. Il progresso del pellegrino da questo mondo a quello che verrà, consegnato sotto la somiglianza di un sogno, confortando fino a quando sentì di aver ricevuto la parola da Dio era senza dubbio con lui un som*ce di grande originalità e potenza. Ma potrebbe, in un'altra mente, essere havedegenerata in pura superstizione e fanatismo. Bunyan ha preso tutte le promesse che ha trovato nella Parola di Dio a peccare promesse a se stesso: E il fatto che erano in Dio Wordshould essere stato fondamento sufficiente per la sua fede a riposare su.né avrebbe dovuto dividere un passaggio in due, e ristretta di Dio

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. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream . jecting comfort until he felt that he thusreceived the word from God was doubtless with him a som*ce ofgreat originality and power. But it might, in another mind, havedegenerated into mere superstition and fanaticism. Bunyan oughtto have taken all the promises he found in Gods Word to sinnersas promises to himself: and the fact that they were in Gods Wordshould have been sufficient foundation for his faith to rest upon.Neither should he have split a passage in two, and restricted Godsgrace to one half of it, but should at once have received the whole, not putting by the Word of Promise when he found it. And indeed, the fierceness of the second period of temptation didat length drive him from that habit, as he himself says, in a verystriking and instructive passage in the Grace Abounding : By thistemptation I was greatly holden off from my former foolish practiceof putting by the Word of Promise when it came into my mind;but now, like a man sinking, I would catch at all I saw. Formerly, . AUTHOR OF THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. xlv I thought I might not meddle with the promise unless I felt itscomfort; but now it was no time thus to do; the avenger of bloodtoo hardly did pursue me. Now, therefore, was I glad to catch atthat Word which yet I feared I had no ground or right to own; andeven to leap into the bosom of that promise, which yet I feared didshut its heart against me. Now also would I labour to take theWord as God hath laid it down, without restraining the naturalforce of one syllable thereof. I began to consider that God hath abigger mouth to speak with than I had a heart to conceive with, and also that God spake not His words in haste, or in an unadvisedheat, but with infinite wisdom and judgment, and hi very truth andfaithfulness. Bunyan adds to this, that often, inhis greatest agonies, he had to flouncetowards the promise, as it were, con-cluding, though as

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