Now, now look how the holy Pi'grims ride,
Clouds are their Chariots, Ange's are their Guide;
Who would not here for him all Hazards run?
That thus pro vides for his when this World's done.

Then

Then they asked the Men if the Waters were all of a depth? They faid. No, yet they could not help them in that Cafe: For, faid they, you shall find it deeper or shallower, as you believe in the KING of the Place.

They then addreffed themfelves to the Water, and entring. Chriftian began to fink, and crying out to his good Friend Hopeful, befaid, I fink in deep Waters, the Billows go over my Head, all the Waves go

over me. Selah.

Then faid the other, Be of good Cheer, Chriftimy Brother, I feel the Bottom, and it is an's Congood. Then faid Chriftian, Ah! my Friend, flit at the the Sorrow of Death hath compaffed me Hour of about, I shall not fee the Land that flows Death. with Milk and Honey. And with that a grea: Darkref and Horror fell upon Chri fias, fo that he could not fee before bim. Alfo he in a great Meafu e loft his Senf s, fo that he could neither remember, nor orderly talk of any of those sweet Refreshments that he had met with in the Way of his Pilgrimage. But all the Words that he fpake ftill t nded to i'cover, that he had Horror of M nd, and Heart-fears that he fhould die in that River, and never obtain, Entrance in at the Ga e. Here alfo, as they that food by perceived, he was much in the trouble ome Thought of the Sins that he had committed, both fince and before he began to be a Pi'grim. 'Twas alfo obferv'd, that he was troubled with Appari tions of Ho goblins and evil Spirits; for, ever and anon, he would intimate fo much by Words. Hopeful therefore here had mich ado to keep his Brother's Head above Water,

yea,

Fears in
Death.

yea, fometimes he would be quite gone
down, and then 'ere a while would rife up
half-dead. Hopeful did alfo endeavour to
comfort him, faying, Brother I fee the
Gate, and Men ftanding by to receive us;
but Chriftian would anfwer, 'Tis you, 'is
you they wait for; you have been Hopeful
ever fi ce I knew you.
And fo have you
faid he to Chriftian. Ah, Brother! faid he,
furely, if I was right, he would now rife
to help me,but for my Sins he hath brought
me into the Share, and bath left me. Then
faid Hopeful, My Brother, you have quite
forgot the Tex, where it is fid of the
Wicked, There is no Bands in their Death
but their Streng his firm, theyare not trou-
bled as other Men. reither are they plagu'd
like other Men. ThefeTroublesand Distres-
fes that you go through in these Waters, are
no fign that God hath forfaken you, but are
fent to try you whether you will call to
mind that which heretofore you have re-
ceived of his Goodnefs, and live upon bim
in your
Diftreffes.

Then I faw in my Dream, That Chriftian Chriftian was in a Mufe a whil, To whom alfo Hope. deliver'd ful added thefe Words, Be of good cheer je fom his fus Chrift maketh thee whole. And with that Chriftian brake out with a loud Voice, Oh, I fee him again; and he tells me. When thou paffeft thro' the Waters I will be with thee and thro' the Rivers, they shall not overflow thee. Then they both took Cou rage, and the Enemy was after that as still as a Soge, until they were gone over. Chrifian therefore prefently found Ground to ftand upon, and fo it followed, that

Ifaiah 40.

:

the

Angels do

wait for

the rest of the River was but shallow; but thus they get over. Now upon the Bank of the River on the other fide,they faw the two bining Men again, who there waited for them; Wherefore being come out of the River, they faluted them, faying, We are Miniftring Spirits fent forth to minifter to thofe that shall be Heirs of Salvation. Thus they them fo went along towards theGate Now youmuft Soon as note that the City ftood on a mighty Hill, but the Pilgrims went up the Hill withEafe they are paffed out because they had these two Men to lead 'em up by the Arms;they had like wife left their of this mortal Garments behind 'em in the River:

World.

For, tho' they went in with 'em they came out without 'em. They therefore went up They have here with much agility and fpeed, tho' the Foundation upon which the City was fram'd put off Mortality. was higher than the Clouds: t! therefore en up thro' th: Region of the Air, fweet. ly ta king, as they we. t, being comforted, because they fafely got over the River, and had two fuch glorious Companions to at

tend them.

ey

faid

The Talk that they had with the shining Ones was about the Glory of the Place who told them, that the Beauty and Glory of it was inexpreffible. There, faid they, is Mount Sion, the eavenly Jerufalem, the innumerable Company of Angels, and the Spirits of just Mer made perfect. You are going now, they, to the Paradife of GOD, whe ein you fhall fee the Tree of Life, and eat of the ne ver fading Fruis thereof; and when you come there, you shall have white Robes given you, and your Walk and Talk fhall be every day with the KING,even all the days

of

Heb. 12.

22,23,24. Rev. 2. 7.

& 3.4.

Rev. 22.

7.

Ifa. 57. 12. & 6.

14.

of Eternity. There you fball not see again fuch things as you saw when you were in the lower Region upon the Earth, to wit, Sorrow, Sicknefs, Affliction and Death, for the former things are p ffed away. You are going new To Abraham, Ifaac, and Jacob, and to the Prophets, Men that GOD bath taken away from the Evil to come, and that are now refting upon their Beds,pach one walking in his Righteousness The Men then a k'd, What must we do in the Holy Place? To whom it was answer'd, You must there receive the Comforts of all your Toil, and have Foy for all your Sorrow; you Gal. 6. 7. must reap what you have fown ev nthe Fruit of all your Prayers and Tears, and Sufferings for the King by the way. In that place you must wear Crowns of Gold, and enjoy the perpetual Sight and Vifion of the Holy ONE, for there John 3. you fhall fee Him as He is.

Thera alfo you fall ferve him continually with Praife, with Shouting and Thanksgiving, whom you defire to ferue in the World, the with much Difficulty, because of the Infi mity of your Flesh.

There your Eyes fhall be delighted with feeing and your Ears with hearing the Voice of the Mighty ONE.

There you shall enjoy your Friends again, that are gone this her before you; and there you Shall with Joy receive even every one that fol lows into the Holy Places after you. There also you shall be cloath'd with Glory and Majefty, and put into an Equipage fit to ride out with the KING of Glory. When he shall come with found of Trumpet in the Clouds, as upon the Wings of the Wind, you shall come with

him