious, now fpecially in 
 fome parts of our Town (for you know 
 our Town is large) Religion is counted 
 Honourable. 
 
 Then/aid Mr, Contrite to them, Pray how 
 faireth it with you in your Pilgrimage, how 
 /lands the Country ajfetted towards you ? 
 
 Hon, It happens to us, as it happeneth 
 to Wayfairing men ; fometimes our way 
 is clean, fometimes foul; fometimes up hill, 
 fometimes down hill ; We are feldom at a 
 Certainty. The Wind is not always on 
 our Backs, nor is every one a Friend that 
 we meet with in the Way. We have met 
 with fome notable Rubs already ; and what 
 are yet behind we know not, but for the 
 moft part we find it true, that has been 
 talked of of old : A good Man muji fuffer 
 Trouble, 
 
 Contrit. You talk ofRubs y what Rubs have 
 you met withal? 
 
 Hon. Nay, ask Mr. Great-heart our Guide, 
 for he can give the belt Account of that. 
 
 Greath. We have been befet three or 
 four times already: Firft Chrisliana and 
 her Children were befet with two Ruffians, 
 that they feared would a took away their 
 Lives ; We was befet with Gyant Bloody- 
 man, Gyant Maul, and Gyant Slay-good, 
 Indeed we did rather befet the laft, than 
 were befet of him. And thus it was: After 
 we had been fome time at the Houfe of 
 Gaius, mine Hosl and of the whole Church, 
 we were minded upon a time to take our 
 H 3 Weapons 
 
152 Cfce ©econo part of 
 
 Weapons with us, and fo go fee if we could 
 light upon any of thofe that were Enemies 
 to Pilgrims ; (for we heard that there was 
 a notable one thereabouts.) Now Gains 
 knew his Haunt better than I, becaufe he 
 dwelt thereabout, fo we looked and look- 
 ed, till at laft we difcerned the Mouth of 
 his Cave ; then we were glad and pluck'd 
 up our Spirits. So we approached up to 
 his Den, and lo when we came there, he 
 had dragged by meer force into his Net, 
 this poor man, Mr. Feeble-mind, and was 
 about to bring him to his End. But when 
 he law us, fuppoling, as we thought, he had 
 had an other Prey, he left the poor man 
 in his Hole, and came out. So we fell to it 
 full fore, and he luflily laid about him; but, 
 in conclufion, he was brought down to the 
 Ground, and his Head cut off, and fet up 
 by the Way fide for a Terror to fuch as 
 fhouid after practife fuch Ungodlinefs. That 
 I tell you the Truth, here is the man him- 
 felf to affirm it, who was as a Lamb taken 
 out of the Mouth of the Lyon. 
 
 Feebl. Then faid Mr. Feeble-mind, 1 
 found this true to my Cojl, and Comfort ; to 
 my Cojl, when he threatned to pick, my Bones 
 every Moment, and to my Comfort, when 1 
 faw Mr. Great-heart and his Friends with 
 their Weapons approach fo neer for my Deli- 
 verance. 
 Mr. Holy- Holym. Then faid Mr. Holy-man, there are 
 man's two things that they have need to be pof- 
 
 Sfieecb. felled with that go on Pilgrimage, Courage, 
 and an unfpotted Life. If they have not 
 Courage, they can never hold on their way ; 
 
 and 
 
€&e Pilgrims l^ogrefe, 153 
 
 and if their Lives be loofe, they will make 
 the very Name of a Pilgrim ftinlc. 
 
 Love/, Then faid Mr. Love-faint ; I hope Mr. Love- 
 this Caution is not needful amongft you. faintV 
 But truly there are many that go upon the Speech, 
 Road, that rather declare themfelves Stran- 
 gers, to Pilgrimage, than Strangers and 
 Pilgrims in the Earth. 
 
 Dareno. Then faid Mr. Dare-not-ly, f $is Mr. Dare- 
 true ; they neither have the Pilgrims Weed, not-ly bis 
 nor the Pilgrims Courage', they go not upright- Speech. 
 ly y but all awrie with their Feet y one Jhoo 
 goes inward, an other outwards, and their 
 Hofen out behind ; there a Rag, and there a 
 Renty to the difparagement of their Lord. 
 
 Penit. Thefe things faid Mr. Penitent^ Mr. Peni- 
 they ought to be troubled for, nor are the tent bis 
 Pilgrims like to have that Grace put upon Speech. 
 them and their pilgrims Progrefs, as they 
 defire, until the way is cleared of fuch S.pots 
 and Blemifhes. 
 
 Thus they fat talking and fpending the 
 time, until Supper was let upon the Table, 
 Unto which they went and refrefhed their 
 weary Bodys, fo they went to Reft. Now 
 they flayed in this Fair a great while, at the 
 Houfe of this Mr. Mnafon, who in procefs of 
 time, gave his Daughter Grace unto Simon y 
 Chri/itana's Son, to Wife, and his Daughter 
 Martha to Jofeph. 
 
 The time as I faid, that they lay here, 
 was long (for it was not now as in former 
 times.) Wherefore the Pilgrims grew ac- 
 quainted with many of the good people of 
 the Town, and did them what Service they 
 could. Mercy ) as me was wont, laboured 
 H 4. much 
 
154 Cfje ^econD Part of 
 
 much for the Poor, wherefore their Bellyes 
 and Backs blefled her, and fhe was there 
 an Ornament to her Profeffion. And to 
 fay the truth, for Grace, Phebe, and Martha, 
 they were all of a very good Nature, and 
 did much good in their place. They were 
 all alfo of them very Fruitful, fo that Chri- 
 Jiian's Name, as was faid before, was like 
 lo live in the World. 
 A Monder. While they lay here,there came a Monjier 
 out of the Woods, and flew many of the 
 People of the Town. It would alfo carry 
 away their Children, and teach them to 
 suck its Whelps. Now no Man in the Town 
 durfl fo much as face this Monjier ; but all 
 Men fled when they heard of the noife of 
 his coming. 
 Rev. 17. 3. The Monjier was like unto no one Beaft 
 His Shape, upon the Earth. Its Body was like a Dra- 
 His Nature, gon, and it had feven Heads and ten Horns. 
 It made great havoc of Children, and yet it 
 was governed by a Woman. This Monjier 
 propounded Conditions to men ; and fuch 
 men as loved their Lives more then their 
 Souls, accepted of thofe Conditions. So 
 they came under. 
 
 Now this Mr. Great-heart, together with 
 thefe that came to vifit the Pilgrims at Mr. 
 Mnafon's Houfe, entred into a Covenant to 
 go and ingage this Beait, if perhaps they 
 might deliver the People of this Town, 
 from the Paw and Mouths of this fo de- 
 vouring a Serpent. 
 
 Then did Mr. Great-heart, Mr. Contrite, 
 Ho<w be is Mr. Holyman, Mr. Dare-not-ly, and Mr. Pe- 
 ingaged. nitent, with their Weapons go forth to meet 
 
 him 
 
Cfte Pilgrims H^ogrete. 15s 
 
 him. Now the Monjier at flrft was very 
 Rampant, and looked upon thefe Enemies 
 with great Difdain, but they fo belabored 
 him, being fturdy men at Arms, that they 
 made him make a Retreat ; fo they came 
 home to Mr. MnaforCs Houfe again. 
 
 The Monfler^you muft know, had his cer- 
 tain Seafons to come out in, and to make 
 his attempts upon the Children of the Peo- 
 pleof theTown ; alfo thefe Seafons did thefe 
 valiant Worthies watch him in, and did 
 ftill continually affault him ; in fo much, 
 that in procefs of time, he became not only 
 wounded, but lame ; alfo he has not made 
 that havock of the Towns mens Children, 
 as formerly he has done. And it is verily 
 believed by fome, that this Beaft will die of 
 his Wounds. 
 
 This therefore made Mr. Great-heart and 
 his Fellows, of great Fame in this Town, 
 fo that many of the People that wanted 
 their tail of things, yet had a reverend 
 Efteem and Refpe£t for them. Upon this 
 account therefore it was that thefe Pilgrims 
 got not much hurt here. True, there were 
 fome of the bafer fort that could fee no 
 more then a Mole, nor underftand more 
 than a Beaft, thefe had no reverence for 
 thefe men, nor took they notice of their 
 Valour or Adventures. 
 
 Well, the time grew on that the Pil- 
 grims muft go on their way, wherefore they 
 prepared for their Journey. They fent for 
 their Friends, they conferred with them, 
 they had fome time fet apart ; therein to 
 commit each other to the Protection of 
 H 5 their 
 
156 Cfte ©econti Part of 
 
 their Prince, There was again, that 
 brought them of fuch things as they had, 
 that was lit for the weak, and the ftrong, 
 Acts 28. xo. for the Women, and the men; and fo 
 laded them with fuch things as was ne- 
 ceflary. 
 
 Then they fet forwards on their way, 
 and their Friends accompanying them fo 
 far as was convenient ; they again commit- 
 ted each other to the Protection of their 
 King, and parted. 
 
 They therefore that were of the Pilgrims 
 Company went on, and Mr. Great-heart 
 went before them ; now the Women and 
 Children being weakly, they were forced 
 to go as they could bear, by this means 
 Air .Ready >-to-hault,and Mr '. Feeble-mind r ,had 
 more to fympathize with their Condition. 
 
 When they were gone from the Towns- 
 men, and when their Friends had bid 
 them farewel, they quickly came to the 
 place where Faithful was put to Death. 
 There therefore they made a ftand, and 
 thanked him that had enabled htm to bear 
 his Crofs fo well, and the rather, becaufe 
 they now found that they had a benefit by 
 fuch a Manly Suffering as his was. 
 
 They went on therefore after this, a good 
 way further, talking of Chrijlian and Faith- 
 ful, and how Hopeful joyned himfelf to Chri- 
 ftian after that Faithful was dead. 
 1 Part Now they were come up with the Hill 
 
 p. 174. Lucre, where the Silver-mine was, which 
 took Demas off" from his Pilgrimage, and 
 into which, as fome think, By-ends fell and 
 perifhed \ wherefore they confidered that. 
 
 But 
 
£fje Pilgrims lP?ogxefs. 157 
 
 But when they were come to the old Mo- 
 nument that flood over againfl the Hill 
 Lucre, to wit, to the Pillar of Salt that 
 flood alfo within view of Sodom, and its 
 flinking Lake ; they marvelled, as did Chri- 
 Jlian before, that men of that Knowledg 
 and ripenefs of Wit as they was, mould be 
 fo blindjed as to turn afide here. Only they 
 confidered again, that Nature is not affect- 
 ed with the Harms that others have met 
 with, fpecially if that thing upon which 
 they look, has an attracting Virtue upon 
 the foolifh Eye. 
 
 I faw now that they went on till they i Part 
 came at the River that was on this Side of P a g. *77> 
 the delectable Mountains, To the River 
 where the fine Trees grow on both, fides, 
 and whofe Leaves, if taken inwardly, are 
 good againfl Surfits j where the Medows pf , 
 are green all the year long, and where they 
 might lie down fafely.* 
 
 By this River fide in the medow, there 
 were Cotes and Folds for Sheep, an Houfe 
 built for the nourijhing, and bringing up of 
 thofe Lambs, the Babes of thofe Women 
 that go on Pilgrimage. Alfo there was Heb. 5. 1. 
 here one that was intrufled with them, if a . 40 . n 
 who could have companion, and that could 
 gather thefe Lambs with his Arm, and car- 
 ry them in his Bofom, and that could gent- 
 ly lead thofe that were with young. Now 
 to the Care of this Man, Chrisliana admo- 
 nifhed her four Daughters to commit their 
 little ones ; that by thefe Waters they 
 might be houfed, harbored, suckered, and 
 nourifhed, and that none of them might 
 
 be 
 
158 Cfce ©econD Part of 
 
 Jer. 23. 4. fo lacking in time to come. This man, if 
 Ezek. 34. an y f them go aftray, or be loft, he will 
 11, 1 a. 13. bring them again, he will alfo bind up 
 14. 15, 16. tnat w hich was broken, and will ftrength- 
 en them that are fick. Here they will ne- 
 ver want Meat and Drink and Cloathing, 
 here they will be kept from Thieves and 
 Robbers, for this man will die before one 
 of thofe committed to his Truft, fhall be 
 loft. Befides, here they fhall befure to 
 have good Nutriture and Admonition, and 
 fhall be taught to walk in right Paths, 
 and that you know is a Favour of no fmall 
 account. Alfo here, as you fee, are de- 
 licate Waters, pleafant Medows, dainty 
 Flowers^ Variety of Trees, and fuch as bear 
 wholfom Fruit Fruit, not like that that 
 Matthew eat of, that fell over the Wall 
 out of Belzebubs Garden, but Fruit that 
 procureth Health where there is none, 
 and that continueth and increafeth it 
 where it is. 
 
 So they were content to commit their 
 little Ones to him ; and that which was 
 alfo an Incouragement to them fo to do, 
 was, for that all this was to be at the 
 Charge of the King, and fo was as an Hofpi - 
 tal to young Children, and Orphans. 
 
 Ihey being Now the X £ ent «**. ^ nd whe L n £& 
 come to were come to By-path Medow, to the btile 
 By-path over wn i cn Chrijlian went with his Fellow 
 Stile, have Hopeful, when they were taken by Gyant 
 a mind to Difpair, and put into doubting Caftle : 
 have a pluck They fat down and confulted what was 
 nvitb Gyant beft to be done, to wit, now they were 
 Diipair. fo ftrong, and had got fuch a man as Mr. 
 
 Greats 
 
C6e Pilgrims p^ogtefo 159 
 
 Great-heart for their Conductor ; whether * P ai *t» P a g 
 they had not beft to make an Attempt *79» l82 « 
 upon the Gyant, demolifh his Caftle, and 
 if there were any Pilgrims in it, to fet 
 them at liberty before they went any fur- 
 ther, bo one faid one thing, and an other 
 faid the contrary. One queftioned if it 
 was lawful to go upon unconfecrated Ground, 
 an other faid they might, provided their 
 end was good ; but Mr. Great-heart faid, 
 Though that AfTerti^n offered laft, cannot 
 be univerfally true, yet I have a Comand- 
 ment to refift Sin, to overcome Evil, to 
 fight the good Fight of Faith. And I pray, 
 with whom mould I fight this good Fight, 
 if not with Gyant difpair? I will therefore 
 attempt the taking away of his Life, and 
 the demolifhing of Doubting Caftle. Then 
 faid he, who will go with me ? Then faid 
 old Honefty I will, and fo will we too, faid , j j, n 2< 
 Cbrijlian's four Sons, Matthew^ Simon^ , 3 x . 
 James) and Jofeph^ for they were young 
 men and ftrong. 
 
 So they left the Women in the Road, 
 and with them Mr. Feeble-mind^ and Mr. 
 Ready-to-halt) with his Crutches, to be 
 their Guard, until they came back, for in 
 that place tho Gyant-Difpair dwelt fo near, 
 they keeping in the Road, A little Child if a , XI% $. 
 might lead them. 
 
 So Mr. Great-hearty old Honeft, and the 
 four young men, went to go up to Doubt- 
 /;zg--Caftle,tolook for Gyant-Difpair. When 
 they came at the Caftle Gate they knock- 
 ed for Entrance with an unufual Noyfe. 
 At that the old Gyant comes to the Gate, 
 
 and 
 
i6o 
 
 Difpair has 
 
 o-vercome 
 
 Angels 
 
 Difpair is 
 htb to die. 
 
 Doubting- 
 Caftle de- 
 moliibed. 
 
 €&e SeconD Part of 
 
 and Diffidence his Wife follows, Then faid 
 he, Who, and what is he, that is fo hardy, 
 as after this manner to moleft the Gyant- 
 Difyair? Mr. Great-heart replyed, It is I, 
 Great-hearty one of the King of the Cele- 
 ftial Countries Conductors of Pilgrims to 
 their Place. And I demand of thee that 
 thou open thy Gates for my Entrance, pre- 
 pare thyfelf alfo to Fight, for I am come 
 to take away thy head, and to demoiifh 
 Doubting Caftle. 
 
 Now Gyant-Difpair y becaufe he was a 
 Gyant) thought no man could overcome 
 him, and again, thought he, fince here- 
 tofore I have made a Conqueft of Angels, 
 fhall Great-heart make me afraid ? So he 
 harnefTed himfelf and went out. He had 
 a Cap of Steel upon his Head, a Breft-plate 
 of Fire girded to him, and he came out 
 in Iron-Shoos, with a great Club in his 
 Hand. Then thefe fix men made up to 
 him, and befet him behind and before ; 
 alfo when Diffidence^ the Gyantefs, came 
 up to help him, old Mr. Honejl cut her 
 down at one Blow. Then they fought for 
 their Lives, and Gyant Difpair was brought 
 down to the Ground, but was very loth to 
 dye. He ftrugled hard, and had, as they 
 fay, as many Lives as a Cat, but Great - 
 heart was his death, for he left him not 
 till he had fevered his Head from his moul- 
 ders. 
 
 Then they fell to demolifhing Doubting- 
 Caftle, and that you know might with 
 eafe be done, fince Gyant-Difpair was 
 dead. They was feven days in deftroy- 
 
€&e pilgrims H^ogtefo 161 
 
 ing of that ; and in it of Pilgrims, they 
 found one Mr. Difpondencie, almoft ftarved 
 to Death, and one Much-afraid his Daugh- 
 ter ; thefe two they faved alive. But it 
 would a made you a wondered to have 
 feen the dead Bodies that lay here and 
 there in the Caftle Yard, and how full of 
 dead mens Bones the Dungeon was. 
 
 When Mr. Great-heart and his Compa- 
 nions had performed this Exploit, they 
 took Mr. Difpondencie, and his Daughter 
 Much-afraid^ into their Prote&ion, for 
 they were honeft People, tho they wer 
 Prifoners in Doubting-Caftle to that Ty- 
 rant Gyant Difpair. They therefore I fay, 
 took with them the Head of the Gyant 
 (for his Body they had buried under a 
 heap of Stones) and down to the Road 
 and to their Companions they came, and 
 fhewed them what they had done. Now 
 when Feeble-mind and Ready-to-halt faw 
 that it was the Head of Gyant-Difpair in- 
 deed, they were very jocond and merry. 
 Now Chriftiana, if need was, could play 
 upon the Vial^ and her Daughter Mercy 
 upon the Lute: So, fince they were 
 fo merry difpofed, fhe plaid them a Lef- 
 fon, and Ready-to-halt would dance. So _., . • 
 h £ TK ?jfP° n *» ci " Daughter, named mfich ^ 
 Much-afraid^ by the Hand, and to Dan- Danc ' ln(J j C% 
 cing they went in the Road. True he ~ 
 could not Dance without one Crutch in 
 his Hand, but I promife you, he footed it 
 well ; alio the Girl was to be commend- 
 ed, for fhe anfwered the Mufick han- 
 fomely. 
 
 As 
 
1 6i c&e ©econo Part of 
 
 As for Mr. Defpondencie, the Mufick was 
 not much to him, he was for feeding ra- 
 ther than dancing, for that he was almoft 
 ftarved. So Chriftiana gave him fome of 
 her Bottle of Spirits for prefent Relief, and 
 then prepared him fomething to eat ; and 
 in little time the old Gentleman came to 
 himfelf, and began to be finely revived. 
 
 Now I faw in my Dream, when all thefe 
 things were finiftied, Mr. Great-heart took 
 the Head of Gy ant- D if pair, and fet it upon 
 a Pole by the Highway fide, right over a- 
 gainft the Piller that Chriftian erected for a 
 Caution to Pilgrims that came after, to take 
 heed of entering into his Grounds. 
 
 Then he writ under it upon a Marble- 
 ftone, thefe Verfes following. 
 
 A Monu- This is the Head of him, JVhofe Name only 
 ment of De- In former times, did Pilgrims terrify, 
 li'verance. His Caftle/f down, and Diffidence his Wife, 
 Brave Mafler Great-heart has bereft of Life, 
 Defpondencie, his Daughter, Much-afraid ; 
 Great-heart, for them,alfo the Man has plaid. 
 Who hereof doubts, if he y l but cajl his Eye, 
 Up hither, may his Scruples fat isfy. 
 This Head, alfo when doubting Cripples dance, 
 Doth Jhew from Fears they have Deliverance. 
 
 When thefe men had thus bravely (hew- 
 ed themfelves againft Doubting Caslle, and 
 had flain Gyant Difpair, they went forward, 
 and went on till they came to the Delegable 
 Mountains, where Chriflian and Hopeful re- 
 frefhed themfelves with the Varieties of the 
 Place. They alfo acquainted themfelves 
 
 with 
 
Tbo doubting Caftle be demolijhed 
 And the Gyant difpair hath lojl his head 
 Sin can rebuild the Cajile^ make't remaine, 
 And make defpair the Gyant live againe. 
 
with the Shepherds there, who welcomed 
 them as they had done Christian before, un- 
 to the delectable Mountains. 
 
 Now the Shepherds feeing fo great a train 
 follow Mr. Great-heart (for with him they 
 were well acquainted ; ) they faid unto 
 him, Good Sir, you have got a goodly 
 Company here ; pray where did you find 
 all thefe ? 
 
 Then Mr. Great-heart replyed. 
 
 Firji here's Chriftiana and her train, The Guides 
 
 Her Sons,and her Sons Wives,who like the Speech to the 
 
 Wain, Shepherds. 
 
 Keep by the Pole, and do by Compafs ftere, 
 From Sin to Grace, elfe they had not been here. 
 Next here y s old Honeft come on Pilgrimage y 
 Ready-to-halt too, who I dare ingage, 
 True hearted is, and fo is Feeble-mind, 
 Who willing was, not to be left behind. 
 Difpondencie, good-man,is coming after y 
 Andfo alfo is Much-afraid, his Daughter. 
 May we have Entertainment here, or mufi 
 We further go ? let's know whereon to truft ? 
 
 Then faid the Shepherds ; This is a their Enter- 
 comfortable Company, you are welcome to tainment. 
 us, for we have for the Feeble, as for the Mat »5» 
 Strong ; our Prince has an Eye to what is 4°. 
 done to the leaftof thefe.Therefore Infirmi- 
 ty muft not be a block to our Entertainment. 
 So they had them to the Palace Door, and 
 then faid unto them, come in Mr. Feeble- 
 mind, come in Mr. Ready-to-halt, come in 
 Mr. Difpondencie and Mrs. Much-afraid,hls 
 Daughter. Thefe Mr. Great-heart faid the 
 Shepherds to the Guide, we call in by name 
 
 for 
 
1 66 c&e ^econo Part of 
 
 for that they are moft fubjecl: to drawback: 
 
 but as for you, and the reft that areJ?rong y 
 
 we leave you to your wonted Liberty. 
 
 Then faid Mr. Greatheart, This day I fee 
 
 that Grace doth (hine in your Faces, and 
 
 A Defcrip- tnat vou are mv Lords Shepherds indeed ; 
 
 tion offalfe f or t j, at vou h ave not p u jh ec i t h e fe Difeafed 
 
 Shepherds. ne i tner w j tn Side nor Shoulder, but have 
 
 Ezek. 34. ratner ftrewed their way into the Palace 
 
 with Flowers, as you fhould. 
 
 So the Feeble and weak went in, and 
 Mr, Greatheart, and the reft did follow. 
 When they were alfo fet down, the Shep- 
 herds faid to thofe of the weakeft fort, 
 what is it that you would have ? For faid 
 they, all things muft be managed here, to 
 the fupporting of the weak, as well as the 
 warning of the Unruly. 
 
 So they made them a Feaft of things, 
 eafy of Digeftion, and that were pleafant 
 to the Palate and nourifhing ; the which 
 when they had received, they went to 
 their reft, each one refpe&ively unto his 
 proper place. When Morning was come, 
 becaufe the mountains were high, and the 
 day clear ; and becaufe it was the Cuftom, 
 of the Shepherds to fhew to the Pilgrims, 
 before their Departure , fome Rarities ; 
 therefore after they were ready, and had 
 refrefhed themfelves, the Shepherds took 
 them out into the Fields, and fhewed them 
 firft, what they had (hewed to Chrislian be- 
 fore. 
 
 Then they had them to fome new places. 
 Mount Mar- The firft was to Mount-MarveI,where they 
 <ucl. looked, and beheld a man at a Diftance, 
 
 that 
 
€&e Pilgrims H&ogrea. 167 
 
 that tumbled the Hills about with Words, 
 Then they asked the Shepherds what that 
 fhould mean ? So they told him that that i Part, 
 man was the Son of one Great-grace, of P a g 20 °- 
 whom you read in the firft part of the Re- 
 cords of the Pilgrims Progrefs. And he is 
 fet there to teach Pilgrims how to believe 
 down, or to tumble out of their ways, Mai "k ». 
 what Difficulties they fhall meet with, by 2 3> 2 4- 
 faith. Then faid Mr. Great-heart I know 
 him, he is a man above many. 
 
 Then they had them to another place, Mount ln- 
 called Mount Innocent. And there they faw nocent. 
 a man cloathed all in White j and two men, 
 Prejudice, and Ill-will, continually cafting 
 Dirt upon him. Now behold the Dirt, 
 whatfoever they caft at him, would in lit- 
 tle time fall off again, and his Garment 
 would look as clear as if no Dirt had been 
 caft thereat. 
 
 Then faid the Pilgrims what means this ? 
 The Shepherds anfwered , This Man is 
 named Godlyman, and this Garment is to 
 fhew the Innocency of his Life. Now 
 thofe that throw Dirt at him, are fuch as 
 hate his Well-doing, but as you fee the Dirt 
 will not ftick upon his Cloths, fo it fhall 
 be with him that liveth truly Innocently in 
 the World. Whoever they be that would 
 make fuch men dirty, they labor all in 
 vain ; for God, by that a little time is fpent 
 will caufe that their Innocence {hall break 
 forth as the Light, and their Righteoufnefs 
 as the Noon day. 
 
 Then they took them, and had them to Mount 
 Mount-Charity , where they fliewed them a Charity. 
 
 man 
 
1 68 c&e @>econD $>art of 
 
 man that had a bundle of Cloth lying before 
 him, out of which he cut Coats and Gar- 
 ments, for the Poor that flood about him ; 
 yet his Bundle or Role of Cloth was never 
 the lefs. 
 
 Then faid they, what fhould this be ? 
 This is, faid the Shepherds, to fhew you, 
 That he that has a Heart to give of his La- 
 bor to the Poor, (hall never want where- 
 withal. He that watereth mall be watered 
 himfelf. And the Cake that the Widdow 
 gave to the Prophet, did not caufe that fhe 
 had ever the lefs in her Barrel. 
 
 They had them alfo to a place where 
 they faw one Fool, and one JVant-wit, warn- 
 ing of an Ethiopian with intention to make 
 him white, but the more they warned him, 
 the blacker he was. They then asked the 
 Shepherds what that fhould mean. So they 
 told them, faying, Thus fhall it be with the 
 vile Perfon ; all means ufed to get fuch an 
 one a good Name, fhall in Conclufion tend 
 but to make him more abominable. Thus 
 it was with the Pharifes y and fo fhall be 
 with all Hypocrites, 
 i Part, Then (aid Mercy the Wife of Matthew to 
 
 P a g- 193. Chrifliana her Mother, Mother, I would, 
 if it might be, fee the Hole in the Hill; or 
 that, commonly called, the By-way to Hell. 
 So her Mother brake her mind to the Shep- 
 herds. Then they went to the Door ; it 
 was in the fide of an Hill, and they opened 
 Mercy has it, and bid Mercy hearken awhile. So fhe 
 a mind to harkened, and heard one faying, Curfed be 
 fee the bole my Father for holding of my Feet back from the 
 in the Hill. wa y Q f Peace and Life ; and an other faid, O 
 
 that 
 
€&e Pilgrims pjogrefe. 169 
 
 that I had been torn in pieces before I had, to 
 fave my Life, loft my Soul ; and an other faid, 
 If I were to live again, how would I deny my- 
 felf rather then come to this place. Then 
 there was as if the very Earth had groaned, 
 and quaked under the Feet of this young 
 Woman for fear ; fo {he looked white, and 
 came trembling away, faying, Blefled be 
 he and fhe that is delivered from this Place. 
 
 Now when the Shepherds had mewed 
 them all thefe things, then they had them 
 back to the Palace, and entertained them 
 with what the Houfe would afford ; But 
 Mercy being a young, and breeding Woman, 
 Longed for fomething that fhe faw there, 
 but was afhamed to ask. Her Mother-in- 
 law then asked her what fhe ailed, for fhe 
 looked as one not well. Then faid Mercy, Mercy 
 There is a Looking glafs hangs up in the Dining- longeth, and 
 room, off of which I cannot take my mind \f or ewhat - 
 if therefore I have it not, I think I fhall 
 Mifcarry. Then faid her Mother, I will 
 mention thy Wants to the Shepherds, 
 and they will not deny it thee. But 
 fhe faid, I am afhamed that thefe men 
 fhould know that I longed. Nay, my 
 Daughter, faid fhe, it is no Shame, but 
 a Virtue, to long for fiich a thing as 
 that ; fo Merty faid, Then Mother , if 
 you pleafe, ask the Shepherds if they 
 are willing to fell it. 
 
 Now the Glafs was one of a thou- it was the 
 fand. It would prefent a man, one way Word of 
 with his own Feature exactly, and turn God. 
 it but another way, and it would fhew 
 one the very Face and Similitude of 
 
 the 
 
170 Cfte %>tcoria part of 
 
 James i. 32. the Prince of Pilgrims himfelf. Yea I 
 have talked with them that can tell, and 
 they have faid, that they have feen the 
 
 1 Cor. 13. very Crown of Thorns upon his Head, 
 12. by looking in that Glafs, they have there- 
 in alfo feen the holes in his Hands, in 
 
 2 Cor. 3.18. his Feet, and his Side. Yea fuch an 
 
 excellency is there in that Glafs, that 
 it will fhew him to one where they have 
 a mind to fee him; whether living or 
 dead, whether in Earth or Heaven, whe- 
 ther in a State of Humiliation, or in his 
 Exaltation, whether coming to Suffer, or 
 coming to Reign. 
 1 Part, Chrijliana therefore went to the Shep- 
 
 pag. 188. herds apart. (Now the Names of the 
 Shepherds are Knowledge , Experience , 
 Watchful , and Sincere ) and faid unto 
 them, There is one of my Daughters a 
 breeding Woman, that, I think doth 
 long for fomething that fhe hath ken 
 in this Houfe, and fhe thinks fhe fhall 
 mifcarry if fhe fhould by you be de- 
 nyed. 
 She doth Experience. Call her, call her, She 
 
 notlofeher fhall aliuredly have what we can help 
 Longing. her to. So they called her, and faid 
 to her, Mercy, what is that thing thou 
 wouldeft have ? Then fhe blufhed and 
 faid, The great Glafs that hangs up in 
 the Dining-room : fo Sincere ran and 
 fetched it, and with a joyful Confent 
 it was given her. Then fhe bowed her 
 Head and gave Thanks, and faid, by 
 this I know that I have obtained Favor 
 in your Eyes. 
 
 They 
 
€&e Pilgrims l&ogrete- 171 
 
 They alfo gave to the other young 
 Women fuch things as they defired, and 
 to their Husbands great Commendations 
 for that they joyned with Mr. Great- 
 heart to the flaying of Gyant-Difpair y and 
 the demolifhing of Doubting-Gaflle. 
 
 About Chrijliana* sNeck,the Shepherds 
 put a Bracelet, and fo they did about 
 the Necks of her four Daughters, alfo they 
 put Ear-rings in their Ears, and Jewels 
 on their Fore-heads. 
 
 When they were minded to go hence. 
 They let them go in Peace, but gave not 
 to them thofe certain Cautions which 
 before was given to Chrijiian and his 
 Companion. The Reafon was, for that i Part, 
 thefe had Great-heart to be their Guide, pag. 195. 
 who was one that was well acquainted 
 with things, and fo could give them 
 their Cautions more feafonably, to wit, 
 even then when the Danger was nigh the 
 approaching. 
 
 What Cautions Chrijiian and his Com- 
 panions had received of the Shepherds, 
 they had alfo loft ; by that the time was ' rt> 
 come that they had need to put them ^ a ^' * 14 * 
 in praftife. Wherefore here was the 
 Advantage that this Company had over 
 the other. 
 
 From hence they went on Singing, 
 and they faid, 
 
 Beholdy how fitly are the Stages fet ! 
 For their Reliefs that Pilgrims are become ; 
 Jnd how they us receive without one let y 
 That make the other Life, our Mark and 
 Home. What 
 
i72 €&e ©econo part of 
 
 What Novelties they have, to\x% they give, 
 That we, tho Pilgrims joyful lives may Live, 
 They do upon us too fuch things bejiow, 
 That Jhew we Pilgrims are, where e're 
 we go. 
 
 When they were gone from the Shep- 
 herds, they quickly came to the Place 
 where Chriftian met with one Turn-a- 
 way, that dwelt in the Town of Apo- 
 Jtacy. Wherefore of him Mr. Great- 
 i Part, heart their Guide did now put them in 
 pag. 199. mind ; faying, This is the place where 
 Chriftian met with one Turn-a-way, who 
 carried with him, the Character of his 
 Rebellion at his Back. And this I have 
 to fay concerning this man, He would 
 „ harken to no Counfel, but once afal- 
 
 T ling , perfwafion could not flop him. 
 
 " man _ When he came to the place where the 
 aJedhisA- Crofs and the Sepulcher was, he did 
 toftacy. meet w * tn one ^ at did bid him look 
 Heb. 10. 26, there, but he gnafhed with his Teeth , 
 27, 28, 29. and ftamped, and faid , he was refol- 
 ved to go back to his own Town. Be- 
 fore he came to the Gate, he met with 
 Evangelift, who offered to lay Hands on 
 him, to turn him into the way again. But 
 this Turn-a-way refitted him, and having 
 done much defpite unto him, he got a- 
 way over the Wall, and fo efcaped his 
 Hand. 
 
 Then they went on, and juft at the 
 place where Little-Faith formerly was 
 Robbed, there ftood a man with his 
 Sword drawn, and his Face all Bloody. 
 Then faid Mr. Great-heart , What art 
 
 thou ? 
 
C6e Pilgrims p?ogrefe* 173 
 
 thou ? The man made Anfwer, faying, 
 I am one whofe Name is Valiant-for- 
 Trutb, I am a Pilgrim, and am going to 
 the Celeftial City. Now as I was in my 
 way, there was three men did befet me, 
 and propounded unto me thefe three 
 things. 1. Whether I would become one 
 of them ? 2. Or go back from whence I 
 came ? 3. Or die upon the place ? To the 
 firft I anfwered, I had been a true Man 
 a long Seafon, and therefore, it could Prov. 1. 
 not be expected that I now fhould caft 10, xi, \i y 
 in my Lot with Thieves. Then they J 3> H- 
 demanded what I would fay to the Se- 
 cond. So I told them that the Place 
 from whence I came, had I not found 
 Incommodity there, I had not forfaken it 
 at all, but finding it altogether unfutable 
 to me, and very unprofitable for me, 
 I forfook it for this Way. Then they 
 asked me what I faid to the third. And 
 I told them, my Life coft more dear 
 far, than that I fhould lightly give it a- 
 way. Befides, you have nothing to do 
 thus to put things to my Choice; where- 
 fore at your Peril be it, if you meddle. 
 Then thefe three, to wit, Wild-head, In- 
 confederate, and Pragmatickt drew upon 
 me, and I alfo drew upon them. 
 
 So we fell to it, one againft three, 
 for the fpace of above three Hours. They 
 have left upon me, as you fee, fome of 
 the Marks of their Valour, and have al- 
 fo carried away with them fome of 
 mine. They are but juft now gone. I 
 fuppofe they might, as the faying is, 
 1 I hear 
 
174 €&e ©econD Part of 
 
 hear your Horfe dam, and Co they be- 
 took them to flight. 
 
 Greath. But here was great Odds, three 
 againji one. 
 
 Valiant. 'Tis true, but little and 
 more, are nothing to him that has the 
 Pfalm 27. 3. Truth on his fide. Though an Hoftjhould 
 encamp again ft me, /aid one, My Heart 
 Jhall not fear. Tho War Jhould rife again ft 
 me, in this will I be Confident, Sec. Be- 
 fides, faid he, I have read in fome Re- 
 cords, that one man has fought an Army ; 
 and how many did Sampfon flay with the 
 Jaw-Bone of an Afs ! 
 
 Greath. Then faid the Guide, Why did 
 you not cry out, that fome might a came in 
 for your Succour. 
 
 Valiant. So I did, to my King, who 
 I knew could hear, and afford invifible 
 Help, and that was fuflicient for me. 
 
 Greath. Then faid Great-heart to Mr. 
 Valiant-for-truth, Thou haft worthily be- 
 haved thy f elf \ Let me fee thy Sword; Jo 
 he Jhewed it him. 
 
 When he had taken it in his Hand, 
 
 Ifa. a. 3. and looked thereon a while, he faid, 
 
 Ha ! It is a right Jerufalem Blade. 
 
 Valiant. It is fo. Let a man have 
 
 Eph^s. 6. one of thefe Blades, with a Hand to wield 
 
 12, 13, 14, it, and skill to ufe it, and he may ven- 
 
 15, 16, 17. ture upon an Angel with it. He need 
 
 not fear its holding, if he can but tell 
 
 Heb. 4, 12. how to lay on. Its Edges will never 
 
 blunt. It will cut Flejh, and Bones, and 
 
 Soul, and Spirit, and all. 
 
 Greath. But you fought a great while, 
 
Cfie Pilgrims Hoopers, 17s 
 
 / wonder you was not weary t 
 
 Valiant. I fought till my fword did 2 Sam 23. 
 cleave 'to my Hand, and when they 10 - 
 were joyned together, as if a Sword e ^ je Word. 
 grew out of my Arm, and when the T&e Faith > 
 Blood run thorow my Fingers, then I B!oc "- 
 fought with moil Courage. 
 
 Greath. Thou ha si done well, thou ha si 
 refisled unto Blood, Jlriving againjl Sin. 
 'Thou Jh alt abide by us, come in, and go out 
 with us ; for we are thy Companions. 
 
 Then they took him and warned his 
 Wounds, and gave him of what they 
 had, to refrefh him, and fo they went on 
 together. Now as they went on, becaufe 
 Mr. Great-heart was delighted in him 
 (for he loved one greatly that he found 
 to be a man of his Hands) and becaufe 
 there was with his Company, them that 
 was feeble and weak ; Therefore he 
 queftioned with him about many things; 
 as firft, what Country-man he was ? 
 
 Valiant. I am of Dark-land, for there 
 I was born, and there my Father and 
 Mother are ft ill. 
 
 Greath. Dark-land, faid the Guide, 
 Doth not that ly upon the fame Coasl with the 
 City ^Deftru&ion? 
 
 Valiant. Yes it doth. Now that which 
 caufed me to come on Pilgrimage, was How Mr. 
 this, We had one Mr. Tell-true came in Valiant 
 to our parts, and he told it about, what came to go 
 Chrijlian had done, that went from the on Pilgri- 
 City of DeslruSfion. Namely, how he mage. 
 had forfaken his Wife and Children, and 
 had betaken himfelf to a Pilgrim's Life. 
 I 2 It 
 
ii s Cf)e ^econo part of 
 
 It was alfo confidently reported how he 
 had killed a Serpent that did come out to 
 refill him in his Journey, and how he 
 got thorow to whither he intended. It 
 was alfo told what Welcome he had at 
 all his Lords Lodgings ; fpecially when 
 he came to the Gates of the Celeftial 
 City. For there, faid the man, He was 
 received with found of Trumpet, by a 
 company of mining ones. He told it 
 alfo, how all the Bells in the City did 
 ring for Joy at his Reception, and what 
 Golden Garments he was cloathed with ; 
 with many other things that now I mall 
 forbear to relate. In a word, that man 
 fo told the Story of Chriftian and his 
 Travels, that my Heart fell into a burn- 
 ing haft to be gone after him, nor could 
 Father or Mother ftay me, fo I got 
 from them, and am come thus far on 
 my Way. 
 
 Greath. You came in at the Gate, did 
 you not ? 
 He begins Valiant. Yes, yes. For the fame man 
 
 right. alfo told us, that all would be nothing, 
 
 if we did not begin to enter this way at 
 the Gate. 
 Chriftian V Greath. Look, you, faid the Guide, to 
 Name fa- Chriftiana, The Pilgrimage of your Hus- 
 mous. hand, and what he has gotten thereby, is 
 
 fpread abroad far and near. 
 
 Valiant. Why, is this Christian's 
 Wife ? 
 
 Greath. Yes, That it is, and thefe are 
 alfo her four Sons. 
 
 Valiant. 
 
€&e Pilgrims Piogtefc- 177 
 
 Valiant. What ! and going on Pil- 
 grimage too ? 
 
 Greath. Tes, verily they are following 
 after. 
 
 Valiant. It glads me at Heart ! He is much 
 Good man! How Joyful will he be, rejoycedto 
 when he fhall fee them that would not^ Chrifti- 
 go with him, yet to enter afcer him, in an ' J ^ife. 
 at the Gates into the City ? 
 
 Greath. Without doubt it will be a Com- 
 fort to him ; For next to the foy of feeing 
 himfelf there, it will be a Joy to meet there 
 his Wife and his Children. 
 
 Valiant. But now you are upon that, 
 pray let me hear your Opinion about it. 
 Some make a Queftion whether we 
 fhall know one another when we are 
 there ? 
 
 Greath. Do they think th ey jhall know 
 themf elves then ? Or that they Jhall rejoyce 
 to fee themf elves in that Blifs ? And if they 
 think they Jhall know and do thefe ; Why 
 not know others, and rejoyce in their Wel- 
 fare a Ij 0? 
 
 Again, Since Relations are our fecond 
 felf tho that State will be diffblved there, 
 yet why may it not be rationally concluded 
 that we Jhall be more glad to fee them there, 
 then to fee they are wanting? 
 
 Valiant. Well, I perceive whereabouts 
 you are as to this. Have you any more 
 things to ask me about my beginning to 
 come on Pilgrimage ? 
 
 Greath. Tes, Was your Father and Mo- 
 ther willing that you Jhould become a Pil- 
 grim ? 
 
 I 3 Valiant. 
 
The great 
 fiumbling- 
 Blocks that 
 by his 
 Friends 
 were laid 
 in his nvay. 
 
 i;3 €i)e ©econD part of 
 
 Valiant. Oh, no. They ufed all means 
 imaginable to perfwade me to flay at 
 Home. 
 
 Greath. Why, what could they fay a- 
 gainft it ? 
 
 Valiant. They faid it was an idle Life, 
 and if I my felf were not inclined to 
 Sloath and Lazinefs,I would never coun- 
 tenance a Pilgrim's Condition. 
 
 Greath. And what did they fay elfe ? 
 
 Valiant. Why, They told me, That it 
 was a dangerous Way, yea the moft 
 dangerous Way in the World, faid they, 
 is that which the Pilgrims go. 
 
 Greath. Did they Jhow wherein this way 
 is fo dangerous ? 
 
 Valiant. Yes. And that in many Par- 
 ticulars. 
 The Firfl Greath. Name fome of them. 
 
 Stumbling- Valiant. They told me of the Slow 
 Block. ofDifpond, where Chrislian was well-nigh 
 
 fmuthered. They told me that there 
 were Archers ftanding ready in Belze- 
 bub-CaJlle, to fhoot them that mould 
 knock at the Wicket-Gate for Entrance. 
 They told me alfo of the Wood, and 
 dark Mountains, of the Hill Difficulty, of 
 the Lyons, and alfo of the three Gy~ 
 ants, Bloody-man, Maul, and Slay-good. 
 They faid moreover, that there was a 
 foul Fiend haunted the Valley of Humili- 
 ation, and that Chrislian was, by him, 
 almofl bereft of Life. Befides, faid 
 they, You muft go over the Valley of 
 the Shadow of Death, where the Hobgob- 
 lins are, where the Light is Darknefs, 
 
 where 
 
Clje pilgrims H??og;ref& 179 
 
 where the Way is full of Snares, Pits, 
 Traps, and Ginns. They told me alfo 
 of Gyant-Difpair, ofDoubting-Caslle, and 
 of the Ruins that the Pilgrims met with 
 there. Further, they faid, I muft go 
 over the enchanted Ground, which 
 was dangerous. And that after all this, 
 I mould find a River, over which I 
 mould find no Bridg, and that that 
 River did lye betwixt me and the Cele- 
 ftial Country. 
 
 Greath. And was this all? 
 
 Valiant. No, they alfo told me that The Second. 
 this way was full of Deceivers, and of 
 Perfons that laid await there, to turn 
 good men out of the Path. 
 
 Greath. But how did they make that 
 out? 
 
 Valiant. They told me that Mr. World- 
 ly-wifeman did there lye in wait to de- The Second. 
 ceive. They alfo faid that there was 
 Formality and Hypocrijie continually on 
 the Road. They faid alfo that By-ends, 
 Talkative, or Demas, would go near to 
 gather me up ; That the Flatterer would 
 catch me in his Net, or that with green- 
 headed Ignorance I would prefume to go 
 on to the Gate, from whence he always 
 was fent back to the Hole that was in 
 the fide of the Hill, and made to go the 
 By-way to Hell. 
 
 Greath. Ipromife you, This was enough 
 to difcourage. But did they make on end 
 here ? 
 
 Valiant. No, ftay. They told me alfo The Third. 
 of many that had tryed that way of 
 I 4 old, 
 
180 c&e ©econD Part of 
 
 old, and that had gone a great way 
 therein, to fee if they could find fome- 
 thing of the Glory there, that fo many 
 had fo much talked of from time to 
 time ; and how they came back again, 
 and befooled themfelves for fetting a 
 Foot out of Doors in that Path, to the 
 Satisfaction of all the Country. And 
 they named feveral that did fo, as Ob- 
 stinate and Plyable, Mislruft, and Timo- 
 rous , Turn-a-way, and old At he iff, with 
 feveral more ; who, they faid, had, fome 
 of them, gone far to fee if they could 
 find, but not one of them found fo much 
 Advantage by going, as amounted to the 
 weight cf a F ether, 
 
 Greath. Said they anything more to 
 difcourage you ? 
 The Fourth. Valiant. Yes, they told me of one 
 Mr, Fearing, who was a Pilgrim, and* 
 how he found this way fo Solitary, that 
 he never had comfortable Hour therein, 
 alfo that Mr. Despondency had like to 
 been ftarved therein ; Yea, and alfo, 
 which 1 had almoft forgot, that Christi- 
 an himfelf, about whom there has been 
 fuch a Noife, after all his Ventures for 
 a Celeftial Crown, was certainly drown- 
 ed in the black River, and never went 
 foot further, how ever it was fmuther- 
 ed up. 
 
 Greath. And did none of thefe things 
 difcourage you ? 
 
 Valiant. No. They feemed but as fo 
 many Nothings to me. 
 
 Greath. How came that about ? 
 
 Valiant, 
 
€&e Pilgrims p^ogteft, 181 
 
 Valiant. Why, I ftill believed what How be got 
 Mr. Tell-true had faid, and that carried over tbefe 
 me beyond them all. Stumbling- 
 
 Greath. Then this was your Vittory, Blocks, 
 even your Faith. 
 
 Valiant. It was fo, I believed and 
 therefore came out, got into the Way, 
 fought all that fet themfelves againft 
 me, and by believing am come to this 
 Place. 
 
 Who would true Valour fee , 
 Let him come hither ; 
 One here will Conslant be, 
 Come Wind, come Weather, 
 There's no Difcouragement, 
 Shall make him once Relent, 
 His firsl avow'd Intent, 
 To be a Pilgrim. 
 
 Who fo befet him round. 
 With difmal Storys, 
 Do but themfelves confound \ 
 His Strength the more is, 
 No Lyon can him fright ■, 
 He' I with a Gyant Fight , 
 But he will have a right \ 
 To be a Pilgrim. 
 
 Hobgoblin, nor foul Fiend, 
 Can daunt his Spirit : 
 He knows, he at the end, 
 
 Shall Life Inherit. 
 Then Fancies fly away, 
 He' I fear not what men fay r , 
 He' I labor Night and Day, 
 To be a Pilgrim. 
 
 15 
 
1 82 Cfte %ztotiO iPart of 
 
 i Part, By this time they were got to the 
 
 pag. 220. enchanted-Ground, where the Air natu- 
 rally tended to make one Drowzy. And 
 that place was all grown over with Bry- 
 ers and Thorns ; excepting here and 
 there, where was an inchanted Arbor, up- 
 on which, if a man fits, or in which 
 if a man deeps, 'tis a queftion, fay fome, 
 whether ever they (hall rife or wake a- 
 gain in this World. Over this Forreft 
 therefore they went, both one with an 
 other, and Mr. Great-heart went before, 
 for that he was the Guide, and Mr. Va- 
 liant-for-truth , he came behind, being 
 there a Guard, for fear left paradventure 
 fome Fiend, or Dragon, or Gyant, or 
 Thief, mould fall upon their Rere, and 
 fo do Mifchief. They went on here each 
 man with his Sword drawn in his Hand ; 
 for they knew it was a dangerous place. 
 Alfo they cheared up one another as 
 well as they could. Feeble-mind, Mr. 
 Great-heart commanded mould come up 
 after him, and Mr. Difpondency was un- 
 der the Eye of Mr. Valiant. 
 
 Now they had not gone far, but a 
 great Mift and a Darknefs fell upon 
 them all ; fo that they could fcarfe, for 
 a great while, fee the one the other. 
 Wherefore they were forced for fome 
 time, to feel for one another, by Words; 
 for they walked not by Sight. 
 
 But any one mult think, that here 
 was but forry going for the beft of them 
 all, but how much worfe for the Wo- 
 men and Children, who both of Feet 
 
 and 
 
Cfte Pilgrims pjogrefo 183 
 
 and Heart were but tender. Yet fo it 
 was, that, thorow the incouraging 
 Words of he that led in the Front, and 
 of him that brought them up behind, 
 they made a pretty good fhift to wagg 
 along. 
 
 The Way alfo was here very weary- 
 fom thorow Dirt and Slabbinefs. Nor 
 was there on all this Ground, fo much 
 as one Inn or Viclualling-Houfe, there- 
 in to refrefh the feebler fort. Here 
 therefore was grunting, and puffing, and 
 fighing : While one tumbleth over a 
 Bum, another fticks faftinthe Dirt, and 
 the Children, fome of them, loft their 
 Shoos in the Mire. While one ays out, 
 I am down, and another, Ho, Where 
 are you ? and a third, the Bufhes have 
 got fuch faft hold on me, I think I 
 cannot get away from them. 
 
 Then they came at an Arbor, warm, An Arbor 
 and promifing much Refrefhing to the on the In- 
 Pilgrims ; for it was finely wrought a- chanting 
 bove-head, beautified with Greens, fur- Ground. 
 nifhed with Benches and Settles. It alfo 
 had in it a foft Couch whereon the wea- 
 ry might lean. This, you muft think, 
 all things confidered, was tempting; 
 for the Pilgrims already began to be 
 foyled with the badnefs of the way ; but 
 there was not one of them that made fo 
 much as a motion to ftop there. Yea, 
 for ought I could perceive, they con- 
 tinually gave fo good heed to the Ad- 
 vice of their Guide, and he did fo faith- 
 fully tell them of Dangers, and of the 
 
 Nature 
 
1 84 
 
 The Name of 
 toe Arbor. 
 
 The nvay 
 difficult to 
 find. 
 
 lie Guide 
 has a Map 
 of all nvay s 
 leading to 
 or from the 
 City. 
 
 God's Book. 
 
 Cfje ©econa Part of 
 
 Nature of Dangers when they were at 
 them, that ufually when they were near- 
 eft to them, they did moil pluck up 
 their Spirits, and hearten one another 
 to deny the Flefh. This Arbor 'was call- 
 ed The Jloathfuh Friend, on purpofe to 
 allure, if it might be, fome of the Pil- 
 grims there, to take up their Reft, when 
 weary. 
 
 I faw then in my Dream, that they 
 went on in this their folitary Ground, 
 till they came to a place at which a man 
 is apt to lofe his Way. Now, tho when 
 it was light, their Guide could well e- 
 nough tell how to mifs thofe ways that 
 led wrong, yet in the dark he was put 
 to a ftand : But he had in his Pocket a 
 Map of all ways leading to, or from the 
 Celeftial City ; wherefore he ftrook a 
 Light (for he never goes alfo without 
 his Tinder-box) and takes a view of 
 his Book or Map ; which bids him be 
 careful in that place to turn to the right- 
 hand-way. And had he not here been 
 careful to look in his Map, they had all, 
 in probability, been fmuthered in the 
 Mud, for juft a little before them, and 
 that at the end of the cleaneft Way too, 
 was a Pit, none knows how deep, full 
 of nothing but Mud, there made on pur- 
 pofe to deftroy the Pilgrims in. 
 
 Then thought I with my felf, who, 
 that goeth on Pilgrimage, but would 
 have one of thefe Maps about him, that 
 he may look when he is at a sland y 
 which is the way he muft take. 
 
 They 
 
Cfce pilgjims Pjogjefs. 185 
 
 They went on then in this inchanted 
 Ground, till they came to where was an 
 other Arbor, and it was built by the 
 High-way-fide. And in that Arbor there An ' f rlor 
 lay two men whofe Names were Heed- a * dt ™° a * 
 lefs and Too-bold. Thefe two went thus^ tberem ' 
 far on Pilgrimage ; but here being wea- 
 ried with their Journy, they fat down 
 to reft themfelves, and fo fell faft afleep. 
 When the Pilgrims faw them, they flood 
 ftili and fhock their Heads ; for they 
 knew that the Sleepers were in a pitiful 
 Cafe. Then they confulted what to do, 
 whether to go on and leave them in 
 their Sleep, or to ftep to them and try 
 to wake them. So they concluded to 
 go to them and wake them ; that is, if The Pil- 
 they could ; but with this Caution, grims try to 
 namely, to take heed that themfelves wake them. 
 did not fit down nor imbrace the offe- 
 red Benefit of that Arbor, 
 
 So they went in and fpake to the 
 men, and called each by his Name, (for 
 the Guide, it feems, did know them) 
 but there was no Voice nor Anfwer, 
 Then the Guide did fhake them, and do 
 what he could to difturb them. Then 
 faid one of them, / will pay you when 
 I take my Mony ; At which the Guide 
 fhook his Head. / will fight fo long as 
 I can hold my Sword in my Hand, faid the 
 other. At that, one of the Children Their En- 
 laughed. dea<vour is 
 
 Then faid Christiana, what is thefruit/efs. 
 meaning of this ? The Guide faid, They"Prov. 23. 
 talk in their Sleep, If you ftrike them, 3+- 35« 
 
 beat 
 
1 86 CDe ©econo part of 
 
 beat them, or what ever elfe you do to 
 them, they will anfwer you after this 
 fafhion ; or as one of them faid in old 
 time, when the Waves of the Sea did 
 beat upon him, and he fleptas one upon 
 the Maft of a Ship, When I awake I will 
 feek it again. You know when men talk 
 in their Sleeps, they fay any thing ; but 
 their Words are not governed, either 
 by Faith or Reafon. There is an Inco- 
 herence in their Words now, as there was 
 before betwixt their going on Pilgri- 
 mage, and fitting down here. This 
 then is the Mifchief on't, when heedlefs 
 ones go on Pilgrimage, 'tis twenty to 
 one, but they are ferved thus. For this 
 inchanted Ground is one of the laft Re- 
 fuges that the Enemy to Pilgrims has ; 
 wherefore it is as you fee, placed almoft 
 at the end of the Way, and fo it ftand- 
 eth againft us with the more Advantage. 
 For when, thinks the Enemy, will thefe 
 Fools be fo defirous to fit down, as when 
 they are weary ; and when fo like to be 
 weary, as when almoft at their Journys 
 end ? Therefore it is, I fay, that the 
 inchanted Ground is placed fo nigh to 
 the Land Beulah, and fo neer the end 
 of their Race. Wherefore let Pilgrims 
 look to themfelves, left it happen to 
 them as it has done to thefe, that, as 
 you fee, are fallen afleep, and none can 
 wake them. 
 
 Then the Pilgrims defired with trem- 
 bling to go forward, only they prayed 
 their Guide to ftrike a Light, that they 
 
 might 
 
€&e Pilgrims Pjogrefo 187 
 
 might go the reft of their way by the 
 help of the light of a Lanthorn. So he The light of 
 ft rook a light, and they went by the help the Word. 
 of that thorow the reft of this way, tho * Pet. 1. 19. 
 the Darknefs was very great. 
 
 But the Children began to be forely The Chil- 
 weary, and they cryed out unto him dren cry for 
 that loveth Pilgrims, to make their way ^earinefs. 
 more Comfortable. So by that they 
 had gone a little further, a Wind arofe 
 that drove away the Fog, fo the Air 
 became more clear. 
 
 Yet they were not off (by much) 
 of the inchanted Ground ; only now they 
 could fee one another better, and the 
 way wherein they fhould walk. 
 
 Now when they were almoft at the 
 end of this Ground, they perceived 
 that a little before them, was a folemn 
 Noife, as of one that was much concern- 
 ed. So they went on and looked be- 
 fore them, and behold, they faw, as 
 they thought, a Man upon his Knees, 
 with Hands and Eyes lift up, and fpeak- 
 ing, as they thought, earneftly to one 
 that was above. They drew nigh, but 
 could not tell what he faid ; fo they 
 went foftly till he had done. When he 
 had done, he got up and began to run 
 towards the Celeftial City. Then Mr. 
 Great-heart called after him, faying, So- 
 ho, Friend, let us have your Company 
 if you go, as I fuppofe you do, to the 
 Celeftial City. So the man flopped, and 
 they came up to him. But fo foon as 
 Mr. Honeft faw him, he faid, I know 
 
i88 
 
 C&e ©econti part of 
 
 Talk be- 
 injcixt him 
 and Mr. 
 Honeft. 
 
 this man. Then faid Mr. Valiant-fir^ 
 truth, Prethee, who is it ? 'Tis one, faid 
 The Story of he, that comes from where-abouts I 
 Standf'aft. dwelt, his Name is Stand-faft, he is cer- 
 tainly a right good Pilgrim. 
 
 So they came up one to another and 
 prefently Stand- fa it faid to old Honeft, 
 Ho, Father Honeft, are,you there ? Ai, 
 faid he, that I am, as fure as you are 
 there. Right glad am I, faid Mr. Stand- 
 fa ft, that 1 have found you on this Road. 
 And as glad am I, faid the other, that I 
 efpied you upon your Knees. Then Mr. 
 Standfaft blufhed, and faid, But why, 
 did you fee me ? Yes, that I did, quoth 
 the other, and with my Heart was glad 
 at the Sight. Why, what did you think, 
 faid Stand-fa ft? Think, faid old Honeft, 
 what fhould I think ? I thought we had 
 an honeft Man upon the Road, and there- 
 fore fhould have his Company by and 
 by. If you thought not amifs,how hap- 
 py am I ? But if I be not as I mould, I 
 alone muft bear it. That is true, faid 
 the other ; But your fear doth further 
 confirm me that things are right betwixt 
 the Prince of Pilgrims and your Soul. 
 For he faith, Blejfed is the Man thatfear- 
 eth always. 
 
 Valiant. Well, But Brother, I pray 
 thee tell us what was it that was the 
 caufe of thy being upon thy Knees, even 
 now ? Was it for that fome fpecial Mer- 
 cy laid Obligations upon thee, or how ? 
 Stand. Why we are as you fee, upon 
 the inchanted Ground, and as I was com- 
 ing 
 
 They found 
 him at 
 Prayer. 
 
Cfie pil&tms Pjo&efe- 189 
 
 ing along, I was mufing with my felf of 
 what a dangerous Road, the Road in 
 this place was, and how many that had what it 
 come even thus far on Pilgrimage, had cw as that 
 here been ftopt, and been deftroyed, \ fetched bim 
 thought alfo of the manner of the Death, upon his 
 with which this place deftroyeth Men. Knees. 
 Thofe that die here, die of no violent 
 Diftemper ; the Death which fuch die, 
 is not grievous to them. For he that 
 goeth away in a Sleeps begins that Jour- 
 ney with Defire and Pleafure. Yea fuch 
 acquiefce in the Will of that Difeafe. 
 
 Hon. Then Mr. Honeft Interrupting of 
 him faid, did you fee the two Men ajleep 
 in the Arbor ? 
 
 Stand. Ai, Ai, I faw Heedlefs, and Too- 
 bold there ; and for ought I know, there 
 they will ly till they Rot. But let me Pi'ov. 10. 7. 
 go on in my Tale ? As I was thus Mu- 
 ling, as I faid, there was one in very 
 pleafant Attire, but old, that prefented 
 herfelf unto me, and offered me three 
 things, to wit, her Body, her Purfe, and 
 her Bed. Now the Truth is, I was both 
 aweary and fleepy, I am alfo as poor as 
 a Howlet, and that, perhaps, the Witch 
 knew. Well, I repulfed her once and 
 twice, but fhe put by my Repulfes, and 
 fmiled. Then I began to be angry, but 
 fhe mattered that nothing at all. Then 
 fhe made Offers again, and faid, if I 
 would be ruled by her, fhe would make 
 me great and happy. For, faid fhe, I 
 am the Mifrrifs of the World, and men 
 are made happy by me. Then I asked 
 
 her 
 
190 
 
 Madam 
 Buble, or 
 this <vain 
 World i 
 
 Cfre ©econD part of 
 
 her Name, and fhe told me it was Ma- 
 dam Bubble, This fet me further from 
 her ; but fhe ftill followed me with In- 
 ticements. Then I betook me, as you 
 fee, to my Knees, and with Hands lift 
 up, and crys, I pray'd to him that had 
 laid, he would help. So juft as you 
 came up, the Gentlewoman went her 
 way. Then I continued to give thanks 
 for this my great Deliverance ; for I ve- 
 rily believe fhe intended no good, but 
 rather fought to make flop of me in my 
 Journey. 
 
 Hon. Without doubt her Dejlgns were 
 bad. But slay, now you talk of her , me- 
 thinks I either have feen her % or have read 
 fome slory of her. 
 
 Standf. Perhaps you have done both. 
 
 Hon. Madam Buble ! Is Jhe not a tall 
 comely Dame^fomething ofafwarthy Com- 
 plexion ? 
 
 Standf. Right, you hit it, fhe is juft 
 fuch an one. 
 
 Hon. Doth Jhe not fpeak very fmoothly^ 
 and give you a Smile at the end of a Sen- 
 tence ? 
 
 Standf. You fall right upon it again, 
 for thefe are her very Actions. 
 
 Hon. Doth Jhe not wear a great Purfe 
 by her Side^ and is not her Hand often in it, 
 fingering her Mony^ as if that was her 
 Hearts delight? 
 
 Standf 'Tis juft fo. Had fhe ftood by 
 all this while, you could not more amply 
 have fet her forth before me, nor have 
 better defcribed her Features. 
 
 Hon* 
 
Cfje Pilgrims P?ogre&- 191 
 
 Hon. Then he that drew her Picture 
 was a good Limner^ and he that wrote of 
 her, faid true. 
 
 Greath. This Woman is a Witch^ and The World. 
 it is by Virtue of her Sorceries that this 
 Ground is enchanted ; whoever doth lay 
 their Head down in her Lap^had as good 
 lay it down upon that Block over which 
 the Ax doth hang; and whoever lay 
 their Eyes upon her Beauty, are counted 
 the Enemies of God. This is fhe that jam. 4. 4. 
 maintaineth in their Splendor, all thofe 1 John a. 
 that are the Enemies of Pilgrims. Yea, 15. 
 This is fhe that has bought off many a 
 man from a Pilgrims Life. She is a 
 great GoJJiper^ fhe is always, both fhe 
 and her Daughters, at one Pilgrim's 
 Heels or other, now Commending, and 
 then preferring the excellencies of this 
 Life. She is a bold and impudent Slut t 
 She will talk with any Man. She always 
 laugheth poor Pilgrims to fcorn, but 
 highly commends the Rich. If there be 
 one cunning to get Mony in a Place, fhe 
 will fpeak well of him, from Houfe to 
 Houfe. She loveth Banqueting, and 
 Feafting, mainly well ; fhe is always at 
 one full Table or another. She has given 
 it out in fome places, that fhe is a God- 
 defs, and therefore fome do Worfhip 
 her. She has her times and open places 
 of Cheating, and fhe will fay and avow 
 it, that none can fhew a Good compa- 
 rable to hers. She promifeth to dwell 
 with Childrens Children, if they will but 
 love and make much of her. She will 
 
 caft 
 
192 Cfje %mnb Patt of 
 
 caft out of her Purfe, Gold like Dud, in 
 fome places, and to fome Perfons. She 
 loves to be fought after, fpoken well of, 
 and to ly in the Bofoms of Men. She is 
 never weary of commending her Com- 
 modities, and fhe loves them moft that 
 think beft of her. She will promife to 
 fome Crowns, and Kingdoms, if they 
 will but take her Advice, yet many has 
 fhe brought to the Halter, and ten thou- 
 fand times more to Hell. 
 
 Standf. 0/ /aid Stand-fail, What a 
 Mercy is it that I did re/ ft her ; for whither 
 might ftje a drawn me ? 
 
 Great h. Whither ! Nay, none but 
 
 God knows whither. But in general to 
 
 be fure, fhe would a drawn thee into ma- 
 
 i Tim. 6. 9. ny foolijh and hurt/ul Lufts^ which drawn 
 
 men in Deftruclion and Perdition. 
 
 'Twas fhe that fet Ab/alom againfl his 
 Father, and Jeroboam againft his Matter. 
 'Twas fhe that perfuaded Judas to fell 
 his Lord, and that prevailed with Demas 
 to forfake the Godly Pilgrims Life ; none 
 can tell of the Mifchief that fhe doth. 
 She makes Variance betwixt Rulers and 
 Subje&s, betwixt Parents and Children, 
 'twixt Neighbor and Neighbor, 'twixt 
 a Man and his Wife, 'twixt a Man and 
 himfelf, 'twixt the Flefh and the Heart. 
 
 Wherefore goodM.2L^QX Stand-/aft , be 
 as your Name is, and when you have 
 done all ftand. 
 
 At this Difcourfe there was among the 
 Pilgrims a mixture of Joy and Trembling, 
 but at length they brake out and Sang^ 
 
 What 
 
What Danger is the Pilgrim in y 
 
 How many are his Foes ? 
 
 How many ways there are to Sin, 
 
 No living Mortal knows. 
 
 Some of the Ditch Jhy are, yet can 
 
 Lie tumbling on the Myre : 
 
 Some tho they Jhun the Frying-pan^ 
 
 Do leap into the Fire. 
 
 After this I beheld, until they were 
 come unto the Land of Beulah y where 
 the Sun fhineth Night and Day. Here, 
 becaufe they was weary, they betook s 
 
 themfelves a while to Reft. And be- 
 caufe this Country was common for Pil- 
 grims, and becaufe the Orchards and 
 Vinyards that were here, belonged to l P art > 
 the King of the Celeftial Country ; P a S- 2 S*i 
 therefore they were licenfed to make 2 5 2, 
 bold with any of his things. 
 
 But a little while foon refreihed them 
 here, for the Bells did fo ring, and 
 the Trumpets continually found fo Me- 
 lodioufly , that they could not Deep, 
 and yet they received as much refrem- 
 ing, as if they had flept their Sleep 
 never Lb foundry. Here alfo all the noife 
 of them that walked the Streets, was, 
 More Pilgrims are come to Town. And 
 an other would anfwer , faying , And 
 fo many went over the Water, and were 
 let in at the Golden Gates to Day. They 
 would cry again, There is now a Legi- 
 on of Shining ones, juft come to Town ; 
 ty which we know that there are more 
 
 Pilgrims 
 
194 €&e ©econo Part of 
 
 Pilgrims upon the Road, for here they 
 come to wait for them, and to comfort 
 them after all their Sorrow. Then the 
 Pilgrims got up and walked to and fro : 
 But how were their Ears now filled with 
 heavenly Noifes, and their Eyes de- 
 lighted with Celeftial Vifions ? In this 
 Land, they heard nothing, faw nothing, 
 felt nothing, fmelt nothing, tailed no- 
 thing, that was offenfive to their Sto- 
 mach or Mind ; only when they tafted 
 of the Water of the River, over which 
 Death bit- they were to go, they thought that tafted 
 tertothe a little Bitterifh to the Palat , but it 
 hUJJjy but proved fweeter when 'twas down. 
 fweet to the J n this place there was a Record 
 Soul. k e p t f the Names of them that had 
 
 been Pilgrims of old, and a Hiftory of 
 all the famous A£rs that they had done. 
 It was here alfo much difcourfed how 
 the River to fome had had its fiowings^ 
 Death has an( j what e ^ n g S [ t nas had while others 
 tts Ebbings j laye g one oyen j t j^ Deen j n a man _ 
 
 ?* .f w ~ ner dry for fome, while it has overflow- 
 
 'tbtride ed its Banks for others ' 
 
 In this place, the Children of the 
 Town would go into the Kings Gardens 
 and gather Nofe-gaies for the Pilgrims, 
 and bring them to them with much 
 AfFe&ion. Here alfo grew Camphire, 
 with Spicknard, and Saffron^ Calamus ^ 
 and Cinamon , with all its Trees of 
 Franhincenfe^ Myrrhe^ and Aloes^ with all 
 chief Spices. With thefe the Pilgrims 
 Chambers were perfumed, while they 
 flayed here ; and with thefe were their 
 
 Bodys 
 
Cfie Pilgrims Pjogtefs, 195 
 
 Bodys anointed to prepare them to go 
 over the River when the time appointed 
 was come. 
 
 Now, while they lay here, and wait- 
 ed for the good Hour; there was a AMeJfenger 
 Noyfe in the Town, that there was a of Death 
 Poft come from the Celeftial City, with f ent l\ 
 Matter of great Importance, to one Chnftiana. 
 Chriftiana, the Wife of Chriftian the 
 Pilgrim. So Enquiry was made for her, 
 and the Houfe was found out where (he 
 was, fo the Poft prefented her with a 
 Letter; The Contents whereof was, Hail, 
 GoodWoman, I bring thee Tidings that the His Mef- 
 Mafter callethfor thee, and expetleth that /age. 
 thoujhouldeft ft and in his Prefence,inCloaths 
 of Immortality , within this ten Days, 
 
 When he had read this Letter to her, ^ Q(W w ^_ 
 he gave her therewith a fure Token conu u 
 that he was a true MefTenger, and was Deat jj t0 
 come to bid her make haft to be gone. f oem t h a t 
 The Token was, An Arrow with a Point k aeve no . 
 Jharpened with Love, let eajily into her t fc n g t0 do 
 Heart, which by degrees wrought fo ejfeclu- hut to aye. 
 ally with her, that at the time appointed Jhe 
 muft be gone. 
 
 When Chriftiana faw that her time 
 was come, and that me was the firft of 
 this Company that was to go over : She 
 called for Mr. Great-heart her Guide, and ""J P 
 told him how Matters were. So he told G ., 
 her he was heartily glad of the News, 
 and could a been glad had the Poft came 
 for him. Then fhe bid that he mould 
 give Advice how all things mould be 
 prepared for her Journey. 
 
 So 
 
196 Cfie ©econo Part of 
 
 So he told her, faying, Thus and thus 
 it muft be, and we that Survive will ac- 
 company you to the River-fide. 
 
 Then fhe called for her Children, 
 To her ChiU and gave them her BleJJing ; and told 
 dren, them that fhe yet read with Comfort 
 
 the Mark that was fet in their Fore- 
 heads, and was glad to fee them with 
 her there, and that they had kept their 
 Garments fo white. Laftly, She be- 
 queathed to the Poor that little fhe had, 
 and commanded her Sons and her 
 Daughters to be ready againft. the Mef- 
 fenger mould come for them. 
 
 When fhe had fpoken thefe Words 
 to her Guide and to her Children, fhe 
 To Mr. Va- called for Mr. Vallant-for-truth^ and faid 
 liant. unto him, Sir, You have in all places 
 
 fhewed your felf true-hearted, be Faith- 
 ful unto Death, and my King will give 
 you a Crown of Life. I would alfo in- 
 treat you to have an Eye to my Chil- 
 dren, and if at any time you fee them 
 faint, fpeak comfortably to them. For 
 my Daughters, my Sons Wives, they 
 have been Faithful, and a fulfilling of 
 To Mr. the Promife upon them, will be their 
 
 Standfaft. end. But fhe gave Mr. Stand-fafi a 
 
 Ring. 
 To Old Ho- Then fhe called for old Mr. Hone ft, 
 neft, and faid of him, Behold an Ifraelite in- 
 
 deed, in whom is no Guile. Then faid 
 he^ I wifh you a fair Day when you fet 
 out for Mount Sion, and fhall be glad to 
 fee that you go over the River dry-fhod. 
 But fhe anfwered, Come Wet, come 
 
 Dry, 
 
Dry, I long to be gone ; for however the 
 Weather is in my Journey, I fhall have 
 time enough when I come there to fit 
 down and reft me, and dry me. 
 
 Then came in that good Man Mr. To Mr. Rea- 
 Ready-to-halt to fee her. So (he faid to dy-to-halt. 
 him, Thy Travel hither has been with 
 Difficulty, but that will make thv Reft 
 the fweeter. But watch, and be ready, 
 for at an Hour v/hen you think not, the 
 Meflenger may come. 
 
 After him, came in Mr. Defpondencie, Vo Difpon- 
 andhisDaughter Much-a-fraid.T owhom dencie and 
 fhe faid, You ought with Thankfulnefs his Daugh- 
 for ever, to remember your Deliverance ter, 
 from the Hands of Gyant Difpair^ and 
 out of Doubting-Caff le. The effect: ofthat 
 Mercy is, that you are brought with 
 Safety hither. Be ye watchful, and caft 
 away Fear;be fober and hope to theEnd. 
 
 Then fhe faid to Mr. Feeble-Mind, To Feeble- 
 Thou was delivered from the Mouth of mincJ . 
 Gyant Slay-good, that thou mighteft live 
 in the Light of the Living for ever, and 
 fee thy King with Comfort. Only I ad- 
 vife thee to repent thee of thy aptnefs 
 to fear and doubt of his Goodnefs before 
 he fends for thee, left thou fhouldeft Her lafl 
 when he comes , be forced to ftand be- Day* and 
 fore him for that Fault with Blufhing. manner of 
 
 Now the day drew on that Chriftiana departure, 
 muft be gone. So the Road was full of 
 People to fee her take her Journey. But 
 behold all the Banks beyond the River 
 were full of Horfes and Chariots, which 
 were come down from above to accom- 
 K pany 
 
i 9 8 ^&e &«onH part of 
 
 pany her to the City-Gate. So flie came 
 forth and entered the River , with a BecTCn 
 of Fare well, to thofe that followed her 
 to the River fide. The laft word fhe was 
 heard to fay here, was, I come Lord, to be 
 with thee and blefs thee. 
 
 So her Children and Friends return- 
 ed to their Place, for that thofe that 
 waited for Chriftiana, had carried her out 
 of their Sight. So flie went, and called, 
 and entered in at the Gate with all the 
 Ceremonies of Joy that her Husband Chri- 
 stian had done before her. 
 
 At her Departure her Children wept, 
 but Mr. Great-heart, and Mr. Valiant, 
 played upon the well tuned Cymbal and 
 Harp for Joy. So all departed to their re- 
 fpe&ive Places. 
 
 In procefs of time there came a Posl 
 to the Town again, and his Bufinefs was 
 with Mr. Ready-to-halt. So he enquired 
 him out, and faid to him, I am come 
 to thee in the Name of him whom thou 
 haft Loved and Followed, tho upon 
 Crutches. And my Meflage is to tell thee, 
 that he expects thee at his Table to Sup 
 with him in his Kingdom the next Day 
 after Easier. Wherefore prepare thy felf 
 for this Journey. 
 
 Then he alfo gave him a Token that 
 Eccles. 12. he was a true MefTenger, faying, I have 
 6. broken thy golden Bowl, and loofed thyfil- 
 
 ver Cord. 
 
 ■ After this, Mr. Ready-to-halt called for 
 his Fellow Pilgrims, and told them, fay- 
 ing, I am Tent for, and God fliall furely 
 
 vifit 
 
 Ready-to- 
 halt Sum- 
 moned. 
 
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 vifityou alfo. So he defired Mr Valiant 
 to make his Will. And becaufe he had 
 nothing to bequeath to them that fhould 
 Survive him, but his Crutches, and his 
 good Wifies, therefore thus he faid. Thefe Promifes 
 Crutches, I bequeath to my Son that Jhall His Will, 
 tread in my Steps ; with an hundred warm 
 Wijhes that he may prove better than I have 
 done. 
 
 Then he thanked Mr. Great-heart for 
 his Conduct, and Kindnefs, and fo ad- 
 drefled himfelf to his Journey. When he 
 came at the brink of the River, he faid, 
 Now I fhall have no more need of thefe 
 Crutches, fince yonder are Chariots and 
 Horfesfor me to ride on. The laft Words jjis i ast 
 he was heard to fay, was, Welcome Life. So Words. 
 he went his Way. 
 
 After this,Mr. Feeble-mind had Tidings F ee bi e - 
 brought him, that the Poft founded his m j nd SuJRm 
 Horn at his Chamber Door. Then he w ^ 
 came in and told him, faying. I am come 
 to tell thee that thy Mafter has need of 
 thee, and that in very little time thou 
 muft behold his Face in Brightnefs. And 
 take this as a Token of the Truth of my 
 Meffage. Thofe that look out at the Windows . 
 Jhall be darkened. 
 
 Then Mr. Feeble-mind called for his^ 3 ' 
 Friends, and told them what Errand had 
 been brought unto him, and what Token 
 he had received of the truth of the Mef- 
 fage. Then he faid, Since I have nothing 
 to bequeath to any , to what purpofe He Makes. 
 fhould I make a Will ? As for my feeble m will. 
 Mind> that I will leave behind me, for that 
 K 2 I 
 
2oo %\yz »>econtJ #art of 
 
 I have no need of that in the place 
 whither I go \ nor is it worth beftowing 
 upon the pooreft Pilgrim : Wherefore 
 when lam gon, I defire,that you, Mr.Fa- 
 liant, would bury it in a dunghil.This done 
 and the Day being come, in which he 
 was to depart ; he entered the River as 
 His loft the reft. His laft Words were, Hold out 
 words. Faith and Patience. So he went over to 
 
 the other Side. 
 
 When Days, had many of them paflec 
 Mr. Dif- awa y; Mr. Difpondencie was fent for. For 
 pondencie'/ a p oft was come and brought this Meffage 
 Summons. tohim# TremblingMan.Thefearetofummon 
 thee to be ready with thy King, by the next 
 Lords Day, to Jhoutfor Joy for thy Delive- 
 rance from all thy Doublings. 
 
 And faid the Meflenger, That my 
 Meffage is true, take this for a Proof. So 
 he gavehim7 heGrafs hopper to be a Burthen 
 Eccles 12. s. unto him. Now Mr. Difpondencie's Daugh- 
 His Daugh- ter whofe Name was Much-a-fraid, faid, 
 tergoes too. w hen fhe heard what was done, thatfhe 
 would go with herFather. Then Mr. Dif- 
 pondencie faid to his Friends -, Myfelf, and 
 my Daughter, you know what we have 
 been, and how troublefomly we have be- 
 haved our felves in every Company. My 
 His Will: will and my Daughters is, That our Dif 
 ponds, and flavifh Fears, be by no man 
 ever received, from the day of our De- 
 parture, for ever; For I know that after 
 my Death they will offer themfelves to 
 others. For, to be plain with you, they 
 are Ghofts, the which we entertained 
 when we firft began to be Pilgrims, and 
 
 could 
 
IC&e plgn'mg ^ogcetk 201 
 
 could never fhake them off after. And 
 they will walk about and feek Entertain- 
 ment of the Pilgrims, but for our Sakes, 
 fhut ye the Doors upon them. 
 
 When the time was come for them to His laft 
 depart, they went to the Brink of the Words. 
 River, The laft Words of Mr. Difponden- 
 cie, werQ^Farewel Night, Welcome Day. H is 
 Daughterwent thorow the River finging, 
 but none could underftand what Ihe 
 faid. 
 
 Then it came to pafs, a while after, that Mr - Honed: 
 there was a Posl in the Town thatenquir- Summoned. 
 ed for Mr. Hon eji. So he came to his Houfe 
 where he was, and delivered to his Hand 
 thefe Lines. Thou art Commanded to be ready 
 a gain ft this Day /even Nighty toprefent thy 
 fe/f before thy Lord, at his Fathers Hcufe. 
 And for a Token that my Meffageis true, 
 All thy Daughters ofMufickJhallbe brought 
 low. Then Mr. Hones! called for his Eccles.i*. 4 . 
 Friends, and faid unto them, I Die, but 
 fhall make no Will. As for my Honefty, 
 it fhall go with me ; let him that comes He mahes 
 after be told of this. When the Day that m Wlil 
 he was to be gone, was come, he ad- 
 drefled himfelf to go over the River. 
 Now the^z^r at that time overflowed the 
 Banks in fome places. But Mr. Hone ft in • 
 
 his Life time had fpoken to one Good-con- 
 cience to meet him there, the which he Good-con- 
 alfo did, and lent him his Hand, and fo £ en « M P* 
 helped him over. The laft Words of ^£ n ™ 
 Mr. Honejl were, Grace Reigns. So he left over 
 the World. <ver ' 
 
 After this, it was noifed abroad that 
 K 3 Mr. 
 
Eccles,i2.6. 
 
 His Will. 
 
 202 'flE&s Stfconti ¥>art of 
 
 Mr. Valiant Mr. Valiant-for-truth was taken with a 
 Summoned. Summons, by the fame Posl as the other; 
 and had this for a Token that the Sum- 
 mons was true, Tha t his Pitcher was bro- 
 ken at the Fountain. When he underftood 
 it, he called for his Friends, and told them 
 of it. Then faid he, I am going to my Fa- 
 thers, and tho with great Difficulty I am 
 got hither, yet now I do not repent me 
 of all the Trouble I have been at to arrive 
 where I am. My Sword, I give to him 
 that mall fucceed me in my Pilgrimage, 
 and my Courage and Skill, to him that 
 can get it. My Marks and Scarrs I carry 
 with me, to be a Witnefs for me, that I 
 have fought his Battels, who now will be 
 my Rewarder. When the Day that he 
 muft go hence, was come, many accom- 
 panied him to the River fide, into which, 
 as he went, he faid. Death, where is thy 
 Sting ? And as he went down deeper, he 
 faid, Grave, where is thyViclory? So he paf- 
 fed over, and all the Trumpets founded for 
 him on the other fide. 
 
 Then there came forth a Summons for 
 Mr. Stand- fajl, (This Mr. Stand-fa si, was 
 he that the reft of the Pilgrims found up- 
 on his Knees in the inchanted Ground.) 
 For the Posl brought it him open in his 
 Hands. The Contents whereof were,That 
 he musl prepare for a Change of Life, for 
 hisMasler was not willing that hejhouldhefo 
 far from him any longer. At this Mr. Sta nd- 
 fasl was put into a Mufe ; Nay, faid the 
 MefTenger, you need not doubt of the 
 Truth of my Meflage ; for here is a To- 
 ken 
 
 His lafl 
 
 words. 
 
 Mr. Stand- 
 faft is Sum- 
 moned. 
 
<&lje plffrimg ^ogcefo 203 
 
 ken of the Truth thereof, Thy Wheel is 
 broken at the Cittern. Then he called to E „ * 2 ' 6 ' 
 h\mMr.Greatheart,whow^khdrGmde,^ r Ca ^ s J^ 
 and faid unto him, Sir, Altho it was not „ * 
 my hap to be much in your good Com- 
 pany in the Days of my Pilgrimage, yet 
 fince thetime I knew you, you have been 
 profitable to me. When I came from 
 home, I left behind me a Wife, and five His s P eecli 
 fmall Children. Let me entreat you, at t0 hm% 
 your Return, (for I know that you will 
 go, and return to your Matters Houfe, in 
 Hopes that you may yet be a Conductor 
 to more of the Holy Pilgrims,) that you 
 fend to my Family, and let them be ac- 
 quainted with all that hath, and mall hap- 
 pen unto me. Tell them moreover, of my 
 happy Arrival to this Place, and of the 
 prefent late blefTed Condition that I am 
 in. Tell them alfo of Christian and Chri- 
 stiana his Wife, and how She and her 
 Children came after her Husband. Tell HisEr ™ nd - 
 them alfo of what a happy End me made, t0 hts Fa ' 
 and whither me is gone. I have little or my ' 
 nothing to fend to my Family, except it be 
 Praiers, and Tears for them; of which it 
 will fufEce, if thou acquaint them, if per- 
 adventure they may prevail. When 
 Mr. Stand-fafihzd thus fet things in order, 
 and the time being come for him to 
 haft him away ; he alfo went down to 
 the River. Now there was a great Calm 
 at that time in the River, wherefore Mr. 
 Stand-fa ft, when he was about halfway in, 
 he flood a while and talked to his Com- 
 panions that had waited upon him thi- 
 ther. And he faid, This 
 
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 His la(l This River has been a Terror to ma- 
 
 nuords. ny, yea the thoughts of it alfo have often 
 Jof. 3. 17. frighted me. But now methinks I ftand 
 eafie, my Foot is fixed upon that, upon 
 which the Feet of the Priefts that bare 
 the Ark of the Covenant, flood while If- 
 rael went over this Jordan. The Waters 
 indeed are to the Palate Bitter, and to 
 the Stomack cold ; yet the thoughts of 
 what I am going to, and of the Conduct 
 that waits for me on the other fide, doth 
 lie as a glowing Coal at my Heart. 
 
 I fee my felf now at the end of my Jour- 
 ney, my toilefom Days are ended. I am go- 
 ing now to fee that Head that wasCrown- 
 ed with Thorns, and that Face that was 
 fpit upon, for me. 
 
 I have formerly lived by Hear-fay, and 
 Faith, but now I go where I fhall live by 
 fight, and fhall be with him, in whofe 
 Company I delight my felf. 
 
 I have loved to hear my Lord fpoken 
 of, and wherever I have feen the print of 
 his Shooe in the Earth, there I have co- 
 veted to fet my Foot too. 
 
 His Name has been to me as a Civit- 
 Box^ yea, fweeter than all Perfumes. His 
 Voice to me has been moft fweet, and 
 his Countenance, I have more defired 
 then they that have moft defired the 
 Light of the Sun. His Word I did ufe to 
 gather for my Food, and for Antidotes 
 againftmyFaintings. He has held me, and 
 I have kept me from mine Iniquities : 
 Yea, my fteps hath he ftrengthened in 
 his Way, 
 
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 Now while he was thus in Difcourfe, 
 his Countenance changed, his ftrong-men 
 bowed under him, and after he had faid, 
 Take me, for I come unto thee, he ceafed to be 
 feen of them. 
 
 But Glorious it was, to fee how the o- 
 pen Region was filled with Horfes and 
 Chariots, with Trumpeters and Pipers, 
 with Singers, and Players on ftringed In- 
 ftruments, to welcome the Pilgrims as 
 they went up, and followed one another 
 in at the beautiful Gate of the City. 
 
 As for Christian's children, the four Boys 
 that Chriftiana brought with her, with 
 their Wives and Children, I did not ftay 
 where I was, till they were gone over. 
 Alfo fince I came away, I heard one fay, 
 that they were yet alive, and fo would be 
 for the Increafe of the Church in that 
 Place where they were for a time. 
 
 Shall it be my Lot to go that way a- 
 gain, I may give thofe that defire it, an 
 Account of what I here am filent about ; 
 mean time I bid my Reader Adieu, 
 
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