. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . a dog whose barking I turn tothe profit of pilgrims, keep any from coming to me ? Ideliver them from the lions, their darling from the power ofthe dog. THE PILGRIMS GO ON THEIR WAY REJOICING. 261 Mer. Then said Mercy, Iconfess my ignorance ; I spakewhat I nnderstood not; I ac-knowledge that thou doest allthings well. Then Christiana began to talkof their journey, and to inquireafter the way. So he fed them,and washed their feet, and setthem in the way of his steps,according as he had
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . a dog whose barking I turn tothe profit of pilgrims, keep any from coming to me ? Ideliver them from the lions, their darling from the power ofthe dog. THE PILGRIMS GO ON THEIR WAY REJOICING. 261 Mer. Then said Mercy, Iconfess my ignorance ; I spakewhat I nnderstood not; I ac-knowledge that thou doest allthings well. Then Christiana began to talkof their journey, and to inquireafter the way. So he fed them,and washed their feet, and setthem in the way of his steps,according as he had dealt withher husband before. So I saw in my dream thatthey walked on in their way,and had the weather very com-fortable to them. Then Christiana began to sing,saying, Blessd be the day that I beganA pilgrim for to be ;And blessed also be that manThat thereto moved me. Tis true, twas long ere I beganTo seek to live for ever; But now I run fast as I can,—Tis better late, than never. Our tears to joy, our fears to faith, Are turned, as we see :Thus our beginning (as one saith) Shews what our end will ISTow there was on the other side of the wall that fenced inthe way up which Christiana and her companions was to go,a garden ; and that garden belonged to him whose was thatbarking dog of whom mention was made before. And someof the fruit-trees that grew in that garden shot their branches 262 THET MEET TWO ILL-FAVOURED ONES. over the wall; and, being mellow, they that found them didgather them up, and oft eat of them to their hurt. So Chris-tianas boys, as boys are apt to do, being pleased with thetrees, and with the fruit that did hang thereon, did plashthem, and began to eat. Their mother did also chide themfor so doing; but still the boys went on. Well, said she, my sons, you transgress, for that fruitis none of ours. But she did not know that they did belongto the enemy ; Ill warrant you if she had, she would a beenready to die for fear. But that passed, and they went ont
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