The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

HOPEFUL: "I am sorry that I was so foolish, and am astonished that I
am not now as Lot's wife — for what is the difference between her sin
and mine? She only looked back — but I had a desire to go and see. Let
God's grace be adored — and let me be ashamed, that such a thing
should ever have been in my heart."
CHRISTIAN: "Let us take notice of what we have seen here, for our help
in times to come. This woman escaped one judgment — for she escaped
the destruction of Sodom; yet she was destroyed by another judgment
— as we see that she was turned into a pillar of salt."
HOPEFUL: "True, and she serves both as a warning and an example to
us. She is a warning, in that we should shun her sin — or receive her
judgment. Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, along with the two hundred and
fifty men who perished in their sin — are also a warning and example.
"But above all, I am astonished at one thing — how Demas and his
fellows can so confidently stand looking for that treasure, which Lot's
wife — just for looking behind her was turned into a pillar of salt. For
we do not read that she stepped one foot out of the way! More
especially so, since the judgment which overtook her, made her a
monument within sight of where they are. For they cannot but see her
— if they would only lift up their eyes.”
CHRISTIAN: "It is a thing to be amazed at. It argues that their hearts
have grown so hardened in this case. I cannot tell who to compare them
to so aptly, as to those who pick pockets in the presence of the judge, or
would rob purses under the gallows.
"It is said of the men of Sodom, that they were exceedingly wicked and
sinful before the Lord — that is, in His eyesight; and notwithstanding
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