Some said, It might do good others said, No. Some said, John, print it others said, Not so They would condemn them, or them justify:Īnd some said, Let them live some, Let them die I shewed them others, that I might see whether Well, when I had thus put mine ends together, Still as I pulled, it came and so I pennedįor length and breadth, the bigness which you see. Thereby to please my neighbour: no, not I įrom worser thoughts which make me do amiss.Īnd quickly had my thoughts in black and white. I'll put you by yourselves, lest you at last Nay, then, thought I, if that you breed so fast, Like sparks that from the coals of fire do fly. This done, I twenty more had in my crown In more than twenty things which I set down. To make another which, when almost done,Īnd race of saints, in this our gospel day,Ībout their journey, and the way to glory, If your child is unfamiliar with The Pilgrim's Progress, you may prefer to use the 2 weeks during which the 'apology' is read to substitute a shortened simple version such as Dangerous Journey by Alan Parry, or the "The First Part" of Mary Macgregor's Pilgrim's Progress Told to the Children so they'll know the basic storyline before jumping into week 3. In This Section: Resources for Pilgrim's Progressĭivided into 36 readings The Pilgrim's Progress From This World to That Which is to Come, Part I: Christian's Journey Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dreamīunyan begins with an "apology," explaining why he wrote the book, which takes the form of a poem.
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