mocked, others threatned; and some cried after him to return: Now among those that did so, there were two that were resolved to fetch him back by force: The name of the one was Obstinate, and the name of the other Pliable. Now by this time the Man was got a good distance from them; But however they were resolved to pursue him; which they did and in little time they over-took him Then said the Man, Neighbours, Wherefore are you come? They said, To perswade you to go back with us; but he said, That can by no means be: You dwell, said he, in the City of Destruction (the place also where I was born,) I see it to be so; and dying there, sooner or later, you will sink lower then the Grave, into a place that burns with Fire and Brimstone; Be content good Neighbours, and go along with me.
[1]What! said Obstinate, and leave our Friends, and our comforts behind us!
[2]Yes, said Christian, (for that was his name) because that all is not [3]worthy to be compared with a little of that that I am seeking to enjoy,
- ↑ Obstinate.
- ↑ Christian.
- ↑ 2 Cor. 4. 18,
A Gazing Stock to the world. Jer. 20. 10.
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