crooked paths.opened into this way, by which, such as were ill disposed, or were become weary of well doing, might turn aside; and by which others who were so inclined, might enter in, as a thief entereth into another man's domains: but, as hath been before remarked, there is but one gate of admission into the King's highway by which a man may rightly enter, and this gate is Christ.

Then I saw, in my dream, that the King's servants directed Goonah Purist to enter upon this way, without loss of time, and neither to turn to the right nor to the left; nor yet to make any considerable stay on the road, till he came to the house of the interpreter, where he would assuredly be kindly received and entertained, and where he would receive further instruction for his journey. They informed him at the same time, that this narrow way, which he was about to take, had been trodden by all the children of God, from the time of righteous Abel even until that very day. Moreover, they shewed him, by way of encouragement, a record of the names of the chief of those saints who had gone before him; making him to understand how they, by faith, had subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens, had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment, were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain, had wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented; of whom the world was not worthy. (Heb. xi. 33, 34, 36-38.) Above all, they pointed out to him, how necessary it was for such as would keep the way of salvation, to be separate from the world, ever remembering that the kingdom of Christ is not of this world, (John xviii.

36.) and daily yielding a due obedience to that divine command, Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing: and I will receive you." (2 Cor. vi. 17.)

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I heard then, that the pilgrim spake of the plague of his leprosy, and of the heavy burden of his past offences, whereby he was bent as it were to the ground; and he asked, when he might hope to be freed from these sore afflictions.

Then answered they, "According to thy faith, so will it be unto thee." (Matt. ix. 29.)

So, having blessed the pilgrim, he departed; after they had given him these words of direction as a token of their love; "Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, until thou comest to the Shepherd's tent." (Sol. Song i. 8.)

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Shewing how Goonah Purist went on in the Narrow Way, even the Way of Salvation, with little Deviation, until he arrived at the House of the Interpreter.

"In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death."--Prov. xii. 28.

So it came to pass in my dream, that I looked anxiously after the pilgrim: and behold, he went along the way of salvation, neither turning to the right hand nor to the left. But as he went, I perIceived that from time to time he consulted his book, even the book which the Christian messenger had given him, pondering the words thereof as he walked by the way; and they were made a lamp unto his feet, and a light unto his path. (Psalm cxix. 105.)

It happened then, about mid-day, that the pilgrim, coming upon a wide and bare heath, where there was no shade, began to look forward to some place of rest. So presently he espied, not half a coss before him, a serai, built on the wayside, for the convenience of pilgrims; hard by which was a well. A few broad-leaved plantain trees grew by the well-side, in a ditch; but it was not the season for ripe fruit.

Close by the well another road put itself into the King's highway; and this path I observed was full of loose stones, among which a man could hardly walk without stumbling as he went.

The pilgrim presently knew that there was some traveller in the serai, by the smoke that issued from an opening in the roof. So he hastened forward, hoping to find company there to his liking; for he anxiously longed to have a companion in his journey. And when he was come up over against the serai, behold, just within the door thereof, he saw a pilgrim, an aged man of an agreeable aspect, with a beard white as the cotton when it first bursts from

the pod. This old man, having gathered a few dry sticks and leaves, had made a fire; over which he was now cooking his rice in water drawn from the well in his lota. Not far off lay his turban and his coat; his holy book being respectfully wrapped in the folds of his cummerbund. And behold, as he sat watching his fire, and feeding it from time to time with a little fuel, he brake forth into songs of praise.

So Goonah Purist drew near, and saluted him; and the old man, seeing that he was a brother pilgrim, besought him to come in until the heat of the day was past. Goonah Purist therefore went in, and seated himself over against the old Christian. And I saw, in my dream, that the old man put many questions to Goonah Purist relative to his coming on pilgrimage, and leaving the gods of his fathers; for he soon perceived by his conversation from what part of the City of the Wrath of God he had come forth. And when Goonah Purist had answered his questions, he, in his turn, gratified his brother pilgrim with this relation of his history.

THE HISTORY OF THE OLD PILGRIM.

There is a village in the Valley of Destruction called Betea, where, for many years, there has been a church bearing the name of Christ, though not holding the pure doctrines of Christianity: the members of this church having added much of their own to the revealed word of God, with many ordinances of man's appointment and of will-worship, whereby they go about to establish their own righteousness, instead of wholly submitting themselves to that righteousness of Christ, by which alone sinful man can be saved. Moreover, the ministers of this church hold it good to withdraw the Sacred Scriptures from its members, thus keeping their flocks in darkness and ignorance from generation to generation.

In this street was I born. The name I am known by among my Heathen neighbours is Ghinoosa; but the name I received in baptism is Bartholomew. The first of my family who embraced Christianity was my grandfather. He was of the goldsmith's cast, a man possessing considerable wealth. The circumstances of his conversion I do not remember to have heard; but he was induced to become a Christian by the example and persuasion of a Christian messenger, who visited our street. My father was a merchant in the same street where my grandfather resided; and at his death the wealth that descended to me amounted to no less than four thou sand pieces of silver.

All this time, though a Christian by name, I lived without the knowledge of the saving benefits of that religion, and could have been contented to remain for life an inhabitant of the City of the Wrath of God, had my temporal concerns prospered. Being ambitious of an increase of wealth,