forted alfo a Mark in my Forehead, of which perhaps with his you have taken no Notice, which one of Mark and my Lord's most intimate Affociates fixed bis Rall.

there in the Day that my Burden fell off my Shoulders. I will tell to you, moreover,that I had then given me a Roll fealed, to comfort me by reading, as I go on the way; I was alfo bid to give it in at the Caeleftial Gate, in Token of my cereaia going in after it; all which Thing I doubt you want, and want them because you came not in at the Gate.

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To thefe Things they gave him no Anfwer, only they looked upon each other and laughed. Then I faw that they went on all, fave that Chriftian kept before, who had no more Talk but with himself, and that fometimes fighingly, and fometimes comfortably Alfo he would be often reading in the Rol', that one of the Shining Ones gave, by which he was refreshed.

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I beheld then, that they all went on 'till He comes they came to the Font of the Hill † Diffito the Hill culty, at the Bottom of which was a Spring, difficulty. There were alfo in the fame Place two ott er

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Ways befiles that which came frait from the Gate; one turned to the Left-hand,and the other to the Right, at the Bottom of the Hill, but the nrow Way lay right up the Hill, and the Name of going up the fide of the Hill is called Difficulty. Chriftian went now to the Spring, and drank thereof to refresh himself, and then began to go up the Hill, faying:

The Hill, tho' high, I covet to afcend,
The Difficulty will not me offend.

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Difficulty is behind, Fear is before,
Tho' he's got on the Hill, the Lions roar;
A Christian Man is nev、r long a: Efe,
When one Fright's gone, another doth him feiz:

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For I perceive the Way of Life lies here: Come pluck up Heart,lett neither faint nor fear; Better, tho' difficult, the Right Way to go, Than Wrong, tho' Eafie, where the End is Woe.

The other two alfo came to the Foot of the Hill; but when they faw that the Hill was freep and high; and that there were two other Ways to go; and fuppofing also that the fe two Wa smight meet again, with that up which Chriftian went, on the other fide of the Hill: Therefore they were refolved to go into thofe Ways; now the Name of one of thofe Ways was Danger, and the *The Dan. Name of the other D fruction So the ger of tuning out of the

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took the Way which is called Danger, which dil lead bim into a great Wood, and the other took direly up the Way to DeftruEtion which led him into a wide Field, full of dark Mountains, where he stumbled and fe 1, and rofe no more.

I looked then after Chriftian, to see him go up the Hil, where I pe ceived h: fc 1 from running to going, ad from going to clambering upon his H nds and b ́s K-ees, because of the Steepness of th: Piace. Now about the Mid-way to the Top of the Hill, A Word was a pleafan † Arbour, made by the Lord of G ace. of the Hill, for the refreshing of weary Travelers; thither therefore Chiftian got, where alfo he fare d wn to reft him: Then he pull'd his Roll out of his Bofom and read therein to h's Comfort; he alfo now began afresh to take a Review of the Cear or Garment that was given him as he stood by the Crof. Thus pleafing himfelf a while, he at last fell into a Slumber, and thence into a faft Sicep, which detain

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ed him in that Plice until it was almoft Nght: and in his Sleep of his Hand. Now as he was fleeping, fleeps is a there came one to him and awaked him, Lofer. laying. t. Go to the Ant, thou Suggard, confi. + Prov. 2. derber Ways. and be wife: And with that 6. Chriftian fuddenly started up, and fped him on his way, and went apace 'till he came to the Top of the Hill.

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Now when he was got up to the Top of it the Hill, there came two Men running to meet him amain, the Name of one was Timorous, and the other Miftruft: To whom ChristiChriftian faid, Sirs, what's the Matter you an meets run the wrong Way? Timorous answered, with Mi That they were going to the City of Zion, fruft and and had got up that difficult Place; But, Timorous faid be, the farther we go the more Danger

we meet with, wherefore we turned and are going back again.

Yes, faid Mift uft, for juft before us lies a Couple of Lions in the Way (whether fleeping or wek ng we know nor) and we could not think, if we came within reach, but they would prefen y pull us in Pieces.

Chr. Then fid Chriftian; You make me afraid; but whither hali I flce to be safe? If I go back to my own Country, that is prepared for Fire and Brimftone, ar dI fhall certainly perish there: If I can get to the Cœleftial City, I am fure to be in Safety there; Imuft venture; to go back is nothing" Chriftitut Death, to go forwards is Fear of Death, an fakes and Life Everlafting beyond it: I will yet go for fear forward. So Mißtraft and Timorous ran down the Hill, and Chriftian went on h's Way. But thinking again of what he had heard

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Roll that he might read therein and be com*Chrifti- fo ted; but he felt, and found it not. Then an mid was Chriftian in great Diftrefs and knew not bis Roll what to do, for he wanted that which used wherein be to relieve him, and that which fhould have ufedto take been his Pafs into the Cœleftial City. Here Comfo t. therefore he begun to be much † perplexed, He is per and knew not what to do; at iaft he beplexed for thought himself that he had fept in the bis Roll. Arbour that is on the fide of the Hill: And falling down upon hie Knees he ask'd God Forgive efs for that foolish Fact, and then. went back to look for his Roll. But all the way he went back, who can fufficiently fet forth the Sorrow of Chriftian's Heart? Sometimes he fighed fometimes he wept, and oftentimes he chid himself for being fo foo ish to fall asleep in that Place which was erected only for a litt eRefreshment for his Weariness. Thusth refore he wen back, carefully looking on th's fide,and on that all the VVay as he went, if happily he might find the Roll that had been his Comfort fo many times in his Journey. He went thus till he came ag in in figlt of the Abour where he fat and flept; but that Sight renewed his Sorrow the mo e, by bring ng Chrifti an bewails again, even afresh, his Evil of Slee, ingnto his Mind. Thus therefore he now went on bewailing his finful Sleep, faying, O welch ed Man that I am! tha I should slep in the Dav. time! that I fhould fl-en in the midst of Difficu ty! that I fhould fo indulge the Flesh as to ufe that Reft fo Eafe to my Fl. fh, which the LORD of the Hill; hath ere&ted only for theRelief of the Spirits of Figrims!

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