terpreter, at which he gave some smart knocks. At l

r the Mount Zion; and I was told by the man that stands at the gate at the head of this way,

lse could come, and bid his man fold back the door, the which when he had done Christian saw the print of one, most grave of look, hung up on the wall, and this was the style of it: It had eyes that di

istian, "What

st go hath sent as thy guide through all the twists and turns thou wilt meet with in the way; hence take good heed to what I have shown thee, and bea

full of dust; the which the Interpreter did call for a man to sweep. Then said the Inte

istian, "What

weet grace of Christ's Word. The dust is the sin that cleaves to him through the Fall, and the lust that hath made

room, where sat two youths, each one in his chair. The name of the most grown was Passio

own at his feet; the which he took up and felt joy in it, while at Patience he gave a laug

erpreter, "I would have you ma

as here thou dost see, Passion will have all now, this year, that is to say in this world, so are the men of this world; they

n more grounds than one; for that he stays for the best things, and in like

wit, the joys of the next world will n

place, where was built a great house, fine to look at; at the sight of which Christian felt much

n, clad in coats of mail, to keep it, who meant to do all the hurt and harm they could to the man that would go in. Now was Christian in a sore maze. At last, when all the men did start back for fear of the men who bore arms, Christian saw a man of a bold face come up to the man that sat there to write, and say, "Set down my name, sir"; the which when he had done, he saw the m

hristian, "le

"till I have shown thee some more;

cross, his load got loose from hi

The Pilgrim

s pitch, where there sat a man in a steel cage. Now the man to loo

n the eyes of those that knew me. I was once, as I thought, fair for the Celesti

but what a

now a man l

didst thou get

f the World, and the grace of God. I m

e no hope, but you must be ke

None a

thou not now g

d to faith; yea, he hath shut me up in this steel

Let this man's wails be dwelt on by thee,

where one did rise out of bed; and as he

an, "Why doth thi

I heard, then, a voice that said, 'Come forth, ye dead, and meet your Judge!' And with that the rocks rent, the graves did gape, and the dead that were in them came forth. Then I saw the man that sat on the cloud fold back the book and bid the world draw near. I heard it, in like way, told t

t that made you so q

and that I was not fit to meet it. But this made me

Christian, "Hast thou thoug

they put me in

nd that they may be as a goad in thy sides

loins, and thought but of t

o the cross, his load got loose from his

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