grace's face, fhall fee thofe Scars and Cuts there, that fhall eafily give demonstration of what I fay. Yea once I heard he should fay, (and that when he was in the Combat) We defpaired even of life: How did these sturdy Rogues and their Fellows make David groan, mourn, and roar? Yea Heman, and Hezekiah too, though Champions in their day, were forced to beftir them, when by these asfaulted; and yet, that notwithstanding, they had their Coats foundly brushed by them. Peter upon a time would go try what he could do ; but, though fome do fay of him that he is the Prince of the Apoftles, they handled him fo, that they made him at last afraid of a forry Girle.

Befides, their King is at their Whistle, he is never out of hearing; and if at any time they be put to the worft, he, if poffible, comes in to help them: And, of him it is said, The Sword of him that layeth at him Job.41.26 cannot hold the Spear, the Dart, nor the Habergeon; beefteemeth Iron as Straw,

Levia

and Brass as rotten Wood. The Arrow thans furcannot make him flie, Slingftones are diness. turned with him into stubble, Darts are

counted

that is in

Jobs

Horfe

the

counted as stubble, he laugheth at the Shaking of a Spear. What can a man do in this cafe? 'Tis true, if a man could at every turn have Jobs Horse, and had skill and courage to ride The excel- him, he might do notable things. For bent mettle his neck is clothed with Thunder, be will not be afraid as the Grafoper, glory of his Noftrils is terrible, he paweth in the Valley, rejoyceth in his Strength,and goethout to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted, neither turneth back from the Sword. The quiver rattleth against bim, the glittering Spear, and the Shield. He fwalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, neither believeth be that it is the found of the Trumpet. He Job. 39.19 faith among the Trumpets, Ha, ba; and be fmelleth the Battel a far off, the thundring of the Captains, and the fhoutings.

But for fuch footmen as thee and I are, let us never defire to meet with an enemy, nor vaunt as if we could do better, when we hear of others that they have been foiled, nor be tickled at the thoughts of our own manhood, for fuch commonly come by the worst when tried. Witnefs Peter, of whom I

made

made mention before. He would fwagger, Ay he would: He would,as his vain mind prompted him to fay, do better, and ftand more for his Mafter, then all men: But who fo foiled, and run down by these Vil. lains, as he?

When therefore we hear that fuch Robberies are done on the Kings High-way, two things become us to do; first to go out Harneffed, and to be fure to take a Shield with us: For it was for want of that, that he that laid fo luftily at Leviathan could not make him yield. For indeed, if that be wanting, he fears us not at all. Therefore he that had skill, hath said, Above all take the Shield of Faith, Eph. 6. 16. wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

'Tis good alfo that we defire of the Tis good to King a Convoy, yea that he will go have a with us himself. This made David Convoy. rejoyce when in the Valley of the fhaddows of death; and Mofes was Ex.33.15, rather for dying where he stood, then to go one step without his God. O my Brother, if he will but with us, what need we be afraid of ten thousands that fhall fet them

go along

Pfal. 3. 5,

6, 7, 8.

Pfal. 27.1,

2,3

felves against us, but without him, Ifa. 10. 4. the proud helpers fall under the flain.

A way,

and away.

I for my part have been in the fray before now, and though(through the goodness of him that is beft) I am as you fee alive: yet I cannot boast of my manhood. Glad fhall I be, if I meet with no more fuch brunts, though I fear we are not got beyond all danger. However, fince the Lion and the Bear hath not as yet devoured me, I hope God will alfo deliver us from the next uncircumcifed Philiftine.

Poor Little-faith! Haft been among the
Thieves!

Waft robb'd! Remember this, Who fo
believes

And gets more faith, Shall then a Vi-
Etor be

Over ten thousand, else scarce over
three.

So they went on,and Ignorance followed. They went then till they came at a place where they faw a way put it felf into their way, and feemed withal, to lie as ftraight as the way which they should go; and

here

here they knew not which of the two to take, for both seemed ftraight before them; therefore here they stood ftill to confider. And as they were thinking about the way, behold a man black of flesh, but covered with a very light Robe, came to them and asked them, Why they stood there? They answered, They were going to the Cœleftial City, but knew not which of these ways to take. Follow me, faid the man, it is thither that I am going. So they followed him in the way that but now came Christian into the road, which by degrees turn- and his ed, and turned them fo from the fellow deCity that they defired to go to, that in little time their faces were turned away from it; yet they followed him. But by and by, before they were aware, he led them both within the compafs of a Net, in which they were both fo entangled that they knew not what to do; and taken in a with that, the white Robe fell off the Net. black mans back; then they faw where

they were.

Wherefore there they

lay crying fometime, for they could

not get themselves out.

Chr. Then faid Chriftian to his fel

low,

luded.

They are