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Title: The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream
Year: 1863 (1860s)
Authors: Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 Cheever, George Barrell, 1807-1890. (from old catalog) Harvey, William, 1796-1866, (from old catalog) illus Dalziel, George, 1815-1902, (from old catalog) engr
Subjects: Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
Publisher: London, H. G. Bohn
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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reter;who, when it was come, and he had seen the contents of thepetition, said to the messenger, Go, tell them that I willsend him. When the family where Christiana was saw that they had apurpose to go forward, they called the whole house togetherto give thanks to their King for sending of them such profit-able guests as these. Which done, they said to Christiana, And shall we not shew thee something, according as ourcustom is to do to pilgrims, on which thou mayest meditatewhen thou art upon the way ? So they took Christiana,her children, and Mercy into the closet, and shewed them oneof the apples that Eve did eat of, and that she also did give toher husband, and that for the eating of which they both wereturned out of Paradise, and asked her what she thought thatwas. Then Christiana said, Tis food or poison, I know notwhich. So they opened the matter to her, and she held upher hands, and wondered (Gen. iii. 6 ; Rom. vii. 24). Then they had her to a place and shewed her Jacobsladder.
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Now at tli at time there were some angels ascending uponit. So Christiana looked and looked to see the angels go up,and so did the rest of the company. Then they were goinginto another place to shew them something else, but Jamessaid to his mother, Pray bid them stay here a little longer,for this is a curious sight. So they turned again, and stoodfeeding their eyes with this so pleasant a prospect (Gen. xxriii12). After this they had them into a place where did bang upa golden anchor; so they bid Christiana take it down, For, THEY SET FOEWARD ON THEIR JOURNEY. 317 said they, you shall have it with you, for tis of absolutenecessity that you should, that you may lay hold of thatwithin the veil, and stand steadfast, in case you should meetwith turbulent weather; so they were glad thereof (Joel iii.16 ; Heb. vi. 19). Then they took them, and had them to themount upon which Abraham our father had offered up Isaachis son, and shewed them the altar, the wood, the fire, andthe knife ; for the

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