b's journey.

Now as Curistian was walking solitarily by

selt he spied one afar off crossing over the *d to nothim. and their hap was to meet jax they were crossing the way to each cer. The gentleman's name that met him, was Mr. Worldly-wiseman; he dwelt in the tes of Carry daplicy; a very great town, and also hard by from whence Christian came. T man, then meeting with Christian, and aving some nkling of him, (for Christian's et forth from the ef y of Destruction was mich neisol ar road, not only in the town Waere i dwelt, ut also it began to be the fox silk up some other places ;` Mr. Worldlynah, therefore, having some guess of by beholding his laborious going, by his sighs and groans, and the like, thus to enter into some talk with

it off myself I cannot; nor is there any man in our country that can taxe it off my shoulders; therefore am I going this way as I told you, that I may be rid of my burden.

Worldly-meman. Who bid you go this way to be rid of your burden?

Christian. A man that appeared to me to be a very great and honourable person; his name, as I remember, is Evangelist.

Worldly-roman. Beshrew him for his counsel; there is not a more dangerous and troublesome way in the world than is that uuto which ke hath directed then; and that thou shalt find if thou wilt be ruled by his counsel. Thou bust met with something, as I perceive, already; for I see the dirt of the slouch of Despond is upon thee; but that slough is the beginning of the sorrows that do attend those that go on in that way. Hear me; I am older than thou, thou art like to meet with, on the way which thou goest, wearisomeness, painfuiness, hunger, perils, nakedness, sword, Hions, dugons, darkness, and, in a word, death, and what not! These things are certainy true, laving beca confirmed by many testimonies. And why should a man so carelessly cast aw ay hins it by giving heed to a stranger?

Christian. Why, sir, this burden, upon my

back is more terrible to me than are all these things which you have mentioned; nay me. thinks I care not what I meet with in my way, if so be I can also meet with deliverance from my burden.t

Worldly-wiseman. How camest then by me burden at first?

Christian. By reading this book in my hand.

Worldly-wiseman. I thought so; and it has happened unto thee as to other weak men, who meddling wh things too high. for them, do suddenly fall to thy distractions; which distractions do : ot only unman men, (as thine I perceive have done thee,) but they run then upon desperate ventures, to obtain they know not what.

Such is the frame of the heart of a real penitent. Mr. Worldly-wisean does not like that men should be serious in reading the Bible.

Chodom. I know what I would obtain; it is ease taon ny he vy buden.

World y-risom? But why wilt thou seek for case this way, seeing so many dangers sttend it? E pecially since, hadst thou but patience to hear me, I could direct thee to the ob alning of what thou desirest, without the dangers that thou in this way wilt run Chyself into. Y a, and the remedy is at hand. Besides I will add, that instead of these dangers, thou shalt meet with u uch safety, friend-\ ship, and content.

Chri tim. Sir, I pray, open this secret to me. War' Top-rise,pan, Why, in yonder village, the village is named Morality,) there dwclis genth man, whose name is Leg, lty, a very judicions man, and a man of very good name,

sk to ho'p men off with such burđơn • as thine j from their shoulders; yea to y know edge, he hath done a great deal of 1- way: av, and besides, he hath skill turn those that are som, what crazed in their wits with their burdens.* To him, as I said, flou mayest go, and be helped presently. His house is not quite a mile from this place; and if he should not be at home himself, he hath a pretty young man to his son, whose name is Civility, that can do it (to speak on) as well as the old gentleman hims. If. There, I say, thu mayest be eased of thy burden; and if thou art not minded to go back to thy former detation, as indeed I would not wish Fee, fou mayest send for thy wife and children to thee to this village; where there are houses now stand empty, one of which thou mayest have at reasonable rates: provision is there also chop and good; and that which will noke thy life more happy is to be sure, there thou shalt live by honest neighbours, in credit and good fashion.

Now was Chri tian somewhat at a stand; but presently he concluded, if this be true which this gentleman hath said, n.v wisest course is to take his advice; and with that he thu further spake.

Chrizion, Sir, which is my way to this honest man's house?

* Mr. Worldly-w's man profers. Moali y to Christ, The Strat wire. This is the exact reasoning of the Aesh. Carnal reason ever opposes spiritual truth. Theon of justifivation by our own obedience to God's law, ever works in us, contary to the law of justition by the olefience of Christ and living faith in h's blood. Self-righteousness is as contrary to the faith of Christ as in iulging the lusts of the dech.

Worldin-wiseman. By that hill and the first house you come at is las.

So Christian turned out of his way to go to Mr. Legality s house for up. but bh. when he was got now hard by the 12t 1 seered so high, and also that side of was next the wayside did hang so much ove”, that Christim was afraid to verture to the, lest the hill should fall on his her i; here.ort there he stood still, and wotted not war to do Also his burden now sooned her it to 'r than while he was in the way, There also flashes of are out of the hill, that na Christian afraid that he should be burner Ixod. xix. 15, 18; Heb. xii. 21; ore then. fore he sweat and did quake for foo. 174 now be began to be sorry that he od telu Mr. Worldly-wiseman's counsel. And wit trat saw Evangelist ! coming to

at fle sight also of whom he go to " for hame. So Evangelist drew nearer nearer and, coming up to him, he looked en him with a severe and dreadful eo ntenan and thus began to zeison with Cleis in,

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At which words Christan knew not what to answer; wherefore at pr sont he stood speeche less before in.. Toi said Ex. ». Na furti. Art thou not the man that without the walls of the cự of 1. tion?

Christi n. Yes, dear sir, I am the a Ecangelist. Did not I direct thee the way the little Wicket-gate ?

Yes, dear sir, said Christian. Evangelist. How is then that you at quickly turned aside for thou art now out or the way.

Christian. I met with a gentleman, 98 sun is I had got over the slough of Desper C, why persuaded me that I might in the village be fore me find a man that could take of my bir den.

Leangelist. What was he?

'n Ho look 'ke a gentler an,* and h to me, and got me at last to yield; 1a61fer: Jur when I beheld this hill, and how it wongs over the way, I suddenly Calastard, lost it should fall on my head. E. What said that gentleman to you? Fordon. He a ked me if I had a family; elled him. But said I, I am so loaded wite den that is on my back, that I buto, tika pleasure in them as formerly. Boat And what said he then?

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met to the place of delivrance. soil,het be wel' show me a etter way, so attende 1 with difficulties as the that you set me in; which way, said , male yo, to a gentlemen's house that low to take of these burdens: so I bein and turned out of that way into si baply I might be soon eased of my 1. Bu, when I came to this place, and ing as they are, I stopped for fear as A God danger; but now know not what to do. Jah, said Evangelist, stand still a little that

thee the worls of Cod. So he ewing. Then said Evangelist, "See se not him that speaketh; for if ped, not who refused him that spake 4 ruch more shall not we escape if we Na from him that speaketh from heay.xii. 25. He said, moreover, 26 Now jawali live by faith; but if any inan my soul shall have no pleasure in x. 58. He also did thus apply art the man that art running into thou hast begun to reject the 9. the Most High, and to draw back from the way of peace; even almost aling of thy perdition.

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Then Evangelist proceeded, saying, (ive more earnest heed to the things that I shall tell thee of. I will now show thee who it was that deluded thee, and who it was also to wal he sent thee. The man that it the Wordly-wiseman, and rig ly he is so cad partly because Lo savoureth only the d strict of this world, (John iv. 5,) therefore 1. goes to the town of Morality to church, and partly because he loveth that doche Fest, for it saveth him best from the cross (tid, vi. 12,) and because he is of this carnal temper, therefore he seeketh to pervert my ways, though right. Now there are three things in this man's counsel that thou must utterly alior his turning thee out of the way--his labolag to render the cross odious to thee--and h setting thy feet in that way that leadeth unte the ministration of death.

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First. Thou must abhor his turning hold of the way, yea, and thane own cons nom thereto; because this is to reject the cour s'of God for the sake of the counsel of a wordly

wise min. The Lord says, "Strive to enter in at the strait gue the gate to which I send five.) jor strait is the gate that lea leth unto life and few there be that find it." Luke xki. 25; Matt, vii. 13, 11. From this tue Wicketgate, and from the way thereto, hath this wicked man turned thee, to the bringing of thee almost to destruction. Hate, therefore, his turning thee out of the way, and abhor thyself for hearkening to him.

Secondly. Thou must abhor his labouring to render the cross odious unto thee; for theu ait

tion and eternal life. Beware of legal tene s and of thy own legal spirit.

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to "prefer it before the treasures in Egypt." Heb. xi. 25, 26. Besides, the King of Glory hath fold thee, that "he that will save his life shali lose it :" and, "He that comes after me, ard hates not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, cannot be my disciple." Matt x. 97, 39; Mark viii. 34, 35; Luke xiv. 25, 27; John xii. 25. I say, therefore, for a man to labour to persuade thee that that shall be hy death, without which the truth hath said thou canst not have eternal life; this doctrine theu must abbor.

Thirdly. Thou must hate his setting of thy feet in the way that leadeth to the ministration of death. And for this thou must consider to whom he sent thee, and also how unable that person was to deliver thee from thy barden.

He to whom thou wast sent for ease, being by name Legality, is "the son of the Londwoman which now is and is in bondage with he' ellen," (Gal. 1v 21, 27; and is, in a hystery, this Mount Sinai which thou hast text. Evil fer on thy head. Now if she with

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Now Christian looked for nothing but death, and began to cry out lamentably, en ucusing the time in which he met with Mr Worl My wiseman; still calling himself a thunsand fools for hearkening to his counsel. He also w. greatly ashamed to think that this genaemar's arguments, flowing only from the flesh, shoul have the prevalency with bim as to caust lib to forsake be right way. This done, appl. i himself again to Lvangelist in woods and sets as follows:

Sir. what think you? Is there any May I now go back, and go up to the Winct20 gate? Soal! I not be downlored for tai sent back from thence ashame a sorry I have hearkened to this loan's use; la may my sin be forgiven?

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way when his wrath is in led bac a little." Ps. ii. 12. Then did Chritian aðdr shinself to go back, and Evarg ist, for I had kissed him, gave him ores. 'e and ad l'a God spe d., one went on tihaste wit." spake he to any man by the way, nor a asked him wou'd at yout i sale cene 4, 1 swer. He went like one that was di flex treading on forb' ioen ground, "a a coa'd by 2 » Leans thing himself safe, till again he was got b to the way which he left to & ow Worldly-wiseman's counsel.

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