futed his Arguments, which made him addrefs himfelf thus to Spiritual-man.

Tender-conf. I am heartily forry that my Foolifhnels thould hinder all the Company of fuch might have a good Way

Time, while we am fully fatisfied that

on our Journey: Now On our Human-reafon is but an Ignis fatuus, to the Mind, a falle Light, a

eceiver, and therefore let us

leave him to his Den of Shadows, and profecute our Journey.

"Now I faw in my Dream that they went forward, while Tender-conscience fang

bad

Vdin Human-reafon boats himself a Light,
Tho' but a wandring Meteor of the Night,
Bred in the, Bogs and Fens
Bogs and Fens of common Earth,
A Dunghill was the Place of his high Birth
Yet the Impoftor would afpire
to be d
Efted Son of noble Pedigree
Vaunuing his Father's Titles and high Race,
The you fee. Mungrel written in his Face.
A better Herald has unmask'd the Shame,
And prov'd & Strumpet was the Juggler's Dame.
In vain he feeks on Pilgrims to impofe;
In vain he

Arives to lead them by the Nofe;"
The Cheat's difcover'd, and bright Truth prevails,
When humble Faith does hold the facred Scales.
Reafon and Senfe are but deceitful Guides;

A better Convoy Gad for us provides.
"Caeleftial Truth dwells in the Abyss of Light,
Wrapt up in Clouds, from Human-reafon's Sight.
He that would fee her, as he's thus conceal'd,
Muft look by Faith, believing what's reveal'd.

Reafon

Reafon may well at her own Quarry fly,
But Finite cannot grafp Infinity.

Reft then, my Soul, from endless Anguif freed,
Meer Reafon's not thy Guide, nor Senfe thy Creed:
Faith is the beft Infurer of thy Blifs,

The Bank above muft vail before the Venture mifs.

Now as they went along, they came to the Place where the Flatterer had feduced Chriftian and Hopeful out of the Road into a By-way, which might eafily be done; for tho' it was a By-way, yet it feemed to lie as ftrait before them as the true Way. But however our Pilgrims had the good Fortune to efcape the Way that led to the Nets, by Means of Spiritual-man's Company, who had a fhrewd Infight into the Road.

Now I faw in my Dream, that they had not I gone far, before they all began to grow very drowfy, infomuch that Weary-d'th-World began to talk of lying down and taking a Nap, At which Convert, who had not fpoken a Word face they parted from the Cave of Reformation till this Time, fetched a deep Sigh, and wept bitterly; but amidft his Tears he called out very ear neftly to Weary-o'th-World, warning him not to fleep in that Place. This fudden Paffion and extraordinary Carriage of Convert, who had been filent all the Way before, made every Body curious to learn the Occafion of it, and Spiritualman defir'd him to acquaint the Company with the Occafion of this fudden Motion, Then Convert telling them, if they would efcape Death, or the very near Danger of it, they must not offer to fleep on that Ground, and promised to give them

an

an Account of his Life in fhort, defiring them to give good Attention to his Words, which would be a Means to keep them waking. So he began

Conv. You may remember, the Shepherds at parting, among other good and wholefome Advices, bid us have an efpecial Care not to fleep on the Enchanted Ground. Now when I faw fome of the Company inclin'd to fleep, I call'd to Mind the Shepherds Exhortation, and alfo my own former Mifcarriage in this Point, which made me burft into Tears, to think how far I had gone back from Heavenward, by reafon of fleeping on this Place; and what Danger you would all have run, fhould you but have lain down on this Enchanted Ground. This is the Place the Shepherds told us of.

Spiritual-man. Bleffed art thou of the Lord, O happy young Man, who haft prevented us from fleeping in this Place. Pray entertain us with a Relation of your paft Travels, for I perceive by your Difcoufe, that you have been this Way bebefore now.

Convert. 'Tis poffible that you may have heard of one Atheist, who met Chriftian and Hopeful a little Way off from this Place, as they were travelling towards the Heavenly City. I am the Man, tho' my Name be now changed, neither was that my proper Name, but was givenrme, after my Sleep on the Enchanted Ground: For my Name before was Well meaning, and now my Name is Convert. I was born in the Valley of Deftruction, and brought out from thence very young by my Father; but as we came along by that Man behind us, even by Human-reafon, I was fo pleafed with his deluding

Dit

Difcourfe, that my Father could not get me along with him, but I muft needs tarry a while to converfe with Human-reafon; telling my Father, That he being old and crazy, I fhould foon overtake him. But Human-reafon had fuch enticing Ways with him, that I had not Power to leave his Company a great while; nay, and at last, when he faw that I would go, he muft neels accompany me to this Place, and at parting he gave me fomething to drink out of a Vial, which he told me was an excellent Cephalic, and good againft all Diftempers of the Brain, to which Travellers are liable, by Reafon of Heats and Colds, and the like; fo he took his Leave, and went back to his Cave. But he was no fooner gone, than I fell afleep on the Ground, whether thro the Influence of the Liquor he gave me, or thro' the Nature of the Vapours which arife out of the Ground, I know not, but my Sleep feen'd very fweet to me; and I believe I had flept my laft here, had I not been ufed from my Childhood to walk in my Sleep: For getting up in my Sleep, I walked back again the fame came, from

till I was quite off Way by which I

Ground, and there I met with Chriftian and Hopeful, who were going forward to Mount Sion. So when they told me whither they were going, I fell a laughing heartily at them, calling them a Hundred Fools,, for taking upon them fo tedious a Journey, when they were like to have nothing for their Pains but meer Labour and Travel. Now all this while my Brains were to ftupified. lo with that Liquor which Human-reafon had made me drink, that I was not fenfible I had been afleep,

but

but was as one in a Drein, and my Fancy was poffeffed with an Insgesation, that I had been as far as any Pilgrims could go, but could find no fuch Place as the Heavenly Jerufalem, and ther fore I believed there was none, and fo. I told then: But however, they would not hearken to my foolish Words, but went forwards on their Journey, and I kept on my Course backwards, till I came to the Town of Vanity, where I took up my Lodging for a great while; till once upon a Time, being at one of the publick Shews in the Fair, I was ftruck with a Thunderbolt from Heaven, which had almoft coft me my Life; for I was forced to keep my Chamber a whole Year upon it. Now in this Time of my Confinement, I began to think of my former Life, and the miferable Condition I was in, if it fhould pleafe God to take me away. This made me weep Day and Night by myfelf; I fafted alfo and prayed, and humbled myfelf before the Lord in fecret, and vowed a Vew unto God, That if it would pleafe God to reftore me to Health again, I would undertake a Pilgrimage to Mount Sion, the firft Opportunity that I could meet with to have Company. So God heard my Prayers, my Vows, and my Tears, and reftored me again in a little Time, and I walked Abroad, and foon left that wicked Town, and remembring that I had an Acquaintance or two in the Cave of Reformation, Men of fober Difpofitions and religious Lives, I refolved to go and fee them, if perhaps I might prevail upon them to go along with me. So I went accordingly to the aforefaid Cave, and found my two Friends there, whom

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