The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

"Consider again, they are but amateur thieves who serve under the king
of the bottomless pit, whose voice is like that of a roaring lion — who
will himself come to their aid, if need be.
"I myself have been assaulted just as Little-faith was — and I found it to
be a terrible thing! These three villains assailed me, and as a Christian, I
began to resist them. But they called out — and in came their evil
master. I would, as the saying goes, have given my life for a penny — but
as God would have it, I was clothed with armor. Yet, though I was so well
arrayed, I found it hard work to stand firm and be courageous. No man
can tell how strenuous that combat is — except he who has been in the
battle himself.”
HOPEFUL: "Well, but they ran, you see — when they thought that
Great-grace was coming."
CHRISTIAN: "True, they have often fled, both they and their master,
when Great-grace has but appeared — and no wonder, for he is the
King's Champion. But I trust that you will see some difference between
Little-faith and the King's Champion. All the King's subjects are not His
champions — nor can they, when tried, do such feats of war as Greatgrace.
Is it reasonable to think that a little child could handle Goliath, as
David did — or that there should be the strength of an ox, in a bird?
Some are strong — some are weak; some have great faith — some have
little faith. Little-faith was one of the weak — and therefore he fared so
poorly."
HOPEFUL: "I wish it had been Great-grace, for their sakes."
CHRISTIAN: "If it had been, he might have had his hands full; for I
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