ind glory, and power be to him that fitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever and ever.

Now, juft as the gates were opened to let in the men, I ooked in after them, and behold the city fhone like the an; the freets alfo were paved with gold, and in them walked many men with crowns on their heads, palms in heir hands, and golden harps to fing praifes withal.

There were also of them that had wings; and they anwered one another without in termilion, faying, holy, holy, oly is the Lord, and after that they fhut up the gates; which, when I had feen, I wifhed myfelf among them. Now, while I was gazing upon all thefe things, I turnd my head to look back, and faw Igno

ance coming up to the river fide; but he Ignorance comes oon got over, and that without half the up to the river. lifficulty which the other two men met with.

For it happened that there was then in that place one VainHope, a ferry-man, that with his boat helped him over; fo he, as the other, I faw, did afcend the hill to come up o the gate, only he came alone, neither did any man meet im with the leaft encouragement When he was come up o the gate, he looked up to the writing that was above, and then began to knock, fuppofing that entrance should have been quickly adminiftered to him: But he was asked by the aren, that looked over the top of the gate, Whence come you; And what would you have? He answered, I have eat and drank in the prefence of the King, and he has taught in our streets. Then they asked him for his certificate, that they might go in and thew it to the King; so he fumbled in his bofom for one, and found none. Then, faid they, Have you none? But the man answered never a word. So they told the King, but he would not come down to fee him, but commanded the two Shining Ones that conducted Chriftian and Hopefal to the city, to go out and take Ignorance and bind him hand and foot, and have him away. Then they took him up and carried him through the air to the door that I faw on the, fide of the hill, and put him in there. Then I faw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven, as well as from the city of Deftruction. So I awoke, and behold it was a dream.

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CONCLUSION

NOW, reader, I have told my dream to thee,
See if thou can'ft interpret it to me,
Or to thyfelf, or neighbour; but take heed
Of misinterpreting, for that, inftead
Of doing good, will but thyfelf abuse,
By misinterpreting evil enfues.

Take heed alfo that thou be not extreme
In playing with the outfide of my dream;
Nor let my figure or fimilitude
Put thee into a laughter, or a feud;
Leave this for boys and fools; but as for thee,
Do thou the substance of my matter fee;
Put by the curtains, look within my veil,
Turn up my metaphors, and do not fail:
There, if thou feekelt them, fuch things thou'lt
find,

As will be helpful to an honeft mind.
What of my drofs thou findeft here, be bold
To throw away, but yet preferve the gold.
What if my gold be wrapped up in ore?
None throws away the apple for the core.
But if thou fhalt caft all away as vain,
I know not but 'twill make me dream again.

The END of the FIRST PART.

PILGRIM's PRGGRESS

FROM

This WORLD to that which is to come.

PART THE SECOND.

Delivered under the

SIMILITUDE

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Wherein is set forth

The Manner of the Setting out of CHRISTIAN'S Wife and Children; their dangerous Journey, and fafe Arrival at the defired Country.

By JOHN BUNYA N.

I have used Similitudes. Hofea xii. 10.

The THIRTY-FIRST EDITION, with the Addition of a Number of CUT S.

To which is added,

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The LIFE and DEATH of the AUTHOR.

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O now, my little book, to every place,
Where my ft Piigrim has but thewn his face:
Call at their door; If any. Who's there?
Then anfwer thou, Chriftiana is here.
If they bid thee come in, then enter thou
With all thy boys, and then thou knoweft
how:
Tell who they are, alfo from whence they came;
Perhaps they know them by their looks or name:
But if they fhould not, ask them yet again,
If formerly they did not entertain
One Chriftian, a Pilgrim? and if they fay
They did, and were delighted in his way,

Then let them know that thofe related were
Unto him; yea, his wife and children are.

Tell them that they have left their house and home,
Are turned Pilgrims, feek a world to come;
That they have met with hardships in the way;
That they do meet with troubles night and day;
That they have trod on ferpents, fought with devils,
Have alfo overcome a many evils,

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Yea, tell them alfo of the next who have,
Of love to pilgrimage, been fout and brave
Defenders of that way, and how they ftill
Refufe this world, to do their father's will. E
Go, tell them alfo of thofe dainty things,
That pilgrimage unto the Pilgrim brings:
Let them be acquainted too, how they are
Beloved of their King, under his care;
What goodly manfions for him provides,
Though they meet with rough winds and (welling tides;

How

How brave a calm they would enjoy at last,
Who to the Lord, and by his ways, hold faft,
Perhaps with heart and hand they will embrace
Thee, as they did my firfling, and will grace
Thee, and thy fellows, with good cheer and fare,
As thew well they of Pilgrims lovers are.

1. OBJECTION.

But how, if they will not believe of me
That I am truly thine; 'caufe fonie there be
That counterfeit the Pilgrim and his name,
Seck, by difguife, to feem the very fame,
And by that means have brought themselves into
The hands and boules of I know not who.

A NSW E R.

'Tis true, fome have of late, to counterfeit
y Pilgrim, to their own my title fer;
fea, other's half my name and title too
dave ftitched to their books, to make them do;
But yet they by their features d› declare
Themfelves not mine to be, whofe e'er they are.
If fuch thou meet'ft with, then thine only way
Before them all, is to fay out thy Say
In thine own native language, which no man
Now ufeth, nor with ease diflemble can.
If, after all, they fill of you fhall doubt,
Thinking that you, like gypfies go about
In naughty ways the country to defile,.
Or that you feek good people to beguile
With things unwarrantable, then fend for me,
And I will teftify you Pilgrims be;
Yea, I will teftify that only you

My Pilgrims are, and that alone will do.

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2.

OBJECTION.

But yet, perhaps, I may enquire for him,
Of thofe that with him damned life and limb,

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