. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. Mark this! the resting-places some pilgrims, in some things, come offlosers. Pilgrims should watch, and remember what they havealready received, under their greatest enjoyments; but, for want of doingso, ofttimes their rejoicing ends in tears, and their sunshine in a cloud:witness the story of Christian at this place. When they were come to the place where Mistrust and Timorous metChristian, to persuade him to go back for fear of the lions, they perceivedas it were a stage, and before it, towards the road, a broad plate, with a
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. Mark this! the resting-places some pilgrims, in some things, come offlosers. Pilgrims should watch, and remember what they havealready received, under their greatest enjoyments; but, for want of doingso, ofttimes their rejoicing ends in tears, and their sunshine in a cloud:witness the story of Christian at this place. When they were come to the place where Mistrust and Timorous metChristian, to persuade him to go back for fear of the lions, they perceivedas it were a stage, and before it, towards the road, a broad plate, with acopy of verses written thereon, and underneath the reason of the raisingup of that stage in that place rendered. The verses were these: Let him that sees this stage take heedUnto his heart and tongue;Lest, if he do not, here he speedAs some have, long agone. The words underneath the verses were, This stage was built to punishsuch upon, who, through timorousness or mistrust, shall be afraid to gofarther on pilgrimage. Also on this stage both Mistrust and Timorous. QIANT GRIM. GIANT GRIM OVERPOWERED. 257 were burned through the tongue with a hot iron, for endeavouring tohinder Christian in his journey. Then said Mercy, This is much like to the saying of the Beloved,What shall be given unto thee, or what shall be done unto thee, thou falsetongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. (Psa. cxx. ) So they went on till they came within sight of the lions. An emblem Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid go ^^ bravelyof a lion. But yet, when they were come up to the place yhen therewhere the lions were, the boys, that went before, were glad to butshrtnk^^cringe behind, for they were afraid of the lions; so they whenstepped back, and went behind. come. At this their guide smiled, and said, How now, my boys!do you love to go before when no danger doth approach, and love to comebehind so soon as the lions appear? Now, as they went up, Mr. Great-hear
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