But by what here I fay, you well may fee
That Manfoul's matchlefs wars no fables be.
Manfoul! the defire of both Princes was,
One keep his gain would, t'other gain his lofs:
Diabolus would cry, the town is mine,
Emmanuel would plead a right divine
Unto his Manfoul; then to blows they go,
And Manfoul cries, thefe wars will me undo.
Manfoul! her wars feem'd endless in her eyes,
She's loft by one, becomes another's prize:
And he again who loft her laft would fwear,
Have her I will, or her in pieces tear.

Manfoul! it was the very feat of war,
Wherefore her troubles. greater were by far
Than only where the noife of war is, heard,
Or where the thaking of a fword is fear'd,
Or only where small skirmishes are fought,
Or where the fancy fighteth with a thought.

She faw the fwords of fighting men made red,
And heard the cries of thofe with them wounded
Muft not her frights then be much more by far
Than their's that to fuch doings strangers are ?
Or their's that hear the beating of a drum,
But not made fly for fear, from house or home?
Manfoul not only heard the trumpets found,
But faw her gallants gafping on the ground:
Wherefore we must not think that the cou'd reft
With them whofe greateft earnest is but jeft;
Or where the bluft'ring threat'ning of great wars
Do end in parleys, or in wording jars.

Manfoul, her mighty wars, they did portend
Her weal or wo, and that, world without end.
Wherefore the must be more concern'd than they
Whofe fears begin and end the felf-fame day,
Or where none other harm doth come to him.
That is engag'd, but lofs of life and limb,
As all must needs confefs that now do dwell
In Univerfe, and can this story tell..

Count me not then with them that to amaze
The people, fet them on the ftars to gaze,

Infinuating,

Infinuating, with much confidence,

That each of them is now the refidence

Of fome brave creatures; yea, a world they will
Have in each ftar, though it be paft their skill
To make it manifeft to any man,

That reafon hath, or tell his fingers.can..

But I have too long held thee in the porch,
And kept thee from the fun-fhine with a torch.
Well, now go forward, ftep within the door,
And there behold five hundred times much more
Of all forts of fuch inward rarities

As please the mind, will, and will feed the eyes
With thofe, which if a Chriftian, thou wilt fee
Not fmall, but things of greatest moment be.
Nor do thou go to work without my key,
(In myfteries men foon do lofe their way);
And alfo turn it right, if thou wilt know
My riddle, and would with my heifer plow:
It lies there in the window, fare thee well,
My next may be to ring thy paffing-bell.

JOHN BUNYAN.

ANA

AN

ADVERTISEMENT

TO THE

REA DE R.

OME fay the PILGRIM'S PROGRESS is not mine,
Infinuating as if I would fhine

In name and fame by the work of another,
Like fome made rich by robbing of their brother:
Or that fo fond I am of being Sire,

I'll father bastards; or, if need require,
I'll tell a lie in print to get applause :

I fcorn it: John fuch dirt-heap never was,
Since God converted him.

Let this fuffice

To fhew why I my Pilgrim patronize.

It came from mine own heart, fo to my head,
And thence into my fingers trickled;

Then to my pen, from whence immediately.
On paper I did dribble it daintily.

Manner and matter too was all mine own,
Nor was it unto any mortal known,

'Till I had done it: nor did any then,'

By books, by wits, by tongues, or hand, or pen,
Add five words to it, or write half a line.
Thereof the whole, and every whit is mine.
Alfo for this thine eye is now upon,

The matter in this manner came from none
But the fame heart, and head, fingers, and pen,
As did the other. Witness all good men ;
For none in all the world, without a lie,
Can fay that this is mine, excepting I.
I write not this of any oftentation,
Nor 'cause I feek of men their commendation :
I do it to keep them from fuch furmise,
As tempt them will my name to fcandalize.
Witness my name, if anagram'd to thee,
The letters make, Nu hony in a B.

JOHN BUNYAN.

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RELATION

OF THE

HOLY

WAR.

'N my travels, as I walked through many regions and countries, it was my chance to happen into that famous continent of Universe. A very large and fpacious country it is. It lieth between the two poles, and jult amidit the four points of the heavens. It is a place. well watered, and richly adorned with hills and vallies, bravely fituate; and for the most part (at least where I was) very fruitful, alfo well peopled, and a very fweet air.

The people are not all of one complexion, nor yet of one language, mode, or way of religion; but differ as much as (it is faid) do the planets themselves. Some are right, and fome are wrong, even as it happeneth to be in leffer regious.

In this country, as I faid, it was my lot to travel, and there travel I did, and

much of their mother fo long, even till I learned

A natural ftate pleafing to the flesh.

together with the cultoms and manners of them among whom I was. And to speak truth, I was much delighted to fee and hear many things which I faw and heard among them; yea, I had (to be fore) even lived and died a native among them, (fo was I taken with them and their doings), had not my mafter fent for me home to

his houfe, there to do bulinefs for him, and Chrilt.

to overfee bafinefs done.

Now, there is in this gallant country of Univerfe, a fair and delicate town, a corporation, called Manfoul. A town for its building fo curious, for its fituation

Man.

fo commodious, for its privileges fo advan tageous, I mean with reference to its origi nal, that I may fay of it, as was faid before of the continent which it is placed, There is not its equal under the whole kavto.

As

Scriptures.

As to the fituation of this town, it liech juft between the two worlds, and the first founder and builder of it, fo far as by the beft and most authentic records I can gaThe Almighty. ther, was one Shaddai; and he built it for his own delight. He made it the mirror and glory of all that he made; even the top-piece beyond any thing elfe that he did in that country; yea, fo goodly a town was Manfoul, when first built, Created angels, that it is faid by fome, the gods, at the fetting up thereof, came down to fee it, and fang for joy. And as he made it goodly to behold, fo alfo mighty to have dominion over all the country round about. Yea, all was commanded to acknowledge Manfoul for their metropolitan, all was enjoined to do homage to Ay, the town itfelf had pofitive commiffion and power from her King to demand fervice of all, and alfo to fubdue any, that any wife denied to do it.

The heart.

There was reared up in the midst of this town, a moft famous and flately palace for ftrength, it might be called a caftle; for pleafantnefs, a paradife; for largeness, a palace fo copious as to contain all the world. This place the King Shaddai intended but for himfelf alone, and not another with him; partly becaufe of his own delights, and partly becaufe he would not that the terror of strangers fhould be upon the town. This place Shaddai made alfo a garrifon of, but committed the keeping of it only to the men of the town.

The wall of the town was well built, yea, so fast and firm was it knit and compact together, that had it not been for the townfmen themselves, they could not have been fhaken or broken for ever.

The body.

For here lay the excellent wisdom of him that built Manfoul, that the walls could never be broken down or hurt by the most mighty adverse potentates, unlefs the townfinen gave confent thereto.

This famous town of Manfoul had five gates, in at which to come, out at which to go; and thefe were made likewife anfwerable to the walls, to wit, impregnable, and fuch as could never be opened nor forced, but by the will and leave of thofe within. The names of The five fenfes, the gates were thefe, Ear-gate, Eye-gate, Mouth-Gate, Nofe-gate, and Feel-gate. Others