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Pilgrim's Progress, Part 2 - The Gospel Magazine

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ChriJt. Anc, Sir? [aid .ChriJtiana, pray let us fee fQ.tpe<br />

more: fo he han thel!l int0 ·the !l;a.u: 9<br />

hter-houfe, wh,~re<br />

d.t~\ltt~\lt:.<br />

w.as·a bute-her kiHing it lheen: and behold the.lheep w,is~:c!hheerpai1d ~I" .<br />

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quiet, and too~ !}er death pa~iel1tly. ·,Th~n.raid tht If1,ter:"<br />

phid, yp't! mufr l~~tn of this fl:1ee.I? to [l}jfe~,ind tb-put Ut'I<br />

Wrongs' without :ffiurmuti'n'gs a~ti -cpmplaints'. Be)iof;t·<br />

h"bw (j'li}etly fhS"tak~s' ~er d~ath, and~ ·wj.thou,t':obj~ain~/,<br />

fl!eJftilfereth ,lier ~iH 1'0:.,be p,ulled'-over lie,r ear~.: 'Y6~?<br />

*irig'doth call- you 'hidheep .(qy. -_' " ,.. ~. ~ .<br />

~ - ~'\- ~ j( 'j;"fl~<br />

A(t~r this, he, led ,tllem iiit.o Iris gard'en,\v,her;.eri!f:s Of the g3:''i<br />

great varLety of -flo~rs ~ a~nd, he' f'l:id~ Do you f~e":;ll,, den••<br />

t1l8'e=r So"'Ohrifliina '-f~id, Yes. <strong>The</strong>n [aid h~.ag.al!!~~<br />

Beh:ol~' dre ,flbwets';an? divers injt~!.~'ierin flr~al;;!,:~ ~~(<br />

colour, .and fmell;' and 'fJirtue; anp" (o~e are .b~tter .t~<br />

fClIne' ~ alfo where the gardener ]1ath-(~'t'tl1~m,:ltfief(t})~YS<br />

ftahd'; and quarrel not· ~ilh \>11'" a'i'1ofh'ef"C r)~ . " ...JI ~<br />

. . .... _ -... ha ",--,'" "'1 ... ·'l..1 'iVt!<br />

~ Again; he ,had·t1'1em··into'his fi'eld~ wnieh-he~haaiO\Y9- QfthefieJ4,<br />

wIth ~hca,t and c9rn : but when they Jjehelq'tti(ni5~~;';o?<br />

aB-were cut'o1f~-only the {haw remained, he fa(a a~in~'<br />

'Phis 'ground was dunged; a~d fowe1f; b'ut u:hat'iB11I:we:l<br />

. db v~ith:the crop?''Phelv.;faid ChdJtio1!k, Uum (Qm~;:k1f~ .<br />

make muck of the r~fr~ l:t1len f~lcllhe If1tel'pl·lte(ag'aln~·<br />

Fruit, you fee; is,that"thing yoil Jbb'k"(~r, an[ifd~·~~nt.<br />

df th-at y~u cond~rhn' it to th~. fife," a'ti'd. t 'ehtift,<br />

the great ihephe~d and biihop. of o.ur (o!Jh'~ Lord, give u~ mor.ela!\d.lm_QJ~ of'<br />

thy 'meek- ~nd lowiy' fpirit I .<br />

(r) .Chrift's ch1!rc~ is his gardel),;' his people,ar~,plap~e? in it, b,y.,th,erp~wer<br />

of his grace, and'they, !hall foon be lr"!llpJantjid i,!,to );ljs,kipl:dll!\1 Q.f.glo;.y....<br />

Thoug~..th~re ll)ay be littJ~ 'i,~leir"lltjaLdjfferences ~f ,Ludgtl?ent,. yet ~h.y Jhi;.~i~\<br />

th~! fall out.? 0 for more lor;. and peace frail? Jefus, anp-,he;n"th~r~~:p Plf,<br />

more among e~ch other. •. ;"<br />

(s) A precious caution. See,to it, chrifii~n, that YO\J avoid thqJ" th,ingl,<br />

which caufe de~dnefs a~d unfruitfulnefs, ~!Ji, follo~vtho(e thi~gG~whffil,te~'<br />

to quic'ken an!! make ~?ur, fo~ls fruitful i~).(jor.\ works, _toth~ j;lory ?fpod,., .<br />

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