. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. is children, and particularlyof Mr. Feeble-mind. He also gave him something to drink by the way. Now, Mr. Feeble-mind, when they were going out of the door, made asif he intended to linger. The which when Mr. Great-heart espied, he said,Come, Mr. Feeble-mind, pray do you go along with us: I will be yourconductor, and you shall fare as the rest. Feeble. Alas! I want a suitable companion. You are all lusty andstrong, but I, as you see, am weak; I choose, therefore, rather to comebehind, lest, by reason of my many infirmities, I s
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. is children, and particularlyof Mr. Feeble-mind. He also gave him something to drink by the way. Now, Mr. Feeble-mind, when they were going out of the door, made asif he intended to linger. The which when Mr. Great-heart espied, he said,Come, Mr. Feeble-mind, pray do you go along with us: I will be yourconductor, and you shall fare as the rest. Feeble. Alas! I want a suitable companion. You are all lusty andstrong, but I, as you see, am weak; I choose, therefore, rather to comebehind, lest, by reason of my many infirmities, I should be both a burdento myself and to you. I am, as I said, a man of a weak and feeble mind,and shall be offended and made weak at that which others can bear. Ishall like no laughing; I shall like no gay attire; I shall like no unprofitablequestions. Nay, I am so weak a man as to be offended with that whichothers have a liberty to do. I do not yet know all the truth; I am a veryignorant Christian man. Sometimes, if I hear any rejoice in the Lord, it ^>^. x\:. Rather than we will part, since we are thus happily met, I will lend thee one of my crutches. FINDS A SUITABLE COMPANION 319 troubles me, because I cannot do so too. It is with me as it is with a weakman among the strong, or as with a sick man among the healthy, or as alamp despised. He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lampdespised in the thought of him that is at ease (Job xii. 5); so that I knownot what to do. Great. But, brother, said Mr. Great-heart, I have it in commission tocomfort the feeble-minded and to support the weak. You must needs goalong with us: we will wait for you; we will lend you our help; we willdeny ourselves of some things, both opinionative and practical, for yoursake; we will not enter into doubtful disputations before you; we will bemade all things to you, rather than you shall be left behind. (I. Thess. ; Rom. xiv. I; I. Cor. viii. 9—13; ix. 22.) Now, all this whi
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