Chr. Why, Sir, this burden upon my back is more terrible to me than all thefe things which you have mentioned: nay, methinks I care not what I meet with in my way, if

fo be I can also meet with deliverrance from my burden.

The frame of the heart of young Chrif

tian.

World. How cameft thou by thy burden at firft?

Chr. By reading this book in my hand.

World. I thought fo: and it has happened unto thee as to other weak men, who, meddling with things too high for them, fuddenly fall into thy diftractions: which diftractions do not only unman men, (as thine I perceive have done thee), but they run them upon defperate ventures, to obtain they know not what.

Chr. I know what I would obtain; it is ease from my heavy burden.

World. But why wilt thou feek for cafe this way, feeing fo many dangers attend it? efpecially, fince, (hadft thou but patience to hear me) 1 could direct thee to the obtaining of what thou defireft, without the dangers that thou in thi way wilt run thyself into; yea, and the remed is at hand. Befides, I will add, that infead of thefe dangers, thou fhalt meet with much fafety," friendship and content.

Chr. Pray, Sir, open this fecret to me.

World. Why, in yonder village, (the village is named Morality), there dwells a gentleman, whofe name is Legality, a very judicious man (and a man of a very good name), that has

fuch burdens as thin

from their shoulders; yea to my knowledge, he hath done a great deal of good this way: And befides, he hath skill to cure thofe that are somewhat crazed in their wits with their burden. > To him as I faid, thou mayeft go, and be helped prefently. His houfe is not quite a mile from this place; and if he should not be at home himfelf, he hath a pretty young man to his fon, whofe name is Civility, that can do it (to speak on) as well as the old gentleman himself. There, I fay thou mayeft be eased of thy burden; and if thou art not minded to go back to thy former habitation, as indeed I would not wish thee, thou mayeft fend for thy wife and children to thee to this village, where there are houfes now ftanding empty, one of which thou mayest have at a reasonable rate. Provifion is there alfo cheap and good; and that which will make thy life more happy is, to be fure, there thou fhalt live by honeft neighbours, in credit and good fashion

Now was Chriftian fomewhat at a stand; but prefently he concluded. If this be true which this gentleman hath faid, my wifeft courfe is to take his advice; and with that he thus farther fpake.

Chr. Sir, which is my way to this honeft man's house?

Mount Sinai.

World. Do you fee yonder

high hill?

Ghr. Yes, very well.

World. By that hill you muft go, and the firft

you come at is his.

› Chriftian turned out of his way, to go to

When Chriftians unto carnal men give ear, Out of their way they go and for't dear For Mr. Worldly-Wifeman can but show

pay

Part I. Mr. Legality's houfe for help: but behold when he was got now hard by the hill, it feemed fo high, and also that fide of it which was next the way fide did hang fo much over, that Chriftian was afraid to venture further, left the hill fhould fall on his head; wherefore there he flood ftill,' and knew not what to do. Alfo his burden now feemed heavier to him than while he was in his way. There came alfo flashes af fire out of the hill that made Chriftian afraid left he should be burned, (Exod. xix. 18, 19. Heb. xii. 21.) here therefore he fweat and did quake for fear. And now he began to be forry that he had taken Mr. Worldly Wifeman's counfel; and with that he faw Evangelift coming to meet him; at the fight alfo of whom he began to blush for fhame. So Evanget drew nearer and nearer; and coming up to him, he looked upon him with a fevere and dreadful countenance, and thus began to reafon with Chriflian.

Evangelift reafons afresh with

Evan. What dost thou here, Chriftian? faid he. At these words Chriftian knew not what to answer; wherefore at prefent he flood speechChriflian. lefs before him. Then faid Evangelift farther, art not thou the man that I found crying without the walls of the city of DeAruation.

Chr. Yes, Dear Sir, I am the man.

Evan. Did not I direct thee the way to the Title wicket gate?'

Mr. Yes, dear Sir, faid Chriftian.

n. How is it then that thou art so quickly

Chr. I met with a gentleman fo foon as I had got over the flough of Defpond, who perfuaded me, that I might, in the village before me, find a man that could take off my burden.

Evan. What was he?

Chr. He looked like a gentleman, and talked much to me, and got me at laft to yield; fo I came hither: But when I beheld this hill, and how it hangs over the way, I fuddenly made a ftand, left it should fall on my head.

Evan. What faid that gentleman to you?

Chr. Why, he asked me whither I was going? And I told him.

Evan. And what faid he then?

Chr. He asked me if I had a family? and I told him: But, faid 1, I am fo loaded with the burden that is on my back, that I cannot take plea fure in them as formerly.

Evan. And what faid he then?

: Chr. He bid me with speed get rid of my burden; and I told him it was eafe that I fought. And faid I, I am therefore going to yonder gate,. to receive farther direction how I may get to the place of deliverance. So he faid that he would fhew me a better way, and short, not fo attended with difficulties as the way, Sir, that you fet me in; which way faid he will direct you to a gentleman's houfe that has kill to take off thefe burdens; fo I believed him, and turned out of that way into this, if happily I might be foon eafed of my burden. But when I came to this place, and beheld things as they are, I stopped for fear (as 1 faid) of danger; but I now ki