The Pilgrim's Pꝛogreſs
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Inter. But canſt thou not now repent and turn?
Man. God hath denied me repentance; his Word gives me no encouragement to believe; yea, himſelf hath ſhut me up in this Iron Cage; nor can all the men in the World let me out. O Eternity! Eternity! how ſhall I grapple with the miſery that I mutt meet with in Eternity!
Inter. Then ſaid the Interpreter to Chriſtian, Let this mans miſery be remembered by thee, and be an everlaſting caution to thee.
Chr. Well, ſaid Chriſtian, this is fearful; God help me to watch and be ſober; and to pray, that I may ſhun the cauſes of this mans miſery. Sir, is it not time for me to go on my way now?
Inter. Tarry till I ſhall ſhew thee one thing more, and then thou ſhalt go on thy way.
So he took Chriſtian by the hand again, and led him into a Chamber, where there was one a riſing out of Bed; and as he put on his Rayment, he ſhook and trembled. Then ſaid Chriſtian, Why doth this Man thus tremble? The Interpreter then bid
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