The Works of John Bunyan: Allegorical, figurative, and symbolical

CHAP. V. The inquiry, Was Bunyan assisted in the
composition of his Pilgrim's Progress, answered in
the negative-1st, From his own declarations, to
which may be added, "I am for drinking water out
my own cistern;" The opinions of the learned; an
analysis of every work previously published on the
same subject, or with a similar title page. For a
list of these rare volumes see the Index. In these
analyses will be found a genuine picture of Popery
as painted by herself..........

CHAP. VI. A bibliographical account of all the editions

of The Pilgrim's Progress published during the

author's life, with notices of the more prominent

modern editions, and translations into the languages
of nearly all nations.........
CHAP. VII. An account of the versions, commentaries,
and imitations of The Pilgrim's Progress.........

CHAP. VIII. The opinions of many learned men of its

singular merits, and the causes of its extraordinary

popularity

CHAP. IX. Observations upon some of the most promi.

nent parts......

SINOPSIS OR CONTENTS OF THE ALLEGORY...
Exact copies of the twenty woodcuts published in the
early editions, with Bunyan's verse under each......

The Author's apology.........

List of Commentaries on The Pilgrim, and other

Works, which have furnished illustrative notes to

this edition; a considerable number of the notes are

extracts from the author's Works, with some by the

editor; a view of Bedford bridge over the river Ouse,

showing the prison in which the amiable and pious

author was incarcerated for more than twelve years,

in the prime of his life, rather than sacrifice his con-

science by submitting to human laws interfering with

Divine worship....

FIRST PART.

Graceless becomes a Christian; alarmed for the safety

of his soul; is treated by his family as one diseased

Guided by Evangelist; runs towards the Wicket-gate;

is overtaken by Obstinate and Pliable; persuades

Pliable to fly with him.......

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Fall into the Slough of Despond; Pliable returns ;

Christian, assisted by Help, goes on; meets Worldly-

wiseman; complains of his burden, and is sent out

of his way to the house of Legality; terrified at

Mount Sinai..........

Evangelist appears, and puts him again into the right

road; arrives at the Wicket-gate; is admitted by

Good-will, and sent to the Interpreter's house; is

shown a picture; a dusty room; Passion and

Patience; the fire of grace; the valiant man; the

man in despair; the trembler.........

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Enters the Valley of Humiliation; fights with, and

overcomes Apollyon; comes to the Valley of the Sha-

dow of Death; terrified by the spies; assaulted by

foes who care not for his sword; betakes himself to

another weapon,

All-prayer;" comes out of the

valley, and passes the old giants, Pagan and Pope... 111

Overtakes Faithful, a fellow-pilgrim; hold communion

with each other; converse with Talkative; Evange-

list forewarns them of persecution; enter Vanity

Fair; are maltreated; imprisoned; Faithful is tried

and burned......

...... 117

Christian pursues his journey, and is joined by Hope-

ful; By-ends wishes to join them; the sophistry of

Hold-the-world detected; Demas tempts them to

the Hill Lucre, but they refuse; arrive at the River

of the Water of life; they go into By-path Meadow;

follow Vain-confidence; are taken by Giant Despair,

and imprisoned in Doubting Castle; arguments for

and against suicide; escape by the Key of Promise;

erect a Pillar to caution others.......

77 Arrive at the Delectable Mountains; entertained by

the Shepherds; are shown Mounts Error, Caution,

79 and Clear; see the Celestial Gate; receive some

85 cautions; fail in attempting to convert Ignorance;

robbery of Little-faith; meet the Flatterer, and are

caught in his net; released by a Shining One; meet

The Author's way of sending it forth.........

Sagacity relates how Christiana, the widow of Chris-

tian, reflects upon her former conduct, feels her

danger, and agrees with her children to follow her

late husband in pilgrimage; is encouraged by a

secret influence on her mind that she would be re-

ceived; her neighbours dissuade her, but she pre-

vails upon one of them, Mercy, to go with her; sne

is reviled by her acquaintance.................

............. 171

Get over the Slough of Despond, and are admitted at

the Wicket-gate, and rejoice together; they are fed,

washed, and sent on their way; the children eat the

enemy's fruit; are assaulted, but rescued by the

Reliever.

Arrive at the Interpreter's house; shown the signifi-

cant rooms, the man who prefers a muck-rake to a

celestial crown, the spider in the best room, the hen

and chickens, butcher and sheep, the garden, the

field, the robin; the Interpreter's proverbs; tree rot-

ten at the heart; they relate their experience; Mercy

is sleepless for joy; they are washed, which enlivens

and strengthens them; sealed and clothed

Great-heart guards them to the house called Beautiful;

pass the Sepulchre where Christian lost his burden;

pardon by word and deed, an important distinction ;

see Simple, Sloth, and Presumption hanging; names

of those that they had ruined; Hill Difficulty; By-

ways, although stopped and barred up, still entered;

rest in the Arbour, but are afraid to sleep; still suffer

by forgetfulness; punishment of Timorous and Mis-

trust; Giant Grim slain......

Pilgrims arrive at the Palace Beautiful; Great-heart

returns; they are entertained for a month; the

children catechised; Mr. Brisk makes love to

Mercy; her sister Bountiful's unhappy marriage;

Matthew sick with the enemy's fruit; is healed by

Dr. Skill; his prescriptions; instructive questions;

they are greatly strengthened; Mr. Great-heart sent

Enter the Valley of Humiliation, and are pleased with

it; shepherd boy's song; see the place where Chris-

tian and Apollyon fought; come into the Valley of

the Shadow of Death; are greatly terrified; Giant

Maul slain; find Old Honest, a pilgrim, sleeping;

he joins them; story of Mr. Fearing; good men

sometimes much in the dark; he fears no difficul-

ties, only lest he should deceive himself; case of

Self-will; a singular sect in the Author's time....... 205

Are entertained at the House of Gaius; pilgrims the

descendants of the martyrs; Matthew and Mercy

betrothed; riddles in verse; Slay-good, a giant,

slain; Feeble-mind rescued; proves to be related to

Mr. Fearing; Not-right killed with a thunderbolt;

Matthew and Mercy, and James and Phebe, married;

Feeble-mind and Ready-to-halt join the pilgrims;

profitable converse between Honest and Great-heart 217

Vanity Fair; the death of Faithful had planted a little

colony of pilgrims there; pleasant communion;

courage and an unspotted life essential to pilgrims;

Samuel and Grace, and Joseph and Martha, married;

the Monster (state religion) assaulted and wounded;

believed by some that he will die of his wounds; pass

the place where Faithful was martyred; the silver

mine; Lot's wife......

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Arrive at the river near the Delectable Mountains;

By-path Meadow; Slay Giant Despair, and Diffi-

dence, his wife, and destroy Doubting Castle; release

Mr. Despondency and Miss Much-afraid; Great-

heart addresses the Shepherds in rhyme; Mounts

Marvel, Innocent, and Charity; see the Hole in the

side of the Hill; Mercy longs for a curious Mirror;

the Pilgrims are adorned.....

Story of Turn-away; find, Valiant-for-truth wounded

by thieves; account of his conversion; the question

debated, that if we shall know ourselves, shall we

know others in the future state? arguments used by

relatives to prevent pilgrimage; the Enchanted

Ground; an arbour called the Slothful's Friend; in

doubt as to the way, the book or map is examined;

Heedless and Bold in a fatal sleep; surprised by a

solemn noise, they are led to Mr. Stand-fast in

prayer, he having been assailed by Madam Bubble... 232

Arrive in the Land of Beulah, and are delighted with

celestial visions on the border of the River of Death;

Christiana summoned, addresses her guide, and

blesses her children and her fellow-pilgrims; her

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last words; Mr. Ready-to-halt passes the river;

Feeble-mind is called, will make no will, and goes up

to the Celestial City; Despondency and Much-

afraid die singing; Honest dies singing, Grace

reigns; Valiant-for-truth and Stand-fast joyfully

pass the river, leaving a solemn message to relatives;

joy in heaven on the arrival of the pilgrims; Chris-

tiana's children a blessing to the church.............. 240

The deep working of the Holy Spirit with the author's
soul, in its recovery from ruin to the divine favour,
in the form of an allegory called

THE HOLY WAR MADE BY SHADDAI UPON

DIABOLUS, FOR THE REGAINING OF THE

METROPOLIS OF THE WORLD; or, The

Losing and Taking again of the Town of Mansoul.

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Poetical Preface to the Reader by the Author.
This Work was originally published in the form of
a continuous narrative; but, to enable the reader
more readily to pause and reflect, the Editor has
ventured to adopt the plan, first introduced by Mr.
Burder, of dividing it into chapters.

CHAP. I. The original beauty and splendour of Man-

soul under Shaddai; her noble castle; five gates;

perfection of the inhabitants, the origin of Diabolus;

his pride and fall; his revenge; council of war to

reduce the town; Diabolus approaches Eye-gate; his

oration; Captain Resistance slain; My Lord Inno-

cence killed; the town taken........

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CHAP. II. Diabolus occupies the castle; deposes the

Lord Mayor, Mr. Understanding, and a wall erected

to darken his house; Mr. Conscience the Recorder

put out of office; very obnoxious to Diabolus and the

inhabitants; Mr. Lord-will-be-will heartily espouses

the cause of Diabolus, and is made the principal

governor; the image of Shaddai defaced, and that of

Diabolus set up; Mr. Lustings made Lord Mayor:

Mr. Forget-good, Recorder; new Aldermen appointed,

-Messrs. Incredulity, Haughty, Swearing, Whoring,

Hard-heart, Pityless, Fury, No-truth, Stand-to-lies,

False-peace, Drunkenness, Cheating, and Atheism;

three strongholds built Defiance, Midnight-hold,

and Sweet-sin-hold......

CHAP. III. The Revolution known to king Shaddai;

his resentment against Diabolus; his gracious inten-

tion of restoring Mansoul; intimations published, but

suppressed by Diabolus; his artifices to secure the

town and prevent its return to Shaddai............

CHAP. IV. Shaddai sends an army of 40,000 spiritual

energies to reduce Mansoul, under the command of

Captains Boanerges, Conviction, Judgment, and

Execution, who address the inhabitants powerfully,

but with little effect; Diabolus, Incredulity, Ill-

pause, and others, interfere to prevent submission;

Prejudice defends Ear-gate, with a guard of sixty

CHAP. V. The Captains give battle to the town, which

resolutely resists; they retire to winter quarters;

Tradition, Human Wisdom, and Man's Invention,

enlist under Boanerges; they are taken prisoners,

and join Diabolus under Captain Anything; hostili-

ties are renewed, and the town much molested; a

famine and mutiny in Mansoul; a parley; proposi-

tions made and rejected; Understanding and Con-

science quarrel with Incredulity; a skirmish......... 276

CHAP. VI. Lord Understanding and Mr. Conscience

imprisoned; the besieging officers petition Shaddai

for a reinforcement; it is approved; Emmanuel, the

king's son, is appointed to conquer the town; marches

with a great army, and surrounds Mansoul, which is

strongly fortified against him.........

CHAP. VII. Emmanuel prepares for war against Man-

soul; Diabolus sends Loth-to-stoop with proposals

for peace, which are rejected; he proposes to patch

up a peace by outward reformation, offering to become

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Emmanuel's deputy, this also rejected; preparations

for battle; Diabolus injures the town; Ear-gate

assaulted, gives way; Emmanuel's forces enter the

town, and take possession of the Recorder's house;

several Diabolonians killed...

CHAP. VIII. The principal inhabitants hold a con-

ference, and agree to petition the prince for their

lives; the castle gates broke open; triumphal entry

of Emmanuel; Diabolus is bound in chains; the in-

habitants, in great misery, petition again and again;

a free pardon is published, and universal joy succeeds 296

CHAP. IX. The liberated prisoners return to Mansoul

with great joy; the inhabitants request Emmanuel

to reside among them; he makes a triumphal entry

amid the shouts of the people; the town is new-

modelled, and the image of Shaddai again erected... 304

CHAP. X. The strongholds of Diabolus destroyed; the

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great Diabolonians tried, condemned, and executed,
to Mansoul's great joy.

CHAP. XI. Experience is made an officer; the charter

renewed and enlarged, with special privileges; minis-

try established; Mr. Conscience the preacher, his

duties and rewards specified; the inhabitants are

clad in white; receive many distinguishing favours

from the prince; God's peace appointed to rule; the

unexampled felicity of the town......

CHAP. XII. Carnal-security prevails; Emmanuel pri-

vately withdrawing, Godly-fear detects it, and excites

the people to destroy Carnal-security; they try to

induce Emmanuel to return.........

CHAP. XIII. The Diabolonians take courage; plots are

formed to re-conquer Mansoul; vices, under virtuous

names, are introduced, and do immense mischief;

and 20,000 Doubters are raised to surprise the town 330

CHAP. XIV. Mr. Prywell discovers the plot; prepara-

tions for defence; more Diabolonians executed; the

Doubters assault Ear-gate, but are repulsed; the

townsmen will not parley; flattery tried in vain;

Jolly, Griggish, Gripe, and Rakeall, executed; Any-

thing and Loosefoot imprisoned.

CHAP. XV. Mensoul makes a rash sortie by night and
is worsted; Diabolus attacks Feel-gate, which he
forces, and Doubters possess the town, doing incre-
dible mischief; Mansoul petitions Emmanuel, and
Credence is appointed Lord Lieutenant............
CHAP. XVI. A new plot laid to ruin the town, by riches
and prosperity; Emmanuel appears to assist Man-
soul; the army of Doubters routed; he enters the
town amidst the joyful acclamations of the inhabi-

tants.....

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CHAP. XVII. A new army of bloodmen or persecutors

attack the town, but are taken by Faith and

Patience; the principal Doubters tried, convicted,

and executed...

CHAP. XVIII. More Diabolonians condemned; Em-

manuel's admirable speech to Mansoul.......................

Bunyan's poetical Epilogue to The Holy War; in

which he claims The Pilgrim's Progress entirely as

his own, and anagramatizes his name................................................ 374

THE HEAVENLY FOOTMAN; or, A Description

of the Man that gets to Heaven, together with the

Way he runs in, the Marks he goes by; also, Some

Directions how to Run so as to Obtain....

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Epistle to Slothful and Careless People............

I. The words opened, and this doctrine laid down,

namely, that they that will have heaven, they must

II. The word RUN opened by three Scripture expres-

sions-flying, pressing, continuing........

381

III. Several reasons for the clearing of the doctrine.... 381

IV. Nine directions how to run so as to obtain...... 383

V. Nine motives to urge us on in the way..........

VI. Nine uses of this subject.

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VII. Nine provocations to run with the foremost...

VIII. A Short expostulation........

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The defence of the city; the wall; the gates; the

angels at the gates; the names written on the gates;

the order of the gates; the foundations of the wall;

how we are to understand the word TWELVE; the

measuring line or golden reed; the city measured;

the gates measured; the wall measured; the form

and measure of the city...............

411

THIRD, A relation of the glory of the city, its walls,

gates, and foundations :-

The glory of the walls; the glory of the city; the

glory of the foundations; the foundations, what they

are, and how placed; the glory of the gates and of

the streets; the city has no temple; needs not the

light of sun or moon........

FOURTH, The inhabitants of the City, their quality and

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IX-XVII. Which way the face of the front of temple

stood; of the courts; the brazen altar; the pillars;

the height of the pillars; the chapiters of the pillars;

the pomegranates; the chains upon these pillars; the

lily-work upon the chapiters.........

XVIII-XXIV. Of the fashion of the temple; the out-

ward glory; the porch; the ornaments of the porch;

the ascent by which they went up to the porch; the

gate of the porch; the pinnacles of the temple........ 473

XXV.-XXXV. Of the porters of the temple; the

charge of the porters; the doors; the leaves of this

gate; what the doors of the temple were made of,

and how adorned; of the wall: the garnishing; the

windows, chambers, and stairs.........

....... 477

XXXVI.-XLVIII. Of the molten sea; the lavers; the
tables; the instruments wherewith the sacrifices
were slain; the candlesticks and lamps; the shew-
bread; the snuffers and snuff dishes; the golden
tongs; the altar of incense; the golden censers... 183

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XLIX.-LXV. Of the golden spoons, bowls, basons,

flagons, and cups belonging to the temple; the

chargers; the goings out; the singers; the union of

the holy and most holy temple; the holiest or inner

temple; the vail; the doors, golden nails, floors, and

walls of the inner temple; the ark of the covenant;

placing of the ark, the mercy-seat, the living waters,

and the chains in the oracle or inner temple........... 492

LXVI.-LXX. Of the high-priest, and of his office in

the inner temple; of the high-priest's going alone,

and but once a year, into the holiest; the cherubims;

the figures that were upon the walls....................................................... 505

A DISCOURSE OF THE HOUSE OF THE
FOREST OF LEBANON, showing it to be typical
of spiritual things..........

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CHAP. I. A distinct building at a great distance from

the temple at Jerusalem.........

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CHAP. II. Of what this house was a type; the church
under persecution in the wilderness....
CHAP. III. Of the largeness of this house; a place of
defence and not of assault; if afflicted, fire proceed-
eth to devour her enemies......
CHAP. IV. Of the materials of which it was built, sweet-
scented wood.......................................

CHAP. V. Of the windows, and of what they were types 519

CHAP. VI. Of the doors and posts, and their square;

admirable for beauty; the world striving to ravish

and plunder her......

CHAP. VII. Of the repetition of light against light;

Divine light against Antichrist; all opinions to be

submitted to the Word.....

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CHAP. VIII. Of the golden shields and targets, and
what they typified; as King Solomon supplied all
this armour, so God arms his saints....

CHAP. IX. Of the vessels of pure gold, not for divine

worship, but private use; sometimes full of bitter

draughts, at other times the cup of consolation and

of salvation: God's love tokens like honey............ 527

A most interesting letter from Pomponius Algerius,

an Italian martyr, one of the pillars in God's house 530

CHAP. X. The porch of the house capable of holding

1000 men; a refuge from the storm; a defence from

persecutors; not enough to be content with the porch;

we must enter the house.......

533

CONCLUSION-Why persecution is allowed of God........ 536

THE WATER OF LIFE; or, A Discourse showing

the Richness and Glory of the Grace and Spirit of

the Gospel, as set forth in Scripture by that term,

The Water of Life.....

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The Epistle to the Reader, or Bunyan's Bill of his

Master's Water of Life..

TEXT-Rev. xxii. 1-The divisions. First, The subject
matter. Second, The quantity of this water, "a
river." Third, Its source, the throne of God.
Fourth, Its quality, pure and clear as crystal.
The Spirit of grace compared to water

The greatness and abundance of the Water of Life;

what a river this is, and inferences to be drawn from

the term RIVER ...................

The head or well-spring of the water of life..................................

The nature and quality of this water; pure, clear; no
grudge or upbraiding in it; comes from God's very
heart; mighty beyond conception; no fear of excess
or of surfeiting here; the chiefest good, the highest
good; conduct influenced by doctrines.....
The application of the whole; this water of lite excel-
lent in nature, abundant in quantity, has a glorious
head-spring, and a singularly good quality; therefore
ought to be abundantly used; bless God for provid-
ing it, and test all doctrines by it................

A MAP, showing the Order and Causes of Salvation
and Damnation. By John Bunyan, Author of The

Pilgrim's Progress. Printed and sold by William
Marshall, at the Bable, in Newgate Street, where you
may have Dr. Owen's, and Mr. Bunyan's Works.

This curious and rare copper-plate engraving, on
a large sheet, was published in 1663; soon after
the author was first sent to prison, the profits pro-
bably assisted in maintaining his family. It is now
engraved from an original impression in 1691, at
which time the words, "Author of The Pilgrim's
Progress," and the publishers' names, were added.
It has never been re-published in any edition of
Bunyan's Whole Works, until the present complete
series. It commences with a symbol of the Trinity:
on the one side is the line of grace, from election, by
every step of the ascent to eternal glory; and, on the
other, in a darker shade, the road from reprobation
to eternal ruin. The whole is interspersed with
poetry.

THE BARREN FIG-TREE; or, The Doom and

the Downfall of the Fruitless Professor: showing

that the day of grace may be passed with him long

before his life is ended-the signs also by which such

miserable mortals may be known. A treatise founded

upon Luke xiii. 6-9..........

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To the Reader........

Introductory Remarks on the parable........

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