The awful end of Ignorance.

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and take Ignorance, and bind him hand and foot, and have him away. Then they took him up, and carried him through the air, to the door that I saw in the side of the hill, and put him in there. Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven, as well as from the City of Destruction. So I awoke, and behold it was a dream.

CONCLUSION.

Now, reader, I have told my dream to thee,
See if thou canst interpret it to me,
Or to thyself, or neighbour; but take heed
Of misinterpreting, for that, instead
Of doing good, will but thyself abuse:
By misinterpreting, evil ensues.

Take heed also that thou be not extreme
In playing with the outside of my dream;
Nor let my figure or similitude

Put thee into a laughter, or a feud;

Leave this for boys and fools; but as for thee,

Do thou the substance of my matter see.

Put by the curtains, look within

my vail,

Turn up my metaphors, and do not fail,
There, if thou seest them, such things to find
As will be helpful to an honest mind.
What of my dross thou findest there, be bold
To throw away, but yet preserve the gold.
What if my gold be wrapped up in ore?
None throws away the apple for the core.
But if thou shalt cast all away as vain,
I know not but 'twill make me dream again.

THE

PILGRIM'S PROGRESS

FROM

THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME.

PART II.

DELIVERED UNDER THE SIMILITUDE OF A DREAM.

WHEREIN IS SET FORTH THE MANNER OF THE SETTING OUT OF CHRISTIAN'S WIFE AND CHILDREN; THEIR DANGEROUS JOURNEY, AND SAFE ARRIVAL AT THE DESIRED COUNTRY.

"I have used similitudes," Hos. xii. 10,

THE

AUTHOR'S WAY

OF

SENDING FORTH HIS SECOND PART OF THE PILGRIM.

Go now, my little Book, to every place

Where my first Pilgrim has but shown his face;
Call at their door: if any say, Who's there?
Then answer thou, Christiana is here.

If they bid thee come in, then enter thou,

With all thy boys; and then, as thou know'st how,
Tell who they are, also from whence they came :
Perhaps they'll know them by their looks or name:
But if they should not, ask them yet again,

If formerly they did not entertain

One Christian, a Pilgrim? If they say
They did, and were delighted in his way;

Then let them know, that these related were

Unto him; yea, his wife and children are.

Tell them that they have left their house and home,

Are turned Pilgrims; seek a world to come:

That they have met with hardships in the way:
That they do meet with troubles night and day:
That they have trod on serpents, fought with devils;
Have also overcome a many evils:

Yea, tell them also of the next who have,
Of love to pilgrimage, been stout and brave
Defenders of that way; and how they still
Refuse this world, to do their Father's will.