The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to Come Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream: Wherein is Discovered the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous Journey, and Safe Arrival at the Desired Country

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Houghton, Mifflin, 1896 - 195 Seiten
 

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Seite 67 - I am sure of thee now ; and with that he had almost pressed him to death, so that Christian began to despair of life. But as God would have it, while...
Seite 195 - Christian and Hopeful to the city, to go out 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.
Seite 185 - Here they heard voices from out of the City, loud voices, saying, " Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh ! Behold His reward is with Him ! " Here all the inhabitants of the country called them, " The holy people," " The redeemed of the Lord," "Sought out,
Seite 144 - Castle; where after they had been awhile kept in the Dungeon, he at last did put out their eyes, and led them among those Tombs, where he has left them to wander to this very day, that the saying of the Wise Man might be fulfilled, He that wandereth out of the way of understanding, shall remain in the Congregation of the dead.
Seite xxii - A man i' the clouds, and hear him speak to thee ? Wouldst thou be in a dream, and yet not sleep ? Or wouldst thou in a moment laugh and weep ? Wouldest thou lose thyself and catch no harm, And find thyself again without a charm ? Wouldst read thyself, and read thou know'st not what, And yet know whether thou art blest or not, By reading the same lines ? O then come hither, And lay my book, thy head, and heart together.
Seite 39 - So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the sepulchre, where it fell in, and I saw it no more. Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by his sorrow, and life by his death.
Seite 73 - So he saw more perfectly the ditch that was on the one hand, and the quag that was on the other ; also how narrow the way was which...
Seite 66 - Apollyon therefore followed his work amain, and Christian again took courage, and resisted as manfully as he could. This sore combat lasted for above half a day, even till Christian was almost quite spent; for you must know that Christian, by reason of his wounds, must needs grow weaker and weaker.
Seite 194 - Now just as the gates were opened to let in the men, I looked in after them, and, behold, the City shone like the sun; the streets also were paved with gold, and in them walked many men, with crowns on their heads, palms in their hands, and golden harps to sing praises withal. There were also of them that had wings, and they answered one another without intermission, saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord.
Seite 95 - Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

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