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things to finners; even as alfo thou feeft him ftand as if he pleaded with men. And whereas thou feest

the world as caft behind him, and that a crown The meaning hangs over his head; that is to fhew thee, that of the picture. flighting and defpifing the things that are pre

fent, for the love that he hath to his master's fervice, he is fure, in the world that comes next, to have glory for his reward. Now, faid the Interpreter, I have

thewed thee this picture firft, because the man, Why be fhewwhofe picture this is, is the only man whom ed him the the Lord of the place, whither thou art going, picture first. hath authorised to be thy guide in all difficult

places thou mayft meet with in thy way: Wherefore take good 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 quft, because never swept; the which, after he had viewed a little while, the Interpreter called for a man to fweep: Now, when he began to fweep, the duft began fo abundantly to fly about, that Christian had almost therewith been choaked. Then faid the Interpreter, to a Damfel that flood by, Bring hither the water and fprinkle the room; the which when she had done, it was swept and cleanled with pleasure,

Chr. Then faid Chriftian what means this f

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Int. The Interpreter anfwered, This parlour is the heart of a man that was never fanctified by the fweet grace of the gofpel; the Duft is his original fin and inward corrup tions that have defiled the whole man. He that began to sweep at first is the Law; but he that brought water, and did fprinkle it, is the Gofpel. Now, whereas thou faweft that, as foon as the firit began to fweep, the dust did fo fly about, that the room by him could not be cleansed, but that thou waft almoit choaked therewith; this is to fhew thee, that the law, inftead of cleansing the heart (by its working) from fir, doth revive, put

ftrength into, and increafe it in the foul, even Rom. 7. 6. as it doth discover and forbid it, for it doth 1 Cor. 15.56 not give power to fubdue it. Rom 5. 200

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Again: As thou faweft the Damfel fprinkle the room with water, upon which it was cleanfed with pleasure: this is to fhew thee, that when the gofpel comes in the fweet and precious influences thereof to the heart, then, I John 15. 11. fay, even as thou faweft the Damfel lay the duft Ephef. 5. 26. by fprinkling the floor with water, fois fin vanActs 15.9. quifhed and fubdued, and the foul made clean, Rom. 16.25, through the faith of it, and confequently fit for the King of glory to inhabit.

27.
John 15. 13.

I fay, moreover in my dream, that the Interpreter took him by the hand, and had him into a little room, where fat two little children, each one in his chair. The name of the eldest was Paffion, He fhewed him and the name of the other, Patience. Paffion Paffion Pa- feemed to be much difcontented, but Patitience. Paffion ence was very quiet. Then Chriftian asked, will have it What is the reafon of the difcontent of Paffion? The Interpreter answered, The governor of them would have him stay for his best things till the beginning of the next year, but he will have all now; bu Patience is willing to wait

now.

Patience for waiting. Paffion bath his defire.

Then I faw that one came to Paffion, and brought him a bag of treasure, and poured it down at his feet; the which he took up and rejoiced therein, and withal laughed Patience to fcorn But I beheld a while and he had lavished And quickly la- all away, and had nothing left him but vifoes al away rags.

Chr Then faid Christian to the Interpreter, Expound this matter more fully to me.

this year;

Int So he faid, thefe two lads are figures; The matter ex- Paffion of the men of this world, and Patience, pounded, of the men of that which is to come: For as here thou seest, Paffion will have all now that is to fay, in this work; fo are the men of this world: They must have a their good things now, they cannot tay till next year; that is, until the next world for their portion of geod.. the proverb, Abra in the band is worth two in the bush, is of more cuthority with them, than are all the diving teltimonies of the good

The worldly man for a bird

in the band.

of

of the world to come. But as thou faweft, that he had quickly lavished all away, and prefently left him nothing but rags, fo will it be. with all fuch men at the end of this world.

Patience had the best wifdom.

Chr. Then faid Chriftian, Now I fee that Patience has the beft wisdom, and that upon many accounts. 1. Because he lays for the best things. 2. And also because he will have the glory of his when the other has nothing but rags. Int. Nay, you may add another, to wit, the glory of the next world will never wear out; but thefe are fuddenly gone. Therefore Paffion had not fo much reason to laugh at Patience, because he had his good things.

firft, as Patience will have to laugh a: Pal Things that fion, because he had his beft things laft; for are first must first must give place to last, because last must give place, have its time to come; but last gives place to but things that nothing, for there is not another to fucceed: are last are.. He therefore that hath his portion first, mult lafting. needs have a time to spend it; but he that

has his portion laft, muft have it laftingly: Therefore it is faid of Dives, In thy life-time thou received thy good things, and likewife Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art comforted.

Chr. Then I perceive it is not beft to co Luke 16. Dives vet things that are now, but to wait for had his good things to come, thangs firft. Int. You lay truth: For the things that are the fift things are feen are temporal; but the things that are are but temporal not feen are eternal: But though this be fo, 2 Cor. 4, 18, yet fince things prefent and our fleshly ap

petite are fuch 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 first of these fo fuddenly fall into amity, and that distance is fo continually between the fecond.

Then I faw in my dream, that the Interpreter 100k Chriftian by the hand, and led him into a place where was a fire burning against a wall, and one ftanding by it, always cafting much water upon it to quench it, yet did the fire burn higher and hotter.

Tasnad Chriftian,. What means this

The

The Interpreter anfwered, This fire is the work of grace that is wrought in the heart; he that cafts water upon it, to extinguish and put it out, is the Devil: But in that thou feeft the fire notwithstanding burn higher and hotter, thou halt alfo fee the reason of that. So he had him about to the backfide of the wall, where he faw a man with a veffel of oil in his hand, of the which he did alfo continually caft. (but fecretly) into the fire.

Then faid Chriftian, what means this ?

The Interpreter answered: This is Chrift, who continually with the oil of his grace maintains the work already begun in the heart, by the means of which, notwithftanding what the Devil can do, the fouls of his 2 Cor. 12. 9. people prove gracious ftill. And in that thou faweft, that the man flood behind the wall to maintain the fire, that is to teach thee, that it is hard for the tempted to see 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 pleasant place, where was built a ftately palace, beautiful to behold; at the fight of which Chriftian was greatly delighted. He faw alfo upon the top thereof certain perfons walking, who were cloathed all in gold.

Then faid Chriftian, May we go thither?

Then the Interpreter took him and led him op toward the door of the palace; and behold, at the door ftood a great company of men as debrous to go in, but durft not. There alfo fat a man at a little diftance from the door, at a table fide, with a book, and his ink horn before him, to take the names of them that should enter therein; he faw alfo, that in the door-way flood many men in armour to keep it, being refolved to do the men that would enter what hurt and mischief they could. Now was Christian somewhat in amaze: At lalt, when every man ftarted back tor tear of

The valiant man.

the armed men, Chriftian faw a man of a very tout countenance come up to the men that fat there to write, faying, set down my n me, Sir; the which when he had done, he faw the man draw his fword, and put an he met upon his head, and rush'd toward the door upon the armed men, who laid upon him with deadly force; but the man not at

all

all difcouraged, fell to cutting and hacking

molt fiercely. So, after he had received and As 14, 22, given many wounds to those that attempted

to keep him out, he cut his way through them all, and preffed forward into the palace; at which there was a pleafant voice heard from thofe that were within, even of those that walked upon the top of the palace, faying,

Come in, come in ;

Eternal glory thou shalt win..

So he went in, and was cloathed with fuck garments asthey. The Chriftian smiled and faid, Ithink verily I know the meaning of this

Now faid Chriftian, let me go hence. Nay, ftay faid the Interpreter, till I have fhew'd thee a little

more, and after that thou shalt go on thy
way. So he took him by the hand again,
and led him into a very dark room, where
there fat a man in an iron
cage.

Defpair like.
Iron Cage.

Now the man, to look on, feemed very fad; he fat with his eyes looking 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 to the man.

Then faid Christian to the man, What art thou? The man anfwered, I am what I was not once.

Chr. What was thou once ?.

Man. The man faid, I was once a fair and flourishing profeffor, both in mine own eyes, and alfo in the eyes of others: I once was, as I thought, fair for the

celestial city, and had then even joy at the thoughts that I should get thither.

Chr. Well, But what art thou now;

Luke 8. 13.

Man, I am now a man of despair, 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 to be sober; 1 laid the reins upon the neck of my lufts; 1 finned againit the light of the word, and the goodness of God; I have grieved the spirit, and he is gone; i temped the devil, and he is come to me; I have provoked God to anger, and he hath lest me; I have fo hardened my heart, that i cannot repent.

Then

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