48 THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS.

hangs over his head; that is to show thee that, slighting and despising the things that
are present, for the love that he hath to his Master’s service, he is sure in the world
that comes next to have glory for his reward. Now, said the Interpreter, I have
showed thee this picture first, because the man whose picture this is, is the only man
whom the Lord of the place whither thou art going hath authorized to be thy guide,
in all difficult places thou mayest meet with in thy way; wherefore take good heed to
what I have showed thee, and bear well in thy mind what thou hast seen, lest in thy
journey thou meet with some that pretend to lead thee right, but their way goes down
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Then he took him by the hand, and led him into a very large parlor, that was full
of dust, because never swept; the which after he had reviewed it a little while, the
Interpreter called for a man to sweep. Now, when he began to sweep, the dust began
so abundantly to fly about that Christian had almost therewith been choked. Then
said the Interpreter to a damsel that stood by, “ Bring hither water, and sprinkle the
room ;” the which when she had done, it was swept and cleansed with pleasure.

Curis. Then said Christian, “ What means this?”

Inrer. The Interpreter answered, “This parlor is the heart of a man that was
never sanctified by the sweet grace of the Gospel. The dust is his original sin, and
inward corruptions that have defiled the whole man. He that began to sweep at first
is the law; but she that brought water, and did sprinkle it, is the Gospel. Now,
whereas thou sawest that, as soon as the first began to sweep, the dust did so fly about
that the room could not by him be cleansed, but that thou wast almost choked there-
with ; this is to show thee, that the law, instead of cleansing the heart (by its working)
from sin, doth revive,” put strength into, and increase it in the soul,” even as it doth
discover and forbid it, for it doth not give power to subdue. Again, as thou sawest
the damsel sprinkle the room with water, upon which it was cleansed with pleasure ;
this is to show thee, that when the Gospel comes, in the sweet and gracious influences
thereof, to the heart, then, I say, even as thou sawest the damsel lay the dust by
sprinkling the floor with water, so is sin vanquished and subdued, and the soul made
clean through the faith of it, and, consequently, fit for the King of Glory to in-
habit.”

I saw moreover in my dream, that the Interpreter took him by the hand, and had
him into a little room where sat two little children, each one in his own chair. The
name of the eldest was Passion, and the name of the other Patience. Passion seemed
to be much discontented, but Patience was very quict. Then Christian asked, “What
is the reason of the discontent of Passion?” The Interpreter answered, “ The governor