The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

God's mercy. Thirdly, the dream of one who imagined that the day of
judgment had come, and he was not prepared."
PIETY: "Did you hear him tell his dream?”
CHRISTIAN: "Yes, and a dreadful one it was! It made my heart ache as
he was telling of it — but yet I am glad I heard it."
PIETY: "Was that all that you saw at the house of the Interpreter?"
CHRISTIAN: "No, he showed me a stately palace, and how the people
who were in it were clad in gold; and how a courageous man came and
cut his way through the armed men who stood in the door to keep him
out. He was then bid to come in, and win eternal glory. Those things
ravished my heart! I would have stayed at that good man's house a year
— but I knew I had further to go on my journey."
PIETY: "And what else did you see along the way?"
CHRISTIAN: "See! Why, I went but a little further, and I saw One
hanging and bleeding upon a cross! The very sight of Him made my
burden fall off my back (for I had groaned under a very heavy burden).
It was an astonishing thing to me, for I had never seen such a sight
before. Yes, and while I stood looking up, for I could not stop looking —
three Shining Ones came to me. One of them testified that my sins were
forgiven. Another stripped off my rags, and gave me this embroidered
coat which you see. The third one put the mark which you see, on my
forehead, and gave me this sealed scroll." And with that, he plucked it
out of his bosom.
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