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Title: The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream
Year: 1863 (1860s)
Authors: Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 Cheever, George Barrell, 1807-1890. (from old catalog) Harvey, William, 1796-1866, (from old catalog) illus Dalziel, George, 1815-1902, (from old catalog) engr
Subjects: Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
Publisher: London, H. G. Bohn
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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and hercompanions were compelled to do. They took it up, and putit into an earthen pot, and so let it stand till the dirt wasgone to the bottom, and then they drank thereof. Next he shewed them the two by-ways that were at thefoot of the hill, where Formality and Hypocrisy lost them-selves. And said he, These are dangerous paths ; two werehere cast away when Christian came by. And although, asyou see, these ways are since stopped up with chains, posts,and a ditch, yet there are that will choose to adventure here,rather than take the pains to go up this hill. Chris. The way of transgressors is hard (Prov. xiii.15). Tis a wonder that they can get into those ways with-out danger of breaking their necks. Great-heart. They will venture ; yea, if at any time any ofthe Kings servants doth happen to see them, and doth callunto them, and tell them they are in the wrong ways, anddo bid them beware the danger, then they will railinglyreturn them answer, and say, As for the word that thou P P s$$
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hast spoken unto ns in the name of the King, we will nothearken unto thee; but we will certainly do whatsoeverthing goeth out of our own mouths, &c. (Jer. xliv. 16, 17).Nay, if you look a little farther, you shall see that these waysare made cautionary enough, not only by these posts, and GREAT-HEART ENCOURAGES THE BOYS. 291 ditch, and chain, but also by being hedged up; yet they willchoose to go there. Chris. They are idle, they love not to take pains; up-hillway is unpleasant to them. So it is fulfilled unto them as it iswritten: The way of the slothful man is a hedge of thorns (Prov. xv. 19). Yea, they will rather choose to walk upon asnare, than to go up this hill and the rest of this way to thecity. Then they set forward, and began to go up the hill, andup the hill they went; but before they got to the top,Christiana began to pant, and said, I dare say this is abreathing hill; no marvel if they that love their ease morethan their souls choose to themselves a smoother way.Then

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