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not go along by the way-fide? So Hopeful, being perfua ded by his fellow, went after him over the stile. Wher they were gone over, and got into the path, they found it very easy for their feet; and withal, they looking before them, espied a man walking as they did, and his name was Vain-confidence: so they called after him, and asked him whither that way led? He said, to the celestial gate. Look, faid Chriftian, did not I tell you fo? by this you may fee we are right: So they followed, and he went before them. But behold the night came on, and it grew very, dark, fo that they that were behind loft the fight of him that went before.

He therefore that went before (Vain-confidence by name) not feeing the way before him, fell into a deep pit, which was on purpose there made by the prince of those grounds to catch vain-glorious fools withal, and was dashed in pieces with his fall.

Reafening between Chriftian and Hopeful.

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Now Christian and his fellow heard him fall. So they called to know the master, but there was none to answer, only they

heard a groaning. Then faid Hopeful, where we are now? Then was his fellow filent, as mistruft. ing that he had led him out of the way. And now it began to rain, and thunder, and lighten in a moft dreadful manner, and the waters rose amain.

Then Hopeful groaned in himself, saying, Oh, that I had kept on my way!

Cbr. Who would have thought that this path should have led us out of the way?

Hope. I was afraid on't at the very first, and therefore gave you that gentle caution, I would have spoke plainer,

Chriftian's repentance for lead ing his brother out of the way.

but that you are older than I.

Chr. Good brother, be not offended, I am forry I have brought thee out of the way, and that I have put thee into such imminent danger: Pray, my brother, forgive me, I did not do it of an evil intent. Hope. Be comforted, my brother, for I forgive thee, and believe too that this thall be for our good. Cbr. I am glad I have met with a merciful brother; but we must not stand thus, let's try to go back again. Hope. But, good brother, let me go before.

Cbr.

Chr. No, if you please let me go fist, that if there be any danger I may be first therein, because by my means we are both gone out of the way.

Hope. No, faid Hopeful, you shall not go first; for your mind being troubled, may lead you out of the way again. Then for their encouragement they heard the voice of one, faying, Let thine heart be towards the highway; ever be way that thou wenteft, turn not again But by this time the waters were greatly risen, by reason of which the way of going back was very dangerous. (Then I thought that It is easier going out of the way when we are in, than going in when we are out.) Yet they adventured to go back; but it was so dark, and the flood was so high, that in their going back, they had like to have been drowned nine or

ten times.

Neither could they, with all the skill they had, get again to the ftile that night: Wherefore at last, lighting under a little shelter, they fat down there till the day broke; but, being weary, they fell asleep. Now there was not far from the place where they lay a casile called Doubting Cafile, the owner whereof was giant Despair, and it was in his grounds they now were fleeping: wherefore he getting up in the morning early, and walking up and down his fields, Caught Chriftian and Hopeful asleep in his grounds. Then, with a grim and furly voice, he bade them awake, and asked them whence they were, and what they did in his grounds? They told him they were pilgrims, and that they had loft their way. Then said the giant, you have this night trefpassed on me, by trampling in, and lying on my ground, and therefore you must go along with me. So they were forced to go, because he was far stronger than they. They also had but little to say. for they knew themselves in a fault. The giant therefore drove them before him, and put them into his casile, in a very dark dungeon, nafty and Linking to the spirits of these two men; here they lay from Wednesday morning till Saturday night without one bit of bread or drop of The grievouswater, or light, or any to ask how they did; ness of their im they were therefore here in evil cafe, were prisonment. far from friends and acquaintance. Now P/. 81. 86. in this place Chriftian had double forrow,

because

because 'twas through his unadvised haste they were brangh into this distress.

Now giant Defpair had a wife, and her name was Dif dence; so when he was gone to bed, he told his wife wha the had done, to wit, that he had taken a couple of prifon ers, and cast them into his dungeon for trespassing on hi grounds. Then he asked her also what he had best to da further to them. So the asked him what they were, whence they came, and whither they were bound? and he told her; then the counselled him that, when he arose in the morning, he should beat them without mercy: So when he arofe, he getteth him a grievous crab-tree cudgel,

ers.

On Thursday and goes down into the dungeon to them, giant Despair and there falls to rating of them as if they beats bis prison- were dogs, altho' they gave never a wore of distaste: then he falls upon them, and beat them fearfully, in such fort, that they were not able to help themselves, or to turn them upon the floor. This done, he withdraws, and leaves them there to condole their misery, and to mourn under their diftress; so all that day they spent their time in nothing but ighs and bitter lamentations. The next night the talked with the husband about them further, and understanding that they were yet alive, did advise him to counsel them to make away themselves. So when morning was come, he goes to them in a furly manner as before, and perceiving them to be very fore with the ftripes that he had given them the day before, he told them, that since they were never like to come out of that place, their only way would be forthwith to make an end of themselves, either with knife, halter, er poison. For why, faid he, should you chuse life, seeing it is attended with so much bitterness? But they defired him to let them go; with that he looked upon them, and rushing to them, had doubtless made an end of them himself, but that he fell into one of his fits; (for he sometimes in sun-thiny weather fell into fits) and lost for a time the use of his hands; wherefore he withdrew, and

The pilgrims now, to gratify the flesh,
Wall feek it's ease; but oh! how they afresh
Do hereby plunge themselves new griefs into!
Who feek to please the facia, themfelves unde.

and left them as before to confider what to do. Then did the prisoners confult between themselves, whether it was eft to take his counsel or no, and thus they began to dif

courfe:

Brother, faid Christian, what shall we Christian begins do, the life that we now live is miferable; 10 despair. for my part, I know not whether it is

eft to live thus, or die out of hand. My foul chus th prangang, rather than life, and the grave is more easy for me than his dungeon; shall we be ruled by the giant? Hop. Indeed our present condition is Creaiful, and death would be far more Hopeful comforts welcome to me than thus for ever to avide: But yet let us confider, the Lord

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of the country to which we are going, hath faid, Thou alt do no murder, no, not to another man's perfon; much nore then are we forbidden to take his counsel to kill ourCelves. Befices, heshat kills another can but commit murder upon his body; but for one to kill himself, is to kill body and foul at once. And, moreover, my brother, thou alkest of ease in the grave; but hast thou forgotten the well whither for certain the murderers go? For no murderer math eternal life, &c. And let us confider again, that all he law is not in the hand of giant Despair: Others to far

I can understand, have been taken by him as well as we, ted yet have escaped out of his hands. Who knows but that God, who made the world, may cause that giant Defpair may die; or that, at some time or other, he may forget to lock us in; or that he may in a short time have another of his fits before se, and may lose the use of his limbs; and if ever that should come to pass again, for my part, I am refolved to pluck up the heart of a man, and to try the utmost to get from under his hands; I was a fool that I did not try to do it before; but however, my brother, let's be patient and endure a while, the time may come that may give us a happy release, but let us not be our own mardeters. With these words Hopeful at present did moderate the mind of his brother; so they continued together, in the dark, that day in their sad and doleful condition. Well, towards evening, the giant goes down into the dungeon again, to see if his prisoners had taken his counel; but when he came there he found them alive, and, truly

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alive was all; for now, what for want of bread and wate and by reason of the wounds they received when he be them, they could do little but breathe. But, I fay. found them alive; at which he fell into a grievous rag and told them that, seeing they had disobeyed his conn it should be worse with them, than if they had never bee born.

At this they trembled greatly, and I think that Chrifti fell into a swoon; but, coming a little to himself again they renewed their discourse about the g ant's counsel, and whether yet they ha beft take it or no. Now Christian agai seemed to be for doing it, but Hopefr made his fecond reply as followeth:

Chriftian fill dejected.

Hopeful comforts him again.

hop. My brother, faid he, remembere thou not how valiant thou hast been hereto fore; Apollyon could not crush thee, no could all that thou diift hear, or fee, or feel in the valle of the shadow of death. What hardships, terror, and a mazement haft thou already gone through, and art thou now nothing but fear? Thou feeft that I am in the dun geon with thee, a far weaker man by nature than thou art Alto this giant has wounded me as well as thee, and has alfo cut off the bread and water from my mouth, and • with thee I mourn without the light; but let us exercise little more patience. Remember how thou played'ft the man at Vanity Fair, and wast neither afraid of the chain nor cage, nor yet of bloody death. Wherefore let us, at leaft, to avoid the shame that becomes not a chriftian to be found in, bear up with patience as well as we can.

Now night being come again, and the giant and his wife being in bed, the afked him concerning the prifoners, and if they had taken his counsel; to which he replied, They are sturdy rogues, they chuse rather to bear all hardships than to make away themselves. Then, said the, take them into the cattle-yard to-morrow, and shew them the bones and skulls of those that thou hast already difpatched, and make them believe, ere a week comes to an end, thou wilt also tear them in pieces, as thow hait done before them,

So when the morning was come, the giant goes to them again, and takes them into the castle-yard, and shews them

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