THE Pilgrim’s Progre ƒ s. F ROM THIS WORLD TO That which is to come: Delivered Under the Similitude of a DREAM Wherein is Diƒcovered, The manner of his ƒetting out, His Dangerous Journey; And ƒafe Arrival at the Deƒired Countrey. I have uƒed Similtudes, Hoƒ. 12. 10 by John Bunyan Licenƒed and Entred according to Order Qué bEc Eprinted for Samizdat under St-Augustin, near the cap-Rouge March 31st, year of our Lord, MMXIII A based on the public domain etext: The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan. Samizdat, March 2013 [layout inspired by 18th century editions of TPP] Fonts: Ancient [Jeffery Lee] “Let us suppose that such a person began by observing those christian activities Elzevier Regular [David Rakowski] which are, in a sense, directed towards this present world. He would find that StrangeNewes [Feorag Nicbhride] this religion had, as a matter of historical fact, been the agent which preserved such IM Fell English Roman and Italic [Igino Marini] secular civilization as survived the fall of the Roman Empire; that to it Europe IM Fell Double Pica [Igino Marini] owes the salvation, in those perilous ages, of civilized agriculture, architecture, Intellecta Heraldics Regular [Paulo W, IntellectaDesign] laws and literacy itself. He would find that this same religion has always been Imperio Romano [Iza W.] healing the sick and caring for the poor; that it has, more than any other, blessed marriage; and that arts and philosophy tend to flourish in its neighbourhood.” (c.S. Lewis - Some Thoughts - 1948) Note: Some long “s” [ƒ] have been added to the text to give a sense of the spelling used in bunyan’s lifetime. For example Chriƒtian for christian. C o n t e n ts EDITIoN TIMELINE FoR PILgRIM’S PRogRESS II PART I III AuTHoR’S APoLogy FoR HIS book 1 THE PILgRIM’S PRogREƒS: IN THE SIMILITuDE oF A DREAM 9 Evangelist Provides Direction 10 The Neighbours: obstinate and Pliable 11 What To Look Forward To 12 The Slough of Despond 13 Mr. Worldly Wiseman 15 The only Way 17 PART I. THE SEcoND STAgE. — coNTINuED. 21 goodwill: The keeper of the Wicket gate 21 The Interpreter 23 PART I. THE THIRD STAgE. — coNTINuED. 30 The cross 30 Simple, Sloth and Presumption 31 Formalist and Hypocrisy 31 Timorous and Mistrust 33 Sleep in the Daytime 34 Entering the Palace ‘beautiful’ 35 Piety 37 Wikipedia on Pilgrim’s Progress: Prudence 38 The English text comprises 108,260 words and is divided into two parts, charity 39 each reading as a continuous narrative with no chapter divisions. The first part About the Lord of the Hill 40 was completed in 1677 and entered into the stationers’ register on 22 December The Rarities of ‘beautiful’ 41 1677. It was licensed and entered in the “Term catalogue” on 18 February 1678, PART I. THE FouRTH STAgE. — coNTINuED. 43 which is looked upon as the date of first publication. After the first edition of the Leaving the Hill 43 first part in 1678, an expanded edition, with additions written after bunyan was Apollyon 44 freed, appeared in 1679. The Second Part appeared in 1684. There were eleven The Valley of the Shadow of Death 47 editions of the first part in John bunyan’s lifetime, published in successive years PART I. THE FIFTH STAgE. — coNTINuED. 51 from 1678 to 1685 and in 1688, and there were two editions of the second part, christian Meets Faithful 51 published in 1684 and 1686. Talkative 57 PART I. THE SIXTH STAgE. — coNTINuED. 65 Evangelist’s Exhortation and Prophesy 65 Vanity Fair 66 The Trial 70 Supper with the Interpreter 190 cleaned, Sealed and clothed 192 PART I. THE SEVENTH STAgE. — coNTINuED. 74 Righteousness 194 christian and Hopeful 74 The End of Simple, Sloth and Presumption 197 Mr. by-Ends 74 The Hill of Difficulty 198 Demas 80 grim 200 Remember Lot’s Wife 81 Welcomed to the House called ‘beautiful’ 202 Respite 82 Mercy’s Dream 204 by-Path Meadow 83 Prudence catechises the boys 205 giant Despair 85 Mercy, Mr. brisk and Husbands 207 Matthew’s Sickness 208 PART I. THE EIgHTH STAgE. — coNTINuED. 89 Physic 209 The Delectable Mountains 89 Questions for Prudence 210 PART I. THE NINTH STAgE. — coNTINuED. 92 Departure 211 Ignorance From conceit 92 The beautiful Valley of Humiliation 214 The Story of Little-Faith 93 Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death 217 The Flatterer 98 Honest 222 Atheist 100 The Story of Mr. Fearing 223 The Enchanted ground 101 A False Pilgrim With False conclusions 228 Ignorance Demonstrates His Ignorance 106 At the House of gaius 230 The Slaying of Slay-good 236 PART I. THE TENTH STAgE. — coNTINuED. 111 Mr. Feeble-Mind 237 Right Fear 111 A Feast and a Farewell 239 backsliding 112 Stories of christian’s Pilgrimage 240 The country of beulah 114 A Stay in Vanity Fair 241 Welcome 117 continuing on the Way 246 Ignorance comes to His End 119 Demolishing Doubting castle and Death to Despair and Diffidence 248 With the Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains 250 THE coNcLuSIoN 120 Valiant-For-Truth 254 overcoming the Enchanted ground 259 ENDNoTES (PART I) 121 How Standfast Resisted Temptation in the Enchanted ground 262 christiana’s Departure 267 PART II 157 ENDNoTES (PART II) 271 THE AuTHoR’S WAy oF SENDINg FoRTH 159 THE AuTHoR’S VINDIcatioN Of HIS PILgRIM, FouND His Second Part of the Pilgrim 159 AT THE END Of HIS “HoLy WAR” 288 cHRISTIANA AND HER cHILDREN 169 WHy EVANgELIcALS DoN’T READ PILgRIM’S PRogRESS To My courteous companions 169 (AND WHy THEy SHouLD) 290 The News of christian, christiana and Their children 169 Salvation is a Journey 291 How christiana Decided to become a Pilgrim 171 Embrace The Pilgrimage 291 A Visit From Mrs. Timorous and Mercy 174 cries of Weakness 292 uncertainties 177 Rethinking Worship 293 knocking at the Wicket gate 179 Danger and a Protector 183 Welcome at the Interpreter’s House 185 Innocent. 186 Lessons 187 II e d i t i o n t i m e l i n e f o r P i l g r i m ’ s P r o g r e s s 1675 (at age 47) John bunyan wrote “The Pilgrim’s Progress” during six months of incarceration. February 1678 (at age 50) bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” published. 1678 (at age 50, approximate) bunyan’s second edition of “The Pilgrim’s Progress” published in the autumn. 1682 (at age 54) bunyan’s eighth edition of “The Pilgrim’s Progress” published with additional last improvements. PART 1684 (at age 56) bunyan’s ninth edition of “The Pilgrim’s Progress” published. 1684 (at age 56 John bunyan published Part Two of “The Pilgrim’s Progress”. I 1685 (at age 57) bunyan published tenth edition of “The Pilgrim’s Progress”. A UTHOR ’ S A P ol o g y f o r h i s book WHEN at the first I took my pen in hand Thus for to write, I did not understand That I at all should make a little book In such a mode: nay, I had undertook To make another, which when almost done, before I was aware, I this begun. And thus it was: I, writing of the way And race of saints in this our gospel day, 1 Fell suddenly into an allegory About their journey and the way to glory, In more than twenty things, which I set down. This done, I twenty more had in my crown; And they again began to multiply, Like sparks that from the coals of fire do fly. Nay, then, thought I, if that you breed so fast, I’ll put you by yourselves, lest you at last Should prove ad infinitum, and eat out The book that I already am about. Well, so I did: but yet I did not think To show to all the world my pen and ink In such a mode; I only thought to make I knew not what. Nor did I undertake Thereby to please my neighbour — no, not I! I did it mine own self to gratify. 2 The Pilgrim’s Progress, pt I The Pilgrim’s Progress, pt I 3 Neither did I but vacant seasons spend yea, that I might them better moderate, In this my scribble; nor did I intend I did too with them thus expostulate: but to divert myself in doing this, From worser thoughts, which make me do amiss. “May I not write in such a style as this; In such a method too; and yet not miss Thus I set pen to paper with delight, My end — thy good? And quickly had my thoughts in black and white, Why may it not be done? For having now my method by the end, Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none. Still as I pulled, it came; and so I penned yea, dark or bright, if they their silver drops It down; until it came at last to be, cause to descend, the earth, by yielding crops For length and breadth, the size which you see. gives praise to both, and carps not at either; but treasures up the fruit they yield together: Well, when I had thus put my ends together, yea, so mixes both, that in her fruit I showed them others, that I might see whether None can distinguish this from that: they suit They would condemn them, or them justify: Her well when hungry: but if she be full, And some said, “Let them live”; some, “Let them die”; She spews out both, and makes their blessings null.