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The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678 . It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English.

The Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678 . It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English.

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FAITHFUL: "I escaped the Swamp which you fell into, and got up to the<br />

gate without that danger — but I met with one named Wanton, who<br />

would have liked to have done great harm to me.”<br />

CHRISTIAN: "It was well that you escaped her net. Joseph also was<br />

greatly tempted <strong>by</strong> her, and he escaped her just as you did; but it nearly<br />

cost him his life. What did she do to you?”<br />

FAITHFUL: "You cannot imagine what a flattering tongue she had! She<br />

strongly urged me to go with her, promising me all kinds of fleshly<br />

delights.”<br />

CHRISTIAN: "But did she promise you the contentment of a good<br />

conscience?"<br />

FAITHFUL: "No, only the delights of the flesh."<br />

CHRISTIAN: "Thank God that you have escaped her! <strong>The</strong> mouth of an<br />

adulteress is a deep pit — he who is abhorred <strong>by</strong> the Lord will fall into<br />

it!"<br />

FAITHFUL: "I do not know whether I wholly escaped her or not."<br />

CHRISTIAN: "Why, I trust that you did not consent to her evil desires?"<br />

FAITHFUL: "No, not to defile myself; for I remembered an old writing<br />

which said, 'Her steps lead to Hell!' So I shut my eyes, that I would not<br />

be bewitched with her seductive looks. <strong>The</strong>n she maligned me — at<br />

which I quickly left her!"<br />

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