. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . uth of thesepulchre, where it fell in, and I saw it no more. Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said, with amerry heart, He hath given me rest by his sorrow, and lifeby his death. Then he stood still awhile to look and wonder;for it was very surprising to him, that the sight of the crossshould thus ease him of his burden. He looked, therefore,and looked again, even till the springs that were in his headsent the waters down his cheeks (Zech. xii. 10). Now, as hestood looking an
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . uth of thesepulchre, where it fell in, and I saw it no more. Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said, with amerry heart, He hath given me rest by his sorrow, and lifeby his death. Then he stood still awhile to look and wonder;for it was very surprising to him, that the sight of the crossshould thus ease him of his burden. He looked, therefore,and looked again, even till the springs that were in his headsent the waters down his cheeks (Zech. xii. 10). Now, as hestood looking and weeping, behold three shining ones came tohim, and saluted him with Peace be to thee: so the firstsaid to him, Thy sins be forgiven thee (Mark ii. 5) ; thesecond stripped him of his rags, and clothed him with changeof raiment; the third also set a mark in his forehead, andgave him a roll with a seal upon it (Zech. iii. 4; Eph. i. 13),which he bid him look on as he ran, and that he should giveit in at the celestial gate; so they went their way. ThenChristian gave three leaps for joy, and went on singing:. Thus far did I come laden with my sin,Nor could aught ease the grief that I was in,Till I came hither : what a place is this !Must here be the beginning of my bliss ? 42 SIMPLE, SLOTH, AND PRESUMPTION. Must here the burden fall from off my hack ?Must here the strings that bound it to me crack ?Blest cross ! blest sepulchre ! blest rather beThe Man that there was put to shame for me ! I saw then in. my dream, that lie went on tlms even nntilhe came at a bottom, where he saw, a little ont of the way,three men fast asleep, with fetters npon their heels. The nameof the one was Simple, another Sloth, and the third Presump-tion.
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