. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . a bold villain ; I could scarce shakehim out of my company ; yea, he would be haunting of me,and continually whispering me in the ear with some one orother of the infirmities that attend religion ; but at last I toldhim twas but in vain to attempt further in this business, forthose things that he disdained, in those did I see most glory :and so at last I got past this importunate one. And whenI had shaken him off, then I began to sing : The trials that those men do meet withalThat are
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . a bold villain ; I could scarce shakehim out of my company ; yea, he would be haunting of me,and continually whispering me in the ear with some one orother of the infirmities that attend religion ; but at last I toldhim twas but in vain to attempt further in this business, forthose things that he disdained, in those did I see most glory :and so at last I got past this importunate one. And whenI had shaken him off, then I began to sing : The trials that those men do meet withalThat are obedient to the heavenly callAre manifold, and suited to the flesh,And come, and come, and come again afresh ;That now, or some time else, we by them mayBe taken, overcome, and cast , let the pilgrims, let the pilgrims thenBe vigilant, and quit themselves like men. Chr. I am glad, my brother, that thou didst withstand thisvillain so bravely; for of all, as thou sayest, I think he hasthe wrong name ; for he is so bold as to follow us in thestreets, and to attempt to put us to shame before all men ;. that is, to make us ashamed of that which is good: but if hewas not himself audacious, he would never attempt to do ashe does ; but let us still resist him, for notwithstanding allhis bravadoes, he promoteth the fool, and none else. Thewise shall inherit glory, said Solomon ; but shame shall bethe promotion of fools (Prov. iii. 35). Faith. I think we must cry to him for help against Shame,that would have us to be valiant for the truth upon the earth. Che. Tou say true. But did you meet nobody else in thatvalley ? Faith. No, not I; for I had sunshine all the rest of theway through that, and also through the Valley of the Shadowof Death. £4i THE PILGRIMS ENCOUNTER TALKATIVE. Chr. Twas well for you ; I am sure it fared far otherwisewith me. I had for a long season, as soon almost as Ientered into that valley, a dreadful combat with that foulfiend Apollyon. Yea, I thought verily
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