Sir, I perceive, by the book in my hand, that I am condemed to die, and after that to come to judgement; and I find that I am not willing to do the first, nor able to do the second.

Yes, said Mistrust, for just before us lie a couple of lions in the way, whether sleeping or waking we know not; and we could not think, if we came within reach, but hey would presently pull us to pieces.

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What are the things you seek, since you leave all the world to find them?

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The hearing of this is enough to ravish one's heart. But are these things to be enjoyed? How shall we get to be sharers thereof?

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Christian: Sir I was bid to go this way by a man called Evangelist, who directed me also to yonder gate, that I may escape the wrath to come; and, as I was going thither, I fell in here.

Help: But why did not you look for the steps?

Christian: Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the next way, and fell in.

Help: Then, give me thy hand. So he gave him his hand, and drew him out, and set him upon sound ground, and bid him go on his way.

There is not a more dangerous and troublesome way in the world than is that unto which he has directed thee; and that thou shalt find, if thou wilt be ruled by his counsel.

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And as he was troubled thereabout, he espied two men come tumbling over the wall on the left hand of the narrow way; and they made apace to him. The name of one was Formalist, and the name of the other Hypocrisy.

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We were born in the land of Vain-glory and are going for praise to Mount Zion.

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An open door is set before thee, and no man can shut it.

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I left off to watch and be sober; I laid the reins upon the neck of my lusts; I sinned against the light of the world, and the goodness of God; I have greived the Spirit, and he is gone; I tempted the devil, and he is come to me; I have provoked God to anger, and he has left me; I have so hardened my heart that I can't repent.

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Christian said, Sirs, what's the matter? you run the wrong way. Timorous answered, that they were going to the City of Zion, and had got up that difficult place: but, said he, the further we go, the more danger we meet with; wherefore we turned, and are going back again.

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For as here thou seest, Passion will have all now, this year, that is to say, in this world; so are the men of this world: they must have all their good things now; they cannot stay till the next year, that is, until the next world, for their portion of good.

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Simple said 'I see no danger'

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And Presumption said, Every fat must stand upon its own bottom. And so they laid down to sleep again, and Christian went on his way.

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