Mistrust and Timorous Leave-Christian.

times comfortably: Alfo he would be often reading in the Roll, that one of the Shining Ones gave him, by which he was refreshed.

I beheld then, that they all went on 'till

they came to the Foot of the Hill Dif- He comes ficulty, at the Bottom of which was a to the Hill Spring. There were alfo in the fame Difficulty. Places two other Ways befides that which came ftrait from the Gate; one turned to the left Hand, and the other to the Right, at the Bottom of the Hill, but the narrow Way lay right up the Hill, and the Name of the going up the Side of the Hill, is called Difficulty. Chriftian now went to the Spring, and drank thereof to re- || Ifa. 49. 10. fresh himself, and then began to go up the Hill, faying:

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

For I perceive the Way to Life lies here:
Come pluck up Heart, let's neither faint
nor fear.;

Better, tho' difficult, the Right Way to go,
Than Wrong, tho' eafy, where the End is
Wce.

The other two alfo came to the Foot of the Hill; but when they faw that the Hill

was

Difficult is behind, Fear is before,

Tho' he's got on the Hill, the Lions roar.
A Chriftian Man is never long at Ease;
When one Fright's gone, another doth him feize.

was steep and high; and that there were two other Ways to go; and fuppofing alfo that these two Ways might meet again with that up which Chriftian went, on the other Side of the Hill: Therefore they were refolved to go in thofe Ways. Now the Name of one of thofe Ways was Danger, and the Name of the other DeThe Danger ftruction. So the one took the Way of turning out which is called Danger, which led him into of the Way. a great Wood, and the other took directly up the Way to Deftruction, which led him into a wide Field, full of dark Mountains, where he ftumbled and fell, and rofe nơ

Grace.

more.

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I looked then after Chriftian, to fee him go up the Hill, where I perceived he fell from running to going, and from going to clambering upon his Hands and his Knees, because of the Steepnefs of the Place. Now about the Midway to the Top of +4 Word of the Hill, was a pleasant + Arbour, made by the Lord of the Hill, for the refreshing of weary Travellers; thither therefore Chriftian got, where alfo he fat down to rest him: Then he pulled his Roll out of his Bofom, and read therein to his Comfort; he alfo now began afresh to take a Review of the Coat of Garment that was given him as he stood by the Crofs. Thus pleafing himself a while, he at last fell into a Slumber, and thence into a fast Sleep, which detained him in that Place until it was almoft Night; and in his Sleep his He that Roll fell out of his Hand. Now as he was fleeps is a fleeping, there came one to him, and awakLofer. || Prov. 6. 6. ed him, faying, | Go to the Ant thou Slug

gard;