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"They that Ears, and ran on crying, Life, Life, Eternal fly from the Life: So he looked not behind him, but Wrath to fled towards the middle of the Plain. come are The Neighbours alfo came out to * see a gazing. him run, and as he ran fome mocked, others flock to the threatened, and fome cried after him to reWorld. turn and among thofe that did fo, there + Jer. 20. we e two that were refolved to fetch him bak by force.* The Name of the one was *Obfti. Obftinate, and the Name of the other Pliable. nate and Now by this time the Man was got a good Pliable Distance from them; but however, they fellow him, were elolved to purfue him, which they d.d, and in a little time they overtook him. Then faid the Mar, Neighbours, Wherefore are you come? They faid, to perfuade you to go back with us; but he faid, That can by no means be: You dwell (faid he) in the City of Deftruction (ete Place alfo where I was born) I tee it to be fo: And dying there, fooner or later, you wilìrk lower than the Grave, into a Place that burns with Fire and Brim ne B: con. tent, good Neighbours, and go along wich

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me.

* Obftin. * What, faid Obftinate, and leave our Frinds and ou Comforts behind us! * Chrift. Yes, faid Chriftian, (for that was his Name) because that all, which you shall for 2 Cor. Jake, is not worthy to be compared with a litle of that, that I am f eking to enjoy ; and if you will go along with me, and bold i: you Gall fre as my fef for there where I go is enough and to spare; come away and prove my Words.

† Luke

5. 27.

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Obft. What are the things you seek. fince you leave all the World to find them?

Christian,

Christian no forner leaves the World, but meets
Evangelift, who lovingly him greats,

Wh Tydings of another: And doth fhow
Him how to mout to that from this below.

*1 Pet. 14.

Chr. I feek an✦ Inheritance Incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away; and it tHeb. 11. is laid up in Heaven, tand fafe there, to be bestowed, at the time appointed, on them that diligently feek it. Rad it fo, if you will, in my Book.

* Luke 9. 62.

+ Chrifti. an and

Obft. Tuh, faid Obftixare,away with your Book; will you go ba k with us, or no? Chr. No, not I, faid the o her; because I have laid mine Hand to the Plow.

Obft. Come, then, Neighbour Pliable, let us turn again, and go home without bim: There is a Company of these Crazy-headed Coxcombs, that when they take a Fancy by the end, are wifer in their own Eyes than Seven Men that can render a Re.fon.

Pli. Then faid Pliable, Don't revile; if what the good Chriftian fays is true, the things he looks af er are better than ours; my Heart inclines to go with my Neighbour.

Obft. What! more Fools ftill? Be ruled by me, go back; who knows whither fuch a Brain fick Fellow will lead you? Go back, go back and be wife.

Chr. Nay, but do thou t come with thy Neighbour Pliable; there are fuch things to Otftinate be had which I spoke of, and many more Glories befides; if you believe not me, read pull for here in this Book, and for the Truth of Pliable's Soul. what is expreft therein, behold all is co fir. med by the t Blond of him that made it.

+ Heb. 9. 17,18,19.

20. 21.

* Pli. Well, Neighbour Obftinate, (faith Pliable) I begin to come to a piot, I inPliable tend to go along with this good Man, and Contented to caft in my Lot with him; but, my good to go with Companion, do you know the way to this Chriftian. defired Place?

Chr.

Chr. I am directed by a Man whofe Name is Evangelift, to fpeed me to a little Gate that is before us, where we shall rece.ve Inftru&tions about the way.

Pli. Come then good Neighbour, let us be going; then they went both together.

Oft. And I will go back to my place faid + ObftiObftinate: I will be no Companion of nate goes fuch mifled fantastical Fellows.

railing Now I faw in my Dream that when Ob- back. finate was gone back Ohristian and Pliable Talk bewent taking over tho Plain; and thus tween they began their Difcourse.

Chriftian Chr. Come Neighbour P.iable. how do and Pia you do; I am glad you are perfu ded to ble. go along with me; had even Obftinate himfelf but felt what I have felt of the Powers and Terrors of what is yet unsee, hc would not thus lightly given us the Lak. Pi Come Neighbour Car ftian, fince_thre are none but u: Two here, tell me now further what the things are I and how to be enjoyed, whither we are going

God's

Chr. I can * be ter conceive of them with my Mind, then fake of them with my things un. Tongue: But yet fince you are defirous to Speakable. know, I will read of them in my Book.

Pli. And do you think that the Words of your

Book are certainly true?

Chr. Yes verily, for it was made by him

that

cannot lye.

Pli. Well faid what things are they i

+ Tit. 1.2

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Chr. There is an endlefs Kingdom to be Jo, 10. 17. inhabited, and everlasting Life to be given 27. 29. us, that we may inhabit that Kingdom for

ever.

Pii. Well faid, and what else;

Chr,

t2 Tim. 4.8.

Chr. There are Crowns of Glory to be given us; † and Garments that will make

Rev. 22.4 us thine like the Sun in the Firmament of Matt. 13 Heaven.

Pli. This is very pleasant: and what else? *Ifa... 58. Chr. There fhall be no more crying, * nor Rev.7.16. Sorrow; for he that is Owner of the Place 17 ch.21, will wipe all Tears fom our Eyes.

4.

16, 17.

52.

Pli. And what Company fhall w: bave there? Chr. There we fhail be with Seraphims, + Ifa. 6 2. t and Cherubims, Creatures that will dazzle 1 Thef 4 your Eyes to look on 'em; There alfo you fhall meet with thousands and ten thousands Rev 5.11, that have gone before us to that Place; none of them are hurtful, but loving and holy, every one walking in the Sight of God, and ftanding in his Prefence with Acceptance for ever: In a Word, there we fhall fee the *Rev 4 5. Elders with their Golden Crowns: There Ch. 14. we shall fee Holy † Virgins with their golI 2,3,4,5- den Harps. There we thall fee * Men that *Joh. 12. by the World were cut in Pieces, burnt in Flames, eaten of Beafts, drowned in the Sas, for the Love that they bare to the Lord of the Place; all well, and cloathed with t Immortality as with a Garment.

25.

t2 Cor. 5.

2, 3, 5.

12.

Pli The hearing of this is enough to ravish one's Heart; but are thefe Things to be enjoyed? how hall we get to be Sharer; thereof?

Chr. The Lo d the Governor of the Coun. Ifa. 55. try, hath recorded that † in this Book, the Subftance of which is,if we be truly willing Joh. 7.37. to have it, he will bestow it upon us freely ca. 6. 37. Pl. Well my good Companion, glad am I to hear Rev. 21.6. of thefe Things; come on, let us mend our pace ch. 22.17. Chr. I cannot go fo faft as I would by reafon of this Burden that is on my back.

Now