. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . itter to my soul; soI turned to go away from him ; but just as I turned myself togo thence, I felt him take hold of my flesh, and give me sucha deadly twitch back, that I thought he had pulled part of meafter himself; this made me cry, 0 wretched man! (Rom. ) So I went on my way up the hill. Now when I had got about half-way up, I looked behindme, and saw one coming after me, swiffc as the wind ; so heovertook me just about the place where the settle stands. Chr. Just there, sa
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . itter to my soul; soI turned to go away from him ; but just as I turned myself togo thence, I felt him take hold of my flesh, and give me sucha deadly twitch back, that I thought he had pulled part of meafter himself; this made me cry, 0 wretched man! (Rom. ) So I went on my way up the hill. Now when I had got about half-way up, I looked behindme, and saw one coming after me, swiffc as the wind ; so heovertook me just about the place where the settle stands. Chr. Just there, said Christian, did I sit down to restme ; but, being overcome with sleep, I there lost this roll outof my bosom. Faith. But, good brother, hear me out: so soon as the manovertook me, he was but a word and a blow; for down heknocked me, and laid me for dead. But when I was a littlecome to myself again, I asked him wherefore he served meso ? he said, because of my secret inclining to Adam thefirst; and with that he struck me another deadly blow on thebreast, and beat me down backward, so I lav at his foot as. w dead as before. So when I came to myself again, I criedhim mercy; but tie said, I know not how to shew mercy,and with that knocked me down again. He had doubtless OO IS SAVED BY CHRIST. made an end of me, but that one came by, and bid himforbear. Chr. Who was that that bid him forbear ? Faith. I did not know him at first; but as he went by, Iperceived the holes in his hands and in his side; then I con-cluded that he was our Lord. So I went up the hill. Che. That man that overtook you was Moses; he sparethnone, neither knoweth he how to shew mercy to those thattransgress his law. Faith. I know it very well, it was not the first time that hehas met with me. Twas he that came to me when I dweltsecurely at home, and that told me he would burn my houseover my head if I stayed there. Chr. But did you not see the house that stood there on thetop of that hill, on the side of which
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