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Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable-Lucy Aikin, John Bunyan · Classic Speeches

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  Speaker 1: Section one of The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable.
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  Speaker 1: visit LibriVox dot org. Recording by Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's
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  Speaker 1: Progress in Words of one Syllable by Mary Godolphin, Section one.
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  Speaker 1: As I went through the wild waste of this world,
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  Speaker 1: I came to a place where there was a den,
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  Speaker 1: and I lay down in it to sleep. While I slept,
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  Speaker 1: I had a dream, and lo I saw a man
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  Speaker 1: whose clothes were in rags, and he stood with his
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  Speaker 1: face from his own house, with a book in his
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  Speaker 1: hand and a great load on his back. I saw
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  Speaker 1: him read from the leaves of a book, and as
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  Speaker 1: he read, he wept and shook with fear. And at
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  Speaker 1: length he broke out with a loud cry, and said,
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  Speaker 1: what shall I do to save my soul? So in
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  Speaker 1: this plight he went home, and as long as he
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  Speaker 1: could he held his peace that his wife and babes
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  Speaker 1: should not see his grief. But at length he told
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  Speaker 1: them his mind. And thus he spoke, O, my dear wife,
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  Speaker 1: and you, my babes. I your dear friend, AM full
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  Speaker 1: of woe, for a load lies hard on me. And
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  Speaker 1: more than this, I have been told that our town
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  Speaker 1: will be burnt with fire, in which I, you, my wife,
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  Speaker 1: and you my sweet babes, shall be lost if means
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  Speaker 1: be not found to save us. This sad tale struck
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  Speaker 1: all who heard him with awe. Not that they thought
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  Speaker 1: what he said to them was true, but that they
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  Speaker 1: had fears that some weight must be on his mind.
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  Speaker 1: So as night now drew near, they were in hopes
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  Speaker 1: that sleep might soothe his brain, and with all haste
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  Speaker 1: they got him to bed. When the morn broke, they
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  Speaker 1: sought to know how he did. He told them worse
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  Speaker 1: and worse, and he set to talk once more in
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  Speaker 1: the same strain as he had done. But they took
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  Speaker 1: no heed of it. By and by to drive off
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  Speaker 1: his fit, they spoke harsh words to him. At times
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  Speaker 1: they would laugh, at times they would chide, and then
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  Speaker 1: set him at naught. So he went to his room
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  Speaker 1: to pray for them, as well as to nurse his
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  Speaker 1: own grief. He would go too, into the woods to
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  Speaker 1: read and muse, and thus for some weeks he spent
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  Speaker 1: his time. Now I saw in my dream that one day,
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  Speaker 1: as he took his walk in the fields with his
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  Speaker 1: book in his hand, he gave a groan, for he
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  Speaker 1: felt as if a cloud were on his soul, and
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  Speaker 1: he burst out as he was wont to do, and said,
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  Speaker 1: who will save me? I saw too that he gave
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  Speaker 1: wild looks this way, and that as if he would
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  Speaker 1: rush off. Yet he stood still, for he could not
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  Speaker 1: tell which way to go. At last, a man whose
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  Speaker 1: name was Evangelist came up to him and said, why
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  Speaker 1: dost thou weep? He said, sir, I see by this
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  Speaker 1: book in my hand that I am to die, and
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  Speaker 1: that then God will judge me. Now I dread to die. Evangelist,
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  Speaker 1: Why do you fear to die? Since this life is
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  Speaker 1: fraught with woe? The man said, I fear lest a
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  Speaker 1: hard doom should await me, and that this load on
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  Speaker 1: my back will make me sink down till at last
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  Speaker 1: I shall find I am in tofet If this be
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  Speaker 1: your case, said evangelist, why do you stand still? But
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  Speaker 1: the man said, I know not where to go. Then
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  Speaker 1: he gave him a scroll with these words on it,
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  Speaker 1: fly from the Wrath to Come. When the man read it,
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  Speaker 1: he said, which way must I fly. Evangelist held out
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  Speaker 1: his hand to point to a gate in the wide field,
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  Speaker 1: and said, do you see the wicket gate? The man
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  Speaker 1: said no, do you see that light? He then said,
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  Speaker 1: I think I do. Keep that light in your eye,
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  Speaker 1: quoth evangelist, and go straight up to it. So shall
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  Speaker 1: you see the gate at which, when you knock it
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  Speaker 1: shall be told you what you are to do. Then
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  Speaker 1: I saw in my dream that Christian, for that was
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  Speaker 1: his name, set off to run. Now he had not
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  Speaker 1: gone far from his own door when his wife and
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  Speaker 1: young ones who saw him gave a loud well to
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  Speaker 1: beg of him to come back. But the man put
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  Speaker 1: his hands to his ears and ran on with a
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  Speaker 1: cry of life. Life. The friends of his wife too
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  Speaker 1: came out to see him run, and as he went
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  Speaker 1: some were heard to mock him, some to use threats,
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  Speaker 1: and there were two who set off to fetch him
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  Speaker 1: back by force, the names of whom were obstinate and pliable.
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  Speaker 1: Now by this time the man had gone a good
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  Speaker 1: way off, but at last they come up to him. Then,
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  Speaker 1: said Christian friends, why are you come to bid you
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  Speaker 1: go back with us? Said they, But quoth he that
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  Speaker 1: can by no means be you dwell in the city
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  Speaker 1: of destruction, the place where I too was born. I
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  Speaker 1: know it to be so, And there you will die
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  Speaker 1: and sink down to a place which burns with fire.
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  Speaker 1: Be wise, good friends, and come with me what and
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  Speaker 1: leave our good and all out kith and kin. Yes,
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  Speaker 1: said Christian, for that all which you might leave is
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  Speaker 1: by grain to that which I seek. And if you
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  Speaker 1: will go with me and hold it firm, you shall
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  Speaker 1: fare as well as I. For there where I go
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  Speaker 1: you will find all you want and despare. Come with
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  Speaker 1: me and prove my words. Obstinate. What are the things
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  Speaker 1: you seek? Since you leave all the world to find them? Christian?
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  Speaker 1: I seek those joys that fade not, which are laid
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  Speaker 1: up in a place of bliss, safe there for those
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  Speaker 1: who go in search of them. Read it. So if
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  Speaker 1: you will in my book obstinate tush off with your book,
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  Speaker 1: Will you go back with us?
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  Speaker 2: Or no?
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  Speaker 1: Christian? No, not I, for I have laid my hand
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  Speaker 1: to the plow. Obstinate, Come friend, pliable, let us turn
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  Speaker 1: back and leave him. There is a troop of such fools, who,
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  Speaker 1: when they take up with a whim by the end,
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  Speaker 1: are more wise in their own eyes than ten men
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  Speaker 1: who know how to think. Pliable, nay, do not scorn him.
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  Speaker 1: If what the good Christian says is true, the things
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  Speaker 1: he looks to are of more worth than ours. My
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  Speaker 1: heart leans to what he says, Obstinate, what more fools
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  Speaker 1: still go back, Go back and be wise, Christian? Nay,
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  Speaker 1: but do you come with your friend Pliable. There are
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  Speaker 1: such things to be had as those I just spoke of,
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  Speaker 1: and more too. If you give no heed to me,
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  Speaker 1: read here in this book which comes to us from God,
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  Speaker 1: who could not lie Pliable. Well, friend, Obstinate, I think
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  Speaker 1: now I have come to a point, and I mean
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  Speaker 1: to go with this good man and to cast my
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  Speaker 1: lot in with his. Then said he to Christristian, do
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  Speaker 1: you know the way to the place you speak of? Christian?
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  Speaker 1: I am told by a man whose name is Evangelist
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  Speaker 1: to do my best to reach a gate that is
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  Speaker 1: in front of us, where I shall be told how
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  Speaker 1: to find the way. So they went on side by side, Obstinate,
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  Speaker 1: and I will go back to my place. I will
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  Speaker 1: not be one of such vain folk. Now I saw
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  Speaker 1: in my dream that when Obstinate was gone back, Christian
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  Speaker 1: and Pliable set off to cross the plain, and they
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  Speaker 1: spoke thus as they went Christian, Well, Pliable, how do
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  Speaker 1: you do now? I am glad you have a mind
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  Speaker 1: to go with me? Pliable, Come friend, Christian, Since there
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  Speaker 1: are none but we two here, tell me more of
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  Speaker 1: the things of which we go in search. Christian. I
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  Speaker 1: can find them in my heart, art, though I know
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  Speaker 1: not how to speak of them with my tongue. But yet,
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  Speaker 1: since you wish to know, this book tells us of
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  Speaker 1: a world that has no bounds, and a life that
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  Speaker 1: has no end. Pliable, well said? And what else, Christian?
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  Speaker 1: That there are crowns of light in store for us,
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  Speaker 1: and robes that will make us shine like the sun. Pliable,
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  Speaker 1: This too is good? And what else Christian? That there
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  Speaker 1: shall be no more care nor grief, for he that
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  Speaker 1: owns the place will wipe all tears from our eyes. Pliable,
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  Speaker 1: And what friends shall we find there? Christian? There we
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  Speaker 1: shall be with all the saints in robes so bright
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  Speaker 1: that our eyes will grow dim to look on them.
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  Speaker 1: There shall we meet those who in this world have
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  Speaker 1: stood out for the faith, and have been burnt on
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  Speaker 1: the steak and throne to wild beasts for the love
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  Speaker 1: they bore to the Lord. They will not harm us,
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  Speaker 1: but will greet us with love, for they all walk
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  Speaker 1: in the sight of God. Pliable. But how shall we
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  Speaker 1: get to share all this? Christian, the Lord of that
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  Speaker 1: land saith. If we wish to gain that world, we
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  Speaker 1: shall be free to have it pliable. Well, my good friend,
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  Speaker 1: glad am I to hear of these things. Come on,
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  Speaker 1: let us mend our pace. End of section one. Recording
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke, Section two of The Pilgrim's Progress and
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  Speaker 1: Words of One Syllable. This is a Liberalvox recording. Our
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One
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  Speaker 1: Syllable by Mary Godolphin, Section two, Christian, I cannot go
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  Speaker 1: so fast as I would, for this load on my back.
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  Speaker 1: Then I saw in my dream that just as they
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  Speaker 1: had come to an end of this talk, they drew
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  Speaker 1: near to a slough that was in the midst of
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  Speaker 1: the plain. And as they took no heed, they both
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  Speaker 1: fell in the name of the slough was despond Here
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  Speaker 1: they lay for a time in the mud, and the
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  Speaker 1: load that Christian had on his back made him sink
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  Speaker 1: all the more in the mire. Pliable, Ah, friend, Christian,
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  Speaker 1: where are you now? Christian? In truth I do not know? Then,
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  Speaker 1: Pliable said to his friend, is this the bliss of
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  Speaker 1: which you have told me all this? While? If we
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  Speaker 1: have such ill speed when we first set out, what
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  Speaker 1: may we look for TwixT this and the end of
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  Speaker 1: our way? And with that he got out of the
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  Speaker 1: mire on that side of the slough, which was next
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  Speaker 1: to his own house. Then off he went, and Christian
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  Speaker 1: saw him no more.
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  Speaker 2: So.
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  Speaker 1: Christian was left to strive in the slough of Despond
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  Speaker 1: as well as he could. Yet his aim was to
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  Speaker 1: reach that side of the slough that was next the
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  Speaker 1: wicket gate, which at last he did, But he could
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  Speaker 1: not get out for the load that was on his back.
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  Speaker 1: Till I saw in my dream that a man came
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  Speaker 1: to him whose name was Help. What do you do here?
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  Speaker 1: Said Help? Christian. I was bid to go this way
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  Speaker 1: by evangelist who told me to pass up to yon Gate,
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  Speaker 1: that I might flee from the wrath to come, and
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  Speaker 1: on my way to it, I fell in here. Help,
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  Speaker 1: But why did you not look for the steps? Christian?
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  Speaker 1: Fear came so hard on me that I fled the
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  Speaker 1: next way and fell in. Help, give me your hand.
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  Speaker 1: So he gave him his hand, and he drew him
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  Speaker 1: out and set him on firm ground, and bade him
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  Speaker 1: go on his way. Then in my dream I went
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  Speaker 1: up to help and said to him, sir, since this
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  Speaker 1: place is on the way from the city of Destruction
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  Speaker 1: to the wicket gate, how is it that no one
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  Speaker 1: mends this patch of ground, so that those who come
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  Speaker 1: by may not fall in the slough? Help? This slough
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  Speaker 1: is such a place as no one can mend. It
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  Speaker 1: is the spot to which doth run the scum and
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  Speaker 1: filth that wait on sin, And that is why men
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  Speaker 1: call it the slough of despond. When the man of
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  Speaker 1: sin wakes up to a sense of his own lost state,
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  Speaker 1: doubts and fears rise up in his soul, and all
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  Speaker 1: of them drained down and sing in this place. And
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  Speaker 1: it is this that makes the ground so bad. True,
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  Speaker 1: there are good and sound steps in the midst of
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  Speaker 1: the slough, but at times it is hard to see them,
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  Speaker 1: or if they be seen, men's heads are so dull
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  Speaker 1: that they step on one side and fall in the mire.
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  Speaker 1: But the ground is good when they have once got
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  Speaker 1: in at the gate. Now I saw in my dream
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  Speaker 1: that by this time Pliable had gone back to his
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  Speaker 1: house once more, and that his friends came to see him.
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  Speaker 1: Some said how wise it was to come home, and
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  Speaker 1: some that he was a fool to have gone. Some
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  Speaker 1: too were found to mock him, who said, well, had
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  Speaker 1: I set out, I would not have been so base
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  Speaker 1: as to come back for a slough in the road.
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  Speaker 1: So Pliable was left to sneak off. But at last
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  Speaker 1: he got more heart, and then all were heard to
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  Speaker 1: turn their taunts and laugh at poor Christian. Thus much
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  Speaker 1: for Pliable. Now, as Christian went out his way, he
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  Speaker 1: saw men come through the field to meet him, whose
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  Speaker 1: name was mister Worldly Wiseman, And he dwelt in the
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  Speaker 1: town of Colonel Policy, which was near that. Once Christian came,
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  Speaker 1: he had heard some news of Christian, for his flight
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  Speaker 1: from the city of Destruction had made much noise, and
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  Speaker 1: was now the talk far and near. So he said,
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  Speaker 1: how now, good sir, where do you go with such
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  Speaker 1: a load on your back? Christian? In truth it is
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  Speaker 1: a load. And if you ask me where I go,
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  Speaker 1: I must tell you, sir, I must go the wicket
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  Speaker 1: gate in front of me, for there I shall be
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  Speaker 1: put in a way to get quit of my load.
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  Speaker 1: Worldly wiseman, have you not a wife and babes? Christian? Yes?
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  Speaker 1: But with this load I do not seem to care
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  Speaker 1: for them as I did, and in truth I feel
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  Speaker 1: as if I had none. Worldly wise man, Will you
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  Speaker 1: hear me if I speak my mind to you, Christian?
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  Speaker 1: If what you say be good, I will, for I
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  Speaker 1: stand much in need of help. Worldly wise man, I
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  Speaker 1: would urge you then with all speed to get rid
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  Speaker 1: of your load, for you will not be at rest
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  Speaker 1: till then. Christian. That is just what I seek to do.
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  Speaker 1: But there is no man in our land who can
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  Speaker 1: take it off me. Worldly wise man, who bade you
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  Speaker 1: go this way to be rid of it? Christian, one
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  Speaker 1: that I took to be a great and true man.
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  Speaker 1: His name is Evangelist. Worldly wise man, hark at what
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  Speaker 1: I say. There is no worse way in the world
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  Speaker 1: than that which He has sent you, and that you
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  Speaker 1: will find if you take him for your guide. In
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  Speaker 1: this short time you have met with bad luck. For
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  Speaker 1: I say, see the mud of the slough of Despound
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  Speaker 1: is on your coat. Hear me, for I have seen
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  Speaker 1: more of the world than you. In the way you go,
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  Speaker 1: you will meet with pain, woe, thirst, the sword too,
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  Speaker 1: in a word, death. Take no heed of what evangelist
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  Speaker 1: tells you. Christian, Why, sir, this load on my back
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  Speaker 1: is worse to me than all those things which you
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  Speaker 1: speak of. Nay, I care not what I meet with
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  Speaker 1: in the way, if I can but get rid of
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  Speaker 1: my load, worldly wise man, how did you come by
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  Speaker 1: it at first? Christian? Why I read this book? Worldly
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  Speaker 1: wise men? Like more weak men I know who aim
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  Speaker 1: at things too high for them. You have lost heart
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  Speaker 1: and run in the dark a great risk to gain.
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  Speaker 1: You know not what, Christian? I know what I would gain.
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  Speaker 1: It is ease for my load, worldly wise man. But
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  Speaker 1: why will you seek for ease thus when I could
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  Speaker 1: put you in the way to aid it, where there
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  Speaker 1: would be no risk, and the curates at hand? Christian, pray, Sir,
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  Speaker 1: tell me what that way is? Worldly wise men, Well,
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  Speaker 1: in yon town which you can see from hence the
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  Speaker 1: name of which is Morality, there dwells a man whose
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  Speaker 1: name is Legality, a wise man, and a man of
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  Speaker 1: some rank, who has skill to help men off with
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  Speaker 1: such loads as yours. From their backs. I know he
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  Speaker 1: has done a great deal of good in that way, ay,
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  Speaker 1: and he has the skill to cure those who, from
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  Speaker 1: the loads they bear, are not quite sound in their wits.
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  Speaker 1: To him, as I said, you may go and get help.
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  Speaker 1: His house is but a mile from this place, and
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  Speaker 1: should he not be at home, he has a son,
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  Speaker 1: whose name is Civility, who can do it just as
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  Speaker 1: well as his sire. There, I say, you may go
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  Speaker 1: to get rid of your load. I would not have
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  Speaker 1: you go back to your old home, but you can
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  Speaker 1: send for your wife and babes, and you will find
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  Speaker 1: that food there is cheap and good. End of section two.
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  Speaker 1: Recording by Timothy Luke. Section three of The Pilgrim's Progress
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  Speaker 1: and Words of One Syllable. This is a LibriVox recording.
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  Speaker 1: All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One
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  Speaker 1: Syllable by Mary Godolphin. Section three. Now was Christian brought
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  Speaker 1: to a stand. But by and by he said, sir,
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  Speaker 1: which is my way to this good man's house? Worldly
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  Speaker 1: wise men, do you see that hill, Christian, yes, I do,
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  Speaker 1: worldly wise man, by that hill you must go, and
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  Speaker 1: the first house you come to is his. So Christian
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  Speaker 1: went out of his way to find mister Legality's house
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  Speaker 1: to seek for help. But lo, when he had got
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  Speaker 1: close up to the hill, it was so steep and
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  Speaker 1: high that he had fear lest it should fall on
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  Speaker 1: his head. So he stood still, for he knew not
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  Speaker 1: what to do. His load, too, was of more weight
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  Speaker 1: to him than when he was on the right road.
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  Speaker 1: Then came flames of fire out of the hill that
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  Speaker 1: made him quake, for fear lest he should be burnt.
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  Speaker 1: And now it was a great grief to him that
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  Speaker 1: he had lent his ear to worldly wise man. And
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  Speaker 1: it was well that he just then saw Evangelist come
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  Speaker 1: to meet him, though at the sight of him he
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  Speaker 1: felt a deep blush on his face for shame. So
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  Speaker 1: Evangelist drew near, and when he came up to him,
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  Speaker 1: he said, with a sad look, what dost thou hear? Christian?
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  Speaker 1: To these words, Christian knew not what to say, so
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  Speaker 1: he stood quite mute. Then Evangelist went on, thus, art
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  Speaker 1: thou not the man that I heard cry in the
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  Speaker 1: city of destruction Christian. Yes, dear sir, I am the man, Evangelist.
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  Speaker 1: Did not I point out to THEE the way to
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  Speaker 1: the wicket gate? Christian? Yes, you did, sir, Evangelist. How
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  Speaker 1: is it then that thou hast so soon gone out
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  Speaker 1: of the way? Christian? When I had got out of
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  Speaker 1: the slough of Despond, I met a man who told
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  Speaker 1: me that in a town near I might find one
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  Speaker 1: who could take off my load? Evangelist? What was he? Christian?
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  Speaker 1: He had fair looks and said much to me, and
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  Speaker 1: got me at last to yield. So I came here.
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  Speaker 1: But when I saw this hill, and how steep it was,
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  Speaker 1: I made a stand lest it should fall on thy head? Evangelist?
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  Speaker 1: What said the man to thee? When Evangelist had heard
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  Speaker 1: from Christian all that took place, he said, stand still
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  Speaker 1: awhile that I may show THEE the words of God.
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  Speaker 1: So Evangelist went on to read. Now the just shall
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  Speaker 1: live by faith. But if a man draw back, my
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  Speaker 1: soul shall have no joy in him. Is not this
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  Speaker 1: the case with THEE? Said he hast not thou drawn
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  Speaker 1: back thy feet from the way of peace to thine
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  Speaker 1: own cost? And dost thou not spurn the Most High God. Then,
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  Speaker 1: and Christian fell down at his feet as dead, and said,
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  Speaker 1: woe is me, woe is me, at the sight of
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  Speaker 1: which Evangelist caught him by the right hand and said,
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  Speaker 1: faith hopes all things. Then did Christian find some peace
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  Speaker 1: and stood up. Evangelist, I pray THEE give more heed
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  Speaker 1: to the things that I shall tell. THEE of the
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  Speaker 1: Lord says, strive to go in at the strait gate,
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  Speaker 1: the gate to which I send THEE for straight is
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  Speaker 1: the gate that leads to life, and few there be
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  Speaker 1: that find it. Why didst thou set it not the
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  Speaker 1: words of God? For the sake of mister worldly wise man,
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  Speaker 1: that is, in truth the right name for such as
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  Speaker 1: he the Lord hath told THEE that he who will
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  Speaker 1: save his life shall lose it. He to whom thou
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  Speaker 1: wast sent for ease. Legality by name could not set
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  Speaker 1: THEE free. No man yet has got rid of his
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  Speaker 1: load through him. He could but show THEE the way
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  Speaker 1: to woe. For by the deeds of the law, no
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  Speaker 1: man can be rid of his load. So that mister
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  Speaker 1: worldly wise Man and his friend mister Legality are false guides.
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  Speaker 1: And as for his son, civility, he could not help thee.
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  Speaker 1: Now Christian, in great dread, could think of naught but death,
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  Speaker 1: and sent forth a sad cry and grief that he
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  Speaker 1: had gone from the right way. Then he spoke once
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  Speaker 1: more to Evangelist, and these words, sir, what think you
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  Speaker 1: is there? Hope? May I now go back and strive
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  Speaker 1: to reach the wicket gate. I grieve that I gave
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  Speaker 1: ear to this man's voice. But may my sin find grace, Evangelist,
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  Speaker 1: Thy sin is great, for thou hast gone from the
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  Speaker 1: way that is good, to tre and false paths. Yet
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  Speaker 1: will the man at the gate let thee through, for
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  Speaker 1: he has love and good will for all men. But
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  Speaker 1: take heed that thou turn not to the right hand
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  Speaker 1: or to the left. Then did Christian make a move
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  Speaker 1: to go back, and Evangelist gave him a kiss and
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  Speaker 1: one smile and bade him God's speed. So he went
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  Speaker 1: on with haste, nor did he speak on the road,
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  Speaker 1: and could by no means feel safe till he was
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  Speaker 1: in the path which he had left. In a time,
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  Speaker 1: he got up to the gate, and as he saw
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  Speaker 1: by the words which he read on it, that those
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  Speaker 1: who would knock could go in, he gave two or
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  Speaker 1: three knocks, and said, may I go in here? At
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  Speaker 1: last there came a great man to the gate, whose
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  Speaker 1: name was good Will, And he said, who is there?
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  Speaker 1: Whence come you? And what would you have? Christian? I
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  Speaker 1: come from the city of destruction with a load of
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  Speaker 1: sins on my back. But I am on my way
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  Speaker 1: to Mount Zion that I may be free from the
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  Speaker 1: wrath to come. And as I have been told that
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  Speaker 1: my way is through this gate, I would know, sir,
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  Speaker 1: if you will let me in good Will with all
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  Speaker 1: my heart. So he flung back the gate, but just
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  Speaker 1: as Christian went in, he gave him a pull. Then
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  Speaker 1: said Christian, what means that good Will told him that
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  Speaker 1: a short way from this gate there was a strong fort,
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  Speaker 1: of which Beelzebub was the chief, and that from thence
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  Speaker 1: he and the rest that dwelt there shot darts at
• 26:39
  Speaker 1: those that came up to the gate to try if
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  Speaker 1: they could kill them. Ere they got in, Then said Christian,
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  Speaker 1: I come in with joy and with fear. So when
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  Speaker 1: he had gone in, the man at the gate said
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  Speaker 1: who sent you here? Christian Evangelist? Bade me come and knock,
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  Speaker 1: as I did, and he said that you Sir would
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  Speaker 1: tell me what I must do good Will. The door
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  Speaker 1: is thrown back wide for you to come in, and
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  Speaker 1: no man can shut it. Christian. Now I seemed to
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  Speaker 1: reap the good of all the risks I have met
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  Speaker 1: with on the way good Will? But how is it
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  Speaker 1: that no one comes with you? Christian? None of my
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  Speaker 1: friends saw that there was cause of fear as I
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  Speaker 1: did good Will? Did they know of your flight? Christian? Yes,
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  Speaker 1: my wife and young ones saw me go, and I
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  Speaker 1: heard their cries as they ran out to try and
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  Speaker 1: stop me. Some of my friends too would have had
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  Speaker 1: me come home, But I put my hand to my ears,
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  Speaker 1: and so came on my way good Will. But did
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  Speaker 1: none of them come out to beg of you to
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  Speaker 1: go back? Christian? Yes, both obstinate and pliable came. But
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  Speaker 1: when they found that I would yield obstinate when home,
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  Speaker 1: but pliable came with me as far as the slough
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  Speaker 1: of despond, good Will? Why did he not come through it?
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  Speaker 1: When Christian told him the rest, he said, Ah, poor man,
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  Speaker 1: is a world of bliss such a small thing to
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  Speaker 1: him that he did not think it worth while to
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  Speaker 1: run a few risks to gain it. Sir said Christian,
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  Speaker 1: there is not much to choose TwixT him and me.
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  Speaker 1: Then he told good Will how he had been led
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  Speaker 1: from the straight path by mister worldly wise men. Good Will, Oh,
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  Speaker 1: did he light on you what he would have had
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  Speaker 1: you seek for ease at the hands of mister legality.
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  Speaker 1: They are, in truth, both of them cheats. And did
• 28:47
  Speaker 1: you take heed of what he said? Christian then told
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  Speaker 1: him all, but now that I am come, said he,
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  Speaker 1: I am more fit for death than to stand and
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  Speaker 1: talk to my lord. But oh the joy it is
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  Speaker 1: to me to be here. Good Will, we keep none
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  Speaker 1: out that knock it this gate. Let them have done
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  Speaker 1: what they may e'er become here, for they are in
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  Speaker 1: no wise cast out. So good Christian, come with me,
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  Speaker 1: and I will teach you the way you must go.
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  Speaker 1: Look in front. That is the way which was laid
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  Speaker 1: down by Christ and the wise men of old. And
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  Speaker 1: it is as straight as a rule can make it. Christian.
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  Speaker 1: But is there no turn or bend by which one
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  Speaker 1: who knows not the road might lose his way? Good Will,
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  Speaker 1: my friend, there are not a few that lead down
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  Speaker 1: to it, and these paths are wide. Yet by this
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  Speaker 1: you may judge the right from the wrong, the right
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  Speaker 1: are straight and by no means wide. End of section three.
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  Speaker 1: Recording by Timothy Luke. Section four of The Pilgrim's Progress
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  Speaker 1: and Words of One Syllable. This is a LibriVox recording.
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One
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  Speaker 1: Syllable by Mary Godolphin, Section four. Then I saw in
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  Speaker 1: my dream that Christian said, could you not help me
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  Speaker 1: off with this load on my back? For as yet
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  Speaker 1: he had not got rid of it. He was told,
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  Speaker 1: as to your load, you must bear it till you
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  Speaker 1: come to the place of deliverance, for there it will
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  Speaker 1: fall from your back. Then Christian would have set off
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  Speaker 1: on the road, but good Will said, stop awhile, and
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  Speaker 1: let me tell you that when you have gone through
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  Speaker 1: the gate, you will see the house of mister Interpreter,
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  Speaker 1: at whose door you must knock, and he will show
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  Speaker 1: you good things. Then Christian took leave of his friend,
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  Speaker 1: who bade him Gods speed. He now went on till
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  Speaker 1: he came to the house at the door of which
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  Speaker 1: he was to knock. This he did two or three times.
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  Speaker 1: At last one came to the door and said, who
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  Speaker 1: is there? Christian? I have come to see the good
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  Speaker 1: man of the house. So in a short time mister
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  Speaker 1: Interpreter came to him and said, what would you have Christian? Sir,
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  Speaker 1: I am come from the city of Destruction and am
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  Speaker 1: on my way to Mount Zion. I was told by
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  Speaker 1: the man that stands at the gate that if I
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  Speaker 1: came here, you would show me good things that would
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  Speaker 1: help me. Then Interpreter took Christian to a room and
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  Speaker 1: bade his man bring a light. And there he saw
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  Speaker 1: on the wall the print of one who had a
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  Speaker 1: grave face, whose eyes were cast up to the sky,
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  Speaker 1: and the best of books was in his hand, the
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  Speaker 1: law of truth was on his lips, and the world
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  Speaker 1: was at his back. He stood as if he would
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  Speaker 1: for men, and a crown of gold hung near his head. Christian,
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  Speaker 1: what does this mean? Interpreter? I have shown you this
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  Speaker 1: print first, for this is he who is to be
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  Speaker 1: your sole guide when you cannot find your way to
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  Speaker 1: the land to which you go. So take good heed
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  Speaker 1: to what I have shown you, lest you meet with
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  Speaker 1: some who would fain to lead you right, but their
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  Speaker 1: way goes down to death. Then he took him to
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  Speaker 1: a large room that was full of dust, for it
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  Speaker 1: had not been swept, And Interpreter told his man to
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  Speaker 1: sweep it. Now, when he did so, such clouds of
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  Speaker 1: dust flew up that it made Christian choke. Then said
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  Speaker 1: interpreter to a maid that stood by, make the floor moist,
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  Speaker 1: that the dust may not rise. And when she had
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  Speaker 1: done this it was swept with ease. Christian, what means this, interpreter,
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  Speaker 1: This room is the heart of that man who knows
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  Speaker 1: not the grace of God. The dust is his first sin,
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  Speaker 1: and the vice that is in him. He that swept
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  Speaker 1: first is the law. But she who made the floor
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  Speaker 1: moist is the book which tells good news to man. Now,
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  Speaker 1: as soon as you saw the first of these sweep,
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  Speaker 1: the dust did so fly that the room could not
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  Speaker 1: be made clean by him. This is to show you
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  Speaker 1: that the law as it works, does not cleanse the
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  Speaker 1: heart from sin, but give strength to sin, so as
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  Speaker 1: to rouse it up in the soul. Then you next
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  Speaker 1: saw the maid come in to lay the dust. So
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  Speaker 1: is sin made clean and laid low by faith in
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  Speaker 1: the book. Now, said Christian, let me go. Hence, well
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  Speaker 1: said the interpreter. Keep all things so in thy mind,
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  Speaker 1: that they may be a goad in thy sides, and
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  Speaker 1: may faith guide thee. Then I saw in my dream
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  Speaker 1: that the highway which Christian was to tread had a
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  Speaker 1: wall on each side, and the name of that wall
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  Speaker 1: was Salvation. Up this highway did Christian run, but with
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  Speaker 1: great toil, for the load on his back. He ran
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  Speaker 1: thus till he drew near to a place on which
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  Speaker 1: stood a cross, and at the foot of it a tomb.
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  Speaker 1: Just as Christian came up to the cross, his load
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  Speaker 1: slid from his back, close to the mouth of the tomb,
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  Speaker 1: where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
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  Speaker 1: Then was Christian glad, and said, with a gay heart,
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  Speaker 1: he gives me rest by his grief, and life by
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  Speaker 1: his death. Yet he stood still for a while, for
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  Speaker 1: he was struck with awe to think that the sight
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  Speaker 1: of the cross should thus ease him of his load.
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  Speaker 1: Three or four times did he look on the cross
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  Speaker 1: and the tomb, and the tears rose to his eyes.
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  Speaker 1: As he stood thus and wept low, three bright ones
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  Speaker 1: ones came to him, and one of them said, peace
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  Speaker 1: be to thee. Thou hast grace from thy sins, and
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  Speaker 1: one came up to him to strip him of his
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  Speaker 1: rags and put a new robe on him, while the
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  Speaker 1: third set a mark on his face and gave him
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  Speaker 1: a roll with a seal on it, which he bade
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  Speaker 1: him look on as he went and give it at
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  Speaker 1: the celestial gate. And then they left him. Christian gave
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  Speaker 1: three leaps for joy, and sang as he went, ha,
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  Speaker 1: what it places this blessed cross, bless tomb, nay blest
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  Speaker 1: is the lord that was put to shame for me.
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  Speaker 1: He went on thus till he came to a vel
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  Speaker 1: where he saw three men who were in a sound
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  Speaker 1: sleep with chains on their feet. The name of one
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  Speaker 1: was Simple, one Sloth, and the third Presumption. As Christian
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  Speaker 1: saw them lie in this case, he went to wake
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  Speaker 1: them and said, you are like those that leap on
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  Speaker 1: the top of a mast, for the dead is at
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  Speaker 1: your feet. Wake rise and come with me. Trust me,
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  Speaker 1: and I will help you off with your chains. With that,
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  Speaker 1: they cast their eyes up to look at him, and
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  Speaker 1: Simple said I would fain take more sleep. Presumption said,
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  Speaker 1: let each man look to his own, and so they
• 36:20
  Speaker 1: lay down to sleep once more. Then I saw in
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  Speaker 1: my dream that two men leapt from the top of
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  Speaker 1: the wall and made great haste to come up to him.
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  Speaker 1: Their names were Formalist and Hypocrisy. Christian, Sirs, whence come
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  Speaker 1: you and where do you go? Formalist and Hypocrisy? We
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  Speaker 1: were born in the land of vain glory and are
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  Speaker 1: on our way to Mount Zion for praise? Christian? Why
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  Speaker 1: came you not in at the gate? Know you not
• 36:51
  Speaker 1: that he that comes not in at the door but
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  Speaker 1: climbs up to get in, the same as a thief.
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  Speaker 1: They told him that to go through the gate was
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  Speaker 1: too far round, that the best way was to make
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  Speaker 1: a short cut of it and climb the wall, as
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  Speaker 1: they had done. Christian. But what will the lord of
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  Speaker 1: the town to which we are bound to think of
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  Speaker 1: it if we go not in the way of his will?
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  Speaker 1: They told Christian that he had no need for care
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  Speaker 1: on that score, for long use had made it law,
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  Speaker 1: and they could prove that it had been so for years. Christian.
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  Speaker 1: But are you quite sure that your mode will stand
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  Speaker 1: a suit at law? Yes, said they, no doubt of it.
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  Speaker 1: And if we get in the road at all, pray,
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  Speaker 1: what are the odds If we are in? We are in?
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  Speaker 1: You are but in the way who come in at
• 37:42
  Speaker 1: the gate, And we too are in the way that
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  Speaker 1: choose to climb the wall. Is not our case as
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  Speaker 1: good as yours, Christian. I walk by the rule of
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  Speaker 1: my lord, but you walk by the rule of your
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  Speaker 1: own lusts. The Lord of the way will count you
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  Speaker 1: as thieves, and you will not be found true men.
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  Speaker 1: In the end, I saw then that they all went
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  Speaker 1: on till they came to the foot of the hill
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  Speaker 1: of Difficulty, where there was a spring. There were in
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  Speaker 1: the same place two more ways, one on the left
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  Speaker 1: hand and one on the right. But the path that
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  Speaker 1: Christian was told to take went straight up the hill,
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  Speaker 1: and its name is difficulty. And he saw that the
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  Speaker 1: way of life lay there. Now. When Christian got as
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  Speaker 1: far as the spring of life, he drank of it
• 38:30
  Speaker 1: and then went up the hill. But when the two
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  Speaker 1: men saw that it was steep and high, and that
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  Speaker 1: there were three ways to choose from, one of them
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  Speaker 1: took the path, the name of which is danger, and
• 38:44
  Speaker 1: lost his way in a great wood. And one of
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  Speaker 1: them went by the road of destruction, which led him
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  Speaker 1: to a wide field full of dark rocks, where he
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  Speaker 1: fell and rose no more. I then saw Christian go
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  Speaker 1: up the hill, where first I could see him run,
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  Speaker 1: then walk, and then go on his hands and knees.
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  Speaker 1: So steep was it. Now half way up was a
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  Speaker 1: cave made by the lord of that hill, that those
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  Speaker 1: who came by might rest there. So here Christian sat
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  Speaker 1: down and took out the scroll and read it till
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  Speaker 1: at last he fell off in a deep sleep, which
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  Speaker 1: kept him there till it was dusk. And while he slept,
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  Speaker 1: his scroll fell from his hand. At length a man
• 39:31
  Speaker 1: came up to him and woke him, and said, go
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  Speaker 1: to the ant, the man of sloth, and learn of
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  Speaker 1: her to be wise. At this Christian gave a start
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  Speaker 1: and sped on his way, and went at a quick pace.
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  Speaker 1: When he had got near to the top of the hill,
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  Speaker 1: two men ran up to meet him, whose names were
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  Speaker 1: Timorous and Mistrust, to whom Christian said, Sirs, what hells you?
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  Speaker 1: You run the wrong way? End of section four. Recording
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke.
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  Speaker 2: one syllable by Mary Godolphin Section five. Then I saw
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  Speaker 2: in my dream that Christian said, could you not help
• 40:29
  Speaker 2: me off with this load on my back? For as
• 40:32
  Speaker 2: yet he had not got rid of it. He was told,
• 40:35
  Speaker 2: as to your load, you must be it till you
• 40:37
  Speaker 2: come to the place of deliverance, for there it will
• 40:40
  Speaker 2: fall from your back. Then Christian would have set off
• 40:44
  Speaker 2: on the road, but Goodwill said, stop a while, and
• 40:47
  Speaker 2: let me tell you that when you have gone through
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  Speaker 2: the gate you received house of mister Interpreter, at whose
• 40:52
  Speaker 2: story you must knock, and who will show you good things.
• 40:56
  Speaker 2: Then Christian took leave of his friend, who bade him
• 40:59
  Speaker 2: god speed. He now went on till he came to
• 41:02
  Speaker 2: the house at the door of which he was to knock.
• 41:05
  Speaker 2: This he did two or three times. At last one
• 41:08
  Speaker 2: came to the door and said, who is there, Christian?
• 41:12
  Speaker 2: I have come to see the good man at the house.
• 41:15
  Speaker 2: So in a short time mister Interpreter came to him
• 41:18
  Speaker 2: and said, what would you have Christian, Sir? I am
• 41:23
  Speaker 2: come from the city of Destruction and am on my
• 41:26
  Speaker 2: way to monk Zion. I was told by the man
• 41:29
  Speaker 2: that stands at the gate that if I came here
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  Speaker 2: you would show me good things that would help me.
• 41:34
  Speaker 2: Then Interpreter took Christian to a room, and the baby's
• 41:37
  Speaker 2: men bring the light. And there he saw on the
• 41:40
  Speaker 2: wall the print of one who had a gray face,
• 41:42
  Speaker 2: whose eyes were cast up to the sky, and the
• 41:45
  Speaker 2: best of books was in his hand, the law of
• 41:48
  Speaker 2: truth was on his lips, and the world was at
• 41:51
  Speaker 2: his back. He stood as if he would pleay for men,
• 41:54
  Speaker 2: and a crown of gold on near his head. Christian,
• 41:58
  Speaker 2: what does this mean? Interpreter, I have shown you the
• 42:03
  Speaker 2: spring first, for this is he who is to be
• 42:06
  Speaker 2: your sole guide where you cannot find your way to
• 42:08
  Speaker 2: the land to which you go. So take good heed
• 42:11
  Speaker 2: to what I have shown you, lest you meet with
• 42:14
  Speaker 2: some who would thaign to lead you right, but their
• 42:16
  Speaker 2: way goes down to death. Then he took him to
• 42:20
  Speaker 2: a large room that was full of dust, for it
• 42:22
  Speaker 2: had not been swept, and Interpreter told his man to
• 42:26
  Speaker 2: sweep it. Now. When he did so, such clouds of
• 42:29
  Speaker 2: dust flew up that it made Christian choke. Then said
• 42:34
  Speaker 2: Interpreter to a maid that stood by, make it four moist,
• 42:38
  Speaker 2: that the dust may not rise. And when she had
• 42:40
  Speaker 2: done this it was swept with ease, Christian, what means
• 42:45
  Speaker 2: this interpreter, this room is hard of that man who
• 42:49
  Speaker 2: knows not the grace of God. The dust is his
• 42:51
  Speaker 2: first singe and device better seen him he that swapt
• 42:55
  Speaker 2: versus the law. But she who made four moist is
• 42:58
  Speaker 2: the book which tells good news to men. Now, as
• 43:01
  Speaker 2: soon as you saw the first of this weep, the
• 43:04
  Speaker 2: dust did so fly that room could not be made
• 43:06
  Speaker 2: clean by him. This is to show you that the
• 43:09
  Speaker 2: law as it works, does not cleant hard from sin,
• 43:13
  Speaker 2: but give strength to sin, so as to rouse it
• 43:15
  Speaker 2: up in the soul. Though your next sort maid coming
• 43:19
  Speaker 2: to lay the dust. So is sin may clean and
• 43:21
  Speaker 2: laid low by faith in the book. Now said Christian,
• 43:25
  Speaker 2: let me go. Hence, well said the interpreter, keep, or
• 43:30
  Speaker 2: think so in thy mind, that they may be a
• 43:32
  Speaker 2: gold in thy size, and may faith guide thee Then
• 43:36
  Speaker 2: I saw in my dream that high way, which Christian
• 43:39
  Speaker 2: was two third, had a wall on each side, and
• 43:42
  Speaker 2: the name of that world was Salvation. Up this high
• 43:45
  Speaker 2: way the Christian run, but with great toil for the
• 43:48
  Speaker 2: load on his back. He ran thus till he drew
• 43:51
  Speaker 2: nearer to a place on which stood the cross and
• 43:53
  Speaker 2: at the foot of it a tomb. Just as Christian
• 43:57
  Speaker 2: came up to the crowds, his loads slid from his
• 44:00
  Speaker 2: close to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in,
• 44:03
  Speaker 2: and I saw it no more. Then was Christian glad,
• 44:07
  Speaker 2: and said, with a gay heart, he gives me rest
• 44:10
  Speaker 2: by his grief and life by his death. Yet he
• 44:13
  Speaker 2: stood still for a while, for he was struck with
• 44:16
  Speaker 2: all to think that a side of the cross should
• 44:18
  Speaker 2: thus ease him of this load. Three or four times
• 44:21
  Speaker 2: did he look on the cross and the tomb, and
• 44:23
  Speaker 2: the tears rose to his eyes. As he stood thus
• 44:26
  Speaker 2: and wept lo three broad winds came to him, and
• 44:30
  Speaker 2: one of them said, peace be to thee thou hast
• 44:33
  Speaker 2: raised from thy sins. And one come up to him
• 44:37
  Speaker 2: to strip him of his racks and put a new
• 44:39
  Speaker 2: rope on him, while the third set a mark on
• 44:42
  Speaker 2: his face and give him a robe with a seal
• 44:45
  Speaker 2: on it, which he bade him to look on as
• 44:46
  Speaker 2: he went and give it at the celestial gate. And
• 44:50
  Speaker 2: then they left him. Christian gave three leaps for joy
• 44:54
  Speaker 2: and sin as he went, Ah, what a place is
• 44:57
  Speaker 2: this blessed cross, blest tomb? Nay, blesses the Lord that
• 45:01
  Speaker 2: was put a shame for me. He went on thus
• 45:05
  Speaker 2: till he came to a vale where he saw three
• 45:07
  Speaker 2: men who were in the sound sleep, with chains on
• 45:10
  Speaker 2: their feet. The name of one was Simple, One's Love,
• 45:14
  Speaker 2: and the third Presumption. As Christian saw them lying in
• 45:18
  Speaker 2: this case, he went to wake them and said, you
• 45:21
  Speaker 2: are like those vest upon the top of the mast,
• 45:23
  Speaker 2: for the dead sea is at your feet. Wake rise
• 45:27
  Speaker 2: and come with me. Trust me, and I will help
• 45:29
  Speaker 2: you off with your chains. With that, they cast be
• 45:33
  Speaker 2: RaSE up to look at him, and Simple said I
• 45:36
  Speaker 2: would fainted more sleep. Presumption said, let each man look
• 45:41
  Speaker 2: to his own, and so they lay down to sleep
• 45:44
  Speaker 2: once more. Then I saw in my dream that two
• 45:47
  Speaker 2: men leapt from the top of the wall and made
• 45:49
  Speaker 2: great haste to come up to him. Their names were
• 45:52
  Speaker 2: Formalist and Hypocrisy. Christian, sirs, whence comb you and where
• 45:58
  Speaker 2: do you go? For Manae and Hypocrisy? We were born
• 46:02
  Speaker 2: in the land of lying glory and are on our
• 46:05
  Speaker 2: way to Mount Dyne for praise Christian? Why came you
• 46:09
  Speaker 2: not in at the gate? Know you not that he
• 46:12
  Speaker 2: that comes nothing at the door, but climbs up to
• 46:15
  Speaker 2: getting the same as a thief. They told him that
• 46:19
  Speaker 2: to go through the gate was too far round, that
• 46:21
  Speaker 2: the best way was to make a short cut of
• 46:23
  Speaker 2: it and climb the wall, as they had done. Christian,
• 46:27
  Speaker 2: But what will the lord of the town to which
• 46:29
  Speaker 2: we are abound thinking of it if we go not
• 46:32
  Speaker 2: in the way of this will? They told Christian that
• 46:35
  Speaker 2: he had no need for care on this score. For
• 46:38
  Speaker 2: long news have made in law, and they could prove
• 46:40
  Speaker 2: that it had been so for years. Christian, But are
• 46:44
  Speaker 2: you quite sure that your mode would stand a suit
• 46:46
  Speaker 2: a law? Yes, said they no doubt of it. And
• 46:50
  Speaker 2: if we get in the road at all, pray, what
• 46:53
  Speaker 2: are the odds? If we are in, we are in.
• 46:56
  Speaker 2: You are a budding the way who come in at
• 46:58
  Speaker 2: the gate, and we too are in the way that
• 47:00
  Speaker 2: choose to climb the wall. Is not our case as
• 47:02
  Speaker 2: good as yours? Christian. I woked by the rule of
• 47:06
  Speaker 2: my lord, but you walked by the rule of your
• 47:08
  Speaker 2: own lusts. The Lord of the way would count you
• 47:11
  Speaker 2: as thieves, and you would not be found two men
• 47:14
  Speaker 2: In the end, I saw then that they all went
• 47:17
  Speaker 2: on till they came to the foot of the hill
• 47:19
  Speaker 2: of difficulty, where there was a spring. They were in
• 47:23
  Speaker 2: the same place two more ways, one on the left
• 47:25
  Speaker 2: hand and one on the right. But the path that
• 47:28
  Speaker 2: Christian was to to take went straight up the hill
• 47:31
  Speaker 2: and its name its difficulty, and he saw that the
• 47:34
  Speaker 2: wave of life lay there. Now, when Christian got as
• 47:38
  Speaker 2: far as the spring of life, he drank of it
• 47:40
  Speaker 2: and then went up the hill. But when the two
• 47:43
  Speaker 2: men saw that was deep and tigh, that there were
• 47:46
  Speaker 2: three ways to choose from, one of them took the
• 47:49
  Speaker 2: path the name of which it dandrew and lost his
• 47:52
  Speaker 2: way in a great wood. And one of them went
• 47:54
  Speaker 2: by the road of destruction, which led him to a
• 47:58
  Speaker 2: wide field full of dark CRAWSX, where he fell and
• 48:01
  Speaker 2: rose no more. I then saw Christian go up the hill,
• 48:05
  Speaker 2: where at first I could see him run, then walk,
• 48:07
  Speaker 2: and then got on his hands and knees to so
• 48:09
  Speaker 2: sleep was it. Now? Half way up was a cave
• 48:13
  Speaker 2: made by the lord of that hill, that those who
• 48:15
  Speaker 2: came by might rest there. So here Christian sat down
• 48:18
  Speaker 2: and took out a scroll and read it till at
• 48:21
  Speaker 2: last he fell off in a deep sleep, which kept
• 48:24
  Speaker 2: him there till it was dusk. And while he slept,
• 48:27
  Speaker 2: his scrawl fell from his hand. At length, the man
• 48:30
  Speaker 2: came up to him and walking, and said, go to
• 48:33
  Speaker 2: the end, dull men of sloth, and learned of her
• 48:36
  Speaker 2: to be wise. At this Christian gave a start and
• 48:40
  Speaker 2: sped on his way, and went at quick pace. When
• 48:43
  Speaker 2: he had got near to the top of the hill,
• 48:45
  Speaker 2: two men ran up to meet him, whose names were
• 48:47
  Speaker 2: Timorous and Mistrust, to whom Christian said, sirs, what else
• 48:52
  Speaker 2: you you run the wrong way? Timorus said that zowing
• 48:56
  Speaker 2: was the hill they meant to climb, but that when
• 48:58
  Speaker 2: they had got half way, the found that they met
• 49:00
  Speaker 2: with more and more risk, so that great fear came
• 49:03
  Speaker 2: on them, and all they could do was to turn back. Yes,
• 49:07
  Speaker 2: said Mistrust, for just in front of us there lay
• 49:11
  Speaker 2: two beasts of prey in our path. We knew not
• 49:14
  Speaker 2: if they slept or not, but we thought that they
• 49:16
  Speaker 2: would follow us and tear our links. Christian, you rouse
• 49:21
  Speaker 2: my fears. Where must I fly to be safe? If
• 49:24
  Speaker 2: I go back to my own town that means destruction.
• 49:28
  Speaker 2: I am sure to lose my life. But if I
• 49:30
  Speaker 2: can get to the selatial city there shall I be safe.
• 49:33
  Speaker 2: To turn back his death and to go down his
• 49:36
  Speaker 2: fear of death. But when I come there a life
• 49:39
  Speaker 2: of pleas that knows no end, I will go on. Yet,
• 49:42
  Speaker 2: so mistrust and Timorous ran down the hill, and Christian
• 49:46
  Speaker 2: went on his way. Yet he thought once more of
• 49:49
  Speaker 2: what he had heard from the man, and then he
• 49:51
  Speaker 2: felt in his cloak for his crow, that he might
• 49:54
  Speaker 2: read it and find some peace. He felt for it,
• 49:57
  Speaker 2: but found it not. Then was Christian in great grief,
• 50:00
  Speaker 2: and knew not what to do, for we wanted that
• 50:03
  Speaker 2: which was to be his past to the celestial city.
• 50:06
  Speaker 2: At last thought he I slept in the cave by
• 50:10
  Speaker 2: the side of the hill. So he fell down on
• 50:13
  Speaker 2: his knees to pray that God would give him grace
• 50:15
  Speaker 2: for this act, and then went back to look for
• 50:18
  Speaker 2: his crow. But as we went, what Tom can tell
• 50:21
  Speaker 2: the grief of Christian's heart, Oh fool that I am
• 50:25
  Speaker 2: said him to sleep in the day time, so to
• 50:28
  Speaker 2: give way to the flesh, as to use for yeas
• 50:31
  Speaker 2: that rest which the Lord of the Hue had made,
• 50:33
  Speaker 2: but for the help of the soul. Thus, then, with
• 50:37
  Speaker 2: tears and sighs, he went back, and with much care
• 50:40
  Speaker 2: did he look on the side, and on that rast grow.
• 50:43
  Speaker 2: At length he came near to the cave where he
• 50:45
  Speaker 2: had sat and slept. How far thought Christian, had I
• 50:49
  Speaker 2: gone in vain? Such was the lot of the Jews
• 50:53
  Speaker 2: for their sin. They were sent back by the way
• 50:56
  Speaker 2: of the Red Sea. And I am made to tread
• 50:59
  Speaker 2: those steps with grief, which I might have truck with
• 51:01
  Speaker 2: joy had it not been for the sleep, How farm
• 51:05
  Speaker 2: and I have been on my way by this time,
• 51:08
  Speaker 2: I am made to tread those steps thrice, which I
• 51:10
  Speaker 2: need not to have trod at once. Ye, now too,
• 51:14
  Speaker 2: I am like to be lost in the night, for
• 51:16
  Speaker 2: the days were nigh spent. Oh that I had not slept.
• 51:22
  Speaker 2: Now by this time he had come to the vale
• 51:24
  Speaker 2: once more, wherefore spell he sat down and wept. But
• 51:28
  Speaker 2: at last, as he cast a set glance at the
• 51:30
  Speaker 2: foot of the bench, he saw his grow, which he
• 51:33
  Speaker 2: caught up with haste and putting his cloak. Words are
• 51:37
  Speaker 2: too weak to tell the joy if Christian. When he
• 51:39
  Speaker 2: had got back his scroll, he laid it up in
• 51:42
  Speaker 2: the breast of his coat and gave thanks to God.
• 51:45
  Speaker 2: With what a light step did he now climb the hill.
• 51:48
  Speaker 2: But ere he got to the top, the sun went
• 51:51
  Speaker 2: down on Christian, and he soon saw that two wild
• 51:54
  Speaker 2: beasts stood in his way. Ha thought he these beasts
• 51:59
  Speaker 2: dranging the night for their prey, And if they should
• 52:02
  Speaker 2: meet with me in the dark, how should I fly
• 52:04
  Speaker 2: from them? I see now the cause of all those
• 52:07
  Speaker 2: fears that drove mistrust and timorous bad. Still Christian went on,
• 52:11
  Speaker 2: and while he thought thus on the sad lot, he
• 52:13
  Speaker 2: cast up his eyes and saw a great house in
• 52:15
  Speaker 2: front of him, the name of which was beautiful, and
• 52:18
  Speaker 2: stood just by the side of the high road. So
• 52:21
  Speaker 2: he made haste and went on in the hope that
• 52:23
  Speaker 2: he could rest there, While the name of the men
• 52:26
  Speaker 2: who kept the lodge of that house was watchful. And
• 52:28
  Speaker 2: when he saw that, Christian made heart as if he
• 52:31
  Speaker 2: would go back. He came out to him and said,
• 52:34
  Speaker 2: is by strength so small, fear not the two wild beasts,
• 52:39
  Speaker 2: For they are bound by chains, and are put here
• 52:41
  Speaker 2: to try the faith of those bad habit and to
• 52:43
  Speaker 2: find out those that have none. Keep in the midst
• 52:47
  Speaker 2: of the path, and no harm shall come to thee.
• 52:50
  Speaker 2: Then I saw in my dream that still he went
• 52:52
  Speaker 2: on in great dread of the wild beasts. He heard
• 52:54
  Speaker 2: them roar, yet they did him no harm. But when
• 52:58
  Speaker 2: he had gone by them, he went on with till
• 53:00
  Speaker 2: he came and stood in front of the lodge where
• 53:02
  Speaker 2: Watchful dwelt. Christian, Sir, what house is this? Man? I
• 53:07
  Speaker 2: rest here to night? Watchful? This house was built by
• 53:11
  Speaker 2: the Lord of hill to debate to those who climb
• 53:13
  Speaker 2: up it. For a good course, Tell me whence come you, Christian?
• 53:18
  Speaker 2: I am come from the town of destruction, and am
• 53:21
  Speaker 2: on my weight monks dying. But the day is far spent,
• 53:24
  Speaker 2: and I would, with your leave pass the night here, Watchful.
• 53:28
  Speaker 2: What is your name, Christian? My name is now Christian,
• 53:31
  Speaker 2: but at first it was graceless watchfor how is it
• 53:36
  Speaker 2: you came so late? The sun is set. Christian then
• 53:40
  Speaker 2: told him, white horse, watchf well, I will call one
• 53:44
  Speaker 2: that leaves here, who, if she like your talk, will
• 53:47
  Speaker 2: let your coming, for these are the rules of the house.
• 53:51
  Speaker 2: So he ran the bell, at the sound of which
• 53:53
  Speaker 2: bear came out at the door grave and fair maid,
• 53:56
  Speaker 2: whose name was Discretion. When Watchfore told her why Christian
• 54:00
  Speaker 2: had come there, she said, what is your name? It
• 54:04
  Speaker 2: is Christian, said he, and I much wish to rest
• 54:07
  Speaker 2: here to night, and the more so for I see
• 54:10
  Speaker 2: this place was built by the Lord of the hill
• 54:12
  Speaker 2: to screen those from harm who come to it. So
• 54:15
  Speaker 2: she gave a smile, but the tears stood in her eyes,
• 54:18
  Speaker 2: and in a short time she said, I will call
• 54:20
  Speaker 2: forth two or three more of our house. And then
• 54:23
  Speaker 2: she ran to the door and brought in Prudence, Piety,
• 54:26
  Speaker 2: and Charity, who met him and said, coming, thou blessed
• 54:30
  Speaker 2: the Lord. This house was built by the King of
• 54:32
  Speaker 2: the hill for such as you. Then Christian bent down
• 54:35
  Speaker 2: his head and went with him to the house. He
• 54:38
  Speaker 2: t come, good Christian, since our love prompts us to
• 54:43
  Speaker 2: take you to rest. Let us talk with you for all
• 54:46
  Speaker 2: that you have seen on your way, Christian, with a
• 54:50
  Speaker 2: right good will. And I am glad that she should
• 54:53
  Speaker 2: ask it of me, Prudence, and first say, what is
• 54:57
  Speaker 2: it that makes you wish so much to good months? Christian?
• 55:02
  Speaker 2: Why there I hope to see him that did die
• 55:05
  Speaker 2: on the cross, and there I hoped to be read
• 55:07
  Speaker 2: for those things that to stay grieve and vex me.
• 55:11
  Speaker 2: There they say is no death, and there I shall
• 55:14
  Speaker 2: dwel with such as love the Lord. Charity. Have you
• 55:18
  Speaker 2: a wife and babes? Christian? Yes, I have Charity. And
• 55:23
  Speaker 2: why did you not bring them with you? Christiansen wept
• 55:26
  Speaker 2: and said, oh, how glad should I have been to
• 55:29
  Speaker 2: do so? But they would not come with me, nor
• 55:32
  Speaker 2: have me leave them charity. And did you pray the
• 55:36
  Speaker 2: gods put it in their hearts to go with you Christian? Yes,
• 55:40
  Speaker 2: and that with much warmth, for you may think how
• 55:42
  Speaker 2: dear they were to me. Thus did Christian talk with
• 55:46
  Speaker 2: his friends till it grow dark, and then he took
• 55:48
  Speaker 2: his rest in a large room, the name of which
• 55:51
  Speaker 2: was peace. There he slept till break up day, and
• 55:54
  Speaker 2: then he said him. They told him that he should
• 55:58
  Speaker 2: not live till they had shown him more the rain
• 56:00
  Speaker 2: things that were in that place there were to be
• 56:03
  Speaker 2: seen the rod of Moses, the nail with which Jails
• 56:06
  Speaker 2: lew Siserah, the lamps with which Jidium put to fly,
• 56:09
  Speaker 2: the host of medium, and the oarks gold with which
• 56:12
  Speaker 2: Sangar slew his force. And they brought out a john
• 56:15
  Speaker 2: bone of an ass with which Sampson did such great feasts,
• 56:19
  Speaker 2: and the slain and stone with which David slew Galliath
• 56:22
  Speaker 2: of Gath. Then I saw in my dream that Christian
• 56:26
  Speaker 2: rose to take his leave of discretion and of prudence,
• 56:29
  Speaker 2: piety and charity. But they said that he must stay
• 56:33
  Speaker 2: till the next day that they must show him the
• 56:35
  Speaker 2: delectable mountains. So they took him to the top of
• 56:38
  Speaker 2: the house and bade him look to the south, which
• 56:41
  Speaker 2: he did, and lo a great way off he saw
• 56:44
  Speaker 2: a rich land full of fields, woods, wines, shrubs and streams.
• 56:48
  Speaker 2: What is the name of this land, said Christian. Then
• 56:52
  Speaker 2: they told him it was Emanu's land, and said they
• 56:55
  Speaker 2: it is as much band for you and the like
• 56:58
  Speaker 2: of you as this helis. And when you reach the
• 57:00
  Speaker 2: place there you may see the gate of the siluster city.
• 57:04
  Speaker 2: Then they gave him a sword and put on him
• 57:06
  Speaker 2: a coat of mail, which was proved from head to food,
• 57:09
  Speaker 2: lest he should meet some fall in the way. And
• 57:11
  Speaker 2: they went with him down the hill of a truth,
• 57:14
  Speaker 2: said Christian. It is as great a toil to come
• 57:17
  Speaker 2: down the hill as it was to go up prudence.
• 57:20
  Speaker 2: So it is, for it is a hard thing for
• 57:23
  Speaker 2: a man to go down the veil of humiliation, as
• 57:26
  Speaker 2: thou dost now. And for this cause have weight come
• 57:29
  Speaker 2: with you to the food of the hill. So though
• 57:31
  Speaker 2: he went with great care, yet he caught a slip
• 57:34
  Speaker 2: or two. Then in my dream I saw that when
• 57:37
  Speaker 2: they had got to the food of the hill. These
• 57:39
  Speaker 2: good friends of Christians gave him a loaf of bread,
• 57:42
  Speaker 2: a flags of wine, and a bunch of dried grapes,
• 57:45
  Speaker 2: and then they left him to go on his way.
• 57:49
  Speaker 2: End of section five of The Pilgrim's Progress in words
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  Speaker 2: of one syllable by Marry god darphin this recording by Justin.
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  Speaker 2: one syllable by marikod alphin exception six. But now in
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  Speaker 2: the scale of humiliation before Christian was hard food it,
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  Speaker 2: for he had not gone far. Ere he saw a
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  Speaker 2: fore combing the field, meeting whose name was a Polyum.
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  Speaker 2: Then the Christian fear, and he cast in his mind
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  Speaker 2: if he would go back or stand his ground. But
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  Speaker 2: Christian thought that, as he had no coat mailed on
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  Speaker 2: his back, the turn round might give Pollium a chance
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  Speaker 2: to pierce it with his darts. So he stood his run.
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  Speaker 2: For thought he if but to save my life, for
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  Speaker 2: all I had in view, still, the best way would
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  Speaker 2: be to stand. So he went on and Apollum met
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  Speaker 2: him with looks of scorn, a pollum. Whence come you?
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  Speaker 2: And what place are you bound? Christian? I am come
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  Speaker 2: from the city of destruction, which is a place of foresein,
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  Speaker 2: and I am on my weight as I am Napoleum.
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  Speaker 2: By this I see you are mine, or for that
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  Speaker 2: land I am the prince. How is it then that
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  Speaker 2: you have left your king? Or it not that I
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  Speaker 2: have a hope that you may do me more good?
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  Speaker 2: I would struck you to the ground with one blow. Christian,
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  Speaker 2: I was pouring your realm, it is true, but you
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  Speaker 2: job us too hard, and your weight was such as
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  Speaker 2: no man could live on the Poleum. No prince likes
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  Speaker 2: to lose his man, nor will I as yet lose you.
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  Speaker 2: So if you will come back, what my realms I
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  Speaker 2: will give you, Christian. But I am bound by Vous,
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  Speaker 2: the king of kings. And how can I, to be
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  Speaker 2: true go back with you? Pallium? You have made a
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  Speaker 2: change of since from bad reverse. But why not give
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  Speaker 2: him the slip and come back with me? Christian? I
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  Speaker 2: give him my faith and swore to be true to him.
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  Speaker 2: How can I I go back from this? Napoleon, you
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  Speaker 2: did the same to me and that I will pass
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  Speaker 2: by all if you will, but turn and go back. Then,
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  Speaker 2: when Napoleon saw that Christian was danged to his prince,
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  Speaker 2: he broke out in a great rage and said, I
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  Speaker 2: hate that prince, and I hate his loss, and I
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  Speaker 2: am come out to stop you. Christian, take heed what
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  Speaker 2: you do. Aye in on the King's highway to Zion Apollum.
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  Speaker 2: I avoid a fear, and to prove that I mean
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  Speaker 2: what I say here on this path I would put
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  Speaker 2: thee to death. With that a jew or darted fire
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  Speaker 2: at his breast, but Christian had a shield on his
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  Speaker 2: arm with which he caught it. Then did Christian draw
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  Speaker 2: his sword, for he saw it was time to stir.
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  Speaker 2: And the polion as fast made at him and drew
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  Speaker 2: dark as thick as hailed, with which inspited. For that
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  Speaker 2: Christian could do, Napoleon gave him wounds in his head,
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  Speaker 2: hand and foot. This made Christian pause in the flat
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  Speaker 2: for a time, but the Paulians still came on, and
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  Speaker 2: Christian once more to heart. They fought for half a
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  Speaker 2: day till Christian, week from his wounds, was well nigh
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  Speaker 2: spending strength. When Napoleon saw this, he threw him down
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  Speaker 2: with a great force, on which Christian's sword fell out
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  Speaker 2: of his hand. Then said a paudin, I am sure
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  Speaker 2: thee now, but why he strove to make an end
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  Speaker 2: of Christian? That good man put out his hand in
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  Speaker 2: haste to feel for his sword, and caught it. Boast not, oh, Napoleon,
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  Speaker 2: said he, And with that he struck him a blow
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  Speaker 2: which made his fore reel back as one that had
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  Speaker 2: had his last wound. Then he spread out his wings
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  Speaker 2: and fled, so that Christian for a time saw him
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  Speaker 2: no more. Then there came to him a hand which
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  Speaker 2: held some of the leaves of the tree of life.
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  Speaker 2: Some of them Christian took, and as soon as he
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  Speaker 2: had put them to his wounds, he saw them herelove.
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  Speaker 2: Now near this place was the valley of the Shadow
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  Speaker 2: of Death, and Christian must needs go through it to
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  Speaker 2: get to the celestial city. It was a land of
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  Speaker 2: george and full of pits, a lend that none but
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  Speaker 2: such as Christian could pass through, and where no men dwelt,
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  Speaker 2: so that here he was worse put it. Then, in
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  Speaker 2: his fight with the pollen, which by and bye we
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  Speaker 2: shall see, as he drew near to the shadow of Death,
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  Speaker 2: he met with two men, to whom Christian thus spoke,
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  Speaker 2: to what place do you go? Men? Back back, and
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  Speaker 2: we will help you do the same. I few price
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  Speaker 2: life and peace, Christian. But why then we went on
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  Speaker 2: as far as we durst? Christian? What then have you seen? Men? Seeing?
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  Speaker 2: Why the value of the shadow of death? But by
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  Speaker 2: dint of good luck we consided what lay in front
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  Speaker 2: of it? Here we came up. Death thus spread out
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  Speaker 2: his wings fair in a word, it is a place
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  Speaker 2: full of bad men, where no lordwells Christian. I see
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  Speaker 2: not yet by what you have told me, but that
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  Speaker 2: this is my way to dying men. Be it thy way?
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  Speaker 2: Then we will not choose for hours. So they took
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  Speaker 2: their leave, and Christian went on, but still with his
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  Speaker 2: strong sword in his hand, for fear lest he should
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  Speaker 2: meet once more with a fall. I saw then in
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  Speaker 2: my dream that so far as this vale went, there
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  Speaker 2: was on the right hand a deep ditch, that ditch
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  Speaker 2: to which the blind had let blind as long as
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  Speaker 2: the world had been made. And lo, on the left
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  Speaker 2: hand there was a quack, in which if a man fall,
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  Speaker 2: he would find no firm ground for his foot stand
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  Speaker 2: on the pathway was not broad, And so good Christian
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  Speaker 2: was the more put to it. This went on for myes.
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  Speaker 2: And in the midst of that veale was a deep pit,
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  Speaker 2: one thing which I saw in my dream I must
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  Speaker 2: not leave out. It was his. Just as Christian had
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  Speaker 2: come to the mouth of the pit, one of those
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  Speaker 2: who dwelt in it swept up to him and in
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  Speaker 2: a soft ton spoke bath things to him, and took
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  Speaker 2: God's name in vain, which Christian thought must have come
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  Speaker 2: from his own mind. This put him out more than
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  Speaker 2: all rest had done. To think that he should take
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  Speaker 2: that name in vain, for which he felt so deeper
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  Speaker 2: love was a great grief to him. Yet there was
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  Speaker 2: no help for it. Then he thought he heard a
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  Speaker 2: voice which said, though I walked through the valley of
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  Speaker 2: the shadow of Death, I will fear no harm, for
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  Speaker 2: thou art with me. Now. As Christian went on, he
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  Speaker 2: found there was a rise in the road which had
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  Speaker 2: been thrown up, that that path might be clear to
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  Speaker 2: those who were bound for Dyeing up this road, Christian
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  Speaker 2: went and saw his old friend Faithful a short way off.
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  Speaker 2: Then said Christian, Ah, my friend, are you here? Stay
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  Speaker 2: and I will join you this here. Long he did,
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  Speaker 2: and they spoke at ford that had come to pass
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  Speaker 2: since Bill had last met. In course of time. The
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  Speaker 2: road they took brought them to a town, the name
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  Speaker 2: of which is Vanity, where there is a fair kept
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  Speaker 2: through the whole here, and all that is bought, or
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  Speaker 2: so dear is paying and void of worth. There too
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  Speaker 2: are to be seen at all times games, plays, fools, apes, knaves,
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  Speaker 2: and rogues. Yet he that will go to the celestial
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  Speaker 2: city must needs path through the fair. As soon as
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  Speaker 2: Christian and Faithful came to the town, a crowd drew
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  Speaker 2: round them, and some said they had lost few wits
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  Speaker 2: to dress and speak as they did, and to set
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  Speaker 2: no store by the choice goods for sale in Vanity Fair.
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  Speaker 2: When Christians spoke, these words brought from these folks fierce
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  Speaker 2: tones and jeers. And soon the noise and stir grew
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  Speaker 2: to such a height that the chief men of the
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  Speaker 2: fairs sent his friends to take these two strength men,
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  Speaker 2: and he bade them tell him whence they came, and
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  Speaker 2: what they did there in such a god. Christian and
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  Speaker 2: Faithful told them more. But those who said to judge
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  Speaker 2: the case thought that they must be met, or else
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  Speaker 2: if they had come to stir strive at the fair,
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  Speaker 2: so they beat them with sticks and put them in
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  Speaker 2: a cage, that they might be sid for old men
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  Speaker 2: and fair. Then the worst sort of fogs set upeld
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  Speaker 2: them with mud out of spite, and some threw stones
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  Speaker 2: at them for mere sport. But Christian and Faithful did
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  Speaker 2: good words for bed and bore all in such a
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  Speaker 2: big way that not afield took their part. This led
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  Speaker 2: to blows and fights, and the blame was laid on
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  Speaker 2: Christian and Faithful, who were then made to toil up
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  Speaker 2: and down the fear in chains, till faint with stripes.
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  Speaker 2: They were at length set with their feeding the stocks.
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  Speaker 2: But they brought their griefs and walls with joy, for
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  Speaker 2: they saw in them a plant that all should be
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  Speaker 2: well in the end. By and by a court said
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  Speaker 2: to try them. The name of the judge was Lord Hategood,
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  Speaker 2: and the crumb lay to their charge was that they
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  Speaker 2: had come to Vanity fear to spoil his trade, and
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  Speaker 2: stirped strive in the town, and had worn not a
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  Speaker 2: few men to their side in spite of the prince
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  Speaker 2: of the place. Faithface said to the judge, I am
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  Speaker 2: a man of peace and did but which for unseen
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  Speaker 2: as for the prince be speak of, since his is Beelzeber.
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  Speaker 2: I told him in scorn. Those who took Faithfall's part
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  Speaker 2: were worn by the force of plain truths and writing
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  Speaker 2: his spurs. But the judge said, let those speak who
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  Speaker 2: know all these men. End of Seption six of The
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  Speaker 2: Pilgrim's Progress and Words of one syllable America Alpin this
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  Speaker 2: in Words of One syllable by Mary godarphin section seven.
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  Speaker 2: So three men whose names were Aimvy, Superstition, and Pigten
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  Speaker 2: stood forth and sword speak the truth and tell what
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  Speaker 2: they knew of faithful amy. Said my lord. This man
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  Speaker 2: cares not for kings or laws, but seeks to spread
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  Speaker 2: its own views and to teach men what he called faith.
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  Speaker 2: I heard him say, but just now that waste for
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  Speaker 2: our town of vanity or by and does he not
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  Speaker 2: in that speak Eulopus? Then Superstition said my lord. I
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  Speaker 2: know not much of these men, and have no wish
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  Speaker 2: to know more. But of this are ensured that he
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  Speaker 2: is a badman, for he says that our creed or
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  Speaker 2: vain big thank was then better say what he knew
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  Speaker 2: and his beatrn. Thus, my Lord, I have known this
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  Speaker 2: man for a long time, and have heard him say
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  Speaker 2: things but ought not to be said. He rails that
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  Speaker 2: our great Prince beez above, and said that if four
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  Speaker 2: men were of his mind, that Prince should no more
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  Speaker 2: hope sway here more than this he hath been heard
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  Speaker 2: to rail on you, my lord, who are now his judge?
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  Speaker 2: Then said the judge to faithful, thou base men, hast
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  Speaker 2: thou heard what these folks have said of thee faithful?
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  Speaker 2: May I speak a few words my own cause, Judge,
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  Speaker 2: thy just doom would be to die on the spot. Still,
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  Speaker 2: let us hear what thou hast to say, Faithful. I
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  Speaker 2: say then to mister Envy, that all laws and mods
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  Speaker 2: of life in which men hate not word of God
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  Speaker 2: are full of sin. As to the charge of mister's superstition,
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  Speaker 2: I would urge, but naught can save us if we
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  Speaker 2: do not will of God. To mister Pickthank, I say
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  Speaker 2: that men should plea from the Prince of this town
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  Speaker 2: and his friends, as from the words to come, and
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  Speaker 2: so I pray the Lord to help me. Then the judge,
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  Speaker 2: to some of the kings spoke, thus, you see this
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  Speaker 2: man who has made such a stirring narrow town. You
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  Speaker 2: have heard what these good men have said of him,
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  Speaker 2: which he owns to be true. It rests now to
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  Speaker 2: you to save his life. For hand him. The twelve men,
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  Speaker 2: who had faithful fife in their hands spoke in low tone.
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  Speaker 2: Does this man is full of seasons, said mister Blindmare
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  Speaker 2: out of the world with him, said mister Lowood. I
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  Speaker 2: hate the mere look of thin, said mister Malise. From
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  Speaker 2: the first. I could not bear him, said mister Love.
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  Speaker 2: Eave nor I, for he would be sure to blame
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  Speaker 2: my ways, said mister Lovelose. Hand him held him, said
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  Speaker 2: mister Harry. A low wretch, said mister hartmind long to
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  Speaker 2: crush him, said mister Empty. He is a rogue, said
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  Speaker 2: miss to Lie. Death is too good for him, said
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  Speaker 2: mister Cruelty. Lectors could him that he may be out
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  Speaker 2: of the way, said mister Hatelike. Then said mister Implacable,
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  Speaker 2: not too gain nor the world would I make peace
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  Speaker 2: with him. So let us doom him to death. And
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  Speaker 2: so they did, and in a short time he was
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  Speaker 2: led back to the place from whence he came there
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  Speaker 2: to be put the worst death that could be thought of,
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  Speaker 2: for the scourge the sword and state brought Faithful to
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  Speaker 2: his hand. Now I saw that there stood near the
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  Speaker 2: crowd a strange car with two bright steeds, which, as
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  Speaker 2: soon as his force had slain him, took Faithful up
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  Speaker 2: through the cloud straight to the celestial city, with the
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  Speaker 2: sound of harp and loot. As for Christian, for this
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  Speaker 2: time he got free, and there came to him one hopeful,
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  Speaker 2: who did so from what he had heard and seen,
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  Speaker 2: a Christian and Faithful. Thus, while when lost his life
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  Speaker 2: for the truth, a new man rose from his death
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  Speaker 2: to try the same way with Christian, and Hopeful said
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  Speaker 2: there were more men of the bear who would take
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  Speaker 2: their time and then come to by. And by their
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  Speaker 2: way lay just on the bank of a pure stream,
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  Speaker 2: from which they drank. On each side of it were
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  Speaker 2: green trees, but poor fruit, and in the field through
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  Speaker 2: which it brent they laid down to sleep. When they
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  Speaker 2: woke up, they sat for a while in the shade
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  Speaker 2: of the boughs. Thus they went on for three or
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  Speaker 2: four days, and to pass the time they send he
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  Speaker 2: that can tell what swayet fresh fruit, Ye leaves these
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  Speaker 2: trees to viuild, resume sill law that he may buy
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  Speaker 2: this field. Now on the left hand of the road
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  Speaker 2: was by path meadal, a fair green field. Would path
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  Speaker 2: through it and a style come good helpful, said Christian,
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  Speaker 2: Let us walk on the grass, hopeful, But what if
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  Speaker 2: this path should lead us wrong? Christian? How can it look?
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  Speaker 2: Does it not go by the wayside? So they set
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  Speaker 2: off through the field. But they had not gone far
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  Speaker 2: when they saw in front of them a man vain
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  Speaker 2: confidence by a name, who told them that the path
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  Speaker 2: led to the celestial gate. So the men went first,
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  Speaker 2: but low the night came on, and it grew so
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  Speaker 2: dark that they lost sight of their guide, who, as
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  Speaker 2: he did not see the path in front of him,
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  Speaker 2: fell in a deep pit and was heard of no more.
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  Speaker 2: Where are we now? Said Hopeful. Then was Christian muled,
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  Speaker 2: as he thought he had left his friend out of
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  Speaker 2: the way. And now light was seen to flash from
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  Speaker 2: the sky, and rain came down in streams Hopeful with
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  Speaker 2: a groan, Oh, that I had kept on my way, Christian?
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  Speaker 2: Who could have thought that this path should lead us
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  Speaker 2: from hopeful. I had my fears from the first, and
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  Speaker 2: so gave you a hint. Christian, good friend, I grieved
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  Speaker 2: that I have brought you out of the right path. Hopeful,
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  Speaker 2: say no more, no doubt. It is for our good Christian.
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  Speaker 2: We must now stand. And thus let us try to
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  Speaker 2: go back, Hopeful, But good Christian, let me go first.
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  Speaker 2: Then they heard the voice say, said, thine heart, to
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  Speaker 2: the high way, the way thou hast been turned once more.
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  Speaker 2: But by this time the stream was deep from the
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  Speaker 2: rain that fell, and to go back the nusing safe.
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  Speaker 2: Yet they went back, though it was so dark and
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  Speaker 2: the stream ran so high that once or twice it
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  Speaker 2: was like to drown them. Nor could they, with all
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  Speaker 2: their skill, get back that night. So they found a
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  Speaker 2: screen from the rain, and there they slept till break
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  Speaker 2: up day. Now not far from the place where they
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  Speaker 2: lay was Doalting Castle, the lord of which was Giant Despair,
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  Speaker 2: and it was on this ground that they now slept.
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  Speaker 2: There Giant Despair found them, and with a gruff voice
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  Speaker 2: he bade them wait, once are you, said he? And
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  Speaker 2: what brought you here? Be told him that they had
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  Speaker 2: lost the path. Then said Giant Despair, you have no
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  Speaker 2: right to force your way in here. The ground on
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  Speaker 2: which you lie is mine. They had not much to say,
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  Speaker 2: as they knew that they were in thought. So Jihan
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  Speaker 2: de Spair drove them on and put them in the
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  Speaker 2: darken for selling a strong hold. Here they were kept
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  Speaker 2: for three days, and they had no light, nor food,
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  Speaker 2: nor drop to drink all that time, and no one
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  Speaker 2: to ask them how they did now. John Despair had
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  Speaker 2: wife whose name was Diffidence, and he told her what
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  Speaker 2: he had done. Then said he, what will be the
• 1:14:34
  Speaker 2: best way to treat them? Beat them? Well, said the
• 1:14:37
  Speaker 2: tense So when he rose, he took a stout stick
• 1:14:41
  Speaker 2: from a crab tree and went down to the cell
• 1:14:43
  Speaker 2: where poor Christian and Hopeful lay, and beat them as
• 1:14:47
  Speaker 2: they had been dugs, so that they could not turn
• 1:14:49
  Speaker 2: on the floor, and they spent all that day in
• 1:14:51
  Speaker 2: sighs and tears. The next day he came once more
• 1:14:55
  Speaker 2: and found them sore from the stripes, and said that
• 1:14:58
  Speaker 2: since there was no chance for them to be let
• 1:15:00
  Speaker 2: out of self, their best way would be to put
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  Speaker 2: an end to their own lives. For why should you
• 1:15:06
  Speaker 2: wish to live? Said he with all his woe. But
• 1:15:09
  Speaker 2: they told him they did hope he would let them go.
• 1:15:12
  Speaker 2: With that he sprang up with a fierce look, and
• 1:15:14
  Speaker 2: the doubt would have made an end of them, But
• 1:15:16
  Speaker 2: that he fell in the fit for a time and
• 1:15:19
  Speaker 2: lost the use of his hand. So he drew back
• 1:15:21
  Speaker 2: and left them to think of what he had said, Christian, friend,
• 1:15:26
  Speaker 2: what shall we do? The life that we now lead
• 1:15:28
  Speaker 2: is worse than death. For my part, I do not
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  Speaker 2: wish his best to live thus, or to die at
• 1:15:34
  Speaker 2: our own hand, as I feel that the grave would
• 1:15:36
  Speaker 2: be less sad to me than the cell. Shall we
• 1:15:39
  Speaker 2: let join despair rulers hopeful in good truth, our case
• 1:15:44
  Speaker 2: is a sad one, and to die would be more
• 1:15:46
  Speaker 2: sweet to me than to live here. Yet let us
• 1:15:48
  Speaker 2: bear in mind that the Lord of that land to
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  Speaker 2: which we go ha said thou shalt not kill, And
• 1:15:54
  Speaker 2: by this act we kill ourselves as well. My friend, Christian,
• 1:15:58
  Speaker 2: you talk of these in the great But can a
• 1:16:01
  Speaker 2: man go to please who takes his own life? All?
• 1:16:04
  Speaker 2: The law is not in the hands of drying despair,
• 1:16:06
  Speaker 2: who knows but that God who made the world. They
• 1:16:09
  Speaker 2: cause him to die or lose the use of his
• 1:16:12
  Speaker 2: limbs as he did at first, I have made up
• 1:16:15
  Speaker 2: my mind to pluck up the heart of a man
• 1:16:17
  Speaker 2: and try to get out of the strait. Fool that
• 1:16:19
  Speaker 2: I was not to do so when first he came
• 1:16:21
  Speaker 2: to the south. But let us not put an end
• 1:16:25
  Speaker 2: to our own lives, for a good time may come.
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  Speaker 2: Yet by these words did hopeful change the tone of
• 1:16:30
  Speaker 2: Christian's mind and of section seven of The Pilgrim's Progress
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  Speaker 2: in Words of one syllable, America darphin this recording by.
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  Speaker 1: Justin Section eight of The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of
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  Speaker 1: One Syllable. This is a LIBERALVOX recording. All Liberalvox recordings
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  Speaker 1: are into the public domain. For more information or to volunteer,
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  Speaker 1: please visit librevox dot org. Recording by Timothy Luke. The
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  Speaker 1: Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable by Mary Godolphin,
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  Speaker 1: Section eight. Well at night the Giant went down to
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  Speaker 1: the cell to see if life was still in them,
• 1:17:17
  Speaker 1: And in good truth, that life was in them was
• 1:17:19
  Speaker 1: all that could be said, for from their wounds and
• 1:17:22
  Speaker 1: want of food, they did no more than just breathe.
• 1:17:25
  Speaker 1: When Giant, despair found they were not dead, he fell
• 1:17:28
  Speaker 1: in a great rage and said that it should be
• 1:17:31
  Speaker 1: worse with them if they had not been born. At
• 1:17:34
  Speaker 1: this they shook with fear, and Christian fell down in
• 1:17:37
  Speaker 1: a swoon. But when he came to Hopeful, said, my friend,
• 1:17:42
  Speaker 1: call to mind, how strong in faith you have bent
• 1:17:44
  Speaker 1: till now? Say, could a polly unhurt you? Or all
• 1:17:48
  Speaker 1: that you heard or saw or felt in the valley
• 1:17:50
  Speaker 1: of the Shadow of Death. Look at the fears, the griefs,
• 1:17:54
  Speaker 1: the woes that you have gone through, and now to
• 1:17:57
  Speaker 1: be cast down. I too, am in this cell well,
• 1:18:00
  Speaker 1: far more weak a man than you, And Giant Despair
• 1:18:03
  Speaker 1: dealt his blows at me as well as you, and
• 1:18:06
  Speaker 1: keeps me from food and light. Let us both, if
• 1:18:10
  Speaker 1: but to shun the shame, bear up as well we can.
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  Speaker 1: When night came on, the wife of Giant Despair said
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  Speaker 1: to him, will the two men yield, to which he
• 1:18:22
  Speaker 1: said no, They choose to stand firm and will not
• 1:18:26
  Speaker 1: put an end to their lives. Then said Missus Diffidence,
• 1:18:32
  Speaker 1: at dawn of day, take them to the yard and
• 1:18:34
  Speaker 1: show them the graves where all of those whom you
• 1:18:37
  Speaker 1: have put to death have been thrown, and make use
• 1:18:40
  Speaker 1: of threats this time. So Giant Despair took them to
• 1:18:44
  Speaker 1: this place and said, in ten days time, you shall
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  Speaker 1: be thrown in here. If you do not yield, Go
• 1:18:51
  Speaker 1: get you down to your den once more. With that,
• 1:18:55
  Speaker 1: he beat them all the way back, and there they
• 1:18:58
  Speaker 1: lay the whole day in a sad place. Now, when
• 1:19:02
  Speaker 1: night was come, missus diffidence, said a giant despair. I
• 1:19:06
  Speaker 1: fear that these men live on in hopes to pick
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  Speaker 1: the lock of the cell and get free. Dost thou
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  Speaker 1: say so, my dear, quoth Giant Despair to his wife.
• 1:19:16
  Speaker 1: Then at sunrise I will search them. Now on that night,
• 1:19:21
  Speaker 1: as Christian and Hopeful lay in the den, they fell
• 1:19:25
  Speaker 1: on their knees to pray, and knelt till the day broke.
• 1:19:28
  Speaker 1: When Christian gave a start and said, fool, that I
• 1:19:32
  Speaker 1: am thus to lie in this dark den when I
• 1:19:35
  Speaker 1: might walk at large. I have a key in my
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  Speaker 1: pouch the name of witches. Promise that I feel sure
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  Speaker 1: will turn the lock of all the doors in doubting castle.
• 1:19:45
  Speaker 1: Then said Hopeful, that is good news. Pluck it from
• 1:19:49
  Speaker 1: thy breast and let us try it. So Christian put
• 1:19:53
  Speaker 1: it in the lock, and when the bolt sprang back,
• 1:19:56
  Speaker 1: the door flew wide, and Christian and Hopeful both came out.
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  Speaker 1: They got to the yard door. The key did just
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  Speaker 1: as well. But the lock of the last strong gate
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  Speaker 1: of Doubting Castle went hard. Yet it did turn at last,
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  Speaker 1: though the hinge gave so loud a creek that it
• 1:20:14
  Speaker 1: woke up Giant Despair, who rose to seek for the
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  Speaker 1: two men. But just then he felt his limbs fail,
• 1:20:22
  Speaker 1: for a fit came on, so that he could by
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  Speaker 1: no means reach their cell. Christian and Hopeful now fled
• 1:20:28
  Speaker 1: back to the highway and were safe out of his grounds.
• 1:20:32
  Speaker 1: When they sat down to rest on a stile, they
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  Speaker 1: said they would warn those who might chance to come
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  Speaker 1: on this road. So they cut these words on a post.
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  Speaker 1: This is the way to Doubting Castle, which is kept
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  Speaker 1: by Giant Despair, who loves not the King of the
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  Speaker 1: celestial country, and seeks to kill all who would go there.
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  Speaker 1: Then they came to the delectable mountains which the Lord
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  Speaker 1: of the Hill owns. Here they saw fruit trees, vines, shrubs,
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  Speaker 1: woods and streams, and drank and ate of the grapes.
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  Speaker 1: Now there were men at the tops of these hills
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  Speaker 1: who kept watch on their flocks. And as they stood
• 1:21:10
  Speaker 1: by the highway, Christian and Hopeful lint on their staves
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  Speaker 1: to rest. While Thus they spoke to the men, who
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  Speaker 1: owns these delectable mountains? And whose are the sheep that
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  Speaker 1: feed on them? Men, these hills are Immanuels, and the
• 1:21:27
  Speaker 1: sheep are his too, And he laid down his life
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  Speaker 1: for them. Christian, Is this the way to the celestial city? Men?
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  Speaker 1: You are on the right road? Christian? How far is it? Men?
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  Speaker 1: Too far for all but those that shall get there
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  Speaker 1: into good truth? Christian? Is the way safe? Men? Safe
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  Speaker 1: for those for whom it is to be safe, But
• 1:21:58
  Speaker 1: the men of sin shall fall there? Christian? Is there
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  Speaker 1: a place of rest here for those that faint on
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  Speaker 1: the road? Men? The Lord of these hills gave us
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  Speaker 1: a charge to help those that came here, should they
• 1:22:12
  Speaker 1: be known to us or not. So all the good
• 1:22:14
  Speaker 1: things of the place are yours. Then I saw in
• 1:22:19
  Speaker 1: my dream that the men said, whence come you? And
• 1:22:22
  Speaker 1: by what means have you got so far? For but
• 1:22:25
  Speaker 1: few of those that set out come here to show
• 1:22:27
  Speaker 1: their face on these hills. So, when Christian and Hopeful
• 1:22:32
  Speaker 1: told their tale, the men cast a kind glance at
• 1:22:35
  Speaker 1: them and said, with joy, we greet you on the
• 1:22:38
  Speaker 1: delectable mountains. Their names were Knowledge, experience watchful and sincere.
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  Speaker 1: And they led Christian and Hopeful by the hand to
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  Speaker 1: their tents, and bade them eat of that which was there.
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  Speaker 1: And they soon went to their rest for the night.
• 1:22:55
  Speaker 1: When the morn broke, the men woke up Christian and
• 1:22:58
  Speaker 1: Hopeful and took them to a whence they saw a
• 1:23:01
  Speaker 1: bright view on all sides. Then they went with them
• 1:23:04
  Speaker 1: to the top of a high hill, the name of
• 1:23:06
  Speaker 1: which was Error. It was steep on the far side,
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  Speaker 1: and they bade them look down to the foot of it.
• 1:23:13
  Speaker 1: So Christian had Hopeful cast their eyes down and saw
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  Speaker 1: there some men who had lost their lives by a
• 1:23:20
  Speaker 1: fall from the top, men who had been made to air,
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  Speaker 1: for they had put their trust in false guides. Have
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  Speaker 1: you not heard of them? Said the men Christian, Yes,
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  Speaker 1: I have men. These are they, and to this day
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  Speaker 1: they have not been put in a tomb, but are
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  Speaker 1: left here to warn men to take good heed. How
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  Speaker 1: they come too near the brink of this hill. Then
• 1:23:44
  Speaker 1: I saw that they had led them to the top
• 1:23:46
  Speaker 1: of Mount Caution, and bade them look far off from
• 1:23:51
  Speaker 1: that style. They said, there goes a path to Doubting Castle,
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  Speaker 1: which is kept by giant Despair, and the men whom
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  Speaker 1: you see there came as you do now, till they
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  Speaker 1: got up to that stile, And as the right way
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  Speaker 1: was rough to walk in, they chose to go through
• 1:24:06
  Speaker 1: a field, and there Giant Despair took them and shut
• 1:24:10
  Speaker 1: them up in doubting castle, where they were kept in
• 1:24:13
  Speaker 1: the den for a while, till he at last sent
• 1:24:16
  Speaker 1: them out, quite blind, And there they are still at
• 1:24:21
  Speaker 1: this Christian gave a look at Hopeful, and they both
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  Speaker 1: burst out with sobs and tears, but yet said not
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  Speaker 1: a word. Then the four men took them up a
• 1:24:32
  Speaker 1: high hill, the name of which was clear that they
• 1:24:35
  Speaker 1: might see the gates of the celestial city with the
• 1:24:38
  Speaker 1: aid of a glass to look through, But their hands
• 1:24:41
  Speaker 1: shook so they could not see well. When Christian and
• 1:24:45
  Speaker 1: Hopeful thought they would move on, one of the men
• 1:24:47
  Speaker 1: gave them a note of the way, and the next
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  Speaker 1: experience by name bade them take heed that they slept
• 1:24:54
  Speaker 1: not on the enchanted ground, and the fourth bade them
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  Speaker 1: god speed. Now it was that I woke from my dream.
• 1:25:02
  Speaker 1: Then I slept and dreamt once more, and saw Christian
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  Speaker 1: and Hopeful go down near the foot of these hills
• 1:25:09
  Speaker 1: where lies the land of Conceit, which joins the way
• 1:25:12
  Speaker 1: to Mount Zion by a small lane. Here they met
• 1:25:16
  Speaker 1: a brisk lad whose name was Ignorance, to whom Christian said,
• 1:25:20
  Speaker 1: whence come you, and to what place do you go? Ignorance? Sir,
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  Speaker 1: I was born in the land that lies off there
• 1:25:27
  Speaker 1: on the left, and I wish to go to the
• 1:25:29
  Speaker 1: celestial city. Christian. How do you think to get in
• 1:25:33
  Speaker 1: at the gate, Ignorance, just as the rest of the
• 1:25:37
  Speaker 1: world do, Christian. But what have you to show at
• 1:25:42
  Speaker 1: that gate to pass you through it? Ignorance? I know
• 1:25:46
  Speaker 1: my Lord's will, and I've led a good life. I
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  Speaker 1: pay for all that I have. I give tithes and
• 1:25:51
  Speaker 1: give alms, and I have left my own land for
• 1:25:53
  Speaker 1: that to which I go now, Christian. But you came
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  Speaker 1: not in at the gait that is at the head
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  Speaker 1: of this way. You came in through a small lane,
• 1:26:04
  Speaker 1: so that I fear, though you may think well of
• 1:26:07
  Speaker 1: all you have done, that when the time shall come,
• 1:26:10
  Speaker 1: you will have this laid to your charge, that you
• 1:26:13
  Speaker 1: are a thief, and so you will not get in. Ignorance. Well,
• 1:26:19
  Speaker 1: since I know you not, you keep to your own creed,
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  Speaker 1: and I will keep to mine, and I hope all
• 1:26:25
  Speaker 1: will be well. And as for the gait that you
• 1:26:27
  Speaker 1: talk of, all the world knows that it is far
• 1:26:30
  Speaker 1: from our land. And I do not think that there
• 1:26:33
  Speaker 1: is a man in all our parts who does not
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  Speaker 1: so much as know the way to it. And I
• 1:26:37
  Speaker 1: see not what need there is that he should, since
• 1:26:40
  Speaker 1: we have, as you see, a fine green lane at
• 1:26:43
  Speaker 1: the next turn that comes down from our part of
• 1:26:45
  Speaker 1: the world. Christian said, in a low tone of voice,
• 1:26:49
  Speaker 1: to hopeful. There is more hope of a fool than
• 1:26:52
  Speaker 1: of him. Hopeful, let us pass on, if you will,
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  Speaker 1: and talk to him by and by when maybe he
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  Speaker 1: can bear it. End of section eight. Recording by Timothy Luke,
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  Speaker 1: Section nine of The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One Syllable.
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  Speaker 1: This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in
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  Speaker 1: the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please
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  Speaker 1: visit LibriVox dot org. Recording by Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's
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  Speaker 1: Progress and Words of One Syllable by Mary Godolphin, Section nine.
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  Speaker 1: So they went on, and ignorance trodden their steps a
• 1:27:40
  Speaker 1: short way from them, till they saw a road branch
• 1:27:42
  Speaker 1: off from the one they were in, and they knew
• 1:27:44
  Speaker 1: not which of the two to take. As they stood
• 1:27:47
  Speaker 1: to think of it, a man whose skin was black,
• 1:27:49
  Speaker 1: but who was clad in a white robe, came to
• 1:27:52
  Speaker 1: them and said, why do you stand here? They told
• 1:27:55
  Speaker 1: him that they were on their way to the celestial city,
• 1:27:58
  Speaker 1: but knew not which of the two roads to take.
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  Speaker 1: Come with me, then, said the man, for it is
• 1:28:03
  Speaker 1: there that I mean to go. So they went with him,
• 1:28:06
  Speaker 1: though it was clear that the road must have made
• 1:28:08
  Speaker 1: a bend, for they found they would soon turn their
• 1:28:11
  Speaker 1: backs on the celestial city. Ere long, Christian and Hopeful
• 1:28:15
  Speaker 1: were both caught in a net, and knew not what
• 1:28:18
  Speaker 1: to do. And with that the white robe fell off
• 1:28:21
  Speaker 1: the black man's back. Then they saw where they were.
• 1:28:25
  Speaker 1: So there they sat down and wept. Christian did not
• 1:28:30
  Speaker 1: one of the four men who kept guard on their
• 1:28:32
  Speaker 1: sheep tell us to take heed, lest flatterer should spread
• 1:28:36
  Speaker 1: a net for our feet. Hopeful, those men too gave
• 1:28:41
  Speaker 1: us a note of the way, But we have not
• 1:28:43
  Speaker 1: read it, and so have not kept in the right path.
• 1:28:47
  Speaker 1: Thus they lay in the net to weep and wail.
• 1:28:50
  Speaker 1: At last they saw a bright one come up to
• 1:28:52
  Speaker 1: them with a whip of fine cord in his hand,
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  Speaker 1: who said, what do you hear? Whence come you? They
• 1:28:58
  Speaker 1: told him that their wish was to go to Zion,
• 1:29:01
  Speaker 1: but that they had been led out of the way
• 1:29:03
  Speaker 1: by a black man with a white cloak on who,
• 1:29:05
  Speaker 1: as he was bound for the same place, said he
• 1:29:08
  Speaker 1: would show them the road. Then said he, it is
• 1:29:12
  Speaker 1: flatter or a false man who has put on the
• 1:29:14
  Speaker 1: garb of a bright one for a time. So he
• 1:29:18
  Speaker 1: rent the net and let the men out. Then he
• 1:29:21
  Speaker 1: bade them come with him, that he might set them
• 1:29:23
  Speaker 1: on the right way once more. He said, where were
• 1:29:27
  Speaker 1: you last night? Quoth they with the men who kept
• 1:29:31
  Speaker 1: watch of their sheep on the delectable mountains. Then said he,
• 1:29:36
  Speaker 1: but when you were at a stand, why did you
• 1:29:38
  Speaker 1: not read your note? They told him they had not
• 1:29:42
  Speaker 1: thought of it. Now I saw in my dream that
• 1:29:45
  Speaker 1: he bade them lie down and whipped them sore to
• 1:29:48
  Speaker 1: teach them the good way in which they should walk.
• 1:29:50
  Speaker 1: And he said, those whom I love I served thus.
• 1:29:54
  Speaker 1: So they gave him thanks for what he had taught them,
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  Speaker 1: and went on the right way up the hill with
• 1:29:59
  Speaker 1: a song of joy. At length they came to a land,
• 1:30:03
  Speaker 1: the air of which made men sleep, and here the
• 1:30:06
  Speaker 1: lids of Hopeful's eyes drop, and he said, let us
• 1:30:11
  Speaker 1: lie down here and take a nap. Christian, by no
• 1:30:16
  Speaker 1: means lest if we sleep, we wake no more Hopeful, Nay, friend, Christian,
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  Speaker 1: sleep is sweet to the man who has spent the
• 1:30:26
  Speaker 1: day in toil. Christian, do not call to mind that
• 1:30:30
  Speaker 1: one of the men who kept watch of the sheep
• 1:30:32
  Speaker 1: bade us take care of the enchanted ground. He meant
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  Speaker 1: by that that we should take heed, not to sleep.
• 1:30:39
  Speaker 1: So let us not sleep, but watch, Hopeful. I see
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  Speaker 1: I am in fault, Christian. Now then, to keep sleep
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  Speaker 1: from our eyes. I will ask you as we go,
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  Speaker 1: to tell me how you came at first to do
• 1:30:53
  Speaker 1: as you do now, Hopeful, Do you mean how came
• 1:30:57
  Speaker 1: I at first to look to the good of my soul? Christian? Yes, Hopeful.
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  Speaker 1: For a long time the things that were seen and
• 1:31:06
  Speaker 1: sold at Vanity Fair were a great joy to me. Christian.
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  Speaker 1: What things do you speak of, Hopeful? All the good
• 1:31:15
  Speaker 1: of this life, such as lies, oaths, drink in a word,
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  Speaker 1: love of self, and all that tend to kill the soul.
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  Speaker 1: But I heard from you and Faithful, that the end
• 1:31:26
  Speaker 1: of these things is death. Thus did they talk as
• 1:31:29
  Speaker 1: they went on their way. But I saw in my
• 1:31:31
  Speaker 1: dream that by this time Christian and Hopeful had got
• 1:31:34
  Speaker 1: through the enchanted ground and had come to the land
• 1:31:37
  Speaker 1: of Beulah, where the air is sweet. And as they
• 1:31:41
  Speaker 1: their way lay through this land, they made no haste
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  Speaker 1: to quit it, for here they heard the birds sing
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  Speaker 1: all day long, and the sun shone day and night.
• 1:31:52
  Speaker 1: The Valley of Death was on the left, and it
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  Speaker 1: was out of the reach of giant despair. Nor could
• 1:31:57
  Speaker 1: they from this place so much as see doubting castle.
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  Speaker 1: Now were they in sight of Zion, and here some
• 1:32:04
  Speaker 1: of the bright ones came to meet them. Here too,
• 1:32:07
  Speaker 1: they heard the voice of those who dwelt in Zion,
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  Speaker 1: and had a good view of this land of bliss,
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  Speaker 1: which was built of rare gems of all hues, and
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  Speaker 1: the streets were laid with gold, so that the rays
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  Speaker 1: of light which shone on Christian were too bright for
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  Speaker 1: him to bear, and he fell sick, and Hopeful had
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  Speaker 1: a fit of the same kind. So they lay by
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  Speaker 1: for a time and wept, for their joy was too
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  Speaker 1: much for them. At length, step by step they drew
• 1:32:35
  Speaker 1: near to Zion, and saw that the gates were flung back.
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  Speaker 1: A man stood in the way, to whom Christian had hopeful, said,
• 1:32:42
  Speaker 1: whose vines and crops are these? He told them they
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  Speaker 1: were the kings, and were put there to give joy
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  Speaker 1: to those who should go on the road. So he
• 1:32:50
  Speaker 1: bade them eet what fruit they chose, and took them
• 1:32:53
  Speaker 1: to see the king's walks where they slept. Now I
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  Speaker 1: saw in my dream that they spoke more in their
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  Speaker 1: sleep than they had done all the rest of the way.
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  Speaker 1: And I could but muse at this. But the man said,
• 1:33:07
  Speaker 1: why do you muse at it? The juice from the
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  Speaker 1: grapes of this vine is so sweet as to cause
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  Speaker 1: the lips of them that sleep to speak. I then
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  Speaker 1: saw that when they woke, they would fain go up
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  Speaker 1: to Zion. But as I said, the sun threw off
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  Speaker 1: such bright rays from the celestial city, which was built
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  Speaker 1: of pure gold, that they could not as yet look
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  Speaker 1: on it, save through a glass made for that end. Now,
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  Speaker 1: as they went they met with two men in white robes,
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  Speaker 1: and the face of each shone bright as the light.
• 1:33:40
  Speaker 1: These men said, whence come you? And when they had
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  Speaker 1: been told, they said, you have but one thing more
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  Speaker 1: to do, which is a hard one, and then you
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  Speaker 1: are in Zion. Christian and Hopeful did then beg of
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  Speaker 1: the two men to go with them, which they did,
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  Speaker 1: But said they, it is by your own faith that
• 1:34:01
  Speaker 1: you must gain it. Now TwixT them and the gate
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  Speaker 1: was a fierce stream which was broad and deep. It
• 1:34:08
  Speaker 1: had no bridge, and the mere sight of it did
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  Speaker 1: so stun Christian and Hopeful that they could not move.
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  Speaker 1: But the men who went with them said, you cannot
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  Speaker 1: come to the gate. But through this stream is there
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  Speaker 1: no way but this one to the gate, said poor Christian, Yes,
• 1:34:27
  Speaker 1: quoth they. But there have been but two men to
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  Speaker 1: wit enak in Elijah who have trod that path since
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  Speaker 1: the world was made. End of section nine. Recording by
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  Speaker 1: Timothy Luke. Section ten of The Pilgrim's Progress and Words
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  Speaker 1: of One Syllable. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox
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  Speaker 1: The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One Syllable by Marry Godolphin.
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  Speaker 1: Section ten. When Christian and Hopeful cast their eyes on
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  Speaker 1: the stream once more, they felt their hearts sink with fear,
• 1:35:17
  Speaker 1: and gave a look this way and that in much
• 1:35:20
  Speaker 1: dread of the waves. Yet through it lay the way
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  Speaker 1: to Zion. Is the stream all of one depth, said Christian.
• 1:35:28
  Speaker 1: He was told that it was not yet that in
• 1:35:31
  Speaker 1: that there was no help, for he would find the
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  Speaker 1: stream more or less deep, as he had faith in
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  Speaker 1: the king of the place. So they set foot on
• 1:35:40
  Speaker 1: the stream. But Christian gave a loud cry to his
• 1:35:43
  Speaker 1: good friend Hopeful, and said, the waves close round my head,
• 1:35:46
  Speaker 1: and I sink. Then said Hopeful, be of good cheer.
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  Speaker 1: My feet feel the bed of the stream, and it
• 1:35:52
  Speaker 1: is good. But Christian said, ah, Hopeful, the pains of
• 1:35:56
  Speaker 1: death have got hold of me. I shall not reach
• 1:35:59
  Speaker 1: the land that I longed for. And with that a
• 1:36:02
  Speaker 1: cloud came on his sight, so that he could not see.
• 1:36:06
  Speaker 1: Hopeful had much to do to keep Christian's head out
• 1:36:09
  Speaker 1: of the stream. Nay, at times he had quite sunk,
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  Speaker 1: and then in a while he would raise up half dead.
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  Speaker 1: Then said Hopeful, my friend, all this is sent to try.
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  Speaker 1: You will call to mind all that God has done
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  Speaker 1: for you, and live on him in your heart. At
• 1:36:28
  Speaker 1: these words, Hopeful saw that Christian was in deep thought
• 1:36:31
  Speaker 1: so he said to him, be of good cheer. Christ
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  Speaker 1: will make thee whole. Then Christian broke out with a
• 1:36:39
  Speaker 1: loud voice, Ho, I see him, and he speaks to
• 1:36:42
  Speaker 1: me and says, when you pass through the deep streams,
• 1:36:46
  Speaker 1: I will be with you. And now they both got strength,
• 1:36:50
  Speaker 1: and the stream was as still as a stone, so
• 1:36:53
  Speaker 1: that Christian felt the bed of it with his feet,
• 1:36:55
  Speaker 1: and he could walk through it. Thus they got to
• 1:36:58
  Speaker 1: the right bank, where the two men in right robes
• 1:37:00
  Speaker 1: stood to wait for them, and their clothes were left
• 1:37:03
  Speaker 1: in the stream. Now you must bear in mind that
• 1:37:06
  Speaker 1: Zion was on a steep hill. Yet did Christian and
• 1:37:09
  Speaker 1: Hopeful go up with ease and great speed, for they
• 1:37:13
  Speaker 1: had these two men to lead them by the arms.
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  Speaker 1: The hill stood in the sky, for the base of
• 1:37:19
  Speaker 1: it was there. So in sweet talk they went up
• 1:37:22
  Speaker 1: through the air. The bright ones told them of the
• 1:37:25
  Speaker 1: bliss of the place, which they said was such as
• 1:37:28
  Speaker 1: no tongues could tell, and that there they would see
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  Speaker 1: the tree of life and eat the fruit of it.
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  Speaker 1: When you come there, said they, white robes shall be
• 1:37:37
  Speaker 1: put on you, and your talk from day to day
• 1:37:40
  Speaker 1: shall be with the king. For all time there you
• 1:37:43
  Speaker 1: shall not see such things as you saw on earth,
• 1:37:46
  Speaker 1: to wit, care and want, and woe and death. You
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  Speaker 1: now go to be with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Christian
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  Speaker 1: and Hopeful. What must we do there? They said, You
• 1:37:59
  Speaker 1: will have rest for all your toil, and joy for
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  Speaker 1: all your grief. You will reap what you have sown,
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  Speaker 1: the fruit of all the tears you have shed for
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  Speaker 1: the King. By the way. In that place you will
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  Speaker 1: wear crowns of gold, and have at all times a
• 1:38:13
  Speaker 1: sight of him who sits on the throne. There you
• 1:38:16
  Speaker 1: shall serve him with love, with shouts of joy, and
• 1:38:19
  Speaker 1: with songs of praise. Now, while they thus drew up
• 1:38:22
  Speaker 1: to the gate, lo a host of saints came to
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  Speaker 1: meet them, to whom the two bright ones said, these
• 1:38:28
  Speaker 1: are men who felt love for our Lord, and when
• 1:38:31
  Speaker 1: they were in the world, and left all for his name,
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  Speaker 1: And he sent us to bring them far on their way,
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  Speaker 1: that they might go in and look on their Lord
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  Speaker 1: with joy. Then the whole host, with great shouts, came
• 1:38:45
  Speaker 1: round on all sides, as it were, to guard them,
• 1:38:48
  Speaker 1: so that is would seem to Christian and Hopeful, as
• 1:38:51
  Speaker 1: if all Zion had come down to meet them. Now,
• 1:38:54
  Speaker 1: when Christian and hopeful went in at the gate. A
• 1:38:57
  Speaker 1: great change took place in them, and they were clad
• 1:39:00
  Speaker 1: in robes that shone like gold. There were bright hosts
• 1:39:04
  Speaker 1: that came with harps and crowns, and they said to them,
• 1:39:07
  Speaker 1: come ye, and the joy of the Lord. And then
• 1:39:10
  Speaker 1: I heard all the bells and Zion ring. Now, just
• 1:39:14
  Speaker 1: as the gates were flung back for the men to
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  Speaker 1: pass in, I had sight of Zion, which shone like
• 1:39:20
  Speaker 1: the sun. The ground was of gold, and those that
• 1:39:23
  Speaker 1: dwelt there had love in their looks, crowns on their heads,
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  Speaker 1: and palms in their hands, and with one voice they
• 1:39:28
  Speaker 1: sent forth shouts of praise. But the gates were now
• 1:39:32
  Speaker 1: once more shot, and I could but wish that I
• 1:39:35
  Speaker 1: too had gone in to share this bliss. Then I woke,
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  Speaker 1: and lo it was a dream. End of the first part,
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  Speaker 1: end of section ten. Recording by Timothy Luke, Section eleven
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  Speaker 1: of The Pilgrim's Progress and words of one syllable. This
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  Speaker 1: is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the
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  Speaker 1: and Words of one syllable by Mary Godolphin, Section eleven.
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  Speaker 1: Once More, I had a dream, and it was this. Christiana,
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  Speaker 1: the wife of Christian, had been on her knees to pray,
• 1:40:30
  Speaker 1: and as she rose she heard a loud knock at
• 1:40:33
  Speaker 1: the door. If you come in God's name, she said,
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  Speaker 1: come in. Then I thought in my dream that a
• 1:40:40
  Speaker 1: form clad in robes as white as snow, threw back
• 1:40:43
  Speaker 1: the door and said peace be to this house. At
• 1:40:47
  Speaker 1: a sight so new to her, Christiana at first grew
• 1:40:51
  Speaker 1: pale with fear, but in a short time took heart
• 1:40:54
  Speaker 1: and told him she would fain know whence he came
• 1:40:58
  Speaker 1: and why. So he said that his name was secret,
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  Speaker 1: and that he dwelt with those that are on high.
• 1:41:05
  Speaker 1: Then said her guest, Christiana, here is a note for
• 1:41:09
  Speaker 1: thee which I have brought from Christian. So she took it,
• 1:41:13
  Speaker 1: broke the seal, and read these words, which were in gold,
• 1:41:17
  Speaker 1: to her, who was my dear wife, The King would
• 1:41:20
  Speaker 1: have you do as I have done, for that was
• 1:41:23
  Speaker 1: the way to come to this land and to dwell
• 1:41:25
  Speaker 1: with him in joy. When Christiana read this, she shed
• 1:41:31
  Speaker 1: tears and said to him who brought the note, Sir,
• 1:41:35
  Speaker 1: will you take me and my sons with you, that
• 1:41:37
  Speaker 1: we too may bow down to this king. But he
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  Speaker 1: said Christiana, joy is born of grief. Care must come first,
• 1:41:46
  Speaker 1: then bliss. To reach the land where I dwell, thou
• 1:41:50
  Speaker 1: must go through toils as well as scorn and taunts.
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  Speaker 1: But take the road that leads up to the field gate,
• 1:41:57
  Speaker 1: which stands in the head of the way, And I
• 1:41:59
  Speaker 1: wish you all good speed. I would have thee wear
• 1:42:03
  Speaker 1: this note in thy breast, that it may be read
• 1:42:05
  Speaker 1: by thee till thou must give it up at the
• 1:42:08
  Speaker 1: last gate that leads to the celestial city. Then Christiana
• 1:42:13
  Speaker 1: spoke to her boys and said, my sons, I have
• 1:42:17
  Speaker 1: of late been sad at the death of Christian, your
• 1:42:20
  Speaker 1: dear sire, But I feel sure now that it is
• 1:42:23
  Speaker 1: well with him, and that he dwells in the land
• 1:42:25
  Speaker 1: of life and peace. I have too felt deep grief
• 1:42:29
  Speaker 1: at the thoughts of my own state and yours, for
• 1:42:33
  Speaker 1: we were wrong to let our hearts grow cold and
• 1:42:35
  Speaker 1: turn a deaf ear to him in the time of
• 1:42:37
  Speaker 1: his woe, and hold back from him when he fled
• 1:42:40
  Speaker 1: from this city of destruction. The thought of these things
• 1:42:44
  Speaker 1: would kill me, were it not for a dream which
• 1:42:47
  Speaker 1: I had last night, and for what a guest who
• 1:42:49
  Speaker 1: came here at dawn is told me. So, come, my
• 1:42:53
  Speaker 1: dear ones, let us make our way at once to
• 1:42:56
  Speaker 1: the gate that leads to the celestial city, that we
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  Speaker 1: may see your sire and be there with him and
• 1:43:02
  Speaker 1: his friends. Then her first two sons burst out in
• 1:43:07
  Speaker 1: tears of joy that Christiana's heart was set that way. Now,
• 1:43:12
  Speaker 1: while they put things right to go, two friends of
• 1:43:15
  Speaker 1: Christiana's came up to her house and gave a knock
• 1:43:18
  Speaker 1: at the door. To them, she said, if you come
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  Speaker 1: in God's name, come in this mode of speech from
• 1:43:25
  Speaker 1: the lips of Christiana struck them as strange. Yet they
• 1:43:29
  Speaker 1: came in and said, pray, what do you mean by this?
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  Speaker 1: I mean to leave my home, said she to missus Timmeris,
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  Speaker 1: for that was the name of one of these friends, Timorus.
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  Speaker 1: To what end, pray, tell me Christiana, to go to
• 1:43:48
  Speaker 1: my dear Christian. And with that she wept timorous, Nay,
• 1:43:53
  Speaker 1: can it be so? Who or what has brought you
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  Speaker 1: to this state of mind? Christiana, Oh, my dear friend,
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  Speaker 1: If you did but know as much as I do,
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  Speaker 1: I doubt not that you would be glad to go
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  Speaker 1: with me, Timorous, pray, what new lore have you got
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  Speaker 1: hold of that draws your mind from your friends and
• 1:44:14
  Speaker 1: tempts you to go? No one knows where Christiana, I
• 1:44:21
  Speaker 1: dreamt last night that I saw Christian, Oh, that my
• 1:44:25
  Speaker 1: soul were with him. Now the prince of the place
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  Speaker 1: has sent for me through one who came to me
• 1:44:31
  Speaker 1: at sunrise and brought this note to bid me go there.
• 1:44:34
  Speaker 1: Read it. I pray you, timorous, Ah, how mad to
• 1:44:40
  Speaker 1: run such risks? You have heard, I am sure from
• 1:44:44
  Speaker 1: our friend Obstinate what Christian met on the way, for
• 1:44:47
  Speaker 1: he went with him yea, and pliable too, till they,
• 1:44:51
  Speaker 1: like wise men came back through fear. You heard how
• 1:44:55
  Speaker 1: he met with the beasts of prey and pollyon, what
• 1:44:58
  Speaker 1: he saw in the valley of the shap of death.
• 1:45:00
  Speaker 1: And more still, that makes my hair stand on end
• 1:45:03
  Speaker 1: to hear of think two of these four sweet boys,
• 1:45:07
  Speaker 1: who are your own flesh and bone. And though you
• 1:45:11
  Speaker 1: should be so rash as to wish to go, yet
• 1:45:14
  Speaker 1: for their sake, I pray you keep at home. But
• 1:45:19
  Speaker 1: Christiana said, tempt me not. I have now a chance
• 1:45:24
  Speaker 1: to put in my hand to get gain, And in truth.
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  Speaker 1: I should be a fool if I had not the
• 1:45:29
  Speaker 1: heart to grasp it. And these toils and snares that
• 1:45:33
  Speaker 1: you tell me of shall not keep me back. No,
• 1:45:36
  Speaker 1: they serve but to show me that I am in
• 1:45:38
  Speaker 1: the right care must first be felt, then joy. So,
• 1:45:43
  Speaker 1: since you came not to my house in God's name,
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  Speaker 1: as I said, I pray you to be gone and
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  Speaker 1: tempt me no more. Then Timourus said to Mercy, who
• 1:45:53
  Speaker 1: had come with her, let us leave her in her
• 1:45:55
  Speaker 1: own hands, since she scorns all that I say. But
• 1:45:59
  Speaker 1: Mercy thought that if her friend Christiana must be gone,
• 1:46:03
  Speaker 1: she would go part of the way with her to
• 1:46:05
  Speaker 1: help her. She took some thought too of her own soul,
• 1:46:09
  Speaker 1: for what Christiana had said had laid hold on her mind,
• 1:46:12
  Speaker 1: and she felt she must have some talk with this friend,
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  Speaker 1: and if she found that truth and life were in
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  Speaker 1: her words, she would join her with all her heart.
• 1:46:21
  Speaker 1: So Mercy said to Timris, I came with you to
• 1:46:25
  Speaker 1: see Christiana. And since on this day she takes leave
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  Speaker 1: of the town, I think the least I can do
• 1:46:31
  Speaker 1: would be to walk a short way with her to
• 1:46:33
  Speaker 1: help her on. But the rest she kept from Timorous.
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  Speaker 1: Timorous well I see you have a mind to play
• 1:46:42
  Speaker 1: the fool too, But take heed in good time and
• 1:46:45
  Speaker 1: be wise. So missus Timmeris went to her own house,
• 1:46:49
  Speaker 1: and Christiana, with her four boys and Mercy went on
• 1:46:52
  Speaker 1: their way. Mercy said to Christiana, I take this as
• 1:46:58
  Speaker 1: a great boon that you should set foot out of
• 1:47:00
  Speaker 1: doors to start me on my way. Then said young Mercy,
• 1:47:04
  Speaker 1: for she was quite young. If I thought it would
• 1:47:08
  Speaker 1: be good to join you, I would not go back
• 1:47:10
  Speaker 1: at all to the town. Christiana. Well, Mercy, cast your
• 1:47:15
  Speaker 1: lot in with mine. I know what will be the
• 1:47:18
  Speaker 1: end of our toils. Christian is where he would not
• 1:47:21
  Speaker 1: fail to be for all the gold in the minds
• 1:47:24
  Speaker 1: of Spain. Nor shall you be sent back, though there
• 1:47:28
  Speaker 1: be no one but I to ask it for you.
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  Speaker 1: For the king who has sent me and my boys
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  Speaker 1: is one who turns not from those who seek him.
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  Speaker 1: If you like, I will hire you, and you shall
• 1:47:39
  Speaker 1: go as my maid, and yet shall share all things
• 1:47:42
  Speaker 1: with me so that you do. But go, Mercy, But
• 1:47:48
  Speaker 1: how do I know that I shall be let in?
• 1:47:51
  Speaker 1: If I thought I should have help from him from
• 1:47:53
  Speaker 1: whom all help comes, I would make no pause, but
• 1:47:56
  Speaker 1: would go at once let the way be as rough
• 1:47:58
  Speaker 1: as it might, Christiana, Well, Mercy, I will tell you
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  Speaker 1: what I would have you do. Go with me as
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  Speaker 1: far as to the field gate, and there I will ask.
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  Speaker 1: And if no hopes should be held out to you
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  Speaker 1: by him who keeps the gate, you can but go
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  Speaker 1: back to your home. Mercy. Well, I will go with you,
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  Speaker 1: and the Lord grant that my lot may be cast
• 1:48:25
  Speaker 1: to dwell in the land for which my heart yearns.
• 1:48:29
  Speaker 1: Christiana then felt glad that she had a friend to
• 1:48:32
  Speaker 1: join her, and that her friend should have so great
• 1:48:35
  Speaker 1: a care for her soul. So they went on their way.
• 1:48:39
  Speaker 1: But the face of Mercy wore so sad a man
• 1:48:43
  Speaker 1: that Christiana said to her, what ails you? Why do
• 1:48:47
  Speaker 1: you weep? Mercy? Oh, who could but weep to think
• 1:48:52
  Speaker 1: of the state of my poor friends near and dear
• 1:48:54
  Speaker 1: to me? And are had town? Christiana, you feel for
• 1:49:00
  Speaker 1: your friends as my good Christian did for me when
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  Speaker 1: he left me, For it went to his heart to
• 1:49:05
  Speaker 1: find that I would not see these things in the
• 1:49:09
  Speaker 1: same light as he did. And now you, I and
• 1:49:13
  Speaker 1: these dear boys reap the fruits of all his woes.
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  Speaker 1: I hope, Mercy, these tears of yours will not be
• 1:49:20
  Speaker 1: shed in vain, for he who could not lie has
• 1:49:23
  Speaker 1: said that they who so in tears shall reap in joy. Now,
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  Speaker 1: when Christiana came up to the slough of Despond, she
• 1:49:32
  Speaker 1: and her sons made a stand, and Christiana told them
• 1:49:36
  Speaker 1: that this was the place in which her dear Christian fell.
• 1:49:40
  Speaker 1: But Mercy said, come, let us try. All we have
• 1:49:45
  Speaker 1: to do is to keep the steps well in view.
• 1:49:48
  Speaker 1: Yet Christiana made a slip or two in the mud.
• 1:49:51
  Speaker 1: But at last they got through the slew, and then
• 1:49:55
  Speaker 1: they heard a voice say to them, Blessed is she
• 1:49:58
  Speaker 1: who has faith, for though those things which were told
• 1:50:01
  Speaker 1: her of the Lord shall come to pass. End of
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  Speaker 1: section eleven. Recording by Timothy Luke, Section twelve of The
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  Speaker 1: Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One Syllable. This is a
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  Speaker 1: Recording by Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of
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  Speaker 1: One Syllable by Mary Godolphin, Section twelve. So now they
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  Speaker 1: went once more, and Mercy said, HADRAI as good grounds
• 1:50:46
  Speaker 1: to hope to get in at the gate as you have,
• 1:50:48
  Speaker 1: I think no slew of despond would keep me back.
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  Speaker 1: Well said Christiana. You know you're sore, and I know mine,
• 1:50:57
  Speaker 1: and hard toil. It will be for both of us
• 1:50:59
  Speaker 1: to get to the end of the way. For how
• 1:51:02
  Speaker 1: can we think that they who set out on a
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  Speaker 1: scheme of so much bliss should steer clear of frights
• 1:51:08
  Speaker 1: and fears on their way to that bright born in
• 1:51:10
  Speaker 1: which is their aim to reach. When they came to
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  Speaker 1: the gate, it took them some time to make out
• 1:51:17
  Speaker 1: a plan of what they should say to him who
• 1:51:19
  Speaker 1: stood there. And as Mercy was not so old as
• 1:51:22
  Speaker 1: her friend, she said, it must rest with Christiana to
• 1:51:26
  Speaker 1: speak for all of them. So she gave a knock,
• 1:51:29
  Speaker 1: and then, like Christian, two more, But no one came.
• 1:51:35
  Speaker 1: Now they heard the fierce spark of a dog, which
• 1:51:38
  Speaker 1: made them shake with fear. Nor did they dare for
• 1:51:41
  Speaker 1: a while to knock a third time, lest the dog
• 1:51:45
  Speaker 1: should fly at them. So they were put to their
• 1:51:48
  Speaker 1: wits end to know what to do to knock. They
• 1:51:51
  Speaker 1: did not dare, for fear of the dog, to go back.
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  Speaker 1: They did not dare lest he who kept that the
• 1:51:58
  Speaker 1: gates should see them as they were and might not
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  Speaker 1: like it. At last they gave a knock four times
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  Speaker 1: as loud as the first. Then he who stood at
• 1:52:09
  Speaker 1: the gate, said, who is there? The dog was heard
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  Speaker 1: to bark no more, and the gate swung wide for
• 1:52:15
  Speaker 1: them to come in. Christiana sank on her knees and said,
• 1:52:19
  Speaker 1: let not our lord be wroth that we have made
• 1:52:22
  Speaker 1: this loud noise at his gate. At this he said,
• 1:52:26
  Speaker 1: whence come you? And what is it that you would
• 1:52:28
  Speaker 1: have quoth Christiana, We are come from the town. Whence
• 1:52:33
  Speaker 1: Christian came to beg to be let in at this gate,
• 1:52:37
  Speaker 1: that we may go on our way to the celestial city.
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  Speaker 1: I was once the wife of Christian, who now is
• 1:52:44
  Speaker 1: in the land of bliss. With that, he who kept
• 1:52:48
  Speaker 1: the gate threw up his arms and said, what is
• 1:52:51
  Speaker 1: she on her road to the celestial city, who but
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  Speaker 1: a short time since did hate the life of that place.
• 1:52:58
  Speaker 1: Then Christiana bent her head and said, yes, and so
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  Speaker 1: are these my dear sons. So he took her by
• 1:53:07
  Speaker 1: the hand and led her in, And when her four
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  Speaker 1: sons had gone through, he shut the gate. This done,
• 1:53:14
  Speaker 1: he said to a man hard by sound the horn
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  Speaker 1: for joy. But now that Christiana was safe through the
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  Speaker 1: gate with her boys. She thought it time to speak
• 1:53:25
  Speaker 1: a word for Mercy. So she said, my Lord, I
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  Speaker 1: have a friend who stands at the gate, who has
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  Speaker 1: come here with the same trust that I did, one
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  Speaker 1: whose heart is said to think that she comes, it
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  Speaker 1: may be when she is not sent. For while I
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  Speaker 1: had word from Christian's king to come, the time did
• 1:53:47
  Speaker 1: so lag with poor Mercy while she stood to be
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  Speaker 1: let in. That though it was but a short space,
• 1:53:53
  Speaker 1: yet through fear and doubt did it seem to her
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  Speaker 1: like an hour at least. And Christiana could not say
• 1:54:00
  Speaker 1: or for Mercy to him who kept the gate, for
• 1:54:02
  Speaker 1: the knox, which came so fast, and were at last
• 1:54:07
  Speaker 1: so loud that they made Christiana start. Then he said,
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  Speaker 1: who is there? Quoth Christiana. It is my friend. So
• 1:54:18
  Speaker 1: he threw back the gate to look out. But Mercy
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  Speaker 1: was in a swoon from the fear that she should
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  Speaker 1: not be let in. Then he took her by the
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  Speaker 1: hand and said, fear not, stand firm on thy feet
• 1:54:31
  Speaker 1: and tell me whence thou art come? And for what end? Mercy?
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  Speaker 1: I do not come as my friend Christiana does, for
• 1:54:40
  Speaker 1: I was not sent for by the king and I
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  Speaker 1: fear I am too bold. Yet if there is grace
• 1:54:45
  Speaker 1: to share, I pray THEE let me share it. Then
• 1:54:49
  Speaker 1: he took her once more by the hand and led
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  Speaker 1: her in, and said, all may come in who put
• 1:54:54
  Speaker 1: their trust in me. Let the means be what they
• 1:54:57
  Speaker 1: may that brought him here. Then he told those that
• 1:55:01
  Speaker 1: stood by to bring her some mirror, and in a
• 1:55:03
  Speaker 1: while she got well. Now I saw in my dream
• 1:55:07
  Speaker 1: that he spoke good words to Mercy Christiana and her boys,
• 1:55:11
  Speaker 1: so as to make glad their hearts. And he took
• 1:55:14
  Speaker 1: them up to the top of the gate, where he
• 1:55:16
  Speaker 1: left them for a while. And Christiana said, oh, my
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  Speaker 1: dear friend, how glad I am that we have all
• 1:55:22
  Speaker 1: got in Mercy. So you may well be, But most
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  Speaker 1: of all I have cause for joy. Christiana. I thought
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  Speaker 1: at one time, as I stood at the gate, and
• 1:55:34
  Speaker 1: none came to me, that all our pains had been
• 1:55:36
  Speaker 1: lost Mercy. But my worst fears came when I saw
• 1:55:42
  Speaker 1: him who kept the gate, Grant you your wish and
• 1:55:44
  Speaker 1: take no heed of me. And this brought to my
• 1:55:48
  Speaker 1: mind the two who ground at the same mill, and
• 1:55:51
  Speaker 1: how I was the one who was left. And I
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  Speaker 1: found it hard not to cry out, I am lost.
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  Speaker 1: I am lost, Christiana. I thought you would have come
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  Speaker 1: in by rude force. Mercy, ah me, you saw that
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  Speaker 1: the door was shut on me, and that a fierce
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  Speaker 1: hound was not far off, who with so faint a
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  Speaker 1: heart as mine, would not give loud knocks with all
• 1:56:15
  Speaker 1: her might? But pray, what said my lord at this
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  Speaker 1: rude noise? Was he not wroth with me? Christiana? When
• 1:56:25
  Speaker 1: he heard your loud thumps at the door, he gave
• 1:56:27
  Speaker 1: a smile. And to my mind what you did would
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  Speaker 1: seem to please him well. But it is hard to
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  Speaker 1: guess why he keeps such a dog. Had I known
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  Speaker 1: of it, I fear I should not have had the
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  Speaker 1: wish to come. But now we are in, we are safe,
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  Speaker 1: and I am glad with all my heart. One of
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  Speaker 1: Christiana's boys said, pray, ask to have a chain put
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  Speaker 1: on the dog, for it will bite us when we go. Hence,
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  Speaker 1: then he who kept the gate came down to them
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  Speaker 1: once more, and Mercy fell with her face to the ground,
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  Speaker 1: and said, oh, let me bless and praise the Lord
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  Speaker 1: with my lips. So he said to her, peace be
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  Speaker 1: to thee. Stand up, But she would not rise till
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  Speaker 1: she heard from him why he kept so fierce a
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  Speaker 1: dog in the yard? In truth, said he. It is
• 1:57:12
  Speaker 1: kept from no good will to me or mine, but
• 1:57:15
  Speaker 1: to cause those who come here to turn back from
• 1:57:17
  Speaker 1: my gait by the sound of its voice. But hadst
• 1:57:20
  Speaker 1: thou known more of me, thou wouldst have felt fear
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  Speaker 1: of a dog. The poor man who goes from door
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  Speaker 1: to door will, for the sake of alms run the
• 1:57:28
  Speaker 1: risk of a bite from a cur And shall a
• 1:57:31
  Speaker 1: dog keep thee from me? Mercy? I spoke of what
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  Speaker 1: I knew not, But Lord, I know that thou dost
• 1:57:40
  Speaker 1: all things well. Then Christiana rose as if she would
• 1:57:44
  Speaker 1: go on her way. So he fed them and set
• 1:57:47
  Speaker 1: them in the right path, as he had done to Christian.
• 1:57:50
  Speaker 1: And as they went Christiana sang, a hem, we turn
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  Speaker 1: our hearts to joy and our fears to faith. They
• 1:58:00
  Speaker 1: had not gone far when they saw some fruit trees,
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  Speaker 1: the boughs of which hung from the top of a
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  Speaker 1: wall that was built around the grounds of him who
• 1:58:08
  Speaker 1: kept the fierce hound. And at times those that came
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  Speaker 1: that way would eat them to their cost. So as
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  Speaker 1: they were ripe, Christiana's boys threw them down and ate
• 1:58:18
  Speaker 1: some of them though Christiana chid them for it, she
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  Speaker 1: said that fruit is not ours, but she knew not
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  Speaker 1: then whose it was. Still the boys would eat of it. Now,
• 1:58:30
  Speaker 1: when they had gone but a bow shot from the place,
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  Speaker 1: they saw two men who, with bold looks, came fast
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  Speaker 1: down the hill to meet them. With that, Christiana and
• 1:58:40
  Speaker 1: her friend Mercy drew down their veils and so kept
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  Speaker 1: on their way, and the boys went on first. Then
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  Speaker 1: the men came up to them, but Christiana said, stand back,
• 1:58:51
  Speaker 1: or go buy in peace as you would. Yet they
• 1:58:54
  Speaker 1: took no more heed of her words than if they
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  Speaker 1: had been deaf. Christiana, who did not like their looks, said,
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  Speaker 1: we are in haste and cannot stay. Our work is
• 1:59:04
  Speaker 1: a work of life and death. With that, she and
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  Speaker 1: the rest made a fresh move to pass, but the
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  Speaker 1: men would not let them. So with one voice, they
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  Speaker 1: all set up a loud cry. Now, as they were
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  Speaker 1: not far from the held gate, they were heard from
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  Speaker 1: that place, and some of those in the lodge came
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  Speaker 1: out in haste to catch these bad men, when they
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  Speaker 1: soon leapt the wall and got safe to the grounds
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  Speaker 1: where the dog was kept. End of section twelve. Recording
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke. Section thirteen of The Pilgrim's Progress in
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  Speaker 1: Words of One Syllable. This is a LibriVox recording. All
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  Speaker 1: Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One Syllable
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  Speaker 1: by Mary Godolphin, sectioned thirteen. Reliever, how was it that,
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  Speaker 1: when you were at the gate you did not ask
• 2:00:11
  Speaker 1: him who stood there to take you on your way
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  Speaker 1: and guard you from harm. Had you done so, you
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  Speaker 1: would not have gone through these frights, for he would
• 2:00:18
  Speaker 1: have been sure to grant you your wish. Christiana, Ah, Sir.
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  Speaker 1: The joy we felt when we were let in drove
• 2:00:26
  Speaker 1: from our thoughts all fears to come. And how could
• 2:00:28
  Speaker 1: we think that such bad men could lurk in such
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  Speaker 1: a place as that? True, it would have been well
• 2:00:34
  Speaker 1: for us if we had thought to ask him. But
• 2:00:37
  Speaker 1: since our Lord knew it would be for our good,
• 2:00:39
  Speaker 1: how came it to pass that he did not send
• 2:00:42
  Speaker 1: some one with us? Reliever? You did not ask. When
• 2:00:47
  Speaker 1: the want of a thing is felt, that which we
• 2:00:49
  Speaker 1: wish for is worth all the more. Christiana. Shall we
• 2:00:53
  Speaker 1: go back to my Lord and tell him we wish
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  Speaker 1: we had been more wise, and ask for a guard reliever.
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  Speaker 1: Go back, you need not, for in no place where
• 2:01:03
  Speaker 1: you go will you find a want at all. When
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  Speaker 1: he had said this, he took his leave, and the
• 2:01:09
  Speaker 1: rest went on their way. Mercy, what a blank is here?
• 2:01:16
  Speaker 1: I made sure we had been past all risk, and
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  Speaker 1: that we should see no more care. Christiana, your youth
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  Speaker 1: may plead for you, my friend, and screen you from blame.
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  Speaker 1: But as for me, my fault is so much the worse,
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  Speaker 1: and so far as I knew that what would take
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  Speaker 1: place ere I came out of my door, Mercy. But
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  Speaker 1: how could you know this? Ere you set out, Christiana?
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  Speaker 1: Why I tell you? One night, as I lay in bed,
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  Speaker 1: I had a dream in which I saw the whole
• 2:01:48
  Speaker 1: scene as it took place just now. By this time, Christiana,
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  Speaker 1: Mercy and the four boys had come to the house
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  Speaker 1: of Interpreter. Now, when they drew near to the door,
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  Speaker 1: they heard the sound of Christristianna's name, for the news
• 2:02:02
  Speaker 1: of her flight had made a great stir, but they
• 2:02:04
  Speaker 1: knew not that she stood at the door. At last,
• 2:02:09
  Speaker 1: she gave a knock, as she had done at the gate.
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  Speaker 1: When there came to the door a young maid, Innocent
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  Speaker 1: by name, Innocent, with whom would you speak in this place? Christiana?
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  Speaker 1: As we heard that this is a place of rest
• 2:02:26
  Speaker 1: for those that go by the way, we pray that
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  Speaker 1: we may be let in, for the day, as you see,
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  Speaker 1: is far spent, and we are loath to go on
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  Speaker 1: by night. Innocent, pray, what is your name? That I
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  Speaker 1: may tell it to my lord Christiana. My name is Christiana.
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  Speaker 1: I was the wife of Christian, who sometime since came
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  Speaker 1: by this way, and these are his four sons. Innocent
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  Speaker 1: then ran in and said to those there, can you
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  Speaker 1: guess who is at the door? There are Christiana, her
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  Speaker 1: boys and her friend. So they leapt for joy and
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  Speaker 1: went to tell it to their lord, who came to
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  Speaker 1: the door, and said, art thou that Christiana, whom Christian
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  Speaker 1: left in the town of Destruction when he set out
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  Speaker 1: for the celestial city. Christiana? I am she, and my
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  Speaker 1: heart was so hard as to slight his woes and
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  Speaker 1: leave him to make his way as he could. And
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  Speaker 1: these are his four sons. But I too, am come,
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  Speaker 1: for I feel sure that no way is right. But
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  Speaker 1: this interpreter, but why do you stand at the door?
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  Speaker 1: Come in. It was but just now that we spoke
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  Speaker 1: of you, for we heard that you were on your way. Come,
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  Speaker 1: my dear boys, come in, Come my sweet maid. Come in.
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  Speaker 1: So he took them to the house and bade them
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  Speaker 1: sit down and rest. All in the house wore a
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  Speaker 1: smile of joy to think that Christiana was on her
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  Speaker 1: way to the celestial city. And they were glad to
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  Speaker 1: see the young ones walk in God's ways, and gave
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  Speaker 1: them a kind of clasp of the hand to show
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  Speaker 1: their good will. They said soft words too, to mercy,
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  Speaker 1: and bade them all be at their ease to fill
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  Speaker 1: up the time till they could sup interpreter took them
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  Speaker 1: to see all those things that had been shown to Christian.
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  Speaker 1: This done, they were led to a room in which
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  Speaker 1: stood a man with a prong in his hand, who
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  Speaker 1: could look no way but down on the ground. And
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  Speaker 1: there stood one with a crown in his hand, which
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  Speaker 1: she said he would give him for his prong. Yet
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  Speaker 1: the first man did not look up, but went on
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  Speaker 1: to rake the straws, dust and stalks which lay on
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  Speaker 1: the floor. Then said Christiana, I think I know what
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  Speaker 1: this means. It is a sketch of a man of
• 2:04:43
  Speaker 1: this world, is it not good? Sir, Interpreter, thou art right,
• 2:04:49
  Speaker 1: and his prong shows that his mind is of the earth,
• 2:04:51
  Speaker 1: and that he thinks life in the next world is
• 2:04:54
  Speaker 1: a mere song. Take note that he does not so
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  Speaker 1: much as look up and straws still and dust with
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  Speaker 1: most are the great things to live.
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  Speaker 2: For.
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  Speaker 1: At that, Christiana and Mercy wept and said, ah, yes,
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  Speaker 1: it is too true. Interpreter then took them to a
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  Speaker 1: room where were a hen and her chicks, and bade
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  Speaker 1: them look well at them for a while. So one
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  Speaker 1: of the chicks went to the trough to drink, and
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  Speaker 1: each time she drank, would she lift up her head
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  Speaker 1: and her eyes to the sky. See, said he, what
• 2:05:30
  Speaker 1: this bird does, and learn of her, to know whence
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  Speaker 1: all good comes, and to give to the Lord who
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  Speaker 1: dwells on high the praise and thanks for it. Look
• 2:05:40
  Speaker 1: once more and see all the ways that the hen
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  Speaker 1: has with her young brood. There is her call that
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  Speaker 1: goes on all day long, and there is her call
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  Speaker 1: that comes but now and then she has a third
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  Speaker 1: call to shield them with her wings. And her fourth
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  Speaker 1: is a loud cry, which she gives when she spies
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  Speaker 1: a foe. Now, said he set her ways by the
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  Speaker 1: side of your kings, and the ways of these chicks,
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  Speaker 1: by the side of those who love to do his will.
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  Speaker 1: And then you will see what I mean, For he
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  Speaker 1: has a way to walk in with his saints. By
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  Speaker 1: the call that comes all day he gives, not by
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  Speaker 1: a call that is rare. He is sure to have
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  Speaker 1: some good to give. Then there is a call too
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  Speaker 1: for those that would come to his wings, which he
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  Speaker 1: spreads out to shield them. And he has a cry
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  Speaker 1: to warn men from those who might hurt their souls.
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  Speaker 1: I choose scenes from real life, as they are not
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  Speaker 1: too hard for you to grasp when I fit them
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  Speaker 1: to your own case. And it is the love I
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  Speaker 1: have for your souls that prompts me to show you
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  Speaker 1: these things. Christiana, pray, let us see some more. Interpreter.
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  Speaker 1: Then took them to his field, which was sown with
• 2:06:54
  Speaker 1: wheat and corn. But when they came to look, the
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  Speaker 1: ears were cut off, and there was not but the
• 2:07:00
  Speaker 1: straw left. Interpreter. What shall we do with the crop, Christiana,
• 2:07:06
  Speaker 1: Burn some and use the rest to dress the ground
• 2:07:09
  Speaker 1: with Interpreter. Fruit, you see is the thing you look for,
• 2:07:14
  Speaker 1: and for want of that, you cast off the whole crop.
• 2:07:18
  Speaker 1: Take heed that in this you do not steal your
• 2:07:21
  Speaker 1: own doom. For by fruit I mean works. Now, when
• 2:07:26
  Speaker 1: they came back to the house, the meal was not
• 2:07:29
  Speaker 1: yet spread. So did Christiana bag of interpreter to show
• 2:07:33
  Speaker 1: or tell them some more things. Interpreter so much. The
• 2:07:38
  Speaker 1: more strong a man's health is, so much the more
• 2:07:41
  Speaker 1: prone is he to sin. The more fat the sow is,
• 2:07:45
  Speaker 1: the more she loves the mire. It is not so
• 2:07:48
  Speaker 1: hard to set up a night or two as to
• 2:07:50
  Speaker 1: watch for a whole year, just as it is not
• 2:07:53
  Speaker 1: so hard to start well as it is to hold
• 2:07:56
  Speaker 1: out to the end. One leak will sink a ship,
• 2:08:00
  Speaker 1: and one sin will kill a man's soul. If a
• 2:08:04
  Speaker 1: man would live well, let him keep his last day
• 2:08:07
  Speaker 1: in mind. Now, when Christiana, Mercy and the boys had
• 2:08:12
  Speaker 1: all had a good night's rest, they rose with the
• 2:08:15
  Speaker 1: sun and made a move to leave. But Interpreter told
• 2:08:18
  Speaker 1: them to wait awhile, for said he you must go
• 2:08:21
  Speaker 1: hence in due form, such as is the rule of
• 2:08:24
  Speaker 1: the house. Then he told Innocent to take them to
• 2:08:28
  Speaker 1: the bath, and there washed the dust from them. This done,
• 2:08:32
  Speaker 1: they came forth fresh and strong, and, as Interpreter said,
• 2:08:36
  Speaker 1: fair is the moon. Next he told those near him
• 2:08:40
  Speaker 1: to bring the seal, and when it was brought, he
• 2:08:44
  Speaker 1: set his mark on them, that they might be known
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  Speaker 1: in each place where they went. End of section thirteen.
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  Speaker 1: Recording by Timothy Luke, Section fourteen of The Pilgrim's Progress
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  Speaker 1: and Words of One Syllable. This is a Liberalvox recording.
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One
• 2:09:21
  Speaker 1: Syllable by Mary Godolphin. Section fourteen. Then said, Interpreter bring
• 2:09:28
  Speaker 1: vests for them, and they were clad in robes as
• 2:09:31
  Speaker 1: white as snow, so that it made each start to
• 2:09:34
  Speaker 1: see the rest shine so bright a light. Interpreter then
• 2:09:38
  Speaker 1: sent for one of his men, whose name was Great Heart,
• 2:09:41
  Speaker 1: and bade that he should be clad in a coat
• 2:09:43
  Speaker 1: of mail, with sword and shield, and that he should
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  Speaker 1: take them to a house, the name of which was Beautiful,
• 2:09:50
  Speaker 1: where they would rest. Then Interpreter took his leave of them,
• 2:09:54
  Speaker 1: with a good wish for each. So they went on
• 2:09:57
  Speaker 1: their way, and thus they sang, Oh, move me Lord,
• 2:10:01
  Speaker 1: to watch and pray from sin. My heart too clear
• 2:10:07
  Speaker 1: to take my cross up day by day and serve
• 2:10:12
  Speaker 1: the Lord with fear. They came next to the place
• 2:10:17
  Speaker 1: where Christian's load had been lost in the tomb. Here
• 2:10:20
  Speaker 1: they made a pause and gave thanks to him who
• 2:10:22
  Speaker 1: laid down his life to save theirs. So now they
• 2:10:26
  Speaker 1: went up the hill, which was so steep that the
• 2:10:29
  Speaker 1: toil made Christiana pant for breath. How can we doubt,
• 2:10:34
  Speaker 1: said she, that they who love rest more than their souls,
• 2:10:38
  Speaker 1: would choose some way on which they could go with
• 2:10:41
  Speaker 1: more ease than this. Then Mercy said, come, what may
• 2:10:45
  Speaker 1: I must rest for a while, And James, who was
• 2:10:49
  Speaker 1: the least of the boys, gave way to tears. Come, Come,
• 2:10:54
  Speaker 1: said great heart, sit not down here, for there is
• 2:10:57
  Speaker 1: a seat near us put there by the Prince. With
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  Speaker 1: this he took the young child by the hand and
• 2:11:04
  Speaker 1: led him to it, And they were all glad to
• 2:11:07
  Speaker 1: sit down and to be out of the heat of
• 2:11:09
  Speaker 1: the sun's rays. Then said Mercy, how sweet is rest
• 2:11:14
  Speaker 1: to them that work? And how good is the Prince
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  Speaker 1: to place this seat here, that such as we may
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  Speaker 1: rest of this spot. I have heard much, but let
• 2:11:23
  Speaker 1: us take heed that we sleep not for that wants
• 2:11:26
  Speaker 1: cost poor Christian. Dear then said mister Greatheart, Well, my
• 2:11:33
  Speaker 1: brave boys, how do you do? What do you think
• 2:11:36
  Speaker 1: of this hill?
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  Speaker 2: Sir?
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  Speaker 1: Said James. This hill beats me out of heart. And
• 2:11:43
  Speaker 1: I see now that what I have been told is true.
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  Speaker 1: The land of bliss is up steps. But still, sir,
• 2:11:50
  Speaker 1: it is worse to go downhill to death than uphill
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  Speaker 1: to life. You are a good boy, said great Heart.
• 2:12:00
  Speaker 1: This Mercy could but smile and made James blush. Christiana, come,
• 2:12:08
  Speaker 1: will you not drink of this flask and eat some
• 2:12:10
  Speaker 1: fruit while we sit here to rest? For mister interpreter
• 2:12:14
  Speaker 1: put these in my hand as I came out of
• 2:12:16
  Speaker 1: his door. Now, when they had sat there a while,
• 2:12:20
  Speaker 1: their guide said to them, the day runs on, and
• 2:12:23
  Speaker 1: if you think well of it, let us now go
• 2:12:26
  Speaker 1: on our way. So they all set out, the boys first,
• 2:12:30
  Speaker 1: then the rest. But they had not gone far when
• 2:12:33
  Speaker 1: Christiana found she had left the flask, so she sent
• 2:12:38
  Speaker 1: James back to fetch it. Mercy, I think this is
• 2:12:43
  Speaker 1: the place where Christian lost his scroll. How is this,
• 2:12:47
  Speaker 1: sir great Heart? We may trace it to two things.
• 2:12:52
  Speaker 1: One is sleep, and one is that you cease to
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  Speaker 1: think of that which you cease to want. And when
• 2:12:58
  Speaker 1: you lose sight of a boon, you might lose sight
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  Speaker 1: of him who grants it, and the joy of it
• 2:13:04
  Speaker 1: will end in tears. By and by they came to
• 2:13:08
  Speaker 1: a small mound with a post on it, where these
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  Speaker 1: words were cut. Let him who sees this post take
• 2:13:17
  Speaker 1: heed of his heart and his tongue that they be
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  Speaker 1: not false. Then they went on till they came up
• 2:13:24
  Speaker 1: to two large beasts of prey. Now great Heart was
• 2:13:28
  Speaker 1: a strong man, so he had no fear. But their
• 2:13:32
  Speaker 1: fierce looks made the boys start, and they all clung
• 2:13:35
  Speaker 1: round great Heart. How now, my boys, you march on first,
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  Speaker 1: as brave as can be when there is no cause
• 2:13:43
  Speaker 1: for fear. But when a test of your strength comes,
• 2:13:46
  Speaker 1: you shrink. Now, when great Heart drew his sword to
• 2:13:50
  Speaker 1: force away, there came up one giant grim, who said,
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  Speaker 1: in a gruff voice, what right have you to come here?
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  Speaker 1: Great Heart? These folk are on their way to the
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  Speaker 1: celestial city, and this is the road they shall go
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  Speaker 1: in spite of thee and the wild beasts. Grim, this
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  Speaker 1: is not their way, nor shall they go on it.
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  Speaker 1: I am come forth to stop them, and to that
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  Speaker 1: end will back the wild beasts. Now, to say the truth,
• 2:14:20
  Speaker 1: So fierce were these beasts, and so grim the looks
• 2:14:23
  Speaker 1: of them, that the road was grown with weeds and
• 2:14:25
  Speaker 1: grass from want of use. And still Grim bade them turn,
• 2:14:31
  Speaker 1: for said he you shall not pass. But their guide
• 2:14:36
  Speaker 1: came up and struck so hard at him with his
• 2:14:38
  Speaker 1: sword as to force him to fall back. Giant Grim,
• 2:14:43
  Speaker 1: will you slay me on my own ground? Great Heart?
• 2:14:49
  Speaker 1: It is the King's highway on which we stand, and
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  Speaker 1: in his way it is that you have put these beasts.
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  Speaker 1: But these who are in my charge, though weak, shall
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  Speaker 1: hold in spite of all. And with that he dealt
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  Speaker 1: him a blow that brought him to the ground. So
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  Speaker 1: Giant Grim was slain. Then Great Heart said, come now
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  Speaker 1: with me, and you shall take no harm from the
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  Speaker 1: two beasts. So they went by, but shook from head
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  Speaker 1: to foot at the mere sight of their teeth and claws.
• 2:15:23
  Speaker 1: At length they came in sight of the lodge, to
• 2:15:26
  Speaker 1: which they soon went up, but made the more haste
• 2:15:29
  Speaker 1: to get there as it grew dusk. So when they
• 2:15:32
  Speaker 1: were come to the gate, the guide gave a knock,
• 2:15:35
  Speaker 1: and the man at the lodge said, in a loud
• 2:15:37
  Speaker 1: voice who is there, great Heart? It is I, mister Watchful.
• 2:15:45
  Speaker 1: How now, mister great Heart, what has brought you here
• 2:15:48
  Speaker 1: at so late an hour? Then great Heart told him
• 2:15:53
  Speaker 1: that he had come with some friends on their way
• 2:15:55
  Speaker 1: to Zion. Mister Watchful, will you go in and day
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  Speaker 1: till the day dawns? Great Heart? No, I will go
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  Speaker 1: back to my lord to night. Christiana, Ah, Sir, I
• 2:16:09
  Speaker 1: know not how we can part with you, for it
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  Speaker 1: is to your stout heart that we owe our lives.
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  Speaker 1: You have fought for us, You have taught us what
• 2:16:18
  Speaker 1: is right, and your faith and your love have known
• 2:16:21
  Speaker 1: no bounds. Mercy, Oh, that we could have you for
• 2:16:26
  Speaker 1: our guide all the rest of the way. For how
• 2:16:29
  Speaker 1: can such weak folk as we hold out in a
• 2:16:32
  Speaker 1: path fraught with toils and snares if we have no
• 2:16:36
  Speaker 1: friends to take us? James pray, Sir, keep us and
• 2:16:42
  Speaker 1: help us when the way we go is so hard
• 2:16:44
  Speaker 1: to find, great Heart, as my Lord wills, so must
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  Speaker 1: I do. If he send me to join you once more,
• 2:16:53
  Speaker 1: I shall be glad to wait on you. But it
• 2:16:56
  Speaker 1: was here that you were in fault at first, For
• 2:16:59
  Speaker 1: when he bade me come thus far with you, if
• 2:17:02
  Speaker 1: you had said we beg of you to let him
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  Speaker 1: go quite through with us. He would have let me
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  Speaker 1: do so. But now I must go back, and so
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  Speaker 1: good Christiana, Mercy, and my dear boys fare ye all well.
• 2:17:16
  Speaker 1: Then did Watchful, who kept the lodge, asked Christiana whence
• 2:17:20
  Speaker 1: she had come, and who her friends were? Christiana, I
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  Speaker 1: come from the city of Destruction, and I was the
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  Speaker 1: wife of one Christian, who is dead. Then Watchful rang
• 2:17:33
  Speaker 1: the bell as at such times as he has wont,
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  Speaker 1: and there came to the door a maid, to whom
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  Speaker 1: he said, go make it known that Christiana, the wife
• 2:17:43
  Speaker 1: of Christian, and her four boys are come on their
• 2:17:46
  Speaker 1: way to the celestial city. So she went in and
• 2:17:50
  Speaker 1: told all this, And oh what shouts of joy there
• 2:17:53
  Speaker 1: were sent forth when those words fell from her mouth.
• 2:17:56
  Speaker 1: So all came with haste to Watchful. For Christiana still
• 2:18:00
  Speaker 1: stood at the door. Some of the most graves said
• 2:18:04
  Speaker 1: to her, Christiana, come in, thou wife of that good man,
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  Speaker 1: Come in, thou blessed one, Come in with all that
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  Speaker 1: are with thee end of section fourteen. Recording by Timothy Luke.
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  Speaker 1: Section fifteen of the Pilgrim's Progress and Words of one syllable.
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  Speaker 1: This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in
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• 2:18:43
  Speaker 1: Progress and Words of One Syllable by Mary Godolphin, section fifteen.
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  Speaker 1: So she went in and the rest with her. They
• 2:18:52
  Speaker 1: had bade them sit down in a large room, where
• 2:18:55
  Speaker 1: the chief of the house came to see them and
• 2:18:57
  Speaker 1: to cheer his guests. Then he gave each of them kiss.
• 2:19:01
  Speaker 1: But as it was late, and Christiana and the rest
• 2:19:04
  Speaker 1: were faint with the great fright they had had, they
• 2:19:07
  Speaker 1: would fain have gone to rest. Nay, said those of
• 2:19:11
  Speaker 1: the house take first some meat, for as watchful had
• 2:19:15
  Speaker 1: heard that they were on their way, a lamb had
• 2:19:18
  Speaker 1: been slain for them. When the meal had come to
• 2:19:21
  Speaker 1: an end, and they had sung a psalm. Christiana said,
• 2:19:25
  Speaker 1: if we may be so bold as to choose, let
• 2:19:28
  Speaker 1: us be in that room which was Christian's when he
• 2:19:30
  Speaker 1: was here. So they took them there, but ere she
• 2:19:34
  Speaker 1: went to sleep. Christiana said, I did not think, when
• 2:19:39
  Speaker 1: my poor Christian set off with his load on his back,
• 2:19:42
  Speaker 1: that I should do the same thing, Mercy. No, nor
• 2:19:48
  Speaker 1: did you think then that you should rest in the
• 2:19:51
  Speaker 1: same room as he had done, Christiana, and less still
• 2:19:57
  Speaker 1: to see his dear face once more, who was dead
• 2:20:00
  Speaker 1: and gone, and to praise the Lord the King with him.
• 2:20:04
  Speaker 1: And yet now I think I shall, Mercy. Do you
• 2:20:09
  Speaker 1: not hear a noise? Christiana? Hark, As far as I
• 2:20:13
  Speaker 1: can make out, the sounds we hear come from the lute,
• 2:20:16
  Speaker 1: the pipe, and the horn, Mercy. Sweet sounds in the house,
• 2:20:22
  Speaker 1: sweet sounds in the air, Sweet sounds in the heart,
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  Speaker 1: for joy that we are here. Thus did Christiana and
• 2:20:29
  Speaker 1: Mercy chat, and they then slept. Now at dawn. When
• 2:20:35
  Speaker 1: they woke up, Christiana said to Mercy, what was it
• 2:20:40
  Speaker 1: that made you laugh when you sleep last night? Were
• 2:20:43
  Speaker 1: you in a dream? Mercy? Yes, and a sweet dream
• 2:20:48
  Speaker 1: it was. But are you sure that I did laugh? Christiana? Yes,
• 2:20:54
  Speaker 1: you gave a laugh, as if from your heart of hearts.
• 2:20:57
  Speaker 1: Do pray, Mercy tell it to me, Mercy. I dreamt
• 2:21:03
  Speaker 1: that I lay in some lone wood to weep, and
• 2:21:06
  Speaker 1: well for that my heart should be so hard a one.
• 2:21:10
  Speaker 1: Now I had not been there long when I thought
• 2:21:13
  Speaker 1: there were some who had come to hear me speak
• 2:21:15
  Speaker 1: in my sleep. But I went on with my moans.
• 2:21:20
  Speaker 1: At this they said with a laugh that I was
• 2:21:22
  Speaker 1: a fool. Then I saw a bright one with wings
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  Speaker 1: come up to me, who said, mercy, what els you?
• 2:21:30
  Speaker 1: And when he heard the cause of my grief, he said,
• 2:21:33
  Speaker 1: peace be to thee. He then came up to wipe
• 2:21:37
  Speaker 1: off my tears, and had me clad in robes of gold,
• 2:21:41
  Speaker 1: and put a chain on my neck and a crown
• 2:21:43
  Speaker 1: on my head. Then he took me by the hand
• 2:21:46
  Speaker 1: and said, Mercy, come this way. So he went up
• 2:21:51
  Speaker 1: with me till we came to a gate, at which
• 2:21:53
  Speaker 1: he gave a knock, And then he took me to
• 2:21:56
  Speaker 1: a throne on which one sat. The place was as
• 2:21:59
  Speaker 1: bright is the stars, nay more like the sun, and
• 2:22:02
  Speaker 1: I thought that I saw Christian there. So I woke
• 2:22:07
  Speaker 1: from my dream. But did I laugh, Christiana? Laugh? Yes,
• 2:22:13
  Speaker 1: And so you might to see how well off you were.
• 2:22:16
  Speaker 1: For you must give me leave to tell you that
• 2:22:19
  Speaker 1: as you find the first part true, so you will
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  Speaker 1: find the last mercy. Well, I am glad of my dream,
• 2:22:29
  Speaker 1: for I hope ere long to see it come to pass,
• 2:22:32
  Speaker 1: so as to make me laugh once more. Christiana, I
• 2:22:36
  Speaker 1: think it is now high time to rise and to
• 2:22:39
  Speaker 1: know what we must do, Mercy pray. If they should
• 2:22:43
  Speaker 1: ask us to stay, let us by all means do so.
• 2:22:47
  Speaker 1: For I should much like to know more of these maids.
• 2:22:50
  Speaker 1: I think Prudence, piety, and charity have each of them
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  Speaker 1: a most choice. Mean, Christiana, we shall see what they
• 2:23:00
  Speaker 1: will do. So they came down. Then, Prudence and piety,
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  Speaker 1: if you will stay here, you shall have what the
• 2:23:08
  Speaker 1: house will yield. Charity, yes, and that with a good will.
• 2:23:15
  Speaker 1: So they were there some time, much to their good prudence. Christiana,
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  Speaker 1: I give you all praise, for you have brought your
• 2:23:24
  Speaker 1: boys up well. With James, I have had a long chat.
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  Speaker 1: He is a good boy and has learnt much that
• 2:23:30
  Speaker 1: will bring peace to his mind while he lives on
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  Speaker 1: this earth and in the world to come. It will
• 2:23:34
  Speaker 1: cause him to see the face of him who sits
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  Speaker 1: on the throne. For my own part, I will teach
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  Speaker 1: all your sons at the same time, said she to them.
• 2:23:44
  Speaker 1: You must still give heed to all that Christiana can
• 2:23:47
  Speaker 1: teach you. But more than all, you must read the
• 2:23:50
  Speaker 1: book of God's Word which sent your dear sire on
• 2:23:54
  Speaker 1: his way to the land of bliss. By the time
• 2:23:58
  Speaker 1: that Christiana and the rest had been an this place
• 2:24:00
  Speaker 1: a week a man, mister Brisk by name, came to
• 2:24:04
  Speaker 1: woo Mercy with the wish to wed her. Now, Mercy
• 2:24:08
  Speaker 1: was fair to look on, and her mind was at
• 2:24:10
  Speaker 1: all times set on work and the care of those
• 2:24:13
  Speaker 1: round her. She would a knit hose for the poor
• 2:24:16
  Speaker 1: and give to all those things of which they stood
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  Speaker 1: in need. She will make me a good housewife, thought Brisk.
• 2:24:24
  Speaker 1: Mercy one day said to those of the house, will
• 2:24:27
  Speaker 1: you tell me what you think of mister Brisk. Then
• 2:24:30
  Speaker 1: they told her that the young man would seem to
• 2:24:32
  Speaker 1: have a great sense of the love of God, but
• 2:24:35
  Speaker 1: that they had fears it did not reach his soul,
• 2:24:38
  Speaker 1: which they thought did cleave too much to this world. Nay,
• 2:24:43
  Speaker 1: then said Mercy, I will no more look on him,
• 2:24:46
  Speaker 1: for I will not have a clog to my soul. Prudence.
• 2:24:51
  Speaker 1: If you go on as you have set out and
• 2:24:53
  Speaker 1: work so hard for the poor, he will soon cool.
• 2:24:57
  Speaker 1: So the next time he came he found at her
• 2:25:00
  Speaker 1: work what still at it? Said he Mercy, Yes, mister Brisk,
• 2:25:08
  Speaker 1: how much can you earn in the day? Mercy? I
• 2:25:12
  Speaker 1: work at these things for the good of those for
• 2:25:14
  Speaker 1: whom I do them, And more than this to do
• 2:25:17
  Speaker 1: the will of him who was slain on the cross
• 2:25:19
  Speaker 1: for me. With that, his face fell, and he came
• 2:25:23
  Speaker 1: no more to see her prudence. Did I not tell
• 2:25:28
  Speaker 1: you that mister brisk would soon flee from you? Yea,
• 2:25:31
  Speaker 1: he may seem to love mercy, but mercy and he
• 2:25:34
  Speaker 1: should not tread the same road of life side by side. Now, Matthew,
• 2:25:40
  Speaker 1: the son of Christiana, fell sick, so they sent to
• 2:25:44
  Speaker 1: mister Skill to cure him. Then said, he tell me
• 2:25:48
  Speaker 1: what he eats? Christiana. Well, there is no food here,
• 2:25:52
  Speaker 1: But what is good, mister Skill? This boy has in
• 2:25:57
  Speaker 1: him a crude mass of food, which if I do
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  Speaker 1: not use the means to get rid of, he will die.
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  Speaker 1: Samuel said to Christiana, what was it that you saw
• 2:26:08
  Speaker 1: Matthew pick up and eat when we came from the
• 2:26:10
  Speaker 1: gate which is at the head of the way. Christiana,
• 2:26:14
  Speaker 1: it was some of the fruit that grows there. I
• 2:26:17
  Speaker 1: chid him for it, Skill, I felt sure that it
• 2:26:21
  Speaker 1: was some bad food. Now that fruit hurts more than all,
• 2:26:25
  Speaker 1: for it is the fruit from Beelzebub's grounds. Did no
• 2:26:28
  Speaker 1: one warn you of it? Some fall down dead when
• 2:26:31
  Speaker 1: they eat it. Then Christiana wept and said what shall
• 2:26:36
  Speaker 1: I do for my son? Pray, sir, try your best
• 2:26:40
  Speaker 1: to cure him. Let it cost what it may. Then
• 2:26:44
  Speaker 1: Skill gave strange drugs to him, which he would not take.
• 2:26:48
  Speaker 1: So Christiana put one of them to the tip of
• 2:26:51
  Speaker 1: her tongue. Oh, Matthew, said she. It is sweet, sweet
• 2:26:57
  Speaker 1: as balm. If you love me, if you love mercy,
• 2:26:59
  Speaker 1: if you love your life, do take it. So in
• 2:27:03
  Speaker 1: time he did, and felt grief for his sin. He
• 2:27:07
  Speaker 1: quite lost the pain, so that with a staff he
• 2:27:10
  Speaker 1: could walk and went from room to room to talk
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  Speaker 1: with mercy, prudence, piety, and charity. Christiana, pray, sir, what
• 2:27:21
  Speaker 1: else are these pills good for? Skill? They are good
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  Speaker 1: for all those that go on their way to the
• 2:27:28
  Speaker 1: celestial city. Christiana, I pray of you to make me
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  Speaker 1: up a large box full of them, For if I
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  Speaker 1: can get these, I will take none else. Skill. I
• 2:27:41
  Speaker 1: make no doubt that if a man will but use
• 2:27:43
  Speaker 1: them as he should, he could not die. But good Christiana,
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  Speaker 1: these pills will be of no use if you do
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  Speaker 1: not give them as I have done, And that is
• 2:27:53
  Speaker 1: in a glass of grief for the sins of those
• 2:27:56
  Speaker 1: who take them. So he gave some to Christiana and
• 2:28:00
  Speaker 1: the rest of her boys, and to Mercy bebade Matthew
• 2:28:03
  Speaker 1: two to keep a good look out, that he ate
• 2:28:06
  Speaker 1: no more green plums. Then he gave them a kiss
• 2:28:09
  Speaker 1: and went on his way. Now, as they had spent
• 2:28:13
  Speaker 1: some time here, they made a move to go. Then Joseph,
• 2:28:17
  Speaker 1: who was Christiana's third son, said to her, you were
• 2:28:21
  Speaker 1: to send to the house of mister Interpreter to beg
• 2:28:23
  Speaker 1: him to grant that mister Greatheart should go with us
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  Speaker 1: as our guide. Good boy, said Christiana, I had not
• 2:28:30
  Speaker 1: thought of it. End of section fifteen. Recording by Timothy Luke,
• 2:28:41
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• 2:28:59
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  Speaker 1: So she wrote a note, and Interpreter said to the
• 2:29:09
  Speaker 1: man who brought it, go tell them that I will
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  Speaker 1: send him. Great Heart soon came and he said to
• 2:29:15
  Speaker 1: Christiana and Mercy, my Lord has sent you some wine
• 2:29:18
  Speaker 1: and burnt corn into the boys, figs and dry grapes.
• 2:29:22
  Speaker 1: Then they set off, and Prudence and Piety went with them.
• 2:29:26
  Speaker 1: But first Christiana took leave of Watchful, who kept the gate,
• 2:29:30
  Speaker 1: and put a small coin in his hand, while she
• 2:29:33
  Speaker 1: gave him her thanks for all that he had done
• 2:29:35
  Speaker 1: for her and her dear boys. She then said to him,
• 2:29:39
  Speaker 1: have you seen men go by since we have been here? Watchful, yes,
• 2:29:43
  Speaker 1: I have, and there has been a great theft on
• 2:29:46
  Speaker 1: this highway. But the thieves were caught. Then Christiana and
• 2:29:51
  Speaker 1: Mercy said they felt great fear to go on that road. Matthew,
• 2:29:56
  Speaker 1: fear not, as long as we have mister Greatheart with
• 2:29:59
  Speaker 1: us to guide it. I now saw on my dream
• 2:30:03
  Speaker 1: that they went on till they came to the brow
• 2:30:05
  Speaker 1: of the hill, when Piety said, oh, I must go
• 2:30:09
  Speaker 1: back to fetch that which I meant to give to
• 2:30:11
  Speaker 1: Christiana and Mercy. And it was a list of all
• 2:30:14
  Speaker 1: those things which they had seen at the house where
• 2:30:17
  Speaker 1: we live on these, said she, I beg of you
• 2:30:20
  Speaker 1: to look from time to time and call them to
• 2:30:23
  Speaker 1: mind for your good. They now went down to the
• 2:30:26
  Speaker 1: hill to the Vale of Humiliation. It was a steep
• 2:30:29
  Speaker 1: hill and their feet slid as they went on, but
• 2:30:32
  Speaker 1: they took great care, And when they had got to
• 2:30:35
  Speaker 1: the foot of it, Piety said to Christiana, this is
• 2:30:40
  Speaker 1: a val where Christian met with Apollion, and where they
• 2:30:43
  Speaker 1: had that fierce fight, which I know you must have
• 2:30:46
  Speaker 1: heard of. But be of good cheer. As long as
• 2:30:49
  Speaker 1: we have mister Greatheart to guide us. There's not here
• 2:30:52
  Speaker 1: that will hurt us, save those sights that spring from
• 2:30:56
  Speaker 1: our own fears. And as to Apollion, the good folk
• 2:31:00
  Speaker 1: of the town, who tell us that such a thing
• 2:31:03
  Speaker 1: fell out in such a place, to the hurt of
• 2:31:05
  Speaker 1: such a one, think that some foul fiend haunts that
• 2:31:09
  Speaker 1: place when low It is from the fruit of their
• 2:31:12
  Speaker 1: own ill deeds that such things do fall on them,
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  Speaker 1: For they that make slips must look for frights. And
• 2:31:20
  Speaker 1: hence it is that this val has so bad a name. James,
• 2:31:26
  Speaker 1: see there is a post with words on it. I
• 2:31:28
  Speaker 1: will go and read them. So he went and found
• 2:31:32
  Speaker 1: that these words were cut on it. Let the slips
• 2:31:36
  Speaker 1: which Christian met with ere he came here, and the
• 2:31:40
  Speaker 1: fights he had in this place Warn all those who
• 2:31:43
  Speaker 1: come to the vale of Humiliation. Mister Greatheart, it is
• 2:31:48
  Speaker 1: not so hard to go up as down this hill,
• 2:31:51
  Speaker 1: And that can be said of but few hills in
• 2:31:54
  Speaker 1: this part of the world. But we will leave the
• 2:31:56
  Speaker 1: good man. He is at rest, and he had a
• 2:31:59
  Speaker 1: brave fight with the foe. Let him who dwells on
• 2:32:02
  Speaker 1: high grant that we fare no worse when our strength
• 2:32:05
  Speaker 1: comes to be put to the test. This vell brings
• 2:32:08
  Speaker 1: forth much fruit. Now, as they went on, they met
• 2:32:13
  Speaker 1: a boy who was clad in mean clothes and kept
• 2:32:15
  Speaker 1: watch on some sheep. He had a fine, fresh face,
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  Speaker 1: and as he sat on the bank, he sang a song. Hark, said,
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  Speaker 1: great Heart, to the words of that boy's song. So
• 2:32:26
  Speaker 1: they gave ear to it. He that is down need
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  Speaker 1: fear no fall. He that is low no pride, He
• 2:32:36
  Speaker 1: that is meek, and all time shall have God to
• 2:32:40
  Speaker 1: be his guide. Then said great Heart, do you hear him?
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  Speaker 1: I dare say this boy leads as gay a life
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  Speaker 1: as he that is clad in silk, and that he
• 2:32:51
  Speaker 1: wears more of that plant which they call heart's ease.
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  Speaker 1: Samuel ask, Great Heart, and what part of this vel
• 2:33:00
  Speaker 1: it was that Apollion came to fight Christian Great Heart.
• 2:33:06
  Speaker 1: The fight took place at that part of the plain
• 2:33:09
  Speaker 1: which has the name of forgetful Green. And if those
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  Speaker 1: who go on their way meet with a shock, it
• 2:33:16
  Speaker 1: is when they lose sight of the good which they
• 2:33:18
  Speaker 1: have had at the hand of him who dwells on
• 2:33:21
  Speaker 1: high mercy. I think I feel as well in this
• 2:33:25
  Speaker 1: place as I have done in all the rest of
• 2:33:28
  Speaker 1: our way. This val has a sweet grace and just
• 2:33:32
  Speaker 1: suits my mind. For I love to be in such
• 2:33:35
  Speaker 1: a spot as this, where there are no coach wheels
• 2:33:38
  Speaker 1: to make a din. Here one may think a while
• 2:33:42
  Speaker 1: what he is, whence he came, and for what the
• 2:33:45
  Speaker 1: King has made him. Here one may muse and pray.
• 2:33:50
  Speaker 1: Just then they thought that the ground they trod on shook,
• 2:33:54
  Speaker 1: but the guide bade them be of good cheer and
• 2:33:57
  Speaker 1: look well to their feet, lest by chainance they should
• 2:34:00
  Speaker 1: meet with some snare. Then James fell sick, but I
• 2:34:05
  Speaker 1: think the cause of it was fear. And Christiana gave
• 2:34:08
  Speaker 1: him some of the wine which mister interpreter had put
• 2:34:11
  Speaker 1: in her hands, and three of the pills which mister
• 2:34:14
  Speaker 1: Skill had made up, and the boy soon got well.
• 2:34:18
  Speaker 1: They then went on a while, and Christiana said, what
• 2:34:22
  Speaker 1: is that thing on the road? A thing of such
• 2:34:25
  Speaker 1: a shape I have not seen in all my life,
• 2:34:29
  Speaker 1: Joseph said, what is it? A vile thing, child, A
• 2:34:33
  Speaker 1: vile thing, said she Joseph. But what is it like, Christiana?
• 2:34:41
  Speaker 1: It is like I can't tell what. Just then it
• 2:34:44
  Speaker 1: was far off. Now it is nigh, great Heart, Well,
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  Speaker 1: let them that have the most fear keep close to me.
• 2:34:53
  Speaker 1: Then it went out of sight of all of them,
• 2:34:56
  Speaker 1: But they had not gone far when Mercy cast a
• 2:34:59
  Speaker 1: look back and saw a great beast come fast up
• 2:35:03
  Speaker 1: to them with a loud roar. This noise made them
• 2:35:06
  Speaker 1: all quell with fright, save their guide, who fell back
• 2:35:10
  Speaker 1: and put the rest in front of him. But when
• 2:35:13
  Speaker 1: the brute saw that great Heart meant to fight him,
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  Speaker 1: he drew back and was seen no more. Now they
• 2:35:20
  Speaker 1: had not left the spot long when a great mist
• 2:35:23
  Speaker 1: fell on them, so that they could not see. What
• 2:35:27
  Speaker 1: shall we do? Said they? Their guide told them not
• 2:35:31
  Speaker 1: to fear, but to stand still and see what an
• 2:35:33
  Speaker 1: end he would put to this too. Then said Christianity
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  Speaker 1: to Mercy. Now I see what my poor dear Christian
• 2:35:42
  Speaker 1: went through. I have heard much of this place. Poor man,
• 2:35:46
  Speaker 1: he went here in the dead of the night, and
• 2:35:49
  Speaker 1: no one with him. But who can tell what the
• 2:35:52
  Speaker 1: valley of the shadow of death should mean till they
• 2:35:54
  Speaker 1: come to see it. To be here fills my breast
• 2:35:58
  Speaker 1: with awe, great Heart, it seems now as if the
• 2:36:03
  Speaker 1: earth and its bars were round us. I would not boast,
• 2:36:06
  Speaker 1: but I trust we shall still make our way. Come,
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  Speaker 1: let us pray for light to him that can give it.
• 2:36:13
  Speaker 1: So they did weep and pray, and as the path
• 2:36:16
  Speaker 1: was now more smooth, they went straight on mercy. To
• 2:36:21
  Speaker 1: be here as not so sweet as it was at
• 2:36:24
  Speaker 1: the gate, or at mister Interpreter's, or at the good
• 2:36:27
  Speaker 1: house where we were last. Oh, said one of the boys.
• 2:36:32
  Speaker 1: It is not so bad to go through this place
• 2:36:35
  Speaker 1: as it is to dwell here for all time for aught.
• 2:36:38
  Speaker 1: I know. We have to go this way, that our
• 2:36:40
  Speaker 1: last home may seem to us the more blast, Great Heart,
• 2:36:45
  Speaker 1: Well said Samuel, thou dost now speak like a man, Samuel,
• 2:36:51
  Speaker 1: Why if I do, in truth get out of this place?
• 2:36:54
  Speaker 1: I think I shall prize that which is light and good,
• 2:36:56
  Speaker 1: more than I have done all my life, Great Heart,
• 2:37:00
  Speaker 1: we shall be out by and by so on they went. Joseph,
• 2:37:06
  Speaker 1: can we not see to the end of this vale yet?
• 2:37:09
  Speaker 1: Great Heart? Look to your feet, for you will soon
• 2:37:12
  Speaker 1: be where the snares are. So they took good heed,
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  Speaker 1: great heart, men come here and bring no guide with them.
• 2:37:20
  Speaker 1: Hence it is they die from the snares they meet
• 2:37:22
  Speaker 1: with in the way. Poor Christian, it is strange he
• 2:37:25
  Speaker 1: should have got out of this place and been safe.
• 2:37:28
  Speaker 1: But God dwelt in his soul, and he had a
• 2:37:31
  Speaker 1: stout heart of his own, or else he could not
• 2:37:34
  Speaker 1: have done it. Christiana, I wish that there were some
• 2:37:38
  Speaker 1: in here where we could all take rest. Well, said
• 2:37:41
  Speaker 1: mister honest one, whom they had just met. There is
• 2:37:44
  Speaker 1: such a place not far off. So there they went,
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  Speaker 1: and the host, whose name was Gaius, said, come in,
• 2:37:51
  Speaker 1: for my house was built for none but such as you,
• 2:37:54
  Speaker 1: great heart. Good Gaius, let us sup what have you
• 2:37:58
  Speaker 1: for us to eat? We have gone through great toils
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  Speaker 1: and stand much in want of food. Gaius, it is
• 2:38:05
  Speaker 1: too late for us to go out and seek food.
• 2:38:07
  Speaker 1: But of such as we have you shall eat. End
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  Speaker 1: One Syllable by Mary Godolphin, section seventeen. The meal was
• 2:38:46
  Speaker 1: then spread, and near the end of the feast, all
• 2:38:49
  Speaker 1: sat round the board to crack nuts. When old Honest
• 2:38:52
  Speaker 1: said to Gaias, tell me what this verse means. A
• 2:38:57
  Speaker 1: man there was, and some did count him. The more
• 2:39:01
  Speaker 1: that this man gave, the more he had. Then all
• 2:39:05
  Speaker 1: the youths gave a guess as to what Gaius would
• 2:39:07
  Speaker 1: say to it. So he sat still awhile, and then said,
• 2:39:12
  Speaker 1: he that gives his goods to the poor shall have
• 2:39:15
  Speaker 1: as much and ten times more. Joseph, I did not think, sir,
• 2:39:21
  Speaker 1: that you would have found it out Gaius, Ah, I
• 2:39:25
  Speaker 1: have learnt of my Lord to be kind, and I
• 2:39:28
  Speaker 1: find I gain by it. Then Samuel said, in a
• 2:39:31
  Speaker 1: low tone to Christiana, this is a good man's house.
• 2:39:36
  Speaker 1: Let us make a long stay, and why should not
• 2:39:39
  Speaker 1: Matthew wed mercy here? When Gaius heard him say this,
• 2:39:44
  Speaker 1: quoth he with all my heart, and he gave mercy
• 2:39:48
  Speaker 1: to Matthew to wife. By this time, Christiana's son James,
• 2:39:53
  Speaker 1: had come of age, and Gaius took Phoebe, who was
• 2:39:56
  Speaker 1: his child, to be his wife. They spent ten days
• 2:40:01
  Speaker 1: at the house of Gaius, and then took their leave.
• 2:40:05
  Speaker 1: But on the last day he made them a feast,
• 2:40:07
  Speaker 1: of which they all ate and drank great heart. Now, Gaius,
• 2:40:13
  Speaker 1: the hour has come that we must be gone. So
• 2:40:16
  Speaker 1: tell me what I owe you for this long stay
• 2:40:18
  Speaker 1: at your inn, For we have been here some years. Gaeus,
• 2:40:23
  Speaker 1: at my house, no one pays for the good Samaritan
• 2:40:27
  Speaker 1: told me that I was to look to him for
• 2:40:29
  Speaker 1: all the cost I was put to. They now took
• 2:40:32
  Speaker 1: leave of him and went on their way, when they
• 2:40:35
  Speaker 1: met with all kinds of frights and fears, till they
• 2:40:39
  Speaker 1: came to a place which bore the name of Vanity Fair.
• 2:40:43
  Speaker 1: There they went to the house of mister Mason, who
• 2:40:47
  Speaker 1: said to his guests, if there be a thing that
• 2:40:50
  Speaker 1: you stand in need of, but do say so, and
• 2:40:53
  Speaker 1: we will do what we can to get it for you. Well,
• 2:40:58
  Speaker 1: then said they, we should like much to see some
• 2:41:01
  Speaker 1: of the good folk in this town. So Nason gave
• 2:41:05
  Speaker 1: a stamp with his foot, at which Grace came up,
• 2:41:08
  Speaker 1: and he sent her to fetch some of his friends
• 2:41:10
  Speaker 1: who were in the house, and they all sat down
• 2:41:13
  Speaker 1: to a meal. Then said mister Nason, as he held
• 2:41:17
  Speaker 1: out his hand to point to Christiana, my friends, I
• 2:41:20
  Speaker 1: have guests here who are on their way to Zion.
• 2:41:23
  Speaker 1: But who do you think this is? This is the
• 2:41:26
  Speaker 1: wife of Christian, whom, with his friend Faithful the men
• 2:41:30
  Speaker 1: of this town did treat so ill well, said they go,
• 2:41:36
  Speaker 1: who would have thought to meet Christiana at this place?
• 2:41:39
  Speaker 1: May the King whom you love and serve, bring you
• 2:41:42
  Speaker 1: where he is in peace. Then they told her that
• 2:41:45
  Speaker 1: the blood of Faithful had lain like a load on
• 2:41:48
  Speaker 1: their hearts, and that since they had burnt him, no
• 2:41:51
  Speaker 1: more men had been sent to the stake at Vanity Fair.
• 2:41:54
  Speaker 1: In those days, said they, good men could not walk
• 2:41:58
  Speaker 1: the streets, but now they can show their head. Christiana
• 2:42:02
  Speaker 1: and her sons and Mercy made this place their home
• 2:42:05
  Speaker 1: for some years, And in course of time mister Nason,
• 2:42:09
  Speaker 1: who had a wife and two girls, gave his first born,
• 2:42:13
  Speaker 1: whose name was Grace, to Samuel to wife, and Martha
• 2:42:17
  Speaker 1: to Joseph. Now, one day a huge snake came out
• 2:42:21
  Speaker 1: of the woods and slew some of the folk of
• 2:42:23
  Speaker 1: the town. None of these were so bold as to
• 2:42:27
  Speaker 1: dare to face him, but all fled when they heard
• 2:42:29
  Speaker 1: that he came near, for he took off the babes
• 2:42:32
  Speaker 1: by scores. But great Heart and the rest of the
• 2:42:36
  Speaker 1: men who were at mister Nason's house made up their
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  Speaker 1: minds to kill the snake and so rid the town
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  Speaker 1: of him. So they went forth to meet him. And
• 2:42:46
  Speaker 1: at first the snake did not seem to heed them,
• 2:42:49
  Speaker 1: but as they were strong men at arms, they drove
• 2:42:51
  Speaker 1: him back. Then they lay in wait for him, and
• 2:42:54
  Speaker 1: fell on him, till at last they knew he must
• 2:42:57
  Speaker 1: die of his wounds. This deed, mister Greatheart and the
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  Speaker 1: rest won the good will of the whole town. The
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  Speaker 1: time now drew near for them to go on their way.
• 2:43:09
  Speaker 1: Mister Greatheart went first as their guide, And I saw
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  Speaker 1: on my dream that they came to the stream on
• 2:43:14
  Speaker 1: this side of the delectable mountains, where fine trees grew
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  Speaker 1: on each bank, the leaves of which were good for
• 2:43:22
  Speaker 1: the health, and the fields were green all the year round.
• 2:43:26
  Speaker 1: And here they might lie down and be safe. Here, too,
• 2:43:29
  Speaker 1: there were folds for sheep, and a house was built
• 2:43:32
  Speaker 1: in which to rear the lambs, and there was one
• 2:43:35
  Speaker 1: who kept watch on them, who would take them in
• 2:43:38
  Speaker 1: his arms and lay them in his breast. Now, Christiana
• 2:43:42
  Speaker 1: bade the four young wives place their babes by the
• 2:43:45
  Speaker 1: side of this stream, so that they might lack not
• 2:43:48
  Speaker 1: in time to come, For said she, if they should
• 2:43:52
  Speaker 1: stray or be lost, he will bring them back. He
• 2:43:55
  Speaker 1: will give strength to the sick. And here they shall
• 2:43:58
  Speaker 1: not want meat, drink, or clothes. So they left their
• 2:44:02
  Speaker 1: young ones to him. When they went to by path meadow,
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  Speaker 1: they sat on the style to which Christian had gone
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  Speaker 1: with hopeful When giant despair shut the two up and
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  Speaker 1: doubting castle, they sat down to think what would be
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  Speaker 1: the best thing to do, now that they were so
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  Speaker 1: strong a force and had such a man as mister
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  Speaker 1: Greatheart to guide them to wit If it would not
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  Speaker 1: be well to pull down doubting castle, and should there
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  Speaker 1: be poor souls shut up there who were on their
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  Speaker 1: way to the celestial city to set them free? One
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  Speaker 1: said this thing at once said that at last, quoth
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  Speaker 1: mister Greatheart. We are told in the book of God's
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  Speaker 1: Word that we are to fight the good fight. And
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  Speaker 1: I pray with whom shall we fight, if not with
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  Speaker 1: Giant Despair. So who will go with me? Christiana's four
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  Speaker 1: sons said we will, for they were young and strong.
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  Speaker 1: So they left their wife and went. End of section seventeen.
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  Speaker 1: Recording by Timothy Luke, Section eighteen of The Pilgrim's Progress
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  Speaker 1: and Words of One Syllable. This is a LibriVox recording.
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke. The Pilgrim's Progress and Words of One
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  Speaker 1: Syllable by Mary Godolphin, Section eighteen Giant Despair. When they
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  Speaker 1: gave their knock at the gate Giant Despair and his
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  Speaker 1: wife Diffidence came to them, Giant Despair. Who and what
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  Speaker 1: is he that is so bold as to come to
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  Speaker 1: the gate of Giant Despair? Great Heart? It is I
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  Speaker 1: a guide to those who are on their way to Zion.
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  Speaker 1: And I charge thee to throw wide thy gates and
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  Speaker 1: stand forth, For I am come to slay thee and
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  Speaker 1: pull down thy house Giant Despair. What shall such as
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  Speaker 1: great Heart make me fear?
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  Speaker 2: No?
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  Speaker 1: So he put on a cap of steel on his head,
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  Speaker 1: and with a breastplate of fire and a club in
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  Speaker 1: his hand. He came out to fight his foes. Then
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  Speaker 1: these six men made up to him, and they fought
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  Speaker 1: for their lives till Despair was brought to the ground
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  Speaker 1: and put to death by great Heart. Next they fell
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  Speaker 1: on his house, but it took six days to pull
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  Speaker 1: it down. They found there mister Despondency and one much
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  Speaker 1: afraid his child, and set them free. Then they all
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  Speaker 1: went on to the delectable mountains. They made friends with
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  Speaker 1: the men that kept watch on their flocks, who were
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  Speaker 1: as kind to them as they had been to Christian.
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  Speaker 1: And hopeful you have brought a good train with you,
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  Speaker 1: said they pray. Where did you find them? So their
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  Speaker 1: guide told them how it had come to pass by,
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  Speaker 1: and by they got to the enchanted ground where the
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  Speaker 1: air makes men sleep. Now they had not gone far
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  Speaker 1: when a thick mist fell on them, so that for
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  Speaker 1: a while they could not see. And as they could
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  Speaker 1: not walk by sight, they kept near their guide by
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  Speaker 1: the help of words. But one fell in a bush,
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  Speaker 1: while one stuck fast in the mud, and some of
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  Speaker 1: the young ones lost their shoes in the mire. Oh
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  Speaker 1: I am down, said one, Where are you? Cried the next,
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  Speaker 1: while a third said, I am held fast in the bush.
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  Speaker 1: Then they came to a bench, Slothful's friend by name,
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  Speaker 1: which had shrubs and plants round it to screen those
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  Speaker 1: who sat there from the sun. But Christiana and the
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  Speaker 1: rest gave such good heed to what their guide told them,
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  Speaker 1: that though they were worn out with toil, yet there
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  Speaker 1: was not one of them that had so much as
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  Speaker 1: a wish to stop there, For they knew that it
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  Speaker 1: would be death to sleep but for a short time
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  Speaker 1: on the enchanted ground. Now, as it was still dark,
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  Speaker 1: their guide struck a light that he might look at
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  Speaker 1: his map, the book of God's Word. And had he
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  Speaker 1: not done so, they would all have been lost. For
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  Speaker 1: just at the end of the road was a pit
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  Speaker 1: full of mud, and no one can tell how deep,
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  Speaker 1: Then thought I who is there, but would have one
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  Speaker 1: of these maps or books in which he may look
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  Speaker 1: when he is in doubt and knows not which way
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  Speaker 1: he should take. They soon came to a bench on
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  Speaker 1: which that two men, heedless and too bold, And Christiana
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  Speaker 1: and the rest shook their heads, for they saw that
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  Speaker 1: these men were in a bad case. They knew not
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  Speaker 1: what they ought to do. To go on and leave
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  Speaker 1: them in their sleep, or to try to wake them. Now,
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  Speaker 1: the guide spoke to them by name, but not a
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  Speaker 1: sound could he hear from their lips. So Great Heart
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  Speaker 1: at last shook them and did all he could to
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  Speaker 1: wake them. One of the two, whose name was Heedless, said, nay,
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  Speaker 1: I will pay you when I get in my debts.
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  Speaker 1: At this the guide shook his head. Then two bolds
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  Speaker 1: spoke out, I will fight as long as I can
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  Speaker 1: hold my sword. When he had said this, all who
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  Speaker 1: stood round gave a laugh. Christiana, what does this mean,
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  Speaker 1: great Heart? They talk in their sleep. If you strike
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  Speaker 1: or shake them, they will still talk in the same way.
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  Speaker 1: For their sleep is like that of the man on
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  Speaker 1: the mast of a ship when the waves of the
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  Speaker 1: sea beat on him. Then did Christiana, Mercy and their
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  Speaker 1: train go on with fear, and they sought from their
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  Speaker 1: guide a light for the rest of the way. But
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  Speaker 1: as the poor babe's cries were loud for want of rest,
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  Speaker 1: all fell on their knees to pray for help. And
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  Speaker 1: by the time that they had gone but a short way,
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  Speaker 1: a wind sp rang up which drove off the fog.
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  Speaker 1: So now that the air was clear, they made their way.
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  Speaker 1: Then they came to the land of Beulah, where the
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  Speaker 1: sun shines night and day. Here they took some rest
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  Speaker 1: and ate of the fruit that hung from the boughs
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  Speaker 1: round them, But all the sleep that they could wish
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  Speaker 1: for in such land as this was but for a
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  Speaker 1: short space of time. For the bells rang to such
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  Speaker 1: sweet tunes, and such a blaze of lights burst on
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  Speaker 1: their eyes, that they soon rose to walk to and
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  Speaker 1: fro on this bright way, where no base feet dare
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  Speaker 1: to tread. And now they heard shouts rise up, for
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  Speaker 1: there was a noise in the town that a post
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  Speaker 1: was come from the celestial city with words of great
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  Speaker 1: joy for Christiana, the wife of Christian. So search was
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  Speaker 1: made for her, and the house was found in which
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  Speaker 1: she was. Then the post put a note in her hands,
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  Speaker 1: the words of which were, Hail, good Christian, Diana, I
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  Speaker 1: bring THEE word that the Lord calls for THEE to
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  Speaker 1: stand near his throne in robes of white in ten
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  Speaker 1: days time. When he who brought the note had read
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  Speaker 1: it to her, he gave her a sign that they
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  Speaker 1: were words of truth and love, and said he had
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  Speaker 1: come to bid her make haste to be gone. The
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  Speaker 1: sign was a shaft with a sharp point, which was
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  Speaker 1: to tell her that at the time the note spoke
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  Speaker 1: of she must die, Christiana heard with joy that her
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  Speaker 1: toils would so soon be at an end, and that
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  Speaker 1: she should once more live with her dear Christian. She
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  Speaker 1: then sent for her sons and their wives to come
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  Speaker 1: to her. To these she gave words of good cheer.
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  Speaker 1: She told them how glad she was to have them
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  Speaker 1: near her at such a time. She sought to to
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  Speaker 1: make her own death, now close at hand, of use
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  Speaker 1: to them from this time up to the hour when
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  Speaker 1: they should each of them have to quit this world.
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  Speaker 1: Her hope was that it might help guide them on
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  Speaker 1: their path, that the faith which she had taught them
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  Speaker 1: to cling to would have sunk deep in their hearts,
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  Speaker 1: and that all their works should spring from love to God.
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  Speaker 1: She could but pray that they would bear these words
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  Speaker 1: in mind and put their whole trust in Him who
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  Speaker 1: had borne their sins on the cross and had been
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  Speaker 1: slain to save them. When the day came that she
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  Speaker 1: must go forth to the world of love and truth,
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  Speaker 1: the road was full of those who would fain see
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  Speaker 1: her start on her way, And the last words that
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  Speaker 1: she was heard to say were I come Lord to
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  Speaker 1: be with thee the end end of Section eighteen recording
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  Speaker 1: by Timothy Luke, end of the Pilgrim's Progress in words
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  Speaker 1: of one syllable by Mary Godolphin