. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . ment from his weariness. Thus, therefore, he wentback; carefully looking on this side and on that, all the wayas he went, if happily he might find his roll, that had beenhis comfort so many times in his journey. He went thus tillhe came again within sight of the arbour where he sat andslept; but that sight renewed his sorrow the more, by bring-ing again even afresh his evil of sleeping into his mind. Thus,therefore, he now went on bewailing his sinful sleep, saying, Oh, wretched man t
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . ment from his weariness. Thus, therefore, he wentback; carefully looking on this side and on that, all the wayas he went, if happily he might find his roll, that had beenhis comfort so many times in his journey. He went thus tillhe came again within sight of the arbour where he sat andslept; but that sight renewed his sorrow the more, by bring-ing again even afresh his evil of sleeping into his mind. Thus,therefore, he now went on bewailing his sinful sleep, saying, Oh, wretched man that I am, that I should sleep in thedaytime! that I should sleep in the midst of difficulty! (1Thess. v. 7, 8; Rev. ii. 4, 5,) that I should so indulge theflesh, as to use that rest for ease to my flesh, which the Lordof the hill hath erected only for the relief of the spirits ofpilgrims! How many steps have I took in vain ? (thus ithappened to Israel; for their sin they were sent back againby the way of the Red Sea,) and I am made to tread thosesteps with sorrow, which I might have trod with delight, had. jjh- THE PALACE BEAUTIFUL. 51 it not been for this sinful sleep. How far might I have beenon my way by this time! I am made to tread those stepsthrice over which I needed not to have trod but once: yea,now also I am like to be benighted, for the day is almostspent. Oh, that I had not slept! Now by this time he was come to the arbour again, wherefor a while he sat down and wept; but at last (as Christianwould have it), looking sorrowfully down under the settle,there he espied his roll, the which he with trembling andhaste catched up, and put it into his bosom; but who can tellhow joyful this man was when he had gotten his roll again !For this roll was the assurance of his life and acceptance atthe desired haven. Therefore he laid it up in his bosom, gavethanks to God for directing his eye to the place where it lay,and with joy and tears betook himself again to his
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