When He makes no Will. for his Friends, and said unto them, I Die, but shall make no Will. As for my Honesty, it shall go with me; let him that comes after be told of this. the Day that he was to be gone, was come, he addressed himself to go over the River. Now the River at that time overflowed the Banks in some places. But Mr. Honest in his Life time had spoken to one Goodconscience to meet him there, the which he also did, and lent him his Hand, and so helped him helps Mr. over. The last Words of Mr. Honest Reigns. So he left the World. were, Grace Goodconscience Honest over the River. Mr. Valiant Eccl. 12. 6. His Will. After this it was noised abroad that Mr. Valiant-for-truth was taken with a Summons, by the same Post as the other; and had this for a Token that the Summons was true, That his Pitcher was broken at the Fountain. When he understood it, he called for his Friends, and told them of it. Then said he, I am going to my Fathers, and tho with great Difficulty I am got hither, yet now I do not repent me of all the Trouble I have been at to arrive where I am. My Sword, I give to him that shall succeed me in my Pilgrimage, and my Courage and Skill, to him that can get it. and Scarrs I carry with me, to be a witness for me, fought his Battels, who now will be my Rewarder. Day that he must go hence, was come, many accompanied him to the River side, into which, as he went, he said, Death, where is thy Sting? And as he went down deeper, he said, Grave where is thy Victory? So he passed over, and the Trumpets sounded for him on the other side. My Marks that I have When the His last words. Stand-fast, Mr. Stand fast is Summoned. Then there came forth a Summons for Mr. (This Mr. Stand-fast, was he that the rest of the Pilgrims found upon his Knees in the inchanted Ground.) For the Post brought it him open in his Hands. The Contents whereof were, That he must prepare for a change of Life, for his Master was not willing that he should be so far from him any longer. At this Mr. Stand-fast was put into a Muse; Nay, said the Messenger, you need not doubt of the truth of my Message; for here is Eccl. 12. 6. Pilgrimage, His Speech to him. a Token of the Truth thereof, Thy Wheel is broken at the Cistern. Then he called to him Mr. Greatheart, who was their Guide, and said unto him, Sir, Altho it was not my hap to be much in your good Company in the Days of my yet since the time I knew you, you have been profitable to me. When I came from home, I left behind me a Wife, and five small Children. Let me entreat you, at your Return (for I know that you will go, and return to your Masters House, in Hopes that you may yet be a Conductor to more of the Holy Pilgrims,) that you send to my Family, and let them be acquainted with all that hath, and shall happen unto me. Tell them moreover, of my happy Arrival to this Place, and of the present late blessed Condition that I am in. Tell them also of Christian, and of Christiana his Wife, and how She and her Children came after her Husband. Tell them also of what a happy End she made, and whither she is gone. I have little or nothing to send to my Family, except it be Prayers, and Tears for them; of which it will suffice, if thou acquaint them, if peradventure they may prevail. When Mr. Stand-fast had thus set things in order, and the time being come for him to hast him away; he also went down to the River. Now there was a great Calm at that time in the River, wherefore Mr. Stand-fast, when he was about half way in, he stood a while and talked to his Companions that had waited upon him thither. And he said: His Errand to his Family. His last words. Jos. 3. 17. This River has been a Terror to many, yea the thoughts of it also have often frighted me. But now methinks I stand easie, my Foot is fixed upon that, upon which the Feet of the Priests that bare the Ark of the Covenant stood while Israel went over this Jordan. The Waters indeed are to the Palate bitter, and to the Stomach cold; yet the thoughts of what I am going. to, and of the Conduct that waits for me on the other side, doth lie as a glowing Coal at my Heart. I see my self now at the end of my Journey, my toilsome Days are ended. I am going now to see that Head that was Crowned with Thorns, and that Face that was spit upon for me. I have formerly lived by Hear-say, and Faith, but now I go where I shall live by sight, and shall be with him, in whose Company I delight my self. I have loved to hear my Lord spoken of, and wherever I have seen the print of his Shooe in the Earth, there I have coveted to set my Foot too. His Name has been to me as a Civit-Box, yea sweeter then all Perfumes. His Voice to me has been most sweet, and his Countenance, I have more desired than they that have most desired the Light of the Sun. His Word I did use to gather for my Food, and for Antidotes against my Faintings. He has held me, and I have kept me from mine Iniquities: Yea, my Steps hath he strengthened in his Way. Now while he was thus in Discourse his Countenance changed, his strong men bowed under him, and after he had said, Take me, for I come unto thee, he ceased to be seen of them. But glorious it was, to see how the open Region was filled with Horses and Chariots, with Trumpeters and Pipers, with Singers, and Players on stringed Instruments, to welcome the Pilgrims as they went up and followed one another in at the beautiful Gate of the City. As for Christian's Children, the four Boys that Christiana brought with her with their Wives and Children, I did not stay where I was, till they were gone over. Also since I came away, I heard one say, that they were yet alive, and so would be for the Increase of the Church in that Place where they were for a time. Shall it be my Lot to go that way again, I may give those that desire it, an Account of what I here am silent about; mean time I bid my Reader Adieu. FINIS. APPENDIX GRACE ABOUNDING. A first edition of 1666. B sixth edition of 1688. Preface, p. 6, 1. 9. A] God did not play in convincing of me; the Devil did not play in tempting of me. p. 8, 1. 27. B] we. A] me. 1. 30. A] thoughts of the day of Judgement, and that both night and day: and should tremble at the thoughts of the fearful. 1. 33. A] bonds of eternal darkness, and omits unto the judgement of the great Day. p. 9, 1. 30. A] Yet this. 1. 36. as it made. pp. 9, 10. salvation. B adds §§ 12, 13, 14 from] But God did not utterly...mine own p. 10, 1. 25. B adds] house-hold-stuff. p. II, 1. 2. A] a spirit. 1. 38. B adds] notwithstanding my Religion. p. 12, l. 12. p. 13, 1. 36. A] a whole Town. pp. 14-16. by nature. p. 16, 1. 35. p. 17, 1. 23. Pp. 17-19. B adds §§ 32, 33, 34, 35, 36] But, I say,...more of my state A] as mistrusting my condition. B adds] By these things. B adds §§ 43, 44, 45] One thing was precious to me in those days. may not omit... The Bible p. 19, 1. 21. B adds] especially... Faith or no, and omits for I feared it shut me out of all the blessings that other good people had given them of God. 1. 38. B adds] insomuch, and omits That I might in this deceive myself. p. 20, l. 1. sure to perish for p. 21, l. 11. p. 22, 1. 39. B adds] And besides, I saw for certain, if I had it not, I was 1. 13. A] this delusion. ever. A] But the passage. A] There lay all the question. pp. 24, 25. B adds § 70 and § 71 to 1. 20] But I was not...let a man be never so devout, Deut. 14. p. 25, 1. 30. B adds] None but those who are effectually called inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. p. 27, 1. 4. A] that rate for wickedness. hanker. 1. 9. my heart began to 1. 13. 1. 6. B adds] my hinder parts were of me; the Devil did of the day of Judget the thoughts of the sunto the judgement t utterly...mine own nding my Religion. ntrol! 39. B adds] This I ...more of my state ot omit... The Bible nits for I feared it given them of God. eceive myself. I had it not, I was not...let a man be pp. 28, 29. B adds $$ 84, 85, 86] But I observe... A wounded Spirit who can bear. p. 30. B adds § 89] Yea I thought...as any of theirs. my Love twenty times. 1. 35. thou art p. 31, 1. 7. B adds] yea, I was now so taken...to have understood me. 1. 28. B adds] methought he called so loud...meant me. p. 34, 1. 9. A] now again I blessed the condition. 1. 14. for sin. B adds § 106] And now my heart...get rid of these things, I could not. p. 35, 1. 5. A] I have thought I should see the Devil, nay thought. 1. 34. Alas, poor fool. p. 37, 1. 34. A] unsound rests. to our souls. pp. 39, 40. B adds § 125 and part of § 126] The errors that this people... comforted in the truth. p. 40, l. 37. B adds] an evidence as I thought of my salvation. p. 41. B adds §§ 130, 131, 132] But before I had got thus far...my love was tried to purpose. p. 42, 1. 30. B adds] and yet then I had almost none others, but such blasphemous ones. p. 43, l. 13. B adds] with my hands or elbows; also § 139] At these seasons...the Law of God indeed. P. 44, 1. 2. P. 45. B adds § 146] But chiefly...carefully with tears. p. 46, 1. 1. B adds] And this stuck always with me...and to be saved 1. 3. I had sold my Saviour. from wrath to come. pp. 45, 46. B adds § these days but my self. 154] What thought I...Oh! none knows the terrors of pp. 47, 48. B adds § 158] Now I saw...and for my eternal overthrow. pp. 49, 50. B adds §§ 161, 162, 163, 164] I was often now ashamed..... carefully with tears. p. 50, l. 12. A] Then was I struck. B adds 11. 34 to 37] and this thought I... why not for me? P. 51, l. 16. A adds after circumstances] but alas! 'twas all in vain. B adds §§ 170, 171, 172] Í should think with myself...you have sold your Saviour. In the first edition pages 45 to 48 are wanting, including in this text from p. 52, 1. 10 God as from the face...to p. 58, 1. 33 but I was gone and lost." |