Then Evangelist proceeded, saying, Give more earnest heed to the things that I shall tell thee. I will now show thee who it was that deluded thee, and who it was also to whom he sent thee. The man that met thee is one Worldly Wiseman, and rightly is he so called; partly because he knoweth only the doctrine of this world (therefore he always goes to the town of Morality to church); and because he is of this worldly temper, therefore he seeketh to pervert my ways, though right. Now there are three things thou must utterly abhor.
- His turning thee out of the way.
- His laboring to render the cross odious to thee.
- And his setting thy feet in that way that leadeth unto death.
This Legality, therefore, is not able to set thee free from thy burden. No man was as yet ever rid of his burden by him; no, nor ever is like to be: ye can not be justified by the works of the law; for by the deeds of the law no man living can be rid of his burden. Therefore Mr. Worldly Wiseman is an alien,[1] and Mr. Legality is a cheat; and for his son Civility, notwithstanding his simpering looks, he is but a hypocrite, and can not help thee. Believe me, there is nothing in all this noise that thou hast heard of these foolish men, but a design to beguile thee of thy salvation, by turning thee from the way in which I set thee. After this, Evangelist called aloud to the heavens for confirmation of what he had said; and with that there came words and fire out of the mountain under which poor Christian stood, which made the hair of his flesh stand up. The words were pronounced; “As many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse; for it is written,
- ↑ Alien: Foreigner or heathen.
