. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . nd cried out to go after their father. Oh ! said Christiana, Christianas dream. 241 * that it had been but our lot to go with him, then had it faredwell with us beyond what tis like to do now. For though Iformerly foolishly imagined concerning the troubles of yourfather, that they proceeded of a foolish fancy that he had, orfor that he was overrun with melancholy humours; yet nowtwill not out of my mind, but that they sprang from anothercause, to wit, for that the light of light was g
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . nd cried out to go after their father. Oh ! said Christiana, Christianas dream. 241 * that it had been but our lot to go with him, then had it faredwell with us beyond what tis like to do now. For though Iformerly foolishly imagined concerning the troubles of yourfather, that they proceeded of a foolish fancy that he had, orfor that he was overrun with melancholy humours; yet nowtwill not out of my mind, but that they sprang from anothercause, to wit, for that the light of light was given him; bythe help of which, as I perceive, he has escaped the snares ofdeath (James i. 23-25). Then they all wept again, and criedout, Oh, wo worth the day ! The next night Christiana had a dream ; and behold, shesaw as if a broad parchment was opened before her, in whichwere recorded the sum of her ways ; and the times, as shethought, looked very black upon her. Then she cried outaloud in her sleep, Lord, have mercy upon me, a sinner (Luke xviii. 13) : and the little children heard her. ;l:iSi»< w. 11 242 secrets message to Christiana. After this she thought she saw two very ill-favoured onesstanding by her bedside, and saying, What shall we do withthis woman ? for she cries out for mercy waking and she be suffered to go on as she begins, we shall lose her aswe have lost her husband. Wherefore we must, by one wayor other, seek t© take her off from the thoughts of what shallbe hereafter; else all the world cannot help it but she willbecome a pilgrim. Now she awoke in a great sweat, also a trembling wasupon her ; but after a while she fell to sleeping again. Andthen she thought she saw Christian her husband in a placeof bliss, among many immortals, with an harp in his hand,standing and playing upon it before one that sate on a thronewith a rainbow about his head. She saw also as if he bowedhis head with his face to the paved work that was under thePrinces fee
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