Heedless is slain, and Take-heed preserbed.

Maul, a giant, quarrels with

Great-heart.

God's ministers counted as kidnappers.

of this valley as yet? Then said the guide, Look to your feet, for we shall presently be among the snares: so they looked to their feet, and went on; but they were troubled much with the snares. Now when they were come among the snares, they espied a man cast into the ditch on the left hand, with his flesh. all rent and torn. Then said the guide, That is one Heedless, that was going this way: he has lain there a great while. There was one Take-heed with him when he was taken and slain; but he escaped their hands. You cannot imagine how many are killed hereabouts, and yet men are so foolishly venturous as to set out lightly on pilgrimage, and to come without a guide. Poor Christian! It was a wonder that he here escaped; but he was beloved of his God: also he had a good heart of his own, or else he could never have done it.

Now they drew towards the end of this way; and just where Christian had seen the cave when he went by, out thence came forth Maul, a giant. This Maul did use to spoil young pilgrims with sophistry; and he called Great-heart by his name, and said unto him, How many times have you been forbidden to do these things? Then said Mr. Great-heart, What things? What things! quoth the giant; you know what things: but I will put an end to your trade.

But pray, said Mr. Great-heart, before we fall to it, let us understand wherefore we must fight. Now the women and children stood trembling, and knew not what to do. Quoth the giant, You rob the country, and rob it with the worst of thefts. These are but generals, said Mr. Great-heart; come to particulars,

man.

Then said the giant, Thou practisest the craft of a kidnapper; thou gatherest up women and children, and carriest them into a strange country, to the weakening of my master's kingdom. But now Great-heart replied, I am a servant of the God of

heaven; my business is to persuade sinners to repentance. I am commanded to do my endeavour to turn men, women, and children, from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God and if this be indeed the ground of thy quarrel, let us fall to it as soon as thou wilt.

Then the giant came up, and Mr. Great-heart went to meet him; and as he went he drew his sword, but the giant had a club. So without more ado, they fell to it, and at the first blow the giant struck Mr. Great-heart down upon one of his knees. With that the women and children cried out. So Mr. Greatheart recovering himself, laid about him in full lusty manner, and gave the giant a wound in his arm. Thus he fought for the space of an hour to that height of heat, that the breath came out of the giant's nostrils as the heat doth out of a boiling cauldron.

Then they sat down to rest them; but Mr. Great-heart betook himself to prayer. Also the women and children did nothing but sigh and cry all the time that the battle did last.

When they had rested them, and taken breath, they both fell to it again, and Mr. Great-heart, with a blow, fetched the giant down to the ground. Nay, hold, let me recover, quoth he. So Mr. Great-heart fairly let him get up, so to it they went again; and the giant missed but little of all to breaking Mr. Greatheart's skull with his club.

Mr. Great-heart seeing that, runs to him in the full heat of his spirit, and pierceth him under the fifth rib. With that the giant began to faint, and could hold up his club no longer. Then Mr. Great-heart seconded his blow and smote the head of the giant from his shoulders. Then the women and children rejoiced, and Mr. Great-heart also praised God for the deliverance he had wrought.

When this was done, they amongst them erected a pillar, and

The giant and Mr. Great-heart must fight.

Weak folks' prayers at some times help strong folks' cries.

The giant struck

down.

He is slain, and his head disposed

of.

fastened the giant's head thereon, and wrote under it in letters. that passengers might read,

He that did wear this head was one
That pilgrims did misuse :

He stopt their way, he spared none,
But did them all abuse:
Until that I Great-heart arose,

The pilgrim's guide to be;
Until that I did him oppose,
That was their enemy.

Discourse of the fight.

2 Cor. iv. 10, II; Rom. viii. 37.

Now I saw that they went on to the ascent that was a little way off, cast up to be a prospect for pilgrims. That was the place from whence Christian had the first sight of Faithful his brother. Wherefore, here they sat down and rested. They also here did eat and drink, and make merry, for that they had gotten deliverance from this so dangerous an enemy. As they sat thus and did eat, Christiana asked the guide if he had caught no hurt in the battle. Then said Mr. Great-heart, No, save a little on my flesh; yet that also shall be so far from being to my detriment, that it is at present a proof of my love to my Master and you, and shall be a means, by grace, to increase my reward at last.

CHRISTIANA. But were you not afraid, good sir, when you saw him come with his club?

GREAT-HEART. It is my duty, said he, to mistrust my own ability, that I may have reliance on Him who is stronger than all.

CHRISTIANA. But what did you think when he fetched you down to the ground at the first blow?

GREAT-HEART. Why, I thought, replied he, that so my Master himself was served, and yet he it was that conquered at last.

MATTHEW. When you all have thought what you please, I think God has been wonderful good unto us, both in bringing us out of this valley, and in delivering us out of the hand of this enemy. For my part, I see no reason why we should distrust our God any more, since he has now, and in such a place as this, given us such testimony of his love. Then they got up, and went forward.

Now a little before them stood an oak, and under it, when they came to it, they found an old pilgrim fast asleep. They knew that he was a pilgrim, by his clothes, and his staff, and his girdle.

So the guide, Mr. Great-heart, awaked him; and the old gentleman, as he lifted up his eyes, cried out, What's the matter? who are you? and what is your business here?

GREAT-HEART. Come, man, be not so hot; here are none but friends. Yet the old man gets up, and stands upon his guard, and will know of them what they are. Then said the guide, My name is Great-heart: I am the guide of these pilgrims, that are going to the celestial country.

HONEST. Then said Mr. Honest, I cry you mercy: I feared that you had been of the company of those that some time ago did rob Little-faith of his money; but, now I look better about me, I perceive you are honester people.

GREAT-HEART. Why, what would or could you have done to have helped yourself, if indeed we had been of that company?

HONEST. Done? why, I would have fought as long as breath had been in me; and had I so done, I am sure you could never have given me the worst on't; for a Christian can never be overcome unless he shall yield of himself.

GREAT-HEART. Well said, father Honest, quoth the guide; for by this I know thou art a cock of the right kind, for thou hast said the truth.

HONEST. And by this also I know that thou knowest what true pilgrimage is; for all others think that we are the soonest overcome of any.

GREAT-HEART. Well, now we are so happily met, pray

Whence Mr.
Honest came.

let me crave your name, and the name of the place you came from.

HONEST. My name I cannot tell you; but I came from the town of Stupidity: it lieth about four degrees beyond the city of Destruction.

GREAT-HEART. Oh! are you that countryman? Then I deem I have half a guess of you; your name is old Honesty, is it not?