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they ſat talking together until ſupper was ready. So when they had made ready, they fat down to meat; Now the Table was furniſhed ^{k k} What; Chirſtian had to his ſsupper with fat things, and with Wine that was well refined; and all their talk ^{l l} Their talk at ſuppertimeat the Table, was about the Lord of the Hill: As namely, about what he had done, and wherefore he did what he did, and why he had builded that Houſe: and by what they ſaid, I perceived that he had been a great Warriour and had fought with and ſlain him that had the power of death, but not without great danger to himſelf, which made me love him the more.

For, as they ſaid, and as I believe (ſaid Chriſtian) he did it with the loſs of much blood; but that which put Glory of Grace into all he did, was, that he did it of pure love to his Countrey. And beſides, there were ſome of them of the Houſehold that ſaid, they had ſeen and ſpoke with him ſince he did dye on the Croſs; and they have atteſted, that they had it from his own lips, that he is ſuch a lover of poor Pilgrims,