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The Pilgrim's Pꝛogreſs
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So in the Morning they all got up, and after ſome more diſcourfe, they told him that he mould not depart, till they had mewed him the Rarities of that place. And firſt they had him into the Study,c c Chriſtian had into the Study and what he ſaw there where they ſhew ed him Records of the greatet Antiquity; in which, as I remember my Dream, they ſhewed him firſt the Pedigree of the Lord of the Hill, there. that he was the Son of the Ancient of Days, and came by an eternal Generation. Here alſo was more fully Recorded the Acts that he had done, and the names of many hundreds that he had taken into his ſervice; and how he had placed them in ſuch Habitations that could neither by length of Days nor decaies of Nature, be diſſolved

Then they read to him ſome of the worthy Acts that vome of his Servants had done. As how they had ſubdued Kingdoms,wrought Righteoufnefs, obtained Promſſes, ſtopped the mouths of Lions, quenched the d d Heb. 11 33,34. violence of Fire, eſcaped the edge of the Sword; out of weakneſs were made ſtrong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the Armies of the Aliens.

Then