got to the Out-fide of the Town; but Mr. Great-heart knew the Way to the Old Man's-Houfe. So thither they came, and he called at the Door, and the Old Man within knew his Tongue fo foon as ever he heard it; fo he opened, and they all came in. Then faid Mnafon, their Hoft, How far have ye come To-day? So they faid, from the Houfe of Gaius your Friend. I promise you, faid he, you have gone a good Stitch, you may well be weary; fit you down. So they fat down..

Great-heart. Then faid their Guide, Come, What Chear, good Sirs, I dare fay you are Welcome to my Friend.

Mnafon. I alfo, faid Mr. Mnafon, do bid They are glad you welcome; and whatever you want, of Entertaizdo but fay, and we will do what we can to ment

get it for you..

Hon. Our great Want, a while fince, was Harbour and good Company, and now I hope we have both.

Mnafon. For Harbour you fee what it is, but for good Company, that will appear in the Trial.

Great-beart. Well, faid Mr. Great-beart, will you have the Pilgrims into their Lodging?

Mnafon. I will, faid Mr. Mnafon. So he had them to their refpective Places; and alfo fhewed them a very fair DiningRoom, where they may be, and fup together, until Time was come to go to Reft.

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Now when they were fet in their Places, and were a little cheary after their Journey, Mr. Honeft afked his Landlord, if there.

there were any Store of good People in the Town ?.

Mnafon. We have a few, for indeed they are but a few, when compared with them on the other Side.

Hon. But how fhould we do to fee fome of them? For the Sight of good The Defire to Men to them that are going on Pilgrifee fome of the mage, is like to the Appearing of the good People in Moon and Stars to them that are going a the Town. Journey.

Mnafon. Then Mr. Mnafon ftamped with his Foot, and his Daughter Grace came up: So he faid unto her, Grace, go you, tell my Friends, Mr. Contrite, Mr. Holyman, Mr. Love-faints, Mr. Dare-not-lye, and Mr. Penitent, that I have a Friend or two at my Houfe that have a Mind this Evening to fee them.

So Grace, went to call them, and they came; and after Salutation made, they fat down together at the Table.

Then faid Mr. Mnafon, their Landlord, My Neighbours, I have, as you fee, a Company of Strangers come to my Houfe, they are Pilgrims: They come from afar, and are going to Mount Zion. But who, quoth he, do you think this is? pointing his Finger at Chriftiana: It is Chriftiana, the Wife of Chriftian, that famous Pilgrim, who with Faithful his Brother, were fo fhamefully handled in our Town. At that they ftood amazed, faying, We little thought to fee Chriftiana, when Grace can e to call us, wherefore this is a very comfortable Surprize. Then they asked her about her Welfare, and if thefe young Men

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were her Hufband's Sons. And when fhe had told them they were, they said, The King whom you love and serve, make you as your Father, and bring you where he is in Peace.

Hon. Then Mr. Honeft (when they were Some Talk all fat down) afked Mr. Contrite and the betwixt Mr. reft, in what Poftute their Town was at present.

Contrite. You may be fure we are full of Hurry in Fair-Time. It is hard keep

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ing our Hearts and Spirits in good Order, The Fruit of when we are in a cumbered Condition. Watchfulness He that lives in fuch a Place as this, and that has to do with fuch as we have, has Need of an Item, to caution him to take Heed every Moment of the Day.

Honeft. But how are your Neighbours now for Quietness?

Contrite. They are much more mode- Perfecution rate now than formerly. You know how not fo hot at Christian and Faithful were used at our Vanity-Fair Town: But of late, I fay, they have been as formerly: far more moderate. I think the Blood of Faithful lieth with Load upon them till now; for fince they burned him, they have been afhamed to burn any more; in those Days we were afraid to walk the Streets, but now we can fhew our Heads. Then the Name of a Profeffor was odious; now, especially in fome Parts of our Town, (for you know our Town is large) Religion is counted honourable.

Then faid Mr. Contrite to them, Pray how fareth it with you in your Pilgrimage? How stands the Country affected towards

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Hon. It happens to us, as it happeneth to Way-faring Men; fometimes our Way is clean, fometimes foul; fometimes up Hill, fometimes down Hill; we are feldom at a Certainty: The Wind is not always on our Banks, nor is every one a Friend that we meet with in the Way. We have met with fome notable Rubs already; and what are yet behind we know not, but for the most Part we find it true, that has been talked of Old: A good Man must fuffer Trouble.

Contrite. You talk of Rubs, What Rubs have you met withal?

Hon. Nay, afk Mr. Great-heart, our Guide, for he can give the best Account

of that.

Great-heart. We have been befet three or four Times already. Firft, Chriftiana and her Children were befet with two Ruffians, that they feared would take away their Lives. We were befet with Giant Bloody-man, Giant Maul, and Giant Slay good. Indeed we did rather befet the laft, than were befet of him. And thus it was: After we had been fome Time at the Houfe of Gaius, mine Hoft, and of the whole Church, we were minded upon a Time to take our Weapons with us, and fo go fee if we could light upon any of thofe that were Enemies to Pilgrims; (for we heard that there was a Notable One thereabout.) Now Gaius knew his Haunt better than 1, because he dwelt thereabout; fo we looked and looked, till at laft we difcerned the Mouth of his Cave; then were we glad, and plucked

plucked up our Spirits. So, we approached up to his Den, and lo, when, we came there, he had dragged, by mere, Force, into his Net, this poor Man,, Mr., Feeblemind, and was about to bring him to his End. But when he faw us, fuppofing, as we thought, he had another Prey; he left thee poor Man in his House, and So we fell to it full fore, and he luftily laid about him; but, in Conclufion, he was brought down to the Ground, and his Head cut off, and fet up by the Way-fide, for a Terror to such as fhould after practife fuch Ungodliness. I That I tell you the, Truth, here is the Man himself to affirm it, who was as a Lamb taken out of the Mouth of the Lion.

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Feeble-mind Then faid Mr. Feeble-mind, I found this true, to my Coft and Comfort; to my Coft, when he threatened to -pick my Bones every Moment; and to - my Comfort, when I faw Mr. Great-heart and his Friends, with their Weapons, approach fo near. for my Deliverance.

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Holy-man. Then faid Mr. Holy-man, there are two Things, that they have need to be poffeffed with that go on Pilgrimage, Courage, and an Unfpotted Life. If they have not Courage, they can never hold on their Way; and if their Lives be loofe, they will make the very Name of a Pilgrim ftink.

Mr. Holyman's Speech.

Love-faint. Then faid Mr. Love-faint, Mr. LoveI hope this Caution is not needful among faint's Speech. you. But truly there are many that go

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