But by what here I fay, you well may fee Manfoul! it was the very feat of war, She faw the fwords of fighting men made red, Manfoul, her mighty wars, they did portend Count me not then with them that to amaze Infinuating, Infinuating, with much confidence, That each of them is now the refidence Of fome brave creatures; yea, a world they will That reafon hath, or tell his fingers.can.. But I have too long held thee in the porch, As please the mind, will, and will feed the eyes JOHN BUNYAN. ANA AN ADVERTISEMENT TO THE REA DE R. OME fay the PILGRIM'S PROGRESS is not mine, In name and fame by the work of another, I'll father bastards; or, if need require, I fcorn it: John fuch dirt-heap never was, Let this fuffice To fhew why I my Pilgrim patronize. It came from mine own heart, fo to my head, Then to my pen, from whence immediately. Manner and matter too was all mine own, 'Till I had done it: nor did any then,' By books, by wits, by tongues, or hand, or pen, The matter in this manner came from none JOHN BUNYAN. A RE A 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 |