gs are right betwixt the prince of pilgrims and your : For, faith he, Bleffed is the man that feareth always. aliant. Well, but brother, I pray thee, tell us, What the cause of thy being upon thy knees even now? was rfome obligations laid by fpecial mercies upon thee ?

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andfuß. Why, we are, as you fee, up

he inchanted ground; and as I was What it was ng along, I was mufing with myself that feteled bim t bat a dangerous nature the road in this upon his knees. was, and how many that had come

thus far on pilgrimage, had here been ftopt, and been oyed. I thought alio of the manner of death with h this place deftroyeth men. Thofe that die here die o violent diftemper: The death which fuch die is not rous to them: For he that goeth away in a fleep, begins journey with defire and pleafure; yea, fuch acquiefce e will of that difeafe.

on. Then Mr. Honeft, interrupting of him, faid, Did fee the two men afleep in the harbour?

tandfaft. Aye, aye, I faw Heedlefs and Too-bold there; tor ought I know, there they will lie all they rot;: let me go on with my tale: As I was thus mufing, as id, there was one in very pleafant attire, but old, who ented herself unto me, and offered me three things, to , her body, her purfe, and her bed: Now, the truth a I was both weary and fleepy. I am alfo as poor as a let, and that perhaps the witch knew, Well, I repulher once and again; but the put by my repulies and t led: Then I began to be angry, but the mattered that hing at all. Then he made offers again, and faid, if would be ruled by her, he would make me great and opy For, faid fhe, I am the miftrefs of the world, and n are made happy by me. Then I afked her name, and told me it was Madam Bubble. This fet me farther m her; but the fill followed with inticements. Then I cook me, as you fay, to my knees, and with bands lifted: , and cries, 1 prayed to him that hath faid he would i p: So just as you came up the gentlewoman went her

y.

Then I continued to give thanks for this great delirance; for I verily believe the intended no good, but ra« er fought to make a top of me in my journey.

Hon. Without doubt her defigns were bad.

But fa now you talk of her, methinks I either have seen her, have read fome ftory of her.

Standfaft. Perhaps you have done both.

Hon Madam Bubble! is the not a tall comely dan fomething of a fwarthy complexion ?

Standfaft. Right, you hit it, fhe is juft fuch an one. Hon. Doth the not fpeak very smoothly, and give you Emile at the end of every fentence?

Standfaft. You fall right upon it again, for thefe are very actions.

Hon. Doth the not wear a great purfe by her fide; a is not her hand often in it, fingering her money, as if th was her heart's delight?..

Standfe. 'Tis just fo; had the flood by all this wh you could not more amply have fet her forth before m and have better described her features.

Hon. Then he that drew her picture was a good lima and he that wrote of her faid true.

Great heart. This woman is a witch; and it is by vir of her forceries that this ground is enchanted; whoen doth lay his head down in her lap, had as good lay it dow upon that block over which the ax doth hang; and wh ever lays his eyes upon her beauty, is counted the ener of God. This is the that maintaineth in their fplendor those that are the enemies of pilgrims: Yea, and this fhe that hath alfo brought off many a man frem a pilgrim life. She is a great goffipper; fhe is always, both the an her daughters, at one pilgrim's heels or another, now com mending, and then preferring the excellencies of this lif She is a bold and impudent flut; fhe will talk with 10 She always laugheth poor pilgrims to fcorn, ba highly commends the rich; if there be one cunning to ge money in a place, the will fpeak well of him from hou to houfe. She loveth banqueting and feafting mighty well fhe is always at one full table or another. She has give it out at fome places that he is a goddess, and therefor fome do worship her. She has her time and open places cheating; and he will fay, and avow it, That none ca fhew a good comparable to hers. She promifeth to dwe with children's children, if they would but love and make much of her. She will caft out of her purfe gold like duf

man.

fome places, and to fome perfons. She loves to be fought ter, fpoken well of, and to lie in the bofoms of men. e is never weary of commending her commodities, and : loves them moft that think befl of her. She will profe crowns and kingdoms, if they will take her advice; t many hath she brought to the haltar, and ten thousand nes more to hell.

Stand. Oh! faid Standfaft, what a mercy is that I did ift her; for whither might fhe have drawn nie?

Great-beart. Whither! Nay, none but God knows, but general, to be fure he would have drawn thee into mafoolish and hurtful lufts, which drown men in deftrucn and perdition.

It was the that fet Abfalom against his father, and Jeroam against his mafter. It was fhe that perfuaded Judas fell his Lord; and that prevailed with Demas to forfike e gadly pilgrim's life. None can tell of the mitchief at the doth; the makes variance betwixt rulers and fub. as; betwixt parents and children; betwixt neighbour d neighbour; betwixt a man and his wife; betwixt a an and himself; betwixt flesh and the fpirit.

Wherefore good Mr. Standfaft, be as your name is; and hen you have done all, Stand.

At this difcourfe there was, among the pilgrims, a mixire of joy and trembling; but at length they broke out.S ad fang,

What danger is the pilgrim in?

How many are his foes?

How many ways there are to fin

No living mortal knows.

Some in the ditch spoil'd are, yea can ?

Lie tumblieg in the mire.

Some, tho' they fhun the frying-pan,
Do leap into the fire.

After this I beheld, until they were come unto the land of Beulah, where the fun fhiaeth night and day. Here, because they were weary, they betook themtelves a while to relt. And because this country was common for pilgrims, and because the orchards and vineyards that were belonged. to the King of the celeftial country, therefore they were

licensed to make bold with any of his things: But a little while foon refreshed them here; for the bells did fo ring, and the trumpets continually founded fo melodiously, that they could not fleep, and yet they received as much re freshing, as if they flept ever fo foundly. Here alfo all the noife of them that walked in the streets was, More pil grims are come to town. And another would answer, fay ing, And fo many went over the water, and were hti at the golden gates to day. They would cry again, There is now a legion of fining ones juft come to town, by which we know that there are more pilgrims on the road for here they come to wait for them, and to comfort them after their forrow. Then the pilgrims got up, and walked to and fro; but how were their eyes now filled with celeb tial vifions! In this land they heard nothing, faw nothing felt nothing, fmelt nothing, tafted nothing that was offes five to the ftomach or mind; only when they tafted of the water of the river over which they were t go, they thought that it tasted a little bit terish to the palate, but it proved fweet

Death bitter to she flesh, but

fweet to the foul when it was down.

In this place there was a record kept of the names of them that had been pilgrims of old, and hiftory of all the famous acts that they had done. It was here alfo much difcourfed, How the river to fome hath its flowings, and what ebbing it has had while others have gone over. It has been in a manner dry for fome, while it has overflowed its bank: for others.

Death bath in ebbings and flowings like the

tide.

In this place the children of the town would go into the King's gardens, and gather nofegays. for the pilgrims, and bring them to them with affection. Here alfo grew camphire and fpikenard, faffron, calamus, and cinnamon, with all the trees of frankincenfe, myth, and aloes, with all chief fpices. With thefe the pilgrims chambers were perfumed while they ftald here; and with thefe were their bodies anointed, to prepare them to go. over the river, when the time.appointed was come, Now while they lay here, and waited for the good hour, there was a noife in the town that there A meffenger of was a poft come from the celeftial city, with death fent to matters of great importance to one Chrif tiana, the wife of Chrißian the pilgrim.

Chriftiana,

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So inquiry was made for her, and the house was nd where the was, fo the post prefented her with a er; the contents were," Hail, good woman! I bring. thee tidings, that the mafter calleth for thee, and expeteth that thou shouldeft ftand in his prefence, in. clothes of immortality, within thefe ten days."

When he had read this letter to her, he gave her there h a true token, that he was a true mef

ger, and was come to bid ker make How welcome e to be gone. The token was, An death is to thofe wfharpened with love let cafily into that are willing heart, which, by degrees, wrought fo to die.. &tually with her, that at the time ap-,

nted the must be gone..

When Chriftiana faw that her time was come, and that was the first of this company that was to go over, the ed for Mr. Great-heart her guide, and told him how Iters were. So he told her he was near

glad of the news, and could have been Her Speech to d had the post come for him. Then the ber guide. that he fhould give advice how all things,

uld be prepared for her journey.

So he told her, faying, Thus and thus it muft be, and that furvive will accompany you to the river-fide. Then the called for her children, and gave them her fing, and told them that fhe had read with comfort the rk that was fet in their foreheads, and was glad to fee. m with her there, and that they had kept their garments white. Lastly, the bequeathed to the poor that little. had; and commanded her fons and daughters to be dy against the meffenger fhould come for them. When fhe had fpoken these words to her guide, and to children, the called for Mr. Valiant-for-truth, and said to him, Sir, you have in all places fhewed yourself truearted; be faithful unto death, and my King will give n a crown of glory. I would also entreat you to have eye to my children; and if at any time you fee them int, fpeak comfortably to them. For my daughters, my Ds wives, they have been faithful, and a fulfilling of the omife upon them will be their end. But he gave Mr. andfast a ring.

Then he called for old Mr. Honeft, and faid of him,:

Behold