gard; confider her Ways and be wife: And with that 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 the Hill, there came two Men running to meet him amain; the Name of the one was* Timorous, and of the other Miftruft: Chriftian To whom Chriftian faid, Sirs, What is the meets with Timorous Matter you run the wrong Way? Timoand Miftruft. rous answered, That they were going to the City of Zion, and had got up that difficult Place: But, faid he, the farther we go, the more Danger we meet with; wherefore we turned, and are going back again.

Yes, faid, Miftruft, for juft before us lies a Couple of Lions in the Way; (whether fleeping or waking we know not) and we could not think, if we came within Reach, but they would prefently pull us in Pieces.

Chr. Then faid Chriftian, You make me afraid: But whither fhall I flee to be fafe? If I go back to my own Country, that is prepared for Fire and Brimftone, and I fhall certainly perifh there: If I can get to the Coeleftial City, I am fure

to be in Safety there: I muft venture; * Chriftian to go back, is nothing but Death; to go fakes off forward, is Fear of Death, and Life ever- Fear. lafting beyond it: I will yet go forward. So Mistrust and Timorous ran down the Hill, and Chriftian went on his Way. But thinking again of what he had heard from the Men, he felt in his Bosom for his Roll, that he might read therein, and

be

+ He is perplexed for his

Roll,

it

* Chriftian be comforted; but he felt, and found miffed bis Roll not. Then was Chriftian in great Diftrefs, wherein he and knew not what to do; for he wanted ujed to take Comfort. that which used to relieve him; and that which fhould have been his Pafs into the Coeleftial City. Here therefore he began to be much + perplexed, and knew not what to do; at laft he bethought himfelf that he had flept in the Arbour that is on the Side of the Hill; and falling down upon his Knees, he afked God Forgivenefs for that his 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 foolish to fall asleep in that Place which was erected only for a little Refrefhment for his Wearinefs. Thus therefore he went back, carefully looking on this Side and on that all the Way 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 again in Sight of the Arbour where he fat and flept, but that Sight renewed his Sorrow the more, by bringing again, even afresh, his Evil of Sleeping into his foolih Sleep- Mind. Thus therefore he now went on ing. Rev. 2.2. bewailing his finful Sleep, faying, O wretched Man that I am! that I fhould fleep in the Day-time! That I fhould fleep in the Midit of Difficulty! that I should fo indulge the Fleth, as to ufe that Rest for Eafe to my Flefh, which the LORD of the Hill hath erected only for the Re

Chriftian

bewails bis

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hef of the Spirits of Pilgrims! How ma ny Steps have I took in vain! (Thus it happened to Ifrael, for their Sin they were fent back again by the Way of the Red Sea) and I am made to tread thofe Steps with Sorrow, which I might have trod with Delight, had it not been for this finful Sleep. How far might I have been on my Way by this Time! 1 am made to tread thofe Steps thrice over, which I needed not to have trod but once: Yea, now alfo I am like to be benighted, for the Day is almoft fpent: O that I had not flept! Now by this Time he was come to the Arbour again, where for a while he fat down and wept; but at laft (as Providence would have it) looking forrowfully down under the Settle, there he *efpied his Roll; the which he with Chriftian Trembling and Hafte catched up and put findeth his into his Bofom. But who can tell how Roll where he joyful this Man was, when he had gotten his Roll again? For this Roll was the Affurance of his Life, and Acceptance at the defired Haven. Therefore he laid it up in his Bofom, gave GoD Thanks for directing his Eye to the Place where it lay, and with Joy and Tears betook himself again to his Journey. But, O how nimbly now did he go up the rest of the Hill! Yet, before he got up, the Sun went down upon Chriftian; and this made him again recal the Vanity of his Sleeping to his Remembrance; and thus he again began to condole with himself: O thou finful Sleep! how for thy Sake am I like to be benighted in my Journey! I must E walk

loft it.

walk without the Sun, Darkness must cover the Path of my Feet, and I muft hear the Noife of doleful Creatures, becaufe of my finful Sleep; Now also he remembered the Story that Mistrust and Timorous told him of, how they were frighted with the Sight of the Lions.. Then faid Christian to himself again, Thefe Beats range in the Night for their Prey, and if they fhould meet with me in the Dark, how fhould I fhift them? How fhould I escape being by them torn in Pieces? Thus he went on his Way; but while he was thus bewailing his unhappy Miscarriage, he lift up his Eyes, and be-, hold there was a very ftately Palace before him, the Name of which was Beautiful, and it stood juft by the Highway Side.

So I faw in my Dream, that he made Hafte and went forward, that if poffible he might get Lodging there. Now be fore he had gone far, he entered into a very narrow Paffage, which was about a Furlong off the Porter's Lodge, and looking very narrowly before him as he went, he efpied two Lions in the Way. Now, thought he, I see the Danger that Mistrust and Timorous were driven back by. (The Lions were chained, but he faw not the Chains) Then he was afraid, and thought alfo himself to go back after them, for he thought nothing but Death was before him But the Porter at the Lodge, whofe Name is Watchful, perceiving that Chriftian made a Halt, as if he would go * Mark 13. back, cried unto him, faying, Is thy Strength fo fmall? Fear not the Lions,

for

for they are chained, and are placed there for Trial of Faith, where it is, and for Discovery of thofe that have none: Keep in the Midft of the Path, and no Hurt fhall come unto thee.

Then I faw that he went on Trembling for Fear of the Lions; but taking good Heed to the Directions of the Porter, he heard them roar, but they did him no Harm. Then he clapt his Hands, and went on till he came and ftood before the Gate where the Porter was. Then faid Chriftian to the Porter, Sir, What House is this? And, May I lodge here to Night? The Porter anfwered, This House

was

built by the Lord of the Hill, and he built it for the Relief and Security of Pilgrims. The Porter alfo afked whence he was, and whither he was going?

Chr. I am come from the City of Deftruction, and am going to Mount Zion; but because the Sun is now fet, I defire, if I may, to lodge here to Night?

Porter. What is your Name?

Chr. My Name is now Chriftian, but my Name at the firft was Graceless: I

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came of the Race of Japheth, whom God Gen. 9. 27. will perfuade to dwell in the Tents of

Shem.

Porter. But how doth it happen that you came fo late? The Sun is fet.

Chr. I had been here fooner, but that, wretched Man that I am, I flept in the Arbour that ftands on the Hill-fide! Nay, I had, notwithstanding that, been here much fooner, but that in my Sleep, I lost my E 2 Evidence,