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with the plan of this work, to enter on a particular explanation of them. The dealings, of the Lord are here represented, as uniformly gentle to the feeble, trembling, humble believers, and the circumstances of their deaths comparatively encouraging and easy.

180..13. River... This speech has been justly admired, as one of the most striking passages in the whole work: but it is so plain, that it only requires an attentive reader. It may, however, be worthy of our observation, that in all the instances before us the pilgrims are represented as resting their only dependence, at the closing scene, on the mercy of GOD, through the righteousness and atonement of his son; and yet recollecting their conscious integrity, boldness in professing and contending for the truth, love to the cause, example, and words of CHRIST, obedience to his precepts, delight in his ways, preservation from their own iniquities, and consistent behaviour, as evidences that their faith was living, and their hope warranted; and in this way the retrospect conduced to their encouragement. Moreover they all concur in declaring, that while they left their infirmities behind them they would take their graces along with them, and that their works would follow them." -Thus the scriptural mean is exactly maintained, between those who place their supposed good works as the foundation of their hope; and those, who would exclude even real good works from being so much as looked upon, as evidential of saving faith, or as in any way giving encouragement to the believer in his dying hour1.

181..14. Glorious... The view given in this place, of the peaceful and joyful death of the pilgrims, cannot but affect every reader in some degree; and many perhaps may be ready to say, "Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my " last end be like his." But, except they make it their principal concern to live the life of the righteous, such a wish will most probably be frustrated; and every hope grounded

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on it is evidently presumptuous, as the example of BALAAM sufficiently proves. If any man therefore doubt whether this allegory do indeed describe the rise and progress of religion in the soul; the beginning, continuance, and termination of the godly man's course to heaven; let him diligently search the scriptures, and fervently pray to God, from whom alone "cometh every good and perfect gift," to enable him to determine this question. But let such as own themselves to be satisfied that it does, beware lest they rest on this assent and notion, in the pleasure of reading an ingenious work on the subject, or in the ability of developing many of the author's emblems. Let them beware, lest they be fascinated, as it were, into a persuasion, that they actually accompany the pilgrims in the life of faith, and walking with God, in the same measure, as they keep pace with the author, in discovering and approving the grand outlines of his plan. And let every one carefully examine his state, sentiments, experience, motives, tempers, affections, and conduct, by the various characters, incidents, and observations, that pass under his review: assured that this is a matter of the greatest consequence. We ought not indeed to call any man master, or subscribe absolutely to all his sentiments: yet the diligent practical student of scripture can scarcely doubt, but that the warnings, counsels and instructions of this singular work, agree in general with that sacred touchstone; or that characters and actions will at last be approved or condemned by the Judge of the world, in a great degree according to the sentence passed on them in this wise and faithful book. The Lord grant that both the writer and readers of these observations may " find mercy " in that day," and be addressed in these gracious words, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the world."

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a baptist church, xiv. ordained ib. ap-
prehended and tried for preaching
contrary to law, xiv, xv. confined in
Bedford jail twelve years, xvi. i. 205.
chosen pastor of the baptist church
at Bedford, xvii. liberated b. settles at
Bedford, 1b. his death, xviii. family,
xix. character, ib

Accommodation, of scripture, dangerous,
ii. 194.

Adam the first, i. 76, 77.
Affections, false, 1.8.210. ii. 201. carnal,
their prevalence over reason, i. 28, 29,
227, 228.

Age and youth, their different advan-
tages, ii. 119, 120, 223, 244.
Aged, christians often experience much
peace and comfort, i. 302, 320.

Anchor, golden, ii. 78.
Angels, guardian, i. 193, 321.
Antinomianism, ii. 107-109.
Apollyon, meets Christian, i. 60, ii. 86
tempts, réproaches, and threatens
him, i. 61-63. assaults him, 64. is
put to flight, 65.

Apostates, i 32-34,150,230, 257,305.
dying in despair, 299.

Apples, Eve's, ii. 78
Appropriation,

erroneous notion re-

specting, ii. 201.
Arbour, on the hill Difficulty, i. 43,
ii. 56. on the enchanted ground, 161.
Armoury, at the house Beautiful i. 57.
Assurance, not of the essence of faith, i.
251, ii. 221. genuine, always accom-
panied by holy obedience, i. zor.

Atheism, long hypocritical profession of
the gospel, not unlikely to issue in,
i. 313, 314.

Atheist, derides Christian and Hopeful,
i. 166. character of, probably taken from
a particular person, xiii.
B

Backsliders, i. 253.
Bath, the Interpreter's, ii. 45.
Beautiful, palace, i. 46. Christian enter-
tained there, 49-59 Christiana &c.
entertained there, ii. 61-80.

Beelzebub, his castle, i. 22. his dog, ii.
20, 25.
Believers, weak, ii. 126, 226.
Beulah, country of, i. 190, &c.ii 170,&c.
Bigotry, i. 304.
Bloody-man, see Grim.
Brisk, Mr. visits Mercy, ii. 70, 71.
Bubble, Madam, assails Standfast, ii.

167. description and character of, 168,
169.

Bunyan, Mr.his parents, ix, occupation,ix.
early profligacy,x,xi.his life remarkably
preserved, x his deep convictions and
impressions ix-xi, reformation, xi.
and conversion, xii. Assailed by the
Ranters, xii, xiii. his perplexities and
temptations, wiii, xiv, xx. i. 244. joins

Burden, Christian's, i. 1, 206, not taken
off at the wicket-gate, 25, 224. falls
off at the cross, 37, 231.
Business, danger of too much, ii. 233,234.
By-ends, Mr. overtaken by Christian and
Hopeful, i. 112. His kindred, 113, re-
ligious principles, 114, 117, ii. 130.
Left by Christian and Hopeful, i. 115.
overtaken by Hold-the-world, Money-
love, and Save-all, 116. gives them an
account of Christian and Hopeful, 116,
117. propounds a question to them,
which is answered by Money-love, 118
-120 They propose it to Christian
and Hopeful, 120. are silenced and put
to shame by Christian, 129, 130. arc
fatally seduced, 132.
By-path-meadow, i. 136, 137
By-way, to hell, i. 149, 150, ii. 148.

C

Candour, false, i. 304.
Caution, Mount, i. 148.
Certificate, given in by Christian and
Hopeful at the celestial gate, i. 200.
Christiana receives one from Secret, ji.
9 See Roll.

Charity, her conversation with Christian,
1.53,54. Mount, 148. Without judgment
leads into errors, 262.

Christ, how revealed to the soul,i 94, 175,
176, 183. what meant by the expression
266, 315.effects of such a revelation, 177.
paffed through Vanity fair, 101, 102. His
merits sufficient forall, though effectual
only for some, ii. 40, 196. his four kind
of righteousness, ii. 47-50.

Children, are to be early commended to
the Lord by prayer, 140, 227. dutyof
instructing them in religion, ii. 206.
Christian, his distress on account of his
burden,i. 1, 2. Directed by Evangelist to
the wicket-gate, 3, 4. falls into the
slough of despond, 8, 9 meets World-
ly-wise-man, II. turns aside to go to
Legality, 15. met by Evangelist, 15-
21 admitted at the wicket-gate, 22.
entertained by the Interpreter, 25-36,
loses his burden at the cross, 3. goes
up to the hill Difficulty, 42. sleeps
in the arbour and loses his roll, 43.
returns and finds his roll, 44, 45-cn-
tertained at the house Beautiful, 47
-59. is armed, 59. goes down into
the valley of humiliation, ib. meets
Apollyon, 60. his combat with him,
64, ii. 82, 86, 87. his victory, i. 65.
Passes through the valley of the shadow
of death, 68-72. overtakes Faithful,
73. exposes Talkative, 86-90. He and
Faithful overtaken by Evangelist, 197.
arrive at Vanity, 102. persecuted there,
103-111.Is joined by Hopeful, 112. in-
vited by Demas to a silver mine, 131,
132. He and Hopeful turn aside into
By-path meadow, 137. are taken by
giant Despair, and confined in Doubt-
ing-castle, 139-144. They escape,
145. are entertained at the delectable
mountains, 146-151. drawn into a
net by the Flatterer, 163. are liberated
and chastized by a shining one, 164,
165. pass over the enchanted ground,
167-190. arrive in the country of
Beulah, 190. come to the Black river,
193. cross it and enter the celestial city
triumphantly, 194-203. Reportsof, after
his death, ii. 3, 155, 159. his ancestors,
113. (See Faithful, and Hopeful.)

Christiana, Sagacity's account of her and
her sons, ii. 5-19, her distress, 5, 6. her
dreams, 7. Visited by Secret, 8, by Ti-
morous and Mercy, 10-13. Sets out
on pilgrimage with her four sons and
Mercy, 16. passes the slough of Des-
pond, 18, 19. admitted at the wicket-
gate, 21. assaulted by two men, 27, 28.
entertained by the Interpreter, 31-46.
attended on her journey by Great-heart,
46. arrives at the cross, ib. goes up the
hill Difficulty, 55, 56. entertained at the
house Beautiful, 62-80. passes thro'
the valley of humiliation, 82-88. and
the valley of the shadow of death, 89
-92. entertained by Gaius, 111-126.
arrives at Vanity, 130. entertained
there by Mnason, 131-138. comes to
the River of the Water of Life, 139. en-
tertained at the delectable mountains,
145-151.crosses the enchantedground,
160-170.arrives in the country of Beu-
lah, 170. receives a summons to go to
the celestial city, 172. prepares to obey
it, 172, 173. Her address to her chil-
dren and companions, 173, 174. Passes
the black river and is received at the
celestial city, 174, 175.
Civility, son of Legality, i. 14, 20.
Clergy, that they are gentlemen by pro-
fession, a dangerous idea, i. 288, 289.
Clear, mount, i. 150, 151.
Comfort, not to be too hastily adminis-
tered, i. 17, 218. ii. 209. in what man-
ner, i. 220. ii. 192. difference between a
young convert's and an established chris-
tian's, i. 224. source of genuine, 220,

232, 238, 246. genuine, distinguished
from false, 233. not, in itself, a ground
of confidence, 317.
Communion, of saints, i. 46, 49, 238,239.
admission to, 47, 240.

Conflict, the christian's inward, i. 30, 31.
outward, 31, 32, 229.
Conviction, of sin, i. 1. 169, 206, 207.
Conversion, circumstances attending it

are of little moment, ii. 190.
Corn-field, an emblem, ii. 38.
Covetousness, i. 283, 284.
Cross, the, i. 37. ii. 46.

D

Death, represented by a river without a
bridge, i. 193-196. ii. 171-181. fear
of, how overcome, i. 322. meeting it
with composure, no proof of a safe state
324. often most peaceful to the most
timid, ii. 104, 219, 237.

Debts, unjust to contract them by false
appearances of affluence, i. 288. ill ef-
fects of ministers contracting them, ib.
Deceivers, folly of neglecting religion for
fear of being led away by them, ii. 158,

233.

Delectable mountains, i. 58, 146-151.
ii. 145--151.

Demas, invites Christian and Hopeful to
turn aside to a silver mine, i. 131. his
pedigree, 132.Seduces By-ends, &c. ib.
Desire of grace is grace, an ambiguous
and improper expression, i. 316.
Despair represented by an iron cage, i.
32. how far a believer may fall under
its power, 297. Giant, takes Christian
and Hopeful prisoners, 139, 140. his
cruelty to them, 140, 141, 144. his fits141.
Men whose eyes had been put out by him,
149, Slain by Great-heart and his com-
panions, ii. 142.

Despond, slough of, i. 8-10. ii. 18, 19.
steps over, i. 10, 11. all pass it, 10. 214.
grew worse after Christian passed it,
ii. 18.

Despondency, whence it arises, i. 208,
211, 213. how to be removed 220.
represented by a quag, 68, 252, 253.
Mr. and his daughter Much-afraid, res-
cued from Doubting-castle, ii. 143,
pass the Black river, 177.
Destruction, city of, i. 2, 73, 74. ii. 2.
Difficulty, the hill, i. 41. ii. 55
Diffidence, giant Despair's wife, i. 140.

slain by Honest, ii. 142.
Discontent, i. 79.

Discretion, her discourse with Christian,

i. 48.
Disloyalty, charged upon professors of the
gospel, i. 276, ill effects of, in them, ib.
Dissenters, their successful opposition to
popery, in the last century, xviii. ü.
136, 137, 227. persecution of them in

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the last century, xu, xvii. the indul-
gence granted them by James II. xviii.
Distress, needless, ii, 190, 191. often fol-
lows long after the commission of sin,
208. how to be removed, 209. folly of
- neglecting religion, for fear of tempo-
rary, 214.

Dog, at the wicket-gate, ii. 20, 25.
Doubting-castle, i. 139-145. demolished

by Great-heart, &c. ii. 143
Dreams, of the day of judgment, xi. i. 35.
Christiana's, ii. 7,29-31. Mercy's, 64,
65. how far to be regarded, 187, 206.

E

Ease, the plain, i. 130.

Enchanted ground, i. 167-190. ii. 160-

170.

Enthusiasm, i. 232, 266, 315, 316, ii. 187

-197-

Envy, his testimony against Faithful, i.
107. answered, 109.

Error, mount, i. 148. none harmless or in-
nocent, 304.

Evangelist, meets Christian, i. 3. again,
15. overtakes him and Faithful, 97.

Evidences, see Grace.
Examination, self-, importance of, ii. 238.
Experience, Christian relates his, i. 51--
53. Hopeful's, 169-177. of believers,
an useful study, ii. 238.

F

Fearing, Mr. account of, ii. 98-105.
Feeble-mind, rescued from giant Slay.
good, ii. 122. his account of himself,
123, entertained by Gaius, 122-126.
proceeds on his pilgrimage with Chris-
tiana, 126, &c. passes the black river,
176.

Fire, an emblem, i. 30.
Flatterer, the, draws Christian and Hope-

ful into a net, i. 163.
Flower-garden, an emblem, ii. 38.
Formalist and Hypocrisy climb over the
wall, i. 39. turn aside, 42. ii. 54, 55.
G

Gaius entertains Christiana, &c. ii. 111--

Faint-heart, Mistrust, and Guilt, rob Lit-
tle-faith, i. 154. conversation concern-
ing them, between Christian and Hope-
ful, 158-162.

Fairs, their pernicious effects, i. 269. (See
Vanity.)

Faith, human and divine, i. 109. Nature of,
176, 182, ii. 197. Ignorance's, i. 181,
182. Dead and living, 264, 301. Erro-
neous statement of, ii. 188, 190, 197,

200-202.

Faithful, joined by Christian, i. 73. gives
an account of his pilgrimage, 73-83.
beguiled by Talkative, 84-86. unde-
ceived by Christian, 86-90. proposes
a question to Talkative. and refutes his
answers, 91, 92. answers it himself, and
makes an application to Talkative's con-
science, 93-96. He and Christian over-
taken by Evangelist, 97. arrive at the
town of Vanity, 102. are persecuted
there, 102, &c. Replies to his indict-
ment, 106. answers the charges brought
against him, 109. condemned and put to
death, 111. (See Christian.)

Fear, nature and advantage of right, i.
185, 186, 208. ii. 24, 25, 106, 228, Mis-
takes concerning, i. 186, 230, 237, 301,
318, ii. 106, 228, 229. Of men, 188.
Different kinds of, 211,295,296. Habi-
tual, removed by a clear view of the
gospel, 231. Of death, overcome, 322

126.

Gentleman-like, the expression, i. 131, 287.
Goodwill, receives Christian at the wick-
et-gate, i. 22. instructs him in the way,
24, 25. receives Christiana, &c. ii. 21.
and Mercy, 22.

Grace, how maintained in the heart, i. 30,
31. Evidences of, 91-95, ii. 236, 237.
Mnason's daughter, married to Samuel,
136.

Great-heart, appointed by the Interpreter
to guide Christiana as far as the house
Beautiful, ii. 46. slays giant Grim, 59, 60.
returns home, 62. appointed to conduct
her all the way, 79. kills giant Maul, 93,
94. and giant Slay-good, 121, 122. He
and his companions attack a monster
at the town of Vanity, 136, 137. slay
giant Despair, and demolish Doubting-
castle, 141-143.

Grim, giant, opposes Great-heart and the
pilgrims, ii. 59. is slain by him, 60.
H

Hate-good, judge, i. 106. his address to
Faithful, 108, 109. his charge to the
Jury, 109, 110.
Hearing, vain, without doing, i. 89, 90.
Heart, of man, represented by a dusty
parlour, i. 27. It's deceitfulness, 178
-180. A good one, 179. Its natural
enmity against God, ii. 201.
Heaven, employments of, i, 197. Friends
will be known there, ib. ii. 156.

Help, i. 9.
Hen and chickens, an emblem, ii. 36, 37.
Honest, Mr. found asleep by Christiana,
&c. ii. 95. accompanies them the rest
of their pilgrimage, 95, &c. passes the
Black river, 178.

Hope and fear duly proportioned, i. 230.
Represented by a golden anchor, ii. 78,

210.

Hopeful, joins Christian, i. 112. inclines
to turn aside to the hill Lucre, 131.
is prevented by Christian, 131, 132.
warns and encourages Christian against
suicide, in Doubting-castle, 141-143.

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