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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FORMALIST AND HYPOCRISY<br />
And as he was troubled about this — he spotted two men come<br />
tumbling over the wall on the left side of the narrow way. <strong>The</strong>y soon<br />
caught up to Christian, and entered into conversation with him. <strong>The</strong><br />
name of the one was Formalist, and the name of the other Hypocrisy.<br />
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Christian asked, "Gentlemen,<br />
where have you come from —<br />
and where are you going?"<br />
Formalist and Hypocrisy<br />
answered, "We were born in<br />
the land of Vain-glory, and<br />
are going to the Celestial City<br />
for reward."<br />
Christian responded, "Why<br />
did you not enter in at the<br />
gate which stands at the<br />
beginning of the way? Do you<br />
not know that it is written<br />
that the one who does not<br />
enter <strong>by</strong> the gate, but climbs<br />
up some other way — that<br />
person is a thief and a<br />
robber?”<br />
Formalist and Hypocrisy replied, "To journey to the gate for entrance,<br />
was considered too far away <strong>by</strong> all our countrymen. Besides that, our<br />
custom is to always make a short-cut, and climb over the wall.”<br />
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