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as all pious Souls generally labour withall) and therefore it must not be expected that every cafe which can Occurr in Christian life, fhould here be handled. And indeed that would have fwelled this Difcourfe to over great a bulk, and required very long confideration; or elfe it is like it had been attempted.

It must be noted alfo,that it was thought fit to make the distance but fhort between the Pilgrims parting with his Guide and their meeting again; because that would still have too much inlarged this Treatise, to defcribe particularly,his behaviour in the whole course of an Holy Life, for which that would have been the proper place.

There are fome things also may feem a little strange which are faid to have hapned to the Pilgrim ; but you are to remember that God puts good thoughts into our minds more wayes then one; and to know that the substance of what is reported is not a Contrivance, but a real Truth.

And now it would argue great unexperience of the world to expect, that this Pilgrim should not meet with fome, whofe curiofity he cannot humour; and others whofe fowreness nothing can please. But he that fends him abroad will be abundantly fatisfied if he become useful to any well-difpofed Soul, who fhall have a mind to bear him company to Jerufalem. And if he chance to meet with any that shall only ftudy to cavil, and pick a quarrell with him; He is prepared before hand to take no notice at all of it, nor to be more troubled at their incivility; then a devout Hermite is at the ugly faces, which the Creatures who fomething resemble `men make at him, as he is walking through the defarts.

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