fure to take great care of it; fo they conducted him to gate, and wishing him a profperous journey, he parted them with tears in his eyes.

Now I faw in my dream, that Tender-confcience went ward a good pace till he came to the brow of the hill, ere the way went down in the valley of Humiliation, but aufe it was fteep and dangerous going down, he was ed to flacken his pace, and lean hard upon his ftrong ch, yet he was apt to flip, and could not hardly ftop felf from running, or rather tumbling down the hill; at length, with much ado, he got fafe to the bottom, came to the valley of Humiliation..

Now all this valley was a kind of marshy boggy ground, was at this time all overflowed with water, so that there but one way to pass through it with fafety, and that over certain planks faftened to ftumps and poks, and ed one to another, for it was but one plank's breadth the whole way, and that a very narrow one; this fet planks called the bridge of Self-denial, and it reached te over the valley of Humiliation: Now the waters e very high, and touched the planks; nay, in fome ces they covered them fo much that a man could hardly ern his way. The fight of this dangerous bridge did a little difcourage Tender-confcience, but confidering t it drew towards night, he was refolved to venture over; on he went couragiously, but a very flow pace, because the exceeding narrownefs of the planks, which also now 1 then would feem to yield and bend under him, which en put him in a fright left they fhould break, and he be owned in the waters: And the more to increase his trou, when he was got about half way over, the air was all ng full of nets, and traps, and gins, which were placed low, that a man could not walk upright, but he muft be ught in fome of them: Thefe were planted here, by the ince of the power of the air, to catch fuch pilgrims in were high-minded, and walked with ftretched-out necks; erefore, when Tender-confcience perceived the danger at was fpread before him, he ftooped down, and crept a ag upon his hands and knees, and fo escaped the nets d gins; and he had this advantage moreover, that he uld go faster in this manner, and more fecurely, without nger of tottering over on either fide of the planks into

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the water, as he was often like to do when he walked up right. In this manner crawled along till he was almost over, when he faw feveral boats making towards him either fide of the bridge, and in the boats there were mea that rowed thera, who hollowed and called after Tender confcience; bat he regarded them not, for he was afrai left they were fome of the robbers or murderers which feft that country, and therefore he kept on his pace; they rowed hard after him, and fhot feveral arrows at fome of which miffed him, others he received with the he of faith, Eph. vi. 16 that was given him out of the King armoury: Now the names of thefe men that rowed in boats, and fhot at Tender-confcience fo fiercely, we Worldly-honour, Arrogancy, Pride, Self-conceit, Va glory, and Shame; which last happened to let fly an an that wounded Tender-confcience flightly in the check fetching up all the blood in his face, but did him no greas harm; fo at length he got to the end of the bridge, and then he was past the danger of the nets and gins, fo the he could now walk upright, and that upon dry grous and he went on finging,

Through many toils and dangers I have rum,
Much pain and hardships I base undergone:
Yet fill my God hath mingled feet with fours
Oft times he fmil'd when he did seem to lour:
O'er bills and dales be led me by his hand,
Through bogs and fens, by water and by land.
He feeds, and clothes, and arms his pilgrims ftill,
Protecting them from danger, death, and ill.
Though Jatan Spreads his nets, and lays bis gins,
To trap the foul in labyrinths of fins,

Yet, by God's Grace, I have efcap'd his wiles:
The humble pilgrim fatan ne'er beguiles;
Humility the foul's fure refuge is,

The lowest step that leads to highest blifs.

Then I saw in my dream that Tender-conscience entered iắt valley of the shadow of death, and night overtook him, fo the:( bis feet fumbled in the dark, and he was ready to fall iste the ditch, or the quag, which were on each fide of the narro way; but being in the midst of summer, the fun arose with

bours, and fo he enjoyed the day light, which was exceedcomfortable to bim, though he met with dreadful objects; be valley is of itfelf very dark, and there hang perpetually it fuck black and thick clouds of confufion, that what for and what for death, who preads his wings over this y, the fun gives a very faint and dim light here; yet which fhined at this time ferved to light Tender confcience the dreadful hollow way, where be heard, as he went , a continual bowling and yelling; but at length he got of all, and cane to the end of the valley, even to the where Chrifti farw blood, bones, and afhes, mangled es of men lying on the ground; but now they were buried, a pillar erected in the place as a standing memorial of cruelties that were acted by the giants that lived in the = hard by this place: There was an infcription on the ralfo, giving an account of all the righteous blood that had fhed in the world on the Score of religion, from Abel's to day; there was also a fummary of all the fanguine laws had been enacted on that account by cruel tyrants, as by' raoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Antiochus, Nero, &c. re was a relation of a woman and her feven fons, that -e barbarously tormented with exquifite tortures, and afterrds put to death, because they would not taste of fwine's , contrary to their confcience and the law of God; on the account also a venerable old man, called Eleaxer, was lly Scourged to death by command of the tyrant. Many more ous memorials were there engraved on this pillar, which -der-confcience took great delight to read. Now the name of pillar is Hiftory; and hard it, even over against the e of the two giants, Pagan and Pope, there is another cave, rein Tender-confcience jaw a middle aged man fitting, of a d, grave, and venerable countenance and his name was Formation: Now it was this man's charge to look after this ar, and to fee that no injury be done to it by the thieves and hers that infeft that road, nor by any of giant Pope's party, he maintained a great army under ground, his cave being vaft extent, and his party used fometimes to iffue out, and mit great spoils and ravage in the neighbouring countries ; now Reformation kept as firong a party as he, and had as hroom in his cave to lodge them in, and fometimes they uld fall out and fkirmish, fometimes come to pitched battles, then the ground would be afrejh Arewed with dead bodies,"

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and stained with blood till they were buried out of the way. And this Tender-confcience learned from one that came out the cave of Reformation, and fell into difcourfe with bim they food talking by the pillar.

At length the man having underflood that Tender-confcien came from the valley of Deftruction, and was going to the bea venly Jerufalem, was very inquifitive after his country, the place of his birth; for, faid be, I have heard my fathe fay, that I was born in the country too, and brought from the very young; and when my father came to this place, be left in the cuftody of Reformation, with whom I have continued eve fince; and what is become of my father I know not, or whethe I fall over fee him again or no; but I remember he used to ta of going to the celestial city, which I fuppofe is the fame pla whither you are now travelling; and therefore, if you will a sept of my company, I will gladly travel along with jou, ke ving great hopes of feeing my father there, or bearing for tidings of bim; and, befides, they fay it is brave living i that city, and that it is the richest place in the world; ther fore I would fain go along with you, in hopes of going into tha famous city to dwell.

Tender-con. I like your motion very well, for I have velled alone hitherto, which made the way seem more tedins to me, and a c mpanion in the reft of my journey would divers melancholy, and we should encourage each other in our pilgrimag But I muft acbuaiut you with one thing firft, and that is, The your journey will prove ineffectual, I doubt, unless you came by the wicket-gate that is at the head of the narrow way, and can produce your certificate, or pass from the Interpreter: for, as I am informed, the King has given ftrict orders that none fhall be admitted into the heavenly city that are not thus qualified.

Then Seek-truth (for fo was the other man called) replies. I have a pass, which my father procured for me when it brought me along with him, and told me be had it from the Interpreter, giving me flrict charge to have a care of it.

Tender-con. What was your father's name, and from whence came be?

Seek-truth. His name was Little faith, and be cams from the town of Sincere.

Tender-con. Oh! I believe I have heard of him, if it be the fame man that I mean, there goes a report as if he wer robbed in a place called Dead man's lane.

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ek-truth. I hope not fo, tho' I am fure he had plenty Iver and gold about him, befides fome very rich j wels; I may fay he carried his whole eftate about him, fo if he were robbed upon the road, he is utterly ruined undone: I am very much concerned at the fad news, hall not be at rest till I have enquired farther about it: refore, if you pleafe, let us haften forward on our jour; and 'tis ten to one but I all be more particularly of matter by the way. I will call two or three more friends nine own, who are very defirous to travel towards the city, and would be glad to take the opportunity of good company; fo he ran into the cave, and called Zealous-mind, Weary-o'-the-world, Convert, & Yieldwho all came out to know what he would have.

Teal. Have! fays Zealous-mind, you may be fure that no hurt we would have when Seek-truth calls us. eek-truth. No, my friends, I call you for your good, I e, and to full your own wishes; for you have often Ime how defirous you were to travel towards the heavenly ufalem, and now here is a man going that way would glad of your company; for my part, I am refolved to along with him, do as you pleafe.

Weary-a-'the-World. And I, faid Weary-o'-the-World; here is nothing in this country but trouble, vexation, es, grief, and all manner of evil; I would not tarry a longer in it if I might be a king: Come, let us be ging.

Convert. I burn with defire to go to that glorious place, which I have heard fach renowned things: I care not at hardships I undergo, nor what torments I endure, Oviding I may get thither at the last.

Yielding. And for my part I like your company fo well, at I will go with you to the end of the world with all my art: For you talk fo wifely, and tell fuch pretty ftories, at you have won my very heart; I am ready to melt when sear Seck-truth difcourfe of fuch frangé things as are in heavenly country, and tell his father's travels from the y of Dellruction, and how Kindly he was entertained by e way at fome good houses.

Seek-truth. Well, if you are all agreed, come follow me, ad I will bring you to the man that is now on his pilgriage to Zion, he ftands not far off from our cave's mouth,

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