Pilgrim's Progress, Part 2 - The Gospel Magazine

How lhe
S'hepherds
adorned the
pilgrims.
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flaying (If Giant DeJpair, and the demolithing of Douhting
Cqjlle (r).
About Chrijliana's neck the Shepherds put a' bracelet~
a,nd fo they did about the necks of her four daughters;
alfo they put ear-rings in their ears, and jewels on their
foreheads.
When they Were minded to go hence, tp~y let them
go in peace, but gave not to them tqofe certain cautions
which before were given to Chrijlian and his companion•.
The reafon was, for that there had Great-heart to be their
guide, who was one that was well acquainted with things~
and fo could give them their cautions more feafonably ; to I
wit, even then when the danger was nigh the approaching.
What cautions Chrijlian and his companion had received
of the Shepherds, they had alfo Joll: by that the
time was come that they had need to put them in praGtitSe.
Wherefore, here was t~e ad vantage that this company
had over the other.
From hence they went on (lnging, and they [aid,
,
" Behold, how fitly are the frables fet!
" For their relief that pilgrims are beco,me,
,,' And how they'us receive witho4j ~ let,
" That make the other life the-fliark and home.
~, ~hat novelties they have, to us they give,
" That we, tho' pilgrims., joyful lives may live.
,~ They do upon us, too, fuch things befi~w,
" That thew we pilgrims are, where-e'er we go."
When they were gone from the Shepherds, they
quickly came to the place where Chrijlian met with on.e
'[1j.rn.awoy, that dwelt in the town of ApqJlofY. W\1e.tefore
of him Mr. Great-heart, their guide, did _now P4t
• (r) No g~od thing, d{)ne in' the''';a:ne and to the glory of Chrift, lba~:be
forgo'tlen of him, nor go unre\~arded by him. He gi;es ~:r grace to worJ€ for
~ him'; a"d then gives a reward of grace for our worl,s.
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