. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. ressed forward into the palace;at which there was a pleasant voice heard from those that were within, evenof those that walked upon the top of the palace, saying: Come in, come in,Eternal glory thou shalt win. So he went in, and was clothed in such garments as they. ThenChristian smiled, and said, I think verily I know the meaning of this. Now, said Christian, let me go hence. Nay, stay, said Despair like the Interpreter, until I have showed thee a little more; and an iron cage, after that thou shalt go on thy way. So he took h
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. ressed forward into the palace;at which there was a pleasant voice heard from those that were within, evenof those that walked upon the top of the palace, saying: Come in, come in,Eternal glory thou shalt win. So he went in, and was clothed in such garments as they. ThenChristian smiled, and said, I think verily I know the meaning of this. Now, said Christian, let me go hence. Nay, stay, said Despair like the Interpreter, until I have showed thee a little more; and an iron cage, after that thou shalt go on thy way. So he took him by the hand again, and led him into a very dark room, where there sat a man in an iron cage. Now, the man, to look on, seemed very sad. He sat with his eyeslooking down to the ground, his hands folded together; and he sighed as ifhe would break his heart. Then said Christian, What means this? Atwhich the Interpreter bid him talk with the man. Then said Christian to the man, What art thou? The man answered, I am what I was not once. Chris. What wast thou once?. There sat a man In an Iron caee. THE INTERPRETERS HOUSE. 33 Man. The man said, I was once a fair and flourishing professor (Lukeviii. 13), both in mine own eyes, and also in the eyes of others; I was once,as I thought, fair for the Celestial City, and had even joy at the thoughtsthat I should get thither. Chris. Well, but what art thou now? Man. I am now a man of despair, and am shut up in it, as in this ironcage. I cannot get out. Oh, now I cannot! Chris. But how camest thou in this condition ? Man. I left off to watch and be sober. I laid the reins upon the neck ofmy lusts; I sinned against the light of the Word and the goodness of God;I have grieved the Spirit, and He is gone; I tempted the devil, and he hascome to me; I have provoked God to anger, and He has left me; I have sohardened my heart that I cannot repent. Then said Christian to the Interpreter, But are there no hopes for sucha man as this? Ask him, said t
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