like to have been drowned, nine or ten Times.

Neither could they with all the Skill they had, get again to the Stile that Night. Wherefore at laft, lighting under a little Shelter they fat down there till the Day break: But being weary they fell asleep. Now there was not They Sleep far from the Place where they lay a Caltle, in the called Doubting-Gaffle, the Owner whereof was Ground of Giant Despair, and it was in his Grounds they Giant Defwere now fleeping; wherefore he getting up pair. in the Morning early, and walking up and down in the Fields, caught Chriflian and Hopeful afleep in his Grounds; then with a grim

and furly Voice, he bid them awake, and asked He finds them, Whence they were, and what they did in them in his bis Grounds. They told him they were Pilgrims, Ground" and that they bad loft their Way. Then faid and carries the Giant, Yon have this Night trefpeffed on them to me, by trampling in, and lying upon my Ground, Doubtingand therefore you must go along with me. Caftle. So they were forced to to go, because he was ftronger than they. They also had but little to fay, for they knew themselves in a Fault. The Giant therefore drove them before him, and put them into his Caftle, in a very dark Dungeon, nafty and ftinking to The Grie. the Spirits of these two Men: Here, then vousness of they lay from Wednesday Morning till Sa- their Imturday Night, without one bit of Bread, or prifonment. drop of Drink, or Light, or any to ask P, 8, 8 them how they did: They were therefore 16. here in evil Cafe, and were far from Friends and Acquaintance. Now in this Place Chriian had double Sorrow, becaufe 'twas through his unadvifed Counsel that they were brought into this Diftrefs,

The Pilgrims now, to gratifie the Fleih,
Will feek its Eafe, but oh! how they afresh
Do plunge themfelves now Griefs into !
Who feek to please the Flesh, themfelves undo.

Now

Now the Giant Despair had a Wife, and her Name was Diffidence, fo when he was gone to Bed, he told his Wife what he had done, to wit, That he had taken a Couple of Prisoners and caft them into his Dungeon, for trefpaffing on his Grounds. Then he asked her alfo, what he had beft to do further to them. So fhe asked, What they were, whence they came, and whither they were bound? and he told her. Then the counfelled him. That when be arofe in the Morning he should beat them without Mercy So when he a rofe he getteth a grievous Crab Tree Cudgel. and goes down into the Dungeon to them, and there first falls to rating them, as if they were Dogs, although they gave him never a Word of Ditate: Then he On Thurf fell upon them, and beat them fearfully, in day Giant fuch fort that they were not able to help Depair themselves, or turn them upon the Floor beats his This done, he withdraws and leaves them Prifoners. there to condole their Mifery, and to mourn under their Diftrefs: So all that Day they spent their Time in nothing but Sighs and bitter Lamentations, The next Night the talked with her Husband about them further, and underlanding that they were alive, did advise him to counsel them to make a way themselves: So when the Morning was come, he comes to them in a furly manner, as before, and perceiving them to be very føre with the Stripes that he had given them the Day before, he told, them,

That fince they were never like to come of that Place, their only Way would be forthwith to make an End of themselves: GS

On Friday either with Knife, Halter, or Poison: For Giant Dif- why, faid he, should you chufe Life, feeing Fair coun. it is attended with fo much Bitterness? But fels them to they defired him to let them go; with that kill them. he looked ugly upon upon them, and rufhing Jelves. to them, had doubtless made an End of them

himself, but that he fell into one of his * Fits, The Gi-for he fometimes in Sun-fhiny Weather ant fome- fell into Fits) and loft, for a Time, the use of times has his Hands; wherefore he withdrew, and left Fits.

them as before, to confider what to do. Then did the Prifoners consult` between themselves, whether it 'twas best to take his Counsel cr no; and thus they began to difcourfe.

Chriftian Chr. Brother, faid Chrißian, what hall begins to we do The Life that we now live is midespair. ferable! For my Part I know not whether 'tis beft to live thus, or die out of Hand, Job 3. My Soul choofeth Strangling rather than Life, and the Grave is more eafy to me than this Dungeon! Shall we be ruled by the Giant ?

35.

Hopeful

comforts bim.

Hope. Indeed our prefent Condition is dreadful, and Death would be far more wel. come to me than thus for ever to abide: But yet let us confider the Lord of the Country to which we are going hath faid, Thou shalt do no Murther, no not to another Man's Perfon; much more then are we forbidden to take this Counfel to kill ourselves. Befides, he that kills another, can but commit Murther upon his Body: But for one to kill himself, is to kill Body and Soul at once, And moreover, my Brother, thou talkeft of Eafe in the Grave, but haft thou forgotten the Hell; whither for certain the Murderers go? For no Murderer bath Eternal Life, &c.

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And let us confider again, That all the Law is not in the Hand of Giant Despair : Others, fo far as I can understand, have been taken by him as well as we; and yet have ef caped out of his Hands. Who knows, but God that made the World, may cause that Giant-Defpair may die, or that at fome time or other, he may forget to Lock us in; or that: he may in a fhort time have another of his Fits before us, and may loose the use of his Limbs and if ever that fhould come to pafs again, for my Part I am refolved to pluck. up the Heart of a Man, and to try my ut most 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 content, and endure a while; the Time may come that may give us a Release: But let us not be our own. Murtherers. Witir thefe Words Hopeful at prefent did moderate the Mind of his Brother; fo they continued together (in the dark) that day. in fad and doleful Condition...

Well, towards the Evening the Giant goes down into the Dungeon again, to fee if his Pri foners had taken his Counfel; but when he came there he found them alive; and truly alive was all: For now, what for want of Bread and Water, and by reafon of the Wounds they received when he beat them, they could do little but breathe, but I fay he found them alive at which he fell into a grievous Rage, and told them, That fecing they had difobeyed his Counfel, it should be worfe with them iban if they had never been born.

At this they trembled greatly, and I think that Chriftian fell into a Swoon but coming a little to himself again, they re

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