Pilgrim's Progress, Part 2 - The Gospel Magazine

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man, nor argument, nor exampie; what his mind
prompted ,him to do, that he would/do, and nothing elfe
could he be got to (i). .
Great· heart. Pray, what principles did he hold? [.oc I
fuppore you can tell.
Hon. He held, that a man might follow the yi{;es as
well as th'e virtues of the pilgrims; arid that if he did
both, he fbould be certainly faved.
Great-heart. How ~ If he had [aid, It is paffible for the
befl: to be guilty of the vices, as well as partake of the
virtues'ofpilgrims; he could not much have been·blamed.
For indeed - we are exempted from no vice abrol~tely,.
hut on condition that we watch and {hive (k) • .But this,
I perceive, is ~ot the thing: but, if I underfl:and you
right, your meanillg is, that he was of that opinion, that
it was allowable fo tobe."
Hon,' (\.y, ay. 10 I mean; and fc> he believed and
pra4ifcd .
Great-heart. But what grounds had he for his fo fay.-
ing?
Hon. Why, he [aid he had the [cripture for his warrant•.
Great-heart. Pr'ythee, Mr. Hon~, pre[ent us'with a'
few particulars. .
Hon. So I wilL He raid, To have to do with other
men's wives, had been pracbred by David, God's beloved;
..and therefore he could do it. He raid, To have more
women than one, was a thing that Solomon praCl:ifed ; and
therefore'he ~ould do it. He' faid, that Sorah and the
,godly mid.wives of Egypt lyed. and to did Rahab; ,and
.therefore he could do it.
He faid, that the difciples
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. !i) Self.will eVEr ,accompanies ignorance of ourfelve., and of the tmth;
and is ger.erally alten~ed with licentious ,principles .and praaices.
, (k) Tllis is a folid, fcrip~ural dennition: pray mind it. -Here conditiom
'm,ay fafely b. admitted; and happy is the chriUian who keeps dOlea to there
conditions, in order to wjo; peace of ccn[ciEIH;r, and joy of heart in Chrift.
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