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land_n	castle_n	city_n	country_n	14,211	5	9.6922	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30170	The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come delivered under the similitude of a dream, wherein is discovered the manner of his setting out, his dangerous journey, and safe arrival at the desired countrey / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1678 (1678)	Wing B5557; ESTC R27237	105,951	244

Coats of some of the Godly and that devisishly that they may have a seeming colour to throw Religion for the sake of some infirmity they have spied in them behind their backs 6. Then they begin to adhere to and associate themselves with carnal loose and wanton men 7. Then they give way to carnal and wanton discourses in secret and glad are they if they can see such things in any that are counted honest that they may the more boldly do it through their example 8 After this they begin to play with little sins openly 9. And then being hardened they shew themselves as they are Thus being lanched again into the gulf of misery unless a Miracle of Grace prevent it they everlastingly perish in their own deceivings Now I saw in my Dream that by this time the Pilgrims were got over the Inchant●…d Ground and entering in the Countrey of Beulah whose Air was very sweet and pleasant the way lying directly through it they solaced themselves there for a season Yea here they heard continually the singing of Birds and saw every day the flowers appear in the earth and heard the voice of the Turtle in the Land In this Countrey the Sun shineth night and day wherefore this was beyond the Valley of the shadow of death and also out of the reach of Giant Despair neither could they from this place so much as see doubting-Doubting-Castle Here they were within sight of the City they were going to also here met them some of the Inhabitants thereof For in this Land the shining Ones commonly walked because it was upon the Borders of Heaven In this Land also the contract between the Bride and the Bridgroom was renewed Yea here as the 〈◊〉 rejoyceth over the Bride so 〈◊〉 God rejoyce over them Here they had no want of Corn and Wine for in this place they met with abundance of what they had sought in all their Pilgrimage Here they heard voices from out of the City loud voices saying Say ye to the daughter of Zion Behold thy Salvation cometh behold his reward is with him Here all the Inhabitants of the Countrey called them The holy People The redeemed of the Lord Sought out c. Now as they walked in this Land they had more rejoycing then in parts more remo●…e from the King●…om to which they were bound and drawing near to the City they had yet a more perfect view thereof It was builded of Pearls and precious Stones also the Street thereof w●…s paved with Gold so that by reason of the natural glory of the City and the reflection of the Sun-beams upon it Christian with desire sell sick Hopeful also had a fit or two of the same Disease Wherefore here they lay by it a while crying out because of th●…ir pangs If you see my Beloved tell him that I am sick of love But being a little strengthened and better able to bear their sickness they walked on their way and came yet nearer and nearer where were Orchards Vineyards and Gardens and their Gates opened into the High-way Now as they came up to these places behold the Gardener stood in the way to whom the Pilgrims said Whose goodly Vineyards and Gardens are these He answered They are the Kings and are planted here for his own delights and also for the solace of Pilgrims So the Gardiner ha●… them into the Vineyards and bid them refresh themselves w●…th the Dainties he also shewed them there the Kings walks and the Arbons where he delighted to be And here they ●…arried and 〈◊〉 Now I beheld in my Dream that they talked more in their sleep at this time then ever they did in all their Journey and being in a muse there-about the Gardiner sa d even to me Wherefore muse●…t thou at the matter It is the nature of the fruit of the Gra●…es of these Vineyards to go down so sweetly as to cause the lips of them that are asleep to speak So I saw that when they awoke they addressed themselves to go up to the City But. as I said the reflections of the Sun upon the City for the City was pure Gold was so extreamly glorious that they could not as yet with open sace behold it but through an Instrument made for that purpose So I saw that as they went on there met them two men in ●…aiment that shone like Gold also their saces shone as the light These men asked the ●…ilgrims whence they came and they told them they also asked them Where they had lodg'd what 〈◊〉 and dangers what comforts and pleasures they had met in the way and they told them Then said the men that met them You have but two 〈◊〉 more to meet with and then you are in the City Christian then and his Companion asked the men to go along with them so they told th●…m they would but 〈◊〉 they you must obtain it by your own faith So I saw in my Dream that they went on together till they came within sight of the Gate Now I further saw that 〈◊〉 them and the Gate was a ●…iver but there was no Bridge to go over the River was very deep at the sight therefore of this River the ●…ilgrims were much 〈◊〉 but the men that went with them said You must go through or you cannot come at the Gate The ●…ilgrims them began to enquire if there was no other way to the Gate to which they answered Yes but there hath not any save two to wit Enoch and Elijah been permitted to tread that path since the foundation of the World nor shall untill the last Trumper shall sound The Pilgrims then especially Christian began to 〈◊〉 in his mind and looked this wav and that but no way could be found by them 〈◊〉 which they might escape the River Then they 〈◊〉 the men if the Waters were all of a depth They said No 〈◊〉 they could not help them in that Case for said they You shall find it 〈◊〉 or shallower as you 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 place They then addressed themselves to the 〈◊〉 and entring Christian 〈◊〉 to sink and 〈◊〉 out to his good Friend 〈◊〉 he said I sink in deep Waters the Billows go over my head all his Waves go over me Selah Then said the other Be of good chear my Brother I feel the bottom and it is good Then said Christian Ah my friend the sorrows of death have compassed me about I shall not see the Land that flows with Milk and Honey And with that a great darkness and 〈◊〉 fell upon Christian so that he could not see before him also here he in great measure lost his senses so that he could neither remember nor orderly talk of any of those sweet refreshments that he had met with in the way of his Pilgrimage But all the words that he spake still tended to discover that he had horror of mind and hearty fears that he

it doth for they are these Talkative Fools whose Religion is only in word and are debauched and vain in their Conversation that being so much admitted into the Fellowship of the Godly do stumble the World blemish Christianity and grieve the Sincere I wish that all Men would deal with such as you have done then should they either be made more conformable to Religion or the company of Saints would be too hot for them How Talkative at first lifts up his Plumes How bravely doth he speak how he presumes To drive down all before him but so soon As Faithful talks of Heart-work like the Moon That 's past the full into the wain he 〈◊〉 And so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he that Heart work k●…ows Thus they went on talking of what they had seen by the way and so made that way easie which would otherwise no doubt have been tedious to them for now they went through a Wilderness Then I saw in my Dream that when they were got out of the Wilderness they presently saw a Town before them and the name of that Town is Vanity and at the Town there is a ●…air kept called VanityFair It is kept all the Year long it beareth the name of Vanity Fair because the Town where t is kept is lighter then Vanity and also because all that is there sold or that cometh thither is Vanity As is the saying of the wise All that cometh is vanity This Fair is no new erected business but a thing of Ancient standing I will shew you the original of it Almost five thousand years agone there were Pilgrims walking to the Coelestial City as these two honest persons are and 〈◊〉 Apollyon and Legion with thei●… Companions perceiving by the path that the Pilgrims made that their way to the City lay through this Town of Vanity they contrived here to set up a Fair a Fair wherein should be sold of all ●…orts of Va●…ty and that it should last all the year long Therefore at this Fair are all such Merchandize sold As Houses Lands Trades Places Honours Preferments Titles Countreys Kingdoms Lusts Pleasures and Delights of all sorts as Whores Bauds Wives Husbands Children Masters Servants Lives Blood Bodies Souls Silver Gold Pearls p●…ecious Stones and what not And moreover at this Fair there is at all times to be seen Juglings chea●… Games Plays Fools Apes Knaves and Rogues and that of all sorts Here are to be seen and that for nothing Thefts Murders Adultries False-swearers and that of a blood-red colour And as in others fairs of less moment there are the several Rows and Streets under their proper names where such and such Wares are vended So here likewise you have the proper Places Rows Streets viz. Countreys and Kingdoms where the Wares of this Fair are ●…oonest to be found Here is the Brittain ●…ow the French Row the Itali●… Row the Spanish Row the German Row where several sorts of Vanities are to be sold. But as in other fairs some one Commodity is as the chief of all the fair so the Ware of Rome and her Merchandize is greatly promoted in this fair Only our English Nation with some others have taken a d●…slike thereat Now as I said the way to the Caelestial City lyes just thorow this Town where this lusty Fair is kept and he that will go to the City and yet not go thorow this Town must n●…ds go out of the World The Prin●…e of Princes himself when here went through this Town to his own Countrey and that upon a Fai●…-day too Yea and as I think it was ●…eelzebub the chief Lord of this Fair that invited him to buy of his Va●… yea would have made him Lord of the Fair would he but have done him Reverence as he went thorow the Town Yea because he was such a person of Honour Reelzebub had him from Street to Street and shewed him all the Kingdoms of the World in a little time that he might if possible alure that Blessed One to cheapen and buy some of his Vanities But he had no mind to the Merchandize and therefore left the Town without laying out so much as one Farthing upon these Vanities This Fair therefore is an Ancient thing of long standing and a very great Fair. Now these Pilgrims as I said must needs go thorow this fair Well so they did but behold even as they entred into the fair all the people in the fair were moved and the Town it self as it were in a Hubbub about them and that for several reasons For First The Pilgrims were cloathed with such kind of Rai●…ent as was diverse from the Rai●…ent of any that Traded in that fair The people therefore of the fair made a great gazing upon them Some said they were Fools some they were Bedlams and some they are Outlandish-men Secondly And as they wondred at their Apparel so they did likewise at their Speech for few could understand what they said they naturally spoke the Language of Can●…an but they that kept the fair were the men of this World So that from one end of the fair to the other they seemed Barbarians each to the other Thirdly But that which did not a little amuse the Merchandizers was that these Pilgrims set very light by all their Wares they cared not so much as to look upon them and if they called upon them to buy they would put their fingers in their ears and cry Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity and look upwards signifying that their Trade and Traf●…ick was in Heaven One chanced mockingly beholding the carriages of the men to say unto them What will ye buy but they looking gravely upon him said We buy the Truth At that there was an occasion taken to despise the men the more some mocking some ●…aunting some speaking reproachfully and some calling upon others to smite them At last things came to an hubbub and great stir in the fair in so much that all order was confounded Now was word pr●…sently brought to the great one of the fair who quickly came down and deputed some of his most trusty friends to take these men into examination about whom the fair was almost overturned So the men were brought to examination and they that sat upon them asked them whence they came whether they went and what they did there in such an unusual Garb The men told them that they were Pilgri●…s and Strangers in the World and that they were going to their own Countrey which was the Heavenly Jerusalem and that they had giv●…n none occasion to the men of the Town nor yet to the Merchandizers thus to abuse them and to let them in their Journey Except it was for that when one asked them what they would buy they said they would buy the Truth But they that were appointed to examine them did not believe them to be any other then Bedlams a●…d Mad