The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . that is at the head of this way:thou camest in hither through that same crooked lane ; and therefore I fear, howeverthou mayest think of thyself, when the reckoning day shall come, thou wilt have laidto thy charge that thou art a thief and a robber, instead of getting admittance into thecity. Ignor. Gentlemen, ye be utter strangers to me: I know you not: be content tofollow the religion of your country, and I will follow the religion of mine. I hope allwill be well. And, as for the gate that you talk of, all the world knows tha
The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . that is at the head of this way:thou camest in hither through that same crooked lane ; and therefore I fear, howeverthou mayest think of thyself, when the reckoning day shall come, thou wilt have laidto thy charge that thou art a thief and a robber, instead of getting admittance into thecity. Ignor. Gentlemen, ye be utter strangers to me: I know you not: be content tofollow the religion of your country, and I will follow the religion of mine. I hope allwill be well. And, as for the gate that you talk of, all the world knows that that is agreat way off of our country. I cannot think that any man in all our parts doth somuch as know the way to it; nor need they matter whether they do or no, since wehave, as you see, a fine, pleasant green lane, that comes down from our country, thenext way into the way. When Christian saw that the man was wise in his own conceit, he said to Hopeful,whisperingly, There is more hope of a fool than of him. ^ And said, moreover, THEY OVERTAKE IGNORANCE. 139. Ignorance. When he that is a fool walketh by the way,his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to everyone that he is a fool.^ What! shall we talkfurther with him, or outgo him at present,and so leave him to think of what he hathheard already, and then stop again for himafterwards, and see if by degrees we can doany good to him ? Then said Hopeful: Let Ignorance a little while now museOn what is said, and let him not refuseGrood counsel to embrace, lest he remainStill ignorant of whats the chiefest saith, those that no understanding have(Although He made them), them He will not saYe. Hope. He further added, It is not good,I think, to say all to him at once: let us passhim by, if you will, and talk to him anon,even as he is able to bear it. So they both went on, and Ignorance hecame after. Now, when they had passed hima little way, they entered into a very darklane, where they met a man whom seven devilshad bound wi
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