What one would think, doth feek to flay outright, Now, about this time Matthew and Mercy were married; allo Gaius gave his daughter Phoebe to James, Matthew's brother, to wife; after which time they yet flaid about ten days at Gaius's houfe, fpending their time, and the feafons like as pilgrims used to do.. When they were to depart, Gaius made them a feaft, and they did eat and drink, The pilgrims and were merry. Now the hour was come prepare to ga that they must be gone, wherefore Mr. forward. Great-heart called for a reckoning: but Gaius told him, That at his houfe it was not the custom of pilgrims to pay for their entertainment. Ile boarded them by the year, but looked for his pay from the good Sansaritan, who had promifed him at his return, whatfoever charge be was at with them, faithfully to repay him. Then faid Mr. Great-heart to him. Great-heart. Beloved, thou doft faithfully How they greet whatfoever thou doft to the brethren and to one another at frangers, which have born witnefs of thy parting. charity before the church, whom if thou 4 John 5. 6. yet bring forward on their journey after a godly fort, thou shalt do well. Then Gaius took his leave of them all, Gaius's last and his children, and particularly of Mr. kindness to Feeble-mind. He also gave him fome- Feeble-mind. thing to drink by the way. Now Mr. Feeble-mind, when they were going out of the door, made as if he intended to linger; the which when Mr. Great-heart efpied, he faid, Mr. Feeble-mind, pray do you go along with us, I will be your conductor, and you fhall fare as the reft. Feeble. Alas! I want a fuitable companion; you are all lafty and strong, but I, as you fee, am weak: I choose therefore rather to come behind, left, by reafon of my many infirmities, I should be both a burden to myself, and to M 2 you you. I am, as I faid, a man of weak and feeble mind, and fhall be offended and made weak at that which others can bear, I shall like no laughing; I fhall like no gay at tire; I fhall like no unprofitable queftion His accufe for it. Nay, I am so weak a man as to be offended with that which others have a liberty to do. I do not know all the truth; I am a very ignoran chriftian man: Sometimes if I hear them rejoice in the Lord, it troubles me because I cannot do fo too. It is wit Job'12.5% me as it is with a weak man among the ftrong, or as a lamp defpifed (he that i ready to flip with his feet, is a lamp defpi fed in the thought of him that is at eafe); fo that I know not what to do. Great-heart's tommiffion. Great-beart. But, brother, faid Mr Great-heart, I have it in commiffion to comfort the feeble-minded, and to fuppor the weak. You must needs go along with us; we willwal for you, we will lend you our help; we will deny ourfelve of fome things both opinionate and practical, for your fake we will not enter into doubtful difputations before We will be made all things to you, rather than you fou be left behind. you Now all this while they were at Gaius's door; and be hold as they were thus in the heat of their difcourfe. Mi Ready-to halt came by, with his crutches in his hand, an he alfo was going on pilgrimage. Feeble. Then faid Mr. Feeble-mind to him, How came thou thither? I was but now complaining that I had no a fuitable companion, but thou art accord Feeble-mind ing to my wish. Welcome, welcome, god glad to fee Rea- Mr. Ready-to-halt, I hope thou and I ma dy-to-balt come. be fome help. Ready to balt. I fhall be glad of thy com pany, faid the other; and good Mr. Feeble-mind, rathe than we will part, fince we are thus happily met, I wi lend thee one of my crutches. Feeble, Nay, faid he, though I thank thee for thy geo will, I am not inclined to halt before I am lame: How beit, I think, when occafion is, it may help me again dog. Ready-to-halt. If either myfelf or my crutches can th hee a pleasure, we are both at thy command, good Mr. 'eeble Mind. Thus therefore they went on, M. Great-heart and Mr. foneft went before, Chriftiana and her children went next, d Mr. Feeble-mind and Mr. Ready-to-hale came behind ith his crutches: Then faid Mr. Honeft. Hon. Pray, Sir, now we are upon the New talk. ad, tell us fome profitable things of fome at have gone on pilgrimage before us. Great beart. With a good-will: I fuppofe you have ard how Chriftian of old did meet with Apollyon in the lley of Humiliation, and alfo what hard work he had to thro' the Valley of the Shadow of death. Alfo I think u cannot but have heard how Faithful was put to it by adam Wanton, with Adam the firit, with one Difcontent d Shame; four as deceitful villains as a man can meet yon the road. Hon. Yes; I believe I heard of all this; but indeed good aithful was hardeft *put to it with fhame; he was an un earied one. Great-heart. Aye, for as the pilgrim well faid, He, of I men had the wrong name. Hon. But, pray, Sir, where was it that Chriftian and aithful met Talkative? That fame was also a notable one. Great-heart. He was a confident fool, yet many followi is ways. Hon. He had like to have beguiled Faithful. Great-keart. Aye, but Chriftian put him in a way quick7 to find him out. Thus they went on till they came at e place where Evangelift met with Chriftian and Faithful, ad prophesied to them of what should befall them at Vaity-fair. Then faid their guide, Hereabouts did Chriftian and aithful meet with Evangelift, who prophefied to them of hat troubles they fhould meet with at Vanity-fair. Hon. Say you fo! I dare fay it was a hard chapter that hen he did read unto them. Great heart. It was fo, but he gave them encouragement vithal. But what do we talk of them, they were a couple f lion-like men; they had fet their faces like flints. Da lot you remember how undaunted they were when they lood before the judge? M 3 Hon. Hon. Well, Faithful bravely fuffered. Great heart. So he did, and as brave things came on't, for Hopeful and fome others, as the Hory relates it, were converted by his death. Hen Well, but play go on, for you are well acquainted with things. Great-heart. Above all that Chriftian met with after he and pafled thro' Vaniry-fair, one By-ends was the arch one, Hon. By ends! What was he? Great-heart. A very arch fellow, a downright hypocrite; one that would be religious which way ever the world went but fo cunning, that he would be fure never to lofe or fuffet for it. He had his mode of religion for every fresh occafion, and his wife was as good at it as he. He would turn from opinion to opinion; yea, and plead for fo doing too: But as far as I could learn he came to an ill end with his Byends; nor did I ever hear that any of his children were ever of any efteem with any that truly feared God. They come Now by this time they were come withing fight of the town of Vanity, where Vanity fair is kept: So when they faw that they were fo near the town, they confulted with one another how they should pass through the town, and fome faid one thing and fome another: A laft, Mr. Great-heart faid, I have, as you may understand, often been a conductor of pilgrims through this town now I am acquainted with one Mr. Mnafon, a Cyprufian by nation, an old difciple, at whofe houfe we may lodge. If you think good, faid he, we will turn in there. Content, faid old Honeft; content, faid Chriftiana; content faid Mr. Feeble-mind; and so they faid all.-Now you may think it was even-tide by that they got to the outfice of the town; but Mr. Great-heart knew the way to the old man's houfe; fo thither they came; and he called at the door, and the old man within knew his tongue fo focn as ever he heard it; fo he opened and they all came in. Then faid Mnafon, their he how far have ye come to-day? So they faid from the house of Gaius your friend; ! promise you, said he, you have gone a good They enter into Mir. Mnafon's lodge. h, you may well be weary; fit down: So they fat n. eat-heart. Then faid their guide, Come, what chear, i firs, I dare fay you are welcome to my friend. Inafın. I alfo, faid Mr. Mnafon do bid welcome, and whatever you want, do They are glad of fay, and we will do what we can to get entertainment, or you. Toneft. Our great want, a while fince was harbour and 1 company, and now I hope we have both. Inafon. For harbour you fee what it is; but for good pany that will appear in the trial. reat-beart. Well, faid Mr. Great-heart, will you have pilgrims into their lodgings. inajon. I will, faid Mr. Mnafon: So he had them to r refpective places; and alfo fhewed them a very fair ing room, where they may be and fup together untit e was come to go to reft. Now when they were fet in their places, and were a le cheary after their journey, Mr. Honeft afked his land if there were any ftore of good people in the town? Mnafon. We have a few, for indeed they are but a few, en compared with them on the other fide. Hon. But how fhall we do to fee fome of 工 em? for the fight of good men to them They defire to at are going on pilgrimage, is like to the fee fome of the pearing of the moon and ftars to them good people in at are going a journey. Mnafox. Then Mr. Mnafon ftamped with the town. is foot, and his daughter Grace came up; Some fent for - he faid unto her, Grace, go tell my iends, Mr. Contrite, Mr. Holy-man, Mr. Love-faints, Ir. Dare-not-lie, and Mr. Penitent, that I have a friend - two at my house that have a mind to fee them. So Grace went to call them, and they came: and, after lutation made, they fat down together. at the table.. Then faid Mr. Maafon, their landlord, My neighbours, have, as you fee, a company of ftrangers come to my oufe; they are pilgrims; they come from afar, and are oing to mount Sion: Bus who, quoth he, do you think his is? pointing his finger to Chriftiana: 'Tis Chriftiana, he wife of Chriftian, that famous pilgrim, who, with Faithful |