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and to the stomach cold; yet the thoughts of what I am going to, and of the conduct that waits for me on the other side, doth lie as a glowing coal at my heart. I see myself now at the end of my journey; my toilsome days are ended. I am going to see that Head that was crowned with thorns, and that Face that was spit upon, for me. I have formerly lived by hearsay and faith; but now I go where I shall live by sight, and shall be with Him in whose company I delight myself. I have loved to hear my Lord spoken of; and wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the earth, there have I coveted to set my foot too. His name has been to me as a civet-box; yea, sweeter than all perfumes. His voice to me has been most sweet, and His countenance I have more desired than they that have most desired the light of the sun. His words I did use to gather for my food, and for antidotes against my faintings. He has held me, and hath kept me from my iniquities; yea, my steps hath He strengthened in His way. Now, while he was thus in discourse, his countenance changed; his strong man bowed under him; and after

he had said, "Take me for I come unto thee," he ceased to be seen of them.

But GLORIOUS IT WAS TO SEE how the open region was filled with horses and chariots, with trumpeters and pipers, with singers

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But glorious it was to see how the open region was filled with horses and chariots with
trumpeters & pipers, with singers & players on stringed instruments, to welcome the
Pilgrims as they went up, and followed one another in at the Beautiful Gate of the City!

and players upon stringed instruments, to welcome the Pilgrims as they went up, and followed one another in at

THE BEAUTIFUL GATE OF THE CITY.

As for Christiana's Children, the four boys that Christiana brought with her, with the wives and children, I did not stay where I was till they were gone over. Also, since I came away, I heard one say that they were yet alive, and so would be for the increase of the Church in that place where they were, for a time.

Should it be my lot to go that way again, I may give those that desire it an account of what I here am silent about.

Meantime I bid my

reader

ADIEU.

J. Wertheimer and Co., Printers, Finsbury Circus.

INDEX.

Bunyan's Allegory being both Historical and Doctrinal, this Index naturally arranges
itself under these two corresponding parts; thus, any portion of the work may be
referred to, either through the event, or through the doctrine.

The Doctrinal Index is constructed upon the usual Theological phrase; the Historical
upon the particular phraseology of the author.

Lastly, the Names of Persons are generally indexed the first time they appear in
the tale.

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Asking requisite for having, 167.
Atheist, 116.

Avengement of the elect by God in due
time, 149.

Back of the Christian not armed, 46.

Backsliding, 131, 133.

Bath, the, 178.

Bat's-eyes, Mrs., 156.

Beast, the, wounded, 242.

Beautiful, the palace, 34. Its antiquities
and records, 42. Gate of the city, 273.
Bed-chamber, Christian's, 41, 191.
Beelzebub tempts the Prince of princes, 75.
Beulah, 133, 265.

Birthright, the Christian's, not saleable,
110. Esau's, 110.

Blasphemies suggested to Christian, 52.
Blindman, Mr., 82.
Blindness, spiritual, 1.

Bloodyman, Giant, overcome, 188.
Bondwoman, 14.

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140, 273.

Champion, the King's, 109.

Charitable not impoverished, 249.
Charity, Mount, 249.
Chastisement, 116.

Children, Christian's, glad to go to their
father, 153. Little, invited to Christ, 161.
Welcomed to Interpreter's house, 170.
How last seen, 274.

Christ revealed to the soul, 123.
Christi, carne et sanguine, 197.
Christian, his distress, 1. Meets Evan-
gelist, 2. Sets out for the Wicket Gate,
3. Obstinate and Pliable, 4. Slough
of Despond, 7. Help assists, 7. Meets

Worldly Wiseman, 9. Turns towards
Legality's house, 11. Is met by Evan-
gelist, 12. His counsel and rebuke, 13.
Regains his road, 15. Arrives at the
Wicket Gate, 16. Sets out again, 18.

Re-

Interpreter's house, 18-26. Goes on
his way, 26. Arrives at the Cross and
loses his burden, 27. Three shining
ones give him a roll and garment, 28.
Ascends the hill Difficulty, 31. Sleeps
in the arbour, 32. Reaches the top of
the hill; misses his roll; returns for it,
33. The two lions before the Beautiful
palace, 35. Is shown records of anti-
quity, etc. there, 42. Accoutred in
armour, 44. Departs, 45. Apollyon
meets him in the Valley of Humiliation,
46. The combat, 48. The victory;
Apollyon flees, 49. The Valley of the
Shadow of Death, 50-53. Overtakes
Faithful, 55. Evangelist exhorts and
encourages them, 73. They visit Va-
nity Fair, 75. Are beaten and confined
in a cage, 76-78. Faithful suffers
death; Christian escapes, and is joined
by Hopeful, 83. Invited to visit the
silver mine, go. Lot's wife, 92.
freshed at the river of the Water of Life,
94. Christian and Hopeful go over a
stile into By-path Meadow, 94-96. Are
caught by Giant Despair, and thrust
into a dungeon, 97. Tempted to com-
mit suicide, 98. Hopeful reproves
Christian, 100. They escape from
Doubting Castle by the key of Promise,
101. They erect a pillar, 102.
The
Delectable Mountains; they are shown
the hills Error, Caution, and a By-way
to hell; get a glimpse of the Celestial
City, 102-106. See the "Wanton Pro-
fessor, and damnable Apostate" carried
away by seven devils, 108. Meet the
Flatterer; are entrapped; released, and
suffer chastisement, 114-116. Meet
Atheist, 117. Enchanted ground, 118.
Converse with Ignorance, 124-128.
Enter the country of Beulah, 133. Draw
near to the city, 133. The King's gar-
dens and vineyards, 134. Set out again
for the city, 134. The two remaining
difficulties, 135. They enter the river,
135. Christian's faith fails him, 135.
Encouraged by Hopeful, 136. Reach
the other side, and are led to the city
by two shining ones, 137. Description
of their joy, 138. Are met and com-
passed by a heavenly host, 139. Arrive
at the gate; it is opened to them, and
they enter into the joy of their Lord,
singing with a loud voice, "Blessing,

and honour and glory, and power, be
unto Him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever,'
140, 141.
Christiana mourns the loss of her hus-
band, 150. Dreams, and cries for mercy
in her sleep, 151. Satan ever on the
alert to keep souls in bondage, 151.
She dreams that she sees her husband
in a place of bliss, 151. A messenger
from her husband's King invites her to
His city, 152. She resolves to set out
on her journey, 153. Departs from the
City of Destruction with her children,
accompanied by Mercy, her neighbour,
156. They arrive at the Slough of
Despond, 159. At the Wicket Gate,
and gain admission with her children,
but Mercy is left without through fear,
160, 161. She knocks at the door and
is admitted, 161, 162. They go on their
way, 165. Are tempted by two evil
ones, 166. Reliever comes to their help,
167. Interpreter's house, 168.
Are
shown the significant rooms, etc., 170-—
175. They are washed, and a seal is set
upon them, 178. Clothed in white, 178.
Esteem each other better than them-
selves, 178. Greatheart is deputed to
conduct them to the house called Beau-

tiful, 179. Arrive at the Cross, 179-
The righteousness of Christ, and which
righteousness is imputed to them who
believe in Him; pardon through the
blood of Jesus, 180, 181. They come to
the hill Difficulty, 184. Refresh them-
selves in the arbour, where Christiana
leaves her bottle behind her, 186, 187.
Sleep and forgetfulness to be guarded
against, 187. They come within sight
of the lions, backed by Giant Grim;
Greatheart slays the Giant, and they
all pass on, 187-189. Greatheart re-
turns to the Interpreter's house, and
Christiana, her children, and Mercy,
are welcomed at the house Beautiful,
190. Mercy's dream, 191. Christiana
commended for the manner in which
she had brought up her children, 193.
Mr. Brisk addresses love to Mercy, but
being a mere professor, he is not en-
couraged by her, 195. Greatheart comes
again to conduct them further on their
journey, 202. Piety and Prudence ac-
company them to the valley of Humili-
ation, where Christian fought Apollyon,
203. Discover a pillar, from which they
understand the cause of Christian being
so beset in this place, 204. The con-
tented shepherd boy in the valley, 205.

Our Lord's country house in this valley,
206. Monument where Christian fought
Apollyon, 207. They enter the Valley
of the Shadow of Death, 208. The devil
flees when resisted, 208, 209. Great-
heart combats with Giant Maul and
slays him, 212. They meet Mr. Honest,
who joins their company, 213. Descrip-
tion of Mr. Fearing, 215-221. Of Mr.
Self-will, 221-223. The pilgrims are
hospitably entertained by Gaius; their
conversation, 224-231. They go out
armed in search of Giant Slay-good;
they find him rifling one Feeble-mind,
231. Greatheart slays the giant and
rescues Feeble-mind, 232. Feeble-
mind's account of himself, 232-234.
Matthew (a son of Christiana's) married
to Mercy; and James (another son of
Christiana's) to Gaius's daughter, 234.
set out from Gaius's house; joined by
Feeble-mind and Ready-to-halt, 235.
Arrive at the town of Vanity, 237.
Welcomed at the house of Mr. Mnason,
238. He introduces Christiana to other
pilgrims staying at his house, 239. Gives
his daughter Grace unto Samuel, Chris-
tiana's son, to wife, and his daughter
Martha to Joseph, 241. A monster
with seven heads and ten horns came
into the town, and slew many and de-
ceived others, 241. Greatheart and the
pilgrims engage the beast and compel
him to retreat, 242. Silver mine, and
pillar of salt, 243. The river at the side
of the Delectable Mountains and the
Good Shepherd; Christiana admonishes
her four daughters to commit their little
ones to His care, who " gathers the
lambs with His arms, and carries them
in His bosom," 244. The pilgrims be-
siege Doubting Castle, slay Giant Des-
pair and his wife Diffidence, and rescue
Mr. Despondency and his daughter
Much-afraid, and take them under their
protection, 244-246. Arrive at the
Delectable Mountains, the shepherds
thereof show them many things for their
instruction, 248-250. Meet with Va-
liant-for-truth, who relates his encoun-
ter with Wild-head, Inconsiderate, and
Pragmatic, 252-254. Reach the En-
chanted Ground; Heedless and Too-
bold asleep in the arbour, 258-260.
Meet with Mr. Standfast, who is on his
knees praying for help to withstand the
temptations of Madam Bubble, 261-263.
Great-heart's description of her, 264.
They enter the land of Beulah, and are
refreshed, 266. Here Christiana receives

a letter from the Celestial City, requir-
ing her presence within ten days, 266.
She bequeaths her little to the poor, and
commands her children to be ready for
the messenger, 267. She goes over the
river, 269. Message to Mr. Ready-to-
halt; he goes over the river, 269. Mes-
sage to Mr. Feeble-mind; he goes over,
269. Message to Mr. Despondency; he
goes over the river with his daughter,
270. Message to Mr. Honest; the river
being overflowed, Good-conscience
helps him, 271. Mr. Valiant-for-truth
summoned; goes over, 271. Mr. Stand-
fast summoned; goes over; and, as they
follow one another, they are welcomed
in at the Beautiful Gate of the City, 273.
Christiana's children left to abide for
awhile for the increase of the Church,
274.

Christians well spoken of after their death,
148.

City, the Celestial, too glorious for mortal
gaze, 134. Approachable only through
the river Jordan, 135. Entered by pil-
grims, 140, 273.

Civility, Legality's son, 11.
Clear, the hill, 106.

Comeliness, why the Saviour said to be
without, 231.

Conceit, country of, 106.

Conductor needful for the women and
children, 167. Granted whenever asked,
189, 200.

Contrite, promise to, 207. Mr., 238.
Conversion, 124.

Conviction, 1. Of sin, why unwelcome,
119. How brought about, 119. Why
sometimes only temporary, 131. Not
conversion, 132. How it sometimes
fades away, 132.

Cook at Gaius's inn for pilgrims, 225.
Corruptions, how Christian got power over
his, 39.

Country house, our Lord's, in time past,

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