02. CONTENTS OF THE ALLEGORICAL WORKS
THE author's religious experience and knowledge of the way of salvation, first published in a treatise on the covenants, and enlarged in his Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; now completed in an allegory, showing the Christian's journey from time to eternity, under the title of
THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME.
The Introduction by the Editor.
CHAP. I. Life a pilgrimage through a state of spiritual conflicts; The Pilgrim's Progress a guide to all how reward pilgrims; the author furnished with leisure time to write it, by being for many years shut up in prison for refusing to violate his conscience.
CHAP. II. The Pilgrim's Progress having been written in prison, difficulties were thrown in the way of its publication.
CHAP. III. Bunyan's extraordinary qualifications to write the pilgrimage, sanctified by prison discipline.
CHAP. IV. Bunyan's release from jail, and his publication of The Pilgrim's Progress.
CHAP. V. The inquiry, Was Bunyan assisted in the composition of his Pilgrim's Progress, answered in the negative—1st, From his own declarations, to which may be added, "I am for drinking water out my own cistern." The opinions of the learned; an analysis of every work previously published on the same subject, or with a similar title page. For a list of these rare volumes see the Index. In these analyses will be found a genuine picture of Popery as painted by herself.
CHAP. VI. A bibliographical account of all the editions of The Pilgrim's Progress published during the author's life, with notices of the more prominent modern editions, and translations into the languages of nearly all nations.
CHAP. VII. An account of the versions, commentaries, and imitations of The Pilgrim's Progress.
CHAP. VIII. The opinions of many learned men of its singular merits, and the causes of its extraordinary popularity.
CHAP. IX. Observations upon some of the most prominent parts.
SYNOPSIS OR CONTENTS OF THE ALLEGORY.
Exact copies of the twenty woodcuts published in the early editions, with Bunyan's verse under each.
The Author's apology.
List of Commentaries on The Pilgrim, and other Works, which have furnished illustrative notes to this edition; a considerable number of the notes are extracts from the author's Works, with some by the editor; a view of Bedford bridge over the river Ouse, showing the prison in which the amiable and pious author was incarcerated for more than twelve years, in the prime of his life, rather than sacrifice his conscience by submitting to human laws interfering with Divine worship.
FIRST PART.
Graceses becomes a Christian; alarmed for the safety of his soul; is treated by his family as one diseased
Guided by Evangelist, runs towards the Wicket-gate; is overtaken by Obstinate and Pliable; persuades Pliable to fly with him.
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| Fall into the Slough of Desnoal; Pliable returns; Christian, assisted by Help, goes on; meets Weldly-wiseman; complains of his burden, and is sent out of his way to the house of Legality; terrified at Mount Sinai. | 93 |
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| Evangelist appears, and puts him again into the right road; arrives at the Wicket-gate; is admitted by Good-will, and sent to the Interpreter's house; is shown a picture; a dusty room; Passion and Patience; the fire of grace; the valiant man; the man in despair; the trembler. | 91 |
| Proceeds to the cross, loses his burden; angels give him a pardon, new clothing, a mark, and a roll; tries to alarm three men asleep, but in vain; meets Formanist and Hypocrisy. | 102 |
| Ascends the hill Difficulty; sleeps in the Arbour, and drops his roll; is awakened, and pursues his journey; meets Mistrust and Timorous, misses his roll, returns in grief, and recovers it; goes on to the Palace Beautiful; encouraged by Watchful he passes the lines, and, after examination, is admitted according to the laws of the house, entertained; sleeps in the Chamber of peace; sees the study; the armoury; the Delectable mountains. | 104 |
| Enters the Valley of Illumination; fights with, and overcomes Apollyon; comes to the Valley of the Shadow of Death; terrified by the spies; assaulted by foes who care not for his sword; betakes himself to another weapon, "All-prayer;" comes out of the valley, and passes the old giants, Pagan and Pope... | 111 |
| Overtakes Faithful, a fellow-pilgrim; hold communion with each other; converse with Talkative; Evangelist forewarns them of persecution; enter Vanity Fair; are maltreated; imprisoned; Faithful is tried and burned. | 117 |
| Christian pursues his journey, and is joined by Hopeful; By-ends wishes to join them; the sophistry of Hold-the-world detected; Demas tempts them to the Hill Lucr, but they refuse; arrive at the River of the Water of life, they go into By-path Meadow; follow Vain-confidence; are taken by Giant Despair, and imprisoned in Douthing Castle; arguments for and against suicide; escape by the Key of Promise; erect a Pillar to caution others. | 132 |
| Arrive at the Delectable Mountains; entertained by the Shepherds; are shown Mounts Error, Caution, and Clear; see the Celestial Gate, receive some cautions; fail in attempting to convert Ignorance; robbery of Little-faith, meet the Flatterer, and are caught in his net; released by a Shining One; meet Atbesist. | 148 |
| Adventures on the Enchanted Ground; means of watchfulness; enter the Land of Beulah; are sick with love; approach the River of Death, no bridge, full of fear and dread, but get safely over; received by angels; admitted to glory. | 152 |
| SECOND PART. | |
| The Author's story of freedom at part. | 168 |
| Capacity relates how Christians, the widow of Christian, reflects upon her former conduct, feels her danger, and agrees with her children to follow her late husband in pilgrimage; is encouraged by a secret influence on her mind that she would be received; her neighbours dissuade her, but she prevails upon one of them, Mercy, to go with her; she is reviled by her acquaintance. | 171 | iv
Get over the Slough of Despond, and are admitted at the Wicket-gate, and rejoice together; they are fed, washed, and sent on their way; the children eat the enemy's fruit; are assaulted, but rescued by the Refinery
Arrive at the Interpreter's house; shown the significant rooms, the man who prefers a muck-rake to a celestial crown, the spider in the best room, the hen and chickens, butcher and sheep, the garden, the field, the robin; the Interpreter's proverbs; tree rotten at the heart; they relate their experience; Mercy is sleepless for joy; they are washed, which enlivens and strengthens them; sealed and clothed
Great-heart guards them to the house called Beautiful; pass the Sepulchre where Christian lost his burden; pardon by word and deed, an important distinction; see Simple, Sloth, and Presumption hanging; names of these that they had ruined; Hill Difficulty; Hy-ways, although stopped and barred up, still entered; rest in the Arbour, but are afraid to sleep; still suffer by forgetfulness; punishment of Tinorous and Mis-trust; Giant Grim-slain
Pilgrims arrive at the Palace Beautiful; Great-heart returns; they are entertained for a month; the children catechised. Mr. Brisk makes love to Mercy; her sister Bountiful's unhappy marriage; Matthew sick with the enemy's fruit; is healed by Dr. Skill; his prescriptions; instructive questions; they are greatly strengthened; Mr. Great-heart sent to guard them.
Enter the Valley of Humiliation, and are pleased with it; shepherd boy's song; see the place where Christian and Apollyon fought; come into the Valley of the Shadow of Death; are greatly terrified; Giant Maul slain; find Old Honest, a pilgrim, sleeping; he joins them; story of Mr. Fearing; good men sometimes much in the dark; he fears no difficulties, only lest he should deceive himself; ease of Self-will; a singular sect in the Author's time
Are entertained at the House of Gaius; pilgrims the descendants of the martyrs; Matthew and Mercy betrothed; riddles in verse; Slay-good, a giant, slain; Feeble-mind rescued; proves to be related to Mr. Fearing; Not-right killed with a thunderbolt; Matthew and Mercy, and James and Phebe, married; Feeble-mind and Ready-to-halt join the pilgrims; profitable converse between Honest and Great-heart
Vanity Fair; the death of Faithful had planted a little colony of pilgrims there; pleasant communion; courage and an unspoiled life essential to pilgrims; Samuel and Grace, and Joseph and Martha, married; the Monster (state religion) assaulted and wounded; believed by some that he will die of his wounds; pass the place where Faithful was martyred; the silver mine; Lot's wife
Arrive at the river near the Delectable Mountains; By-path Meadow; Slay Giant Despair, and Diffidence, his wife, and destroy Doubting Castle; release Mr. Despondency and Miss Much-afraid; Great-heart addresses the Shepherds in rhyme; Mounts Marvel, Innocent, and Charity; see the Holo in the side of the Hill; Mercy longs for a curious Mirror; the Pilgrims are adorned
Story of Farm-away; find Valiant-for-truth wounded by thieves; account of his conversion; the question debated, that if we shall know ourselves, shall we know others in the future state? arguments used by relatives to prevent pilgrimage; the Enchanted Ground; an arbour called the Slothful's Friend; in doubt as to the way, the book or map is examined; Hercules and Bold in a fatal sieve; surprised by a solemn noise; they are led to Mr. Stand-fast in prayer, he having been availed by Madam Burbits.
Arrive in the Land of Beulah, and are delighted with celestial visions on the border of the River of Death; Christiana summoned, addresses her guide, and blesses her children and her fellow-pilgrims; her r last words: Mr. Ready-to-halt passes the river; Feeble-mind is called, will make no will, and goes up to the Celestial City; Despondency and Much-afraid die singing; Honest dies singing, Gross reigns; Valiant-for-truth and Stand-fast joyfully pass the river, leaving a solemn message to relatives; joy in heaven on the arrival of the pilgrims; Christiana's children a blessing to the church
The deep working of the Holy Spirit with the author's soul, in its recovery from ruin to the divine favour, in the form of an allegory called
THE HOLY WAR MADE BY SHADDAI UPON DIABOLUS, FOR THE REGAINING OF THE METROPOLIS OF THE WORLD; or, The Losing and Taking again of the Town of Mansoul.
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This Work was originally published in the form of a continuous narrative; but, to enable the reader more readily to pause and reflect, the Editor has ventured to adopt the plan, first introduced by Mr. Burdet, of dividing it into chapters.
CHAP. I. The original beauty and splendour of Mansoul under Shaddai; her noble castle; five gates; perfection of the inhabitants, the origin of Diabolus; his pride and fall; his revenge; council of war to reduce the town; Diabolus approaches Eye-gate; his oration; Captain Resistance slain; My Lord Innocence killed; the town taken
CHAP. II. Diabolus occupies the castle; deposes the Lord Mayor, Mr. Understanding, and a wall erected to darken his house; Mr. Conscience the Recorder put out of office; very obnoxious to Diabolus and the inhabitants; Mr. Lord-will-be-will heartily espouses the cause of Diabolus, and is made the principal governor; the image of Shaddai defaced, and that of Diabolus set up; Mr. Lustings made Lord Mayor; Mr. Forget-good, Recorder; new Aldermen appointed — Messrs. Incredulity, Haughty, Swearing, Whoring, Hard-heart, Pityless, Fury, No-truth, Stand-to-lies, False-peace, Drunkenness, Cheating, and Atheism; three strongholds built — Defiance, Midnight-hold, and Sweet ten-hold
CHAP. III. The Revolution known to king Shaddai; his resentment against Diabolus; his gracious intention of restoring Mansoul; intimations published, but suppressed by Diabolus; his artifices to secure the town and prevent its return to Shaddai
CHAP. IV. Shaddai sends an army of 10,000 spiritual energies to reduce Mansoul, under the command of Captains Boanerges, Conviction, Judgment, and Execution, who address the inhabitants powerfully, but with little effect; Diabolus, Incredulity, Ill-pause, and others, interfere to prevent submission; Prejudice defends Ear-gate, with a guard of sixty deaf men
CHAP. V. The Captains give hittie to the town, which resolutely resists; they retire to winter quarters; Tradition, Human Wisdom, and Man's Invention, enlist under Boanerges; they are taken prisoners, and join Diabolus under Captain Anything; hostilities are renewed, and the town much molested; a famine and mutiny in Mansoul; a parley; propositions made and rejected; Understanding and Conscience quarrel with Incredulity; a skirmish
CHAP. VI. Lord Understanding and Mr. Conscience imprisoned; the besieging officers petition Shaddai for a reinforcement, it is approved; Emmanuel, the king's son, is appointed to conquer the town; marches with a great army, and surrounds Mansoul, which is strongly fortified against him
CHAP. VII. Emmanuel prepares for war against Mansoul; Diabolus sends Loth-to-stoop with proposals for peace, which are rejected; he proposes to patch up a peace by outward reformation, offering to become v
Emmanuel's deputy, this also rejected: preparations for battle; Diabolus injures the town; Ear-gate assaulted, gives way; Emmanuel's forces enter the town, and take possession of the Recorder's house, several Diabolonians killed.
CHAP. VIII. The principal inhabitants had a conference, and agree to petition the prison for their lives, the castle gates broke open, triumphal entry of Emmanuel. Dinkins is bound in chains, the inhabitants, in great misery, petition again and again; a free parch is published and universal joy succeed.
CHAP. IX The liberated prisoners return to Mansoul with great joy, the inhabitants request Emmanuel to reside among them. He makes a triumphal entry amid the shouts of the people, the town is new-molded, and the image of Mualin again erected.
CHAP. X The strongholds of Diabolus destroyed, the great Diabolonians tried, condemned, and executed, to Mansoul's great joy.
CHAP. XI. Experience is made an officer, the charter renewed and returned, with special privileges; ministry established; Mr. Conscience the preacher, his duties and rewards specified, the inhabitants are glad in white, receive many distinguishing favours from the prince; God's peace appointed to rule; the unoccupied felicity of the town.
CHAP. XII. Carnal-security prevails; Emmanuel privately withdrawing, Godly-fear detects it, and excites the people to destroy Carnal-security; they try to induce Emmanuel to return.
CHAP. XIII. The Diabolonians take courage; plots are formed to re-conquer Mansoul; vices, under virtuous names, are introduced, and do immense mischief; and 20,000 Doubters are raised to surprise the town.
CHAP. XIV. Mr. Prywell discovers the plot; preparations for defence; more Diabolonians executed; the Doubters assault Ear-gate, but are repulsed; the townsmen will not parley; flattery tried in vain; Jolly, Grigsib, Gripe, and Rakell, executed; Anything and Loosefoot impressed.
CHAP. XV. Mansoul makes a cash sortie by night and is worsted; Diabolus attacks Feel-gate, which he forces, and Doubters possess the town, doing incredible mischief; Mansoul petitions Emmanuel, and Credence is appointed Lord Lieutenant.
CHAP. XVI. A new plot laid to ruin the town, by riches and prosperity; Emmanuel appears to assist Mansoul; the army of Doubters routed; he enters the town amidst the joyful acclamations of the inhabitants.
CHAP. XVII. A new army of bloodmen or persecutors attack the town, but are taken by Faith and Patience; the principal Doubters tried, convicted, and executed.
CHAP. XVIII. More Diabolonians condemned; Emmanuel's admirable speech to Mansoul.
Bunyan's poetical Epilogue to The Holy War; in which he claims The Palyon's Progress entirely as his own, and anagrammatics his name.
THE HEAVENLY FOOTMAN; or, A Description of the Man that gets to Heaven, together with the Way he runs in, the Marks he goes by; also, Some Directions how to Run so as to Obese.
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Epstein to Stoddard and C. W. on People.
I. The words opened, and this doctrine laid down, namely, that they that will have heaven, they must run for it.
II. The word was opened by three Scripture expressions—flying, pressing, continuing.
III. Several reasons for the clearing of the doctrine.
IV. Nine directions how to run so as to obtain.
V. Nine motives to urge us on in the way.
VI. Nine uses of this subject.
VII. Nine provocations to run with the low most.
VIII. A Short expostulation.
THE HOLY CITY, on THE NEW JERUSALEM, wherein its goodly light, walls, gates, angels, and the manner in their standing, are elocopied also, her length and breadth, together with the golden measuring-reed explained, and the glory of all unfolded; as also the numerousness of its inhabitants, and what the tree and water of life are, by which they are sustained.
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Dedication to the Godly Reader.
Dedication to the Learned Reader.
Dedication to the Captious Reader and to the Mother of Hostess.
This deeply-interesting Treatise is a Commentary on Rev. xxi. 10-27; and xxi. 1-4.
First, The vision of the Holy City, or gospel church in general:—
Returning out of Antichristian captivity; why the church is called a city; descends out of heaven; has the glory of God; her light.
Second, A discovery of its defense, entrances, and fashion in particular:—
The defence of the city; the wall; the gates; the angels at the gates; the names written on the gates; the order of the gates; the foundations of the wall; how we are to understand the word (warts); the measuring line or golden reed; the city measured; the gates measured; the wall measured; the form and measure of the city.
Third, A relation of the glory of the city, its walls, gates, and foundations:—
The glory of the walls; the glory of the city; the glory of the foundations; the foundations, what they are, and how placed; the glory of the gates and of the streets; the city has no temple; needs not the light of sun or moon.
Fourth, The inhabitants of the City, their quality and numerousness:—
The city secure; the gates always open; the glory and honour of the nations brought into it; none but visible saints can enter.
Fifth, The provision and maintenance of the City:—
Its drink the water of life; whither this water goes, and its extension; its food the tree of life; the ease, peace, and tranquillity of the city.
SOLOMON'S TEMPLE SPIRITUALIZED; or, Gospel light fetched out of the Temple at Jerusalem, to let us more easily into the glory of New Testament truth.
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To the Christian Reader.
L-IV. Where the temple was built, who built it; how, and of what it was built.
V-VIII. Who was to fell the trees and to dig the stones; in what condition these were when brought; the foundation; the richness of the stones which were laid for the foundation.
IX-XVII. Which way the face of the front of tempos stood; of the courts; the brasen altar; the pillars; the height of the pillars, the chapters of the pillars; the pomegranates; the chains upon these pillars; the lily-work upon the chapters.
XVIII-XXIV. Of the fashion of the temple, the outward glory; the porch; the ornaments of the porch; the ascent by which they went up to the porch; the gate of the porch; the pinnacles of the temple.
XXV-XXXV. Of the porters of the temple; the charge of the porters; the doors; the leaves of this gate; what the doors of the temple were made of, and how adorned, of the wall; the garnishing, the windows, chambers, and stairs.
XXVI-XXVIII. Of the nation sea; the lavers; the tables; the instruments wherewith the sacrifices were slain, the candlesticks and lamps; the shew-bread; the snuffers and snuff dishes; the golden tongs; the altar of incense, the golden censers.
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XLIX.-LXV. Of the golden spoons, bowls, basons, flagons, and cups belonging to the temple: the chargers, the gongs out; the singers; the union of the holy and most holy temple; the ballast or inner temple; the val; the doors, golden nails, floors, and walls of the inner temple; the ark of the covenant; placing of the ark, the mercy-seat, the living waters, and the chains in the oracle or inner temple... 492
LXV.-LXX. Of the high-priest, and of his office in the inner temple; of the high-priest's going alone, and but once a year, into the ballast; the cherubims; the figures that were upon the walls... 505
A DISCOURSE OF THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON, showing it to be typical of spiritual things... 510
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Char. I. A distinct building at a great distance from the temple at Jerusalem... 512
Char. II. Of what the house was a type: the church under persecution in the wilderness... 513
Char. III. Of the largeness of this house: a place of defence and not of assault; if afflicted, fire proceedeth to devour her enemies... 515
Char. IV. Of the materials of which it was built, sweet-scented wood... 516
Char. V. Of the windows, and of what they were types 519
Char. VI. Of the doors and posts, and their square; admirable for beauty; the world striving to ravish and plunder her... 522
Char. VII. Of the repetition of light against light; Divine light against Antichrist; all opinions to be submitted to the Word... 523
Char. VIII. Of the golden shields and targets, and what they typified; as King Solomon supplied all this armour, so God arms his saints... 525
Char. IX. Of the vessels of pure gold, not for divine worship, but private use: sometimes full of bitter draughts, at other times the cup of consolation and of salvation: God's love tokens like honey... 527
A good interesting letter from Pomponius Algerius, an Italian martyr, one of the pillars in God's house 530
Char. X. The porch of the house capable of holding 1000 men; a refuge from the storm; a defence from persecution; not enough to be content with the porch; we must enter the house... 533
Concussion—Why persecution is allowed of God... 536
THE WATER OF LIFE; or, A Discourse showing the Richness and Glory of the Grace and Spirit of the Gospel, as set forth in Scripture by that term, The Water of Life... 538
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The Epistle to the Reader, or Humpan's Hill of his Master's Water of Life... 539
Text—Rev. xxii. 1—The divisions. First, The subject matter. Second, The quantity of this water, "a river." Third, Its source, the throne of God. Fourth, Its quality, pure and clear as crystal. The Spirit of grace compared to water... 540
The greatness and abundance of the Water of Life; what a river this is, and inferences to be drawn from the term above... 542
The head or wind-spray of the water of life... 545
The nature and quality of this water; pure, clear; no grudge or upbraiding in it, comes from God's very heart; mighty beyond conception; no fear of excess or of surfelling here; the chiefest good, the highest good; recollect influenced by doctrines... 551
The application of the whole; this water of life excellent in nature, abundant in quantity, has a glorious head-spring, and a singularly good quality; therefore ought to be abundantly used; bless God for providing it, and test all doctrines by it... 557
A MAP, showing the Order and Causes of Salvation and Darnation. By John Bunyan, Author of The
Pilgrim's Progress. Printed and sold by William Marshall, at the Bable, in Newgate Street, where you may have Dr. Owen's, and Mr. Bunyan's Works.
This curious and rare copper-plate engraving, on a large sheet, was published in 1603; soon after the author was first sent to prison, the profits probably assisted in maintaining his family. It is now engraved from an original impression in 1691, at which time the words, "Author of The Pilgrim's Progress," and the publishers' names, were added. It has never been re-published in any edition of Bunyan's Whole Works, until the present complete series. It commences with a symbol of the Trinity; on the one side is the line of grace, from election, by every step of the ascent to eternal glory; and, on the other, in a darker shade, the road from reprobation to eternal ruin. The whole is interspersed with poetry.
THE BARREN PIG-TREE; or, The Doom and the Downfall of the Fruitless Professor: showing that the day of grace may be passed with him long before his life is ended—the signs also by which such miserable mortals may be known. A treatise founded upon Luke xiii. 6-9... 560
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To the Reader... 561
Introductory Remarks on the parable... 561
Two things to be taken notice of and to be inquired into:—
First. The metaphors made use of: A certain man; a vineyard; a fig-tree, barren, or fruitless; a dresser; three years; digging and dunging, &c... 562
Second. The doctrine or mysteries couched under such metaphors:—
1. By the man in the parable is meant God the Father 563
2. By the vineyard, his church... 563
3. By the fig-tree, a professor... 563
4. By the dresser, the Lord Jesus Christ... 570
5. By the fig-tree's barrenness, the professor's fruitlessness... 570
6. By the three years, the patience of God that for a time he extendeth to barren professors... 570
7. The calling to the dresser to cut it down, is to show the outcries of justice against fruitless professors... 571
8. The dresser's interreding shows how the Lord Jesus steps in to stop or defer the execution of the sentence on the barren fig-tree... 574
9. The dresser's interreding shows how unwilling he is that the barren fig-tree should perish... 574
10. His digging about and dunging it shows his willingness to apply gospel help to the barren professor... 574
11. The supposition that the barren fig-tree may yet continue fruitless, shows that after all is done there are some professors will abide barren... 576
12. The determination at last, to cut it down, is a certain prediction of such professor's unavoidable destruction... 576
PROPOSITION FIRST. The day of grace ends with some men before God taketh them out of the world: Cain, Ishmael, and Esau, instances of this... 577
Signs of being past grace... 579
PROPOSITION SECOND. The death, or cutting down of such men will be dreadful... 584
LIFE AND DEATH OF MR. BADMAN.
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Five curious and interesting illustrations of the form and manner in which the Life of Badman was first published, being facsimiles of the engravings that accompanied the first edition... 588 vii
The Author to the Reader ... 300
CHAP. I. Badman's death and its evil consequences ... 303
This leads to the discourse of his life.
CHAP. II. Badman's wicked behaviour in childhood, original sin is the root of actual transgression; Badman added to lying from a child: a lie knowingly told demonstrates a desperately hard heart; the like's portion: an example for him, a spirit of lying accompanied with other sins; Badman given to pilfer, and would rob his father; more knit to his companions than either father or mother, and would rejoice to think of their death; counted thieving no great matter, the story of Old Tod. Badman could not abide the Lord's day; given to swearing and cursing; examples of God's anger against them that swear, a grievous thing to bring up children wickedly.
CHAP. III. Badman put to be an apprentice to a pious master: had all advantages to be good, but continued Badman still: all good things abominable to him; how he used to behave at sermons, the desperate words of H. S.; Badman's acquaintances; he becomes a frequenter of taverns; his master's purse pays for his drunkenness; a caution for masters, Badman becomes addicted to uncleanliness; what evils attend this sin; Badman and his master abhor one another; Badman runs away from him.
CHAP. IV. Badman gets a few master as bad as himself; a sign and demonstration of God's anger against Badman; masters should be sure what servants they entertain; Badman and his master cannot agree, and why, could bear the last master's reproof better than he could the first; by what means he came to be completed in wickedness; out of his time, and goes home to his father.
CHAP. V. Badman in business; the tricks of a wicked tradesman; sets up for himself, and is almost as soon set down again; the reason of his running out; new companions; bad temper; his behaviour under his decease.
CHAP. VI. Badman's hypocritical courtship and marriage to a pous rich young lady; neglect of counsel about marriage dangerous; his wicked and ungodly carriage; a great alteration quickly happens to Badman's wife; his creditors come upon him; she reaps the fruit of her unadvisedness; he drives good company from his wife.
CHAP. VII. Badman throws off the mask, and cruelly treats his wife; seeks to force her from her religion; her repentance and complaint; the evil of being unequally evoked together; a caution to young maidens, rules for those that are to marry; Badman's children by this good woman; advantages of the children of godly parents; disadvantages of those of ungodly parents; content between Badman and his wife, his new discourse; having paid his debts with his rich wife's money, he sets up again, and runs a great way into the debt of many, there are abundances like Mr. Badman.
CHAP. VIII. Badman a bankrupt, and gets by it "satisfy of money;" how he managed things in order to his breaking; his sugar words to his creditors, who at last agree to what he responds; no plea for his dishonesty; the heinousness of this sin; fair warning; good advice; honest dealing with creditors; fraudulent bankruptcy of a professor a heavy blot upon religion, such ought to be disowned.
CHAP. IX. Badman's fraudulent dealings to get money, uses deceitful weights, scales, and measures; the sinfulness of such practices; how Badman did cheat and hide his cheating; some plead custom to cheat; they get nothing that coven and cheat; more of Badman's bad tricks; of extortion.
CHAP. X. The simple Christian's views of extortion, who are extortioners; good conscience must be used in selling; we must not make prey of our neighbour's ignorance, necessity, or fondness of our commodity;
we must use good conscience in buying; charity must be used in our dealings; we should have an eye to the glory of God in all our transactions; Badman used to laugh at those that told him of his faults. ... 037
CHAP. XI. Instructions for righteous dealing; how to live in the practice of this; we ought to beware of our own and our neighbour's hurt; a judgment of God.
CHAP. XII. Badman's pride, atheism, infidelity, and envy; of pride in general; it sticks close to nature; two sorts of pride; signs of a proud man; professors guilty of the sin of pride; a stumbling-block to the world; why it is in such request; evil effects of pride; a general character of Badman, and brief relation of his ways; his judgment of the Scriptures; an angry, envious man; whoever envy flows; some of the births of envy; a rare thing.
CHAP. XIII. Badman in some trouble of mind; he gets drunk and breaks his leg; it has no good effect upon him; how many sins accompany drunkenness; an open stroke; God's judgments upon drunkards; Clark's Looking-Glass for Sinners; Badman falls sick.
CHAP. XIV. His pretended repentance and promises of reform when death stares him in the face; his conscience wounded, and he cries out in his sickness; his atheism will not help him now; a dreadful example of God's anger; what Badman did more when he was sick; great alteration in him; the town-talk of his change; his wife comforted; he recovers, and returns to his old course.
CHAP. XV. Death leaves Badman for a season, and he returns to his sins like a sow that has been washed to her wallowing in the river; ignorant physicians kill souls while they cure boilers; the true symptoms of conversion wanting in all Badman's sense of sin, and desires of mercy; of sick-bed repentance, and that it is to be suspected, a sign of the desperateness of man's heart.
CHAP. XVI. Badman's wife's heart is broken; her Christian speech, and talk to her friends and her husband; he diverts her discourse; her speech to her children that were rude; to her darling child who followed her ways; her death; one of her children converted by her dying words.
CHAP. XVII. Badman's base language; he is tricked into a second marriage by a woman as bad as himself; what she was, and how they lived; he is punished in his second wife for his bad carriages towards his first, he is not at all the better; none did pity him for his sorrow, but looked upon it as a just reward.
CHAP. XVIII. Badman, and this his last wife, part as poor as howlets; his sickness and diseases, of which he died; his name stinks when he is dead, that he dies impenitent is proved; how he carried it to good men when they came to visit him in his last illness; how he was when near his end; the opinion of the ignorant about his manner of dying.
CHAP. XIX. Future happiness not to be a need from a quiet hardened death; how we must judge whether men die well or no; when we may judge of a man's eternal state by the manner of his death; account of two of Badman's brethren; the story of John Cox; of dying in despair; further discourse of Badman's death; he that, after a sinful life dies quietly, goes to hell, geared; sick-bed repentance seldom good for anything, peeces in a sinful state a sign of damnation.
CHAP. XX. Without godly repentance the wicked man's hope and life die together, a frivolous opinion, when a wicked man dies in his sins quietly, it is a judgment of God upon the man himself, and also upon his wicked companions that beholdeth him so to die; the quiet death of a wicked man enough to entitle the wisest man; David himself was put to a stand by this; enough to stagger a whole world; the godly viii have a sanctuary to go to, the Word of God, by which the reasons of many of God's judgments are made known; conclusion of Badman's life and death
A FEW SIGNS FROM HELL, or, The Grown of a Damned Soul. An exposition of the parable of the rich man and the beggar, wherein is discovered the lamentable state of the damned, their cries, their desires in their distresses, with the determination of God upon them, a good warning word to sinners, both old and young, to take into consideration betimes, and to seek, by faith in Jesus Christ, to avoid, lest they come into the same place of torment; also, a brief discourse touching the profitableness of the Scriptures for our own instruction, in the way of righteousness, according to the tendency of the said parable.
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The preface by the Rev. John Gifford, Pastor of the Church of Christ at Bedford, of which John Bunyan was a member—tus, after a long commendation of the work, contains a most interesting account of the author, his mean condition, and employment; the mere shooting of the archers at him for his earnestness and zeal in his Master's work; his magnifying and exalting the Scriptures, and an exhortation to receive with me—knees his instructions.
Bunyan's preface; how dangerous to be walking to the place of anguish and darkness, with the back to heaven and the face to hell; back, bear the bitter cries of those newly gone before; stop before it be too late.
The commentary on Luke xvi, 1.5.1; the beggar holdeth forth the godly, and the rich man the ungodly; judging from outward appearances the rich man was best off.
Ver. 20, 21. Saints, poor and condemned, content with anything.
Ver. 22. Deuts, burial, and ascension of the beggar; the godly in death attended by glorious spirits.
Ver. 23. The rich man in torments sees the happiness of Lazarus.
Ver. 24. The too late repentance of Dives; his cry, Send Lazarus with a drop of water, for I am tormented in this flame; nine reasons for this cry.
Ver. 25. The cry of the wicked in hell availeth nothing; the bitter recollection of a neglected salvation; a scalding hot remembrance of their sins.
Ver. 26. The great and impassable gulf between heaven and hell.
Ver. 27, 28. The prayer of Minery, Send a messenger to my relatives; poor scrubbed, beggarly Lazarus, the scabbed creep-hedge, as I once thought him, send him to my sumptuous, gay house; poor not to be despised if they cannot speak Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, like Pontius Pilate, reasons why this prayer was uttered.
THE USE AND APPLICATION.—Shall I lose a long season for a short pleasure; consider the woes of those that die out of Christ.
Ver. 29-31. They that will not near Moses and the Prophets would not listen to a messenger from heaven.
Hear the gospel for comfort, instruction, forewarning, comfort; but to them that fall short, grief.
Five grounds or reasons why the Bible is undervalued.
Five uses by way of self-examination.
ONE THING IS NEEDFUL; or, Serious Meditations upon the Four Last Things—Death, judgment, heaven, and hell. A Poem.
Advertisement by the Editor. 735
An Introduction to the ensuing discourse. 736
Of death. 738
Of judgment. 739
Of heaven. 750
Of hell, and the state of those who perish. 753
EBAL AND GERIZIM; or, The Blessing and the Curse; being a short exhortation to sinners by the mercy and severity of God. A Poem. 737
The necessity of a new heart; the spirit of prayer. 740
Of godly fear; of unrighteous and sincerity, how graces are to be obtained; of imputed righteousness. 741
Of holiness of life; the operation of faith; of love to God. 742
Love inducing Christian conduct from Mount Ebel. 743
A BOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS; or, Temporal Things Spiritualized. In subsequent editions this title page was altered to DIVINE EMBLEMS; or, Temporal Things Spiritualized, fitted for the use of Boys and Girls. 748
Advertisement by the Editor. 746
The Author to the Courteous Reader. A Poetical Preface. 747
In this appears his love to children:—
These Emblems or Meditations are upon the following subjects:— i. Upon the barren fig-tree. 748 ii. Upon the lark and the fowler; iii. Upon the vine; iv. Upon an egg. 749 v. Of fowls flying; vi. Upon the Lord's Prayer; vii. Peep of day; viii. The hint in the water; ix. Upon the fish in the water. 750 x. Upon the swallow; xi. The bee, xii. A lowering morning; xiii. Over much niceness; xiv. Upon a candle. 751 xv. Upon the sacraments; xvi. Sun's reflection on the clouds; xvii. Upon apparel; xviii. The sinner and the spacer. 752 xix. Upon the dawn of day. 754 xx. On the mole in the ground; xxi. Of the cuckoo; xxii. The boy and butterfly; xxiii. The fly at the candle. 755 xxiv. The rising sun; xxv. On promise of fruitfulness; xxvi. Upon the thief; xxvii. The child and the bird in the bush. 756 xxviii. Of Moses and his wife; xxix. Of the rose bush; xxx. Of the sun's going down. 757 xxxi. Upon the tree; xxxiii. The whipping-top; xxxiii. Upon the pismire; xxxiv. The beggar; xxxv. The horse and his rider. 758 xxxvi. On a pound of canines; xxxvii. A penny loaf; xxxviii. The boy and watch-maker; xxxix. On a looking-glass. 759 xx. On the love of course; xxi. On a hen-cuckling; xxii. Upon an hour-glass; xxiii. On a snail; xxiv. On the spouse of Christ. 760 xiv. On a skilful player; xvi. On man by nature; xvii. Upon a disobedient child. 761 xviii. On a sheet of white paper; xix. Upon fire. 762
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS
DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER.
VOLUME I.
| PORTRAIT—Drawn by Macleay, after Sadler. | to face | Vignette Title. |
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| THE CHURCH AND VILLAGE GREEN—ELSTOW, | | Vignette Title. |
| BENYAN'S COTTAGE, Elstow, and MARKET-HOUSE, Elstow | to face | 1 |
| ST. PETER'S FIRST SERMON AT JERUSALEM, | | 67 |
| THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL, | | 240 |
| PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE, | | 391 |
| DESCENT FROM THE CROSS, | | 497 |
| THANKFULNESS, | | 641 |
| CREATE A CLEAN HEART IN ME, O GOD, | | 685 |
| PRISON ON BEDFORD BRIDGE—Two Views, | to face "Prison Meditations," | 63* |
VOLUME II.
| BENYAN'S TOMB—Bunhill Fields Burying Ground, London. | to face | Vignette Title. |
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| BEDFORD—from London Road, | | Vignette Title. |
| THE ENTOMBMENT, | to face | 129 |
| THE PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN, | | 215 |
| JONAH CAST INTO THE SEA, | | 399 |
VOLUME III.
| JOHN BENYAN—Portrait after White. | to face | Vignette Title. |
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| CHRISTIAN ARMED, | | Vignette Title. |
| THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, 4to, | to face | 1 |
| EIGHTEEN FACSIMILES OF THE ENGRAVINGS WHICH APPEARED IN EARLY EDITIONS OF THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, | page | 79-84 |
| TAIL-FIECE—BEDFORD JAIL AND GATEHOUSE, | | 88 |
| CHRISTIAN ADDRESSING HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN, | to face | 89 |
| CHRISTIAN SALUTED BY THE THREE SHINING ONES, | | 102 |
| CHRISTIAN'S COMBAT WITH APOLLYON, | | 113 | ii
LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.
CHRISTIAN, HOPEFUL, AND THE SHEPHERDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to face 144
CHRISTIAN, HOPEFUL, AND ATHÉIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
MINISTERING SPIRITS MEET CHRISTIAN AND HOPEFUL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
PORTRAIT OF BUNYAN ON WOOD—Frontispiece to Pilgrim (Part Second). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
CHRISTIANA AND HER FAMILY SALLY OUT ON PILGRIMAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
THE PILGRIMS COMMITTED TO THE CARE OF GREATHEART. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
GREATHEART ATTACKING GIANT GRIM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
THE PILGRIMS ENTERTAINED AT THE HOUSE OF GAIUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
EMMANUEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
MAF SHOWING THE ORDER AND CAUSES OF SALVATION AND DAMNATION, between page 374 and 375
FAC-SIMPLES OF THE FIVE ENGRAVINGS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE FIRST EDITION OF THE LIFE OF BADMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 588, 589
DIVINE EMBLEMS—“Fish in the Water,” &c., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
DIVINE EMBLEMS—“Horse and his Rider,” &c., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758