. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . y hill. And let Him never suffer meTo swerve, or turn asideFrom His free grace and holy ways,Whateer shall me betide. And let Him gather them of mineThat I have left , make them pray they may be Thiac,With all their heart and mind. THE SLOUGH OF DESPOND. 253 Now my old friend proceeded, and said, But when Chris-tiana came up to the Slough of Despond, she began to be at astand : For, said she, this is the place in which my dearhusband had like to a been smothered with mud. S
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . y hill. And let Him never suffer meTo swerve, or turn asideFrom His free grace and holy ways,Whateer shall me betide. And let Him gather them of mineThat I have left , make them pray they may be Thiac,With all their heart and mind. THE SLOUGH OF DESPOND. 253 Now my old friend proceeded, and said, But when Chris-tiana came up to the Slough of Despond, she began to be at astand : For, said she, this is the place in which my dearhusband had like to a been smothered with mud. Sheperceived also, that notwithstanding the command of theKing to make this place for pilgrims good, yet it was ratherworse than formerly. So I asked if that was true? Yes,said the old gentleman, too true. For that many there bethat pretend to be the Kings labourers, and that say theyare for mending the Kings highway, that bring dirt anddung instead of stones, and so mar instead of Christiana, therefore, with her boys, did make a said Mercy, Come, let us venture, only let us be 254 THEY AEEIVE AT THE GATE. Then they looked well to the steps, and made a shift to getstaggeringly over. Yet Christiana had like to a been in, and that not oncenor twice. Now they had no sooner got over, but they thoughtthey heard words that said unto them, Blesseth is she thatbelieveth, for there shall be a performance of the things thathave been told her from the Lord (Lnke i. 45). Then they went on again. And said Mercy to Christiana,* Had I as good gronnd to hope for a loving reception at thewicket-gate as yon, I think no Slongh of Despond woulddiscourage me. Well, said the other, you know your sore, and I knowmine; and, good friend, we shall all have enough evil beforewe come at our journeys end. Eor can it be imagined, thatthe people that design to attain such excellent glories as wedo, and that are so envied that happiness as we are, butthat we shall meet with what f
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