. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . for I am always full of good motions,that come into my mind to comfort me as I walk. Chr. What good motions ? Pray tell us. Ign. Why, I think of Grod and heaven. Chr. So do the devils and damned souls. Ign. But I think of them and desire them. Chr. So do many that are never like to come there; thesoul of the sluggard desires, and hath nothing ( 4). Ign. But I think of them, and leave all for them. Chr. That I doubt, for leaving of all is a hard matter; yea,a harder matter th
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . for I am always full of good motions,that come into my mind to comfort me as I walk. Chr. What good motions ? Pray tell us. Ign. Why, I think of Grod and heaven. Chr. So do the devils and damned souls. Ign. But I think of them and desire them. Chr. So do many that are never like to come there; thesoul of the sluggard desires, and hath nothing ( 4). Ign. But I think of them, and leave all for them. Chr. That I doubt, for leaving of all is a hard matter; yea,a harder matter than many are aware of. But why, or bywhat, art thou persuaded that thou hast left all for Grod andheaven ? Ign. My heart tells me so. Chr. The Wise Man says, He that trusts his own heartis a fool (Prov. xxviii. 26). Ign. This is spoken of an evil heart, but mine is a goodone. Chr. But how dost thou prove that ? Ign. It comforts me in the hopes of heaven. Chr. That may be through its deceitfulness ; for a mansheart may minister comfort to him in the hopes of that thingfor which he yet has no ground to Ign. But my heart and life agree together, and thereforemy hope is well grounded. Che. Who told thee that thy heart and life agree together ? Ign. My heart tells me so. Che. Ask my fellow if I be a thief. Thy heart tellsthes so! Except the word of God beareth witness in thismatter, other testimony is of no value. Ign. But is it not a good heart that has good thoughts ?and is not that a good life that is according to Gods com-mandments ? Che. Yes, that is a good heart that hath good thoughts,and that is a good life that is according to Gods command-ments ; but it is one thing indeed to have these, and anotherthing only to think so. WHAT ARE GOOD THOUGHTS. 197 Ign. Pray what count you good thoughts, and a life ac-cording to Gods commandments ? Che. There are good thoughts of divers kinds; somerespecting ourselves, some God, some Christ, and some otherthings. Ign. What be good t
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