Part I. when thou waft almost choaked in the gulf of Defpond; thou didst attempt wrong ways to be rid of thy burden; whereas thou shouldft have ftaid until thy Prince had taken it off. Thou didit finfully fleep, and lofe thy choice things. Thou wat alfo almost perfuaded to go back at the fight of the lions; and when thou talkeit of thy journey, and of what thou haft heard and feen, thou art inwardly defirous of vain glory, in all that thou fayeft or doft.

Chr. All this is true, and much more, which thou haft left out; but the Prince whom I ferve and honour, is merciful and ready to forgive. But befides, thefe infirmities poffeffed me in thy country! for there I fucked them in, and I have groaned under them, been forry for them, and have obtained pardon of my Prince.

Apollyon in a

rage falls up on Chriflian.

Apol. Then Apollyon broke out into a grievous rage, faying, 1 am an enemy to this Prince; I hate his perfon, his laws, and people: I am come out on purpofe to withstand thee.

Chr. Apollyon, beware what you do: for I am in the king's high-way, the way of holinefs; therefore take heed to yourfelf.

Apol. Then Apollyon ftraddled quite over the whole breadth of the way, and faid, I am void of fear in this matter; prepare thyself to die; for 1 fwear by my infernal den, that thou fhalt go no farther: Here will I fpill thy foul!

And with that he threw a flaming dart at his af; but Chriftian had a fhield in his hand, which he caught it, and fo prevented the

fee,

A more unequal match can hardly be,
Chriftian must fight a devil, but you
The valiant man by handling ford and shield,
Doth make him, tho' a dragon, quit the fi

Chriftian wounded in his underfranding, faith and converfation.

Then did Chriftian draw; for he faw it was time to beftir him; and Apollyon as faft made at him, throwing darts as thick as hail; by the which notwithstanding all that Chriftian could do to avoid it, A. pollyon wounded, him in his head, his hand and foot. This made Christian give a little back: Apollyon therefore followed his work amain; and Christian took courage, and refifted as manfully as he could. This fore combat lafted for above half a day, even till Chriftian was almoft quite fpent. For you must know, that Chriftian, by reafon of his wounds, muft needs grow weaker and weaker.

Then Apollyon efpying his opportunity, began to gather up clofe to Chriftian, and wreftling with him, gave him a dreadful fall; and with that Chriftian's sword flew out of his hand. Then faid Apollyon, I am fure of thee now: and with that he had almoft preffed him to death; fo that Chriflian began to defpair of life. But, as God would have it, while Apollyon was fetching his laft blow, thereby to make a full end of this good man, Chriftian nimbly reached out his hand for his fword, and caught it, faying, Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy! when I fall I fall arife; and with that gave him a deadly thruft, which made him give back as one that had received his mortal wound. Chriftian perceiving that, mad at him again, faying, Nay in all these things we are more than conorors through him that loved us, and with that

llyon spread forth his dragon's wings, and

A brief rela

tion of the combat by the Spectator.

fped him vay, that Chriftian faw him no more, Mic. vii. E. Rom. viii. 8, 9. James iv. 6. In this combat no man can imagine, unlefs he had feen and heard, as I did, what yelling and hideous roaring Apollyon made all the time of the fight: He fpake like a dragon: And on the other fide, what fighs and groans burft from Chriftian's heart. I never faw him all the while give fo much as one pleafant book, till he perceived he had wounded Apollyon with his to edged fword; then indeed, he did fmile, and look upward. But it was the most dreadful fight that ever 1 faw.

So when the battle was over, Chriftian faid, I will here give thanks to him that hath delivered me out of the mouth of the lion, to him that did help me against Apollyon. And fo he did faying,

Chriftian gives God thanks for his deliverance.

Great Beelzebub, the captain of this fiend,
Defign'd my ruin; therefore to this end
He fent him barnefi'd out; and he with rage
That bellifh awas, did fiercely me engage:
But bleed Michael helped me, and I
By dint of word did quickly make him fly:
Therefore to him let me give lafting praife
And thanks, and bless his holy name always.

Then there came to him a hand with fome of the leaves of the tree of life, the which Chri tian took and applied to the wounds he ha ceived in the hatil, and was healed immedi

He alfo fat down in that place to eat bread, and to drink of the bottle that was given him a little before; fo being refreshed, he addreffed himself to his journey, with his fword drawn in his hand; for he faid, I know not but fome other enemy may be at hand. But he met with no other affront from Apollyon quite through the valley,

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Now at the end of this valley was another, called The valley of the fhadow of death; and Chriftian must needs go through it, because the way to the celeftial city lay through the midft of it. Now this valley is a very folitary place, The prophet Jeremiah thus defcribes it; a wil dernefs, a land of deferts, and of pits; a land of drought and of the shadow of death, a land that no man (but a Chriftian) paffeth through, and where no man dwelt, Jer. ii. 9.

Now here Chriftian was worfe put to it than in his fight with Apollyon; as by the fequel you

fhall fee.

I faw then in my dream, that when Christian was got to the borders of the Shadow of Death, there met him two men, children of them that brought up an evil report of the good land, making hafte to go back; to whom Chriftian fpake as follows:

Chr. Whither are you going?

Men. They faid, Back! back! and we would have you do fo too, if either life or peace is prized by you.

Chr. Why! what is the matter? faid Chrif

tian.

Ten. Matter! faid they; we were going that