Pilgrim's Progress People & Place
Concordance
by Bruce T. Forbes, copyright 2008-2009

This is very much a first draft - there are bound to be mistakes. Please remember the admonition of an ancient prophet:

All biblical quotes are from the King James Version unless specified otherwise.
Most quotes from PILGRIM'S PROGRESS are from an 1853 copy of which I have an electronic copy and can cut and paste.

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w Adam the First w All-Prayer w Any-thing w Apollyon w Apostasy w Arbour w Arrogancy w Assault Lane w Atheist w

w Bath, garden of w Bat's-Eyes w Beautiful, Palace w Beelzebub/Beelzebub's castle w Beulah, Country of  w Blindman w Bliss w Bloody-Man w Bountiful w Brisk, Mr. w Book w Bottomless Pit w Broadway-Gate w Bubble, Madam w Burden w Burning Lake w By-Ends w By-path Meadow w By-way to Hell w

w Carnal-Delights w Carnal Policy w Catholic Church w Caution w Celestial City w Charity w Charity, Holy Kiss of  w  Charity, Mount w Christian w Christian Acts/Deeds w Christiana w Civility w Conceit, Country of w Conductor w Confusion, Clouds of w Contrite w Coveting w Cross w Cruelty w

w Damnable Apostate w Danger & Destruction w Dare-not-Lie w Dark-Land w Dead-Man's Lane w Dead Sea w Death, Valley of the Shadow of w Demas w Desire of Vain-Glory w Devil's Garden w Deliverance, Place of w Despair, Giant w Despair, Iron Cage of w Despond, Slough of w Despondency w Destruction, path w Destruction, City of  w Difficulty, Hill w Diffidence w Discontent w Discretion w Doubting Castle w Dragons of the pit w Dull w

w Ease, Plain of w Emmanuel's Land w Enchanted Ground w End of the Way w Enmity w Envy w Error w Evangelist w Evidence w Experience w

w Facing-both-ways w Faint-Heart w Fair-Speech w Fair-speech, Lord w Faith w Faith/Grace/Works w Faith/Hope/Charity w Fat Things w Fear w Fearful w Fearing, Mr. w Feeble-Mind w Feigning w Fetters w Filth w Fire & Brimstone w Flatterer w Fool w Forgetful Glen w Formalist & Hypocrisy w Fountain of Life w Four Boys w

w Gaius/Gaius' Inn w Gate w Gehazi w God w Godlyman w Golden Gate w Good-Confidence w Good-Conscience w Good Samaritan w Goodwill w Grace w Graceless w Great-Heart w Great-Grace w Great-Grace, Son of w Great One of the Fair w Grim w Gripeman w Guilt w Gulph w

w Hate-Good w Hate-Light w Having Greedy w Heady w Heavenly Jerusalem w Heedless w Heirs of Salvation w Hell w Help w Help, asking for w High-Mind w Hobgoblins w Hold-the-world w Holiness, Way of w Holy-Man w Honest, Mr. w Honesty w Hope w Hope & Fear w Hopeful w Humble-mind w Humiliation, valley of w Hypocrisy w

w Ignorance w Ill-Favored Ones w Ill-will w Immortals w Immortality w Implacable w Inchanted Ground w Inconsiderate w Innocent w  Innocent, Mount w Interpreter/Interpreter's House w Iron Cage w

w James w Jesus Christ w Joseph w Judge of All w

w King w King's Highway w Know-Nothing w Knowledge w

w Law of Moses w Legality w Leachery w Lechery w Legion w Letter w Liar w Light of Life w Light-Mind w Linger-after-lust w Lion-like Men w Lions w Little-faith w Live-loose w Looking-Glass w Lord of the Hill Difficulty w Lot's Wife w Love-Saints w Love-the Flesh w Lovegain w Love-lust w Lucre, Hill of w Lust of the Eyes w Lust of the Flesh w Luxurious w

w Malice w Martha w Marvel, Mount w Master of the College of Physicians w Matthew w Maul w Merciful One w Mercy w Ministering Angels w Mistrust w Mnason w Money-love w Monster w Morality w Mount Zion w Much-Afraid w

w No-good w No-heart w Not-Right w

w Obstinate w Old-Man w

w Pagan w Paradise of God w Parchment/Roll w Passion w Patience w Penitent w Phebe w Pick-Thank w Pillar shaped like a woman w Pleasant Meadow & River w Pleasant River w Pliable w Pope w Porter/Porter's Lodge w Pragmatick w Prating Row w Prejudice w  Presumption w Pride w Pride of Life w Prince, the Lord of Mount Zion w Princely Gate w Promise, key w Prudence w

w Rape w Ready-to-Halt w Reliever w Rewards for the Pilgrims w River (of Death) w River of God w Roll with a Seal w Rogues w Rome w Ruin w

w Sagacity, Mr. w Salvation w Samuel w Satyrs w Save-all w Saveself w Say-well w Seal w Secret w Self-Conceit w Self-will, Mr. w Sepulchre w Sexual Assault w Shame w Sheepfold of a Good Shepherd w Shining Light w Shining Ones w Simple/Sloth/Presumption w Shepherds w Short-wind w Sincere w Skill, Mr. w Slay-good w Sleepy-head w Sloth w Slow-pace w Smooth-man w Snares of Death w Sovereign w Steadfast, Mr w Strait & Narrow Way w Strait Gate w Strong w Stupidity w Suicide w Superstition w

w Taste-that-which-is-good w Takeheed w Talkative w Tell-True w Temporary w Three Shining Ones w Time-server w Timorous w Too-bold w Tophet w Tree of Life w Troubles w Trumpeters w Turn-about w Turn-Away w Turnback w Turncoat w Two-tongues w

w Uncertain w

w Vain Confidence w Vain Glory w Vain Hope w Valiant-for-Truth w Valley of the Shadow of Death w Vanity / Vanity Fair w Very Dark Lane w 

w Wanton w Wanton, Madam w Wanton Professor w Want-Wit w Watchful, Mr w Watchful (shepherd) w Water of Life w Way of Holiness w Wicket Gate w Wide Field w Wild-head w Wilderness w Works (Actions) w Worldy-Glory w Worldly Wiseman w

Beautiful, palace

Sitting atop the Hill Difficulty, the palace Beautiful is a way-station for the weary pilgrim; built by the Lord of the Hill for the relief and security of pilgrims. One enters through the Porter's lodge (formal gatehouse to the estate) where one is confronted by two terrible lions. The Porter of the lodge, a man by the name of Watchful, shouts encouragement and tells the pilgrim that the lions are chained and that they are a test of one's faith and courage.
     BOOK 1: In order to lodge for the night, Christian, like all pilgrims, had to meet with the mistresses of the house. Porter rang the bell and it was answered by Discretion. He was admitted, and they were joined by Prudence (the ability to judge between virtuous and vicious actions), Piety (to be devout), and Charity. Passing their test, Christian was admitted into the presence of the rest of the palace's family for a supper of fat things. He is then escorted to a chamber called Peace to sleep for the night.
     The following morning Christian was told he couldn't leave until they'd showed him the rarities (wonders; signs) of the house. Entering the Study, he read of the acts of many of the pilgrims who'd preceded him - compare to Hebrews chapter 11. He also read of how willing the Lord of the Hill is to receive all into His favor.
      The following day Christian was taken to the Armoury, where he viewed all manner of tools and weapons that had been used by Pilgrims in fighting Evil and with which they and perform miracles.
     The next day he is asked to wait for the morrow so he could see the Delectable Mountains in the Distance. He does so, and is able to see those pleasant mountains very far in the distance, and finds out that they are port of Emmanuel's Land. He is then taken back to the Amoury, where he outfitted with amour of all kinds to protect him on his pilgrimage.
    As he makes to leave, he discovers that an old neighbor, Faithful, had recently passed by. Discretion, Prudence, Piety, and Charity accompany him down the backside of the hill to help keep him from falling and sliding. Offering him food and drink, they return back up the hill, while he turns to face the Valley of Humiliation (Humility).
     In BOOK 2, Christina and her party are met at the Porter's Lodge by the porter, Mr. Watchful, who escorts them to the book of the palace Beautiful. Humble-mind greets them at the door and welcomes them in. After a late meal they are sent to rest in the same chamber that Christian had slept in. She and Mercy sit up and discuss many things that night.
     Prudence, Piety, and Charity minister to them as they did to Christian and all pilgrims who stop at the palace. Prudence tests the four boys' gospel knowledge and pronounces them well taught.
     Christina consents to stay at the palace for a month, during which time Mercy's industry and acts of charity catch the eye of Mr. Brisk, who tries to gain her for a wife, but she refuses, telling how her sister Bountiful has once been married to such a man.
     While they were there, Matthew became sick with the gripe (indigestion). Mr. Skill, an ancient and well-approved doctor, was called, and he quickly discovered the malady was due to the fruits from Beelzebub's orchards. At first he tried a cure made from the blood of a goat, the ashes of a heifer, and other items associated with the Law of Moses, but these did not effect a cure, so he then tried a pill made from Ex Carne & Singuine Christi (body & blood of Christ) mixed with a promise or two and Salt (that undoubtedly had not yet lost its savor) and taken with a quarter pint of the tears of Repentance. Matthew exclaimed that is was sweeter than honey. Christina tried to pay the doctor, but he told her she must pay the Master of the College of Physicians.
   As Christina and her party get ready to leave the palace, she wrote to Watchful and asked for Great-heart to come and be their guide and protector on the rest of their pilgrimage. While they waited for a reply, the household of Beautiful took her to show her yet more things for her to meditate upon: one of the apples that Eve had eaten of; Jacob's ladder; a Golden Anchor; the Mount upon which Abraham had offered his son Isaac. Soon after that Great-heart arrive. Prudence and Piety accompanied them to the base of the hill towards the Valley of Humiliation (Humility) to help the party descend without falling and then returned to their positions in the palace. On their way they hear Country Birds, and Piety gives them a written scheme (outline) of everything they saw in the palace for their edification and comfort.

Isaiah 62:1-5 reads:
    
     "FOR Zion's sake will I not hold my peace,
          and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest,
        until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness,
             and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
           And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness,
                and all kings thy glory:
              and thou shalt be called by a new name,
                   which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
                 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD,
                      and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
                    Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken;
                         neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate:
                     but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah,
                          and thy land Beulah:
                  for the LORD delighteth in thee,
                       and thy land shall be married.
               For as a young man marrieth a virgin,
                    so shall thy sons marry thee:
            and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride,
                 so shall thy God rejoice over thee."

     'Hephzi-bah' means 'to be desired', and 'Beulah' means 'to be as a wife', 'to be protected and loved as a wife'. These are the opposite condition of the 'foresaken' and 'desolate' first mentioned in that verse.
     The image of Christ as the bridegroom and the Church as the Bride is alive in this part of the book as the Country of Beulah is the final resting place for the weary Pilgrim before crossing the River to the Celestial City. Whereas the Pilgrim has spent their pilgrimage forsaken and desolate, here they are desired, cared for, and their accomplishments honored - as a bride is honored on her wedding day. 
     In BOOK 1, Christian & Hopeful "solaced themselves there for a season." The air was sweet and pleasant and the sounds of birds was continual. None of the landmarks where their sorest trial occurred could be seen. Shining Ones walked the country continually as it was on the borders of Heaven. There were orchards, vineyards, and gardens which the gardener kept open for the refreshment of the Pilgrims. As they determine to continue on to the Celestial City, two men (Shining Ones) meet them and give them instructions. to cross the River and climb Mount Zion.
     In BOOK 2, Christiana's party enters this land and begin to partake of the fruits of the orchards and gardens that are planted for that purpose. They hear bells and trumpets that are so beautiful that they could not sleep. Legions of Shining Ones visit the land and comfort pilgrims after all the toil and sorrow they have been through. there is nothing in the land that feels, tastes, or smells offensive to the stomach or mind. the water from the River of Death tastes a bit bitter but was sweet once it had been swallowed.
     There is a book in this place in which is recorded the names of previous pilgrims and the famous acts they have done. The ebb and flow of the River are as much a topic of discussion as the former pilgrims.
     Children of this place go out into the gardens to gather flowers and spices to make garlands for the pilgrims, and the pilgrims' bodies are anointed to prepare them to cross the River.
     One by one Christiana and her companions receive letters inviting them to cross the River; Christiana being the first to receive one. Her sons and daughter-in-laws are not called across the River before the end of this book, but we can assume they finished their life worthy of being called to the Celestial City.

See Faith/Hope/Charity; Works (Actions).
1. One of the servants in the palace Beautiful.
2. Those acts of kindness and service carried out by pilgrims which show their love for God and for their fellow beings.
     The word 'Charity' is falling out of favor with many pilgrims because of how it is used by civil authorities who dole out free handouts to all who will take them. Many are instead simply using the world 'Love'. Let's turn to both the Holy Bible and the Book of Mormon to see how they define Charity:
 -- a pure love, excels and exceeds almost all else; the most important attribute a Christian can develop; all else pales if one does not have Charity (1 Corinthians 13)
 -- "the pure love of Christ" (Moroni 7:47, Book of Mormon)
 -- the love that Christ has for the children of men and that the children of men should have for one another (2 Nephi 26:30; 33:7–9; Ether 12:33–34, Book of Mormon)
We also learn that -
 -- knowledge puffs up, but charity edifies (1 Corinthians 8:1)
 -- the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart (1 Timothy 1:5)
 -- add to brotherly kindness charity (2 Peter 1:7)
 -- the Lord has commanded that all men should have charity (2 Nephi 26:30; Moroni 7:44–47, Book of Mormon)
 -- see that ye have faith, hope, and charity (Alma 7:24, Book of Mormon)
 -- the love that the Lord has for all men and women is 'charity' (Ether 12:33–34, Book of Mormon)
 -- Without charity men cannot inherit that place prepared in the Father's mansions (Ether 12:34, Moroni 10:20–21, Book of Mormon)

Danger and Destruction

In BOOK 1, Between the Delectable Mountains and the Inchanted Ground, Christian and Hopeful recount the story of Little-Faith: While going on pilgrimage and traveling this lane, there came down from the Broad-Way Gate three rogues - Faint-Heart, Mistrust, and Guilt, who robbed Little-faith of all his money. Hearing someone else on the road the rogues fled, suspecting it might be Great-Grace form the town of Good-Confidence. Little-Faith was greatly hampered in his pilgrimage by the loss of his spending money, but he retained his jewels (faith and other spiritual gifts) as we as his parchment certificate which would admit him into the Celestial City. A lengthy discourse occurs between Christian and Hopeful, comparing Little-Faith to the biblical Esau.
     In BOOK 2, Christiana and her party encounter Valiant-for-Truth in this place. He was recovering from an encounter with three men called Wild-head, Inconsiderate, and Pragmatick, who had first 'propounding' (to offer for discussion or consideration) whether they should let Valiant-for-Truth pass, force him to join them, for force him to turn back. This discussion was followed by a battle that lasted some three hours, only breaking up as Christiana's party approached. Great-heart and Valiant-for-Truth discuss, and he party discovers he is from Dark-Land, which is on the same coast as the City of Destruction; his parents still reside there. He was compelled to become a pilgrim by the preaching of Mr. Tell-True, who came there spreading the word concerning Christian and his successful pilgrimage. He is thrilled to meet Christiana and to know she is on her way to join her husband. Valiant-for-Truth joins the party and continues on with them while he and Great-Heart discuss and length the trials valiant-for-Truth had just getting started on his pilgrimage as his parents were very set against it and told him about all the difficulties and trials pilgrims before him had faced.

This has nothing to do with the actual Dead Sea in the Holy Land; he is referring to a Sea of Death. See Hell.

These mountains are a beautiful country of woods, vineyards, fruits of all sorts, flowers, springs, and fountains... and Shepherds.
    In BOOK 1, Christian first sees the mountains from a balcony of the palace called Beautiful, which is on the top of the hill Difficulty. He feels the beauty of them from so afar off, and desires to make it to their slopes. But it is not until after he has left By-path Meadow and Doubting Castle that he and Hopeful finally reach the place. Christian and Hopeful meet the shepherds Knowledge, Experience, Watchful, and Sincere and ask them concerning this place. They tell them that this is part of Emmanuel's Land and "they are within sight of his city; and the sheep also are his, and he laid down his life for them." They tell the two Pilgrims that they have been charged to not to be forgetful in entertaining strangers, and after questioning them and perceiving they are honest Pilgrims, invite them to their tents to rest and be fed. The next day the Shepherds show them several wonders (signs):
 -- the Hill Error: very steep on the far side, they look down on the bodies of those who have fallen in their faith and understanding of a bodily resurrection, and their bodies have been left there as a warning to others.
 -- the Hill Caution: there they see men who have been blinded walking about tombs, not able to get away from them. These are men who have been blinded by the giant Despair and left to wander, "that the saying of the wise man might be fulfilled, “He that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.” Prov. 21:16. The two Pilgrims tremble greatly, understanding the grace of God in their escaping this fate.
 -- By-way to Hell: a valley ("bottom") where there is a door in the side of the hill. this is a place where hypocrites are drawn slowly and comfortable down to Hell - those who sell their birthrights through carnal needs, blaspheme, through lying, and other sins. When the two Pilgrims ponder how to avoid this place, one exclaims: "We had need to cry to the Strong for strength."
 -- the Hill Clear: As the two Pilgrims voiced the need to continue on, they were led to the top of this hill and given a Perspective-Glass to view the gates of the Celestial City.
     "When they were about to depart, one of the shepherds gave them a note of the way. Another of them bid them beware of the Flatterer. The third bid them take heed that they slept not upon Inchanted Ground. And the fourth bid them God speed."
     In BOOK 2, however, Christiana and her party were not taken to shepherds tents but were invited into a palace when the Shepherds saw the size of the congregation - including those with "special needs" - the 'feeble'. (Today 'feeble' means weak - as in 'stupid', but historically it meant 'fragile'; 'frail'; 'sickly'.) Each was served and cared for according to their needs - as the Shepherds explained, "all things must be managed here to the supporting of the weak, as well as to the warning of the unruly."
     The next day the Shepherds took them out into the fields and showed them everything they had showed showed Christian and Hopeful and then showed them more:
 -- Mount Marvel: here they "beheld a man at a distance that tumbled the hills about with words. Then they asked the shepherds what that should mean. So they told them, that that man was the son of one Mr. Great-grace, of whom you read in the first part of the records of the Pilgrim’s Progress; and he is set there to teach pilgrims how to believe down, or to tumble out of their ways, what difficulties they should meet with, by faith. Mark 11:23,24. Then said Mr. Great-Heart, I know him; he is a man above many."
 -- Mount Innocent: "And there they saw a man clothed all in white; and two men, Prejudice and Ill-will, continually casting dirt upon him. Now behold, the dirt, whatsoever they cast at him, would in a little time fall off again, and his garment would look as clear as if no dirt had been cast thereat. Then said the pilgrims, What means this? The shepherds answered, This man is named Godlyman, and this garment is to show the innocency of his life. Now, those that throw dirt at him are such as hate his well-doing; but, as you see the dirt will not stick upon his clothes, so it shall be with him that liveth innocently in the world. Whoever they be that would make such men dirty, they labor all in vain; for God, by that a little time is spent, will cause that their innocence shall break forth as the light, and their righteousness as the noonday."
 -- Mount Charity: Here the pilgrims saw "a man that had a bundle of cloth lying before him, out of which he cut coats and garments for the poor that stood about him; yet his bundle or roll of cloth was never the less. Then said they, What should this be? This is, said the shepherds, to show you, that he who has a heart to give of his labor to the poor, shall never want wherewithal. He that watereth shall be watered himself. And the cake that the widow gave to the prophet did not cause that she had the less in her barrel."
 -- "the place where they saw one Fool and one Want-wit washing an Ethiopian, with intention to make him white; but the more they washed him, the blacker he was. Then they asked the shepherds what that should mean. So they told them, saying, Thus it is with the vile person; all means used to get such a one a good name, shall in conclusion tend but to make him more abominable. Thus it was with the pharisees; and so it shall be with all hypocrites." Note must be made that this isn't a racial remark. Ethiopians were first Jewish in faith and then Christian - they would have been a familiar character for Bunyan's reader. When he is conveying is that one cannot wash one's sins away simply by scrubbing - trying to hide them by removing them "man's way"; one must do it God's way by facing them, confessing, and repenting.
     After this, Mercy asked to go back to the By-way to Hell as she wanted to look in and listen. She was granted this wish and was moved by the experience.
     back at the palace, Mercy is so taken by a Looking-Glass (the word of God) and feels she shall loose the child she is carrying should she not obtain it. Christiana speaks to the Shepherds on her daughter-in-law's behalf. Not only did they grant this desire, but they gave presents to all the congregation as they made to continue their journey.    

"He hath given me rest by his Sorrow,
and Life by his Death."

Three Shining Ones then appeared and give him gifts for his pilgrimage.
     In BOOK 2, Christina and her party pause at this place and bless God. They then discourse on the importance of deeds and on being Justified by Christ. Although not said, I suspect there were burdens lightened.

1) biblically, he was a companion of Paul's who forsook the ministry for the things of the world (2 Timothy 4:10)
2) In PILGRIMS PROGRESS he is the one standing on the Hill Lucre, tempting Pilgrims to come view the silver mine that is in that hill. Although he claims to be a son of Abraham, Christian calls him Gehazi, the name of Elisha' servant to asked money of Namaan (2 Kings 5:22) after Elisha had turned down payment for curing him - as a curse, Namaan's leprosy was put upon Gehazi as a punishment ofr his desire for money.

Destruction, City of

The city in which Book 1 & 2 both begin.
     In Book 1 it is the place in which Christian was born; it is here that he begins to read the Book and receives revelations that the city will be destroyed. Having turned his heart to the King of Mount Zion, he leaves in search of Zion.
     In Book 2 his wife Christiana and their three sons also leave this place to follow the same pilgrimage.
     Apollyon claims to be the Prince and God of the city.

Difficulty, Hill

In BOOK 1, once Christian got past the temptation of the paths Danger and Destruction, he drinks from the spring at the base of the hill before starting the climb. Part way up the hill there is an Arbour built by the Lord of the Hill, where Christian fell asleep, loosing his roll.
     Once he resumes his climb he meets Timorous (fearful) and Mistrust (untrusting), who, frightened by the lions at the top of the hill, are rushing back down the hill. Before meeting the lions himself, Christian realizes he lost his roll and goes back for it, loosing many hours of hard labor but knew he must do so to finally enter the Celestial City - he exclaims that once he trod the path with Delight, but now it is with Sorrow.
     At the top of the hill, Christian sees a stately palace called Beautiful. To get to it, he must pass though a narrow passage to stand in front of the Porter's lodge (formal gatehouse to the estate). There he is confronted by two lions which he does not know are chained so as to not be able to hurt a pilgrim who is still on the path. Once this is accomplished he is able to enter the palace Beautiful.
     It is at the foot of this hill that Faithful meets Adam the First and escapes from his plans. Part way of this hill he runs into Moses, who spares none and shows no mercy.
     In BOOK 2, Christina's party finds the spring from which her husband refreshed himself is now a muddy pool, having been trampled by those who don't want others to find refreshment there (those who 'muddy' the pureness and plainness of the Gospel so others can't find refreshment through it). They pause for a rest at the Prince's Arbour. They find a plaque where Christian encountered Timorous and Mistrust, warning pilgrims to not be afraid to continue. At the sight and sound of the Lions, Christina and her party are afraid, especially because Grim (Bloody-Man) is now backing the Lions, making it all the scarier. Great-heart beats him back with his sword, and the party soon finds themselves a the door to the Porter's Lodge and then to the palace Beautiful.

Faith

See Hope and Fear. A pilgrim from the town of Stupidity, which lies "four degrees northward of the city of Destruction".
     Here is my favorite character in both books! I even wrote an article about him. He is a pilgrim whom Great-heart had guided and protected on his long pilgrimage. He feared everything, but, as Great-heart related four times in his telling of the story, "Still he would not go back." No matter how afraid he was. Mr. Fearing kept to the Strait and Narrow Path and refused to give up.
     Eventually Great-heart related that Mr. Fearing's real fear was that of not being accepted by the Lord
     Great-heart noted that Mr. Fearing's trials on his pilgrimage were different than for many other pilgrims. While traversing the Valley of the Shadow of Death, for instance, he relates that “...I took very great notice of, that this valley was as quiet when we went through it, as ever I knew it before or since. I suppose those enemies here had now a special check from our Lord, and a command not to meddle until Mr. Fearing had passed over it.” Because Mr. Fearing already has so many enemies (fears) in his own mind, he was not to be tempted with those he may not have been able to bear, fulfilling the biblical teaching in 1 Corinthians 10:13: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
     Any reader of Bunyan's works should read carefully Great-heart's account of Mr. Fearing and the ensuing discussion of Hope and Fear - and Grace.

Formalist and Hypocrisy

referred to in several ways:
 -- 'Owner of the place', referring to the city to which pilgrims travel
 -- Sovereign
 -- Merciful One
 -- King / King of the Country (Mount Zion)
 -- Judge of All ... if Christ is going to stand as Mediator between us and the Judge, then God has to be that Judge.

See Faith/Grace/Works.
     Mr. Honest's final words before crossing the River to Mount Zion were: "GRACE REIGNS"
(1) daughter of Mr. Mnason of Vanity. She is sent to fetch company when Christiana and her party take lodging in their home. She marries Christiana's son Samuel.
(2) 'Grace' is a word defined twelve different ways by twelve different Christians. In many passages in the New Testament "the law" and "grace" are compared - it is actually the 'Law of Moses' and the 'Gospel of Christ' being talked about, the word 'grace' symbolizing the whole of Christian teachings, commandments, and rewards. Other places in the New Testament the 'grace of Christ' is the topic, meaning His atonement and atoning sacrifice. Other places talk about the 'divine love' Christ shows to those who accept Him and follow and obey Him.
     I find the following definition to be the best I have found for the word 'Grace', and it comes from a church many think don't believe in the concept of Grace: "God's grace consists in his love, mercy, and condescension toward his children. The creation of the earth, life itself, the atonement of Christ, the plan of salvation, kingdoms of immortal glory hereafter, and the supreme gift of eternal life - all these things come by the grace of him whose we are." (Bruce R. McConkie, MORMON DOCTRINE (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft Inc., 1966) pg. 338-339)
     Many Christians argue over whether the pilgrim is saved by Grace alone, by Faith alone, or by Works alone. I submit that it take a balance of all three working in their proper place and order, as illustrated by the Apostle Paul: "Therefore ye are justified of faith and works, through grace, to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to them only who are of the law, but to them also who are of the faith of Abraham; who is that father of us all." (Romans 4:16, Inspired Version)
    This is what Grace is:
     Being imperfect human beings, we are not able to obtain perfection in this mortal life. We will forget, we will omit; we will disobey. We will have trials and sorrows. And yet to return to the presence of God we must have been perfected. The atonement of Christ is that Jesus suffered, or, 'paid the price' for our forgetting, omiting, disobeying... our sorrows and pains - so that He can 'cover for us' when we stand at the Final Judgment to be weighed and measured. If we accept His Gospel, accept Him as our Savior and Redeemer (Faith), and then live our lives according to His Gospel ('works' or 'actions'), He will mediate between us and God on the judgment day, claiming us as His own - even as our actions in mortality have shown that we claim Him as our own. Thus His atoning sacrifice relives us of the burden of sin, sorrow, and inadequacy we carry due to our mortality.
     I think Bunyan would agree with the late President Ezra Taft Benson, who spoke on the relationship between Grace and Works (actions):
     "As a Church, we are in accord with Nephi, who said, "it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do." (2 Nephi 25:23, Book of Mormon)
     "By grace the Savior accomplished His atoning sacrifice so that all mankind will attain immortality. By His grace, and by our faith in His atonement and repentance of our sins, we receive the strength to do the works necessary that we otherwise could not do by our own power. By His grace we receive an endowment of blessing and spiritual strength that may eventually lead us to eternal life if we endure to the end. By His grace we become more like His divine personality. Yes, it is "by grace that we are saved, after all we can do." (2 Nephi 25:23)
     "What is meant by 'after all we can do'? 'After all we can do' includes extending our best effort. 'After all we can do' includes living His commandments. 'After all we can do' includes loving our fellowmen and praying for those who regard us as their adversary. 'After all we can do' means clothing the naked, feeding the hungry, visiting the sick and giving 'succor to those who stand in need of our succor' (Mosiah 4:15) - remembering that what we do unto one of the least of God's children, we do unto Him. (See Matthew 25:34-40; D&C 42:38)
     "'After all we can do' means leading chaste, clean, pure lives, being scrupulously honest in all our dealings and treating others the way we would want to be treated." (Ezra Taft Benson, "After All We Can Do", Christmas Devotional, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 9, 1982)

There are two persons with this name in the book:
     (1) See Mrs. Timorous.
     (2) see Dead-Man's Lane.

See Vanity Fair.
In the New Testament, Christ cast a legion of demons, who call 'themself' Legion - from a person; see Mark chapter 5. In this book, He is listed of one of the three founders of the Fair at Vanity.

the oldest son of Christian and Christina
     At the palace Beautiful, Prudence tests him on his knowledge concerning the Resurrection. He takes ill from the fruit from Beelzebub's orchard, and while recovering he holds long discussions with Mercy.
     In the wilderness, Mr. Honest admonishes him - "be thou like Matthew the publican, not in vice, but in virtue. Matt. 10:3"
    At Gaius' Inn he weds Mercy.
     He accompanies Great-Heart in the siege and destruction of Doubting Castle.

a young woman; friend of Christina, who accompanies her on her pilgrimage, thus showing that Mercy accompanies all those who at first refuse their pilgrimage but repent and begin the journey.
     We are told that the King delighteth in mercy.
     At Gaius' Inn she weds Christina's son Matthew.

a town off the path from the wide field; home of Legality and Civility (courtesy). The passing pilgrim will be told that, instead of the hardships of the pilgrimage, here they may meet with Safety, Friendship, and Content. they will also be able to live in Credit (credibility; good reputation) and good Fashion. There is a hill (Mt. Sinai, complete with clouds, fire, and thunderings) looming over the town in such a way that many pilgrims are afraid it will come crashing down on them at any moment. Goodwill tells Christian that this hill has been the death of many - they live the civil and moral precepts of God's law but do not accept the spiritual and eternal aspects of it.
     In Bunyan's time, this represented the Law of Moses as being specifically a code of civil and moral laws but not specifically a spiritual, heavenly law.

Between the Country of Beulah and Mount Zion (where the Celestial City sits) is the River which is the final obstacle for the Pilgrim in reaching that city. There is no bridge across the river - the pilgrim must ford it in faith of reaching a better place.
     In BOOK 1, two Shining Ones invited Christian and Hopeful to cross the river. they ask if there is any other way across and are told there is but only Enoch and Elijah have gone that way (translated to Heaven without dying). While readying to cross and even while beginning to cross, the two pilgrims manage to discourse on the topic of death and fearing it. Christian remembers Isaiah 43:2: "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee..." and this gives him courage to cross. Upon the celestial side of the river they are met by two more shining men who identify themselves as - "ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those that shall be the heirs of salvation. Thus they went along towards the gate."
    Sometime later, a ferryman ferries Ignorance across the river, further proving his unworthiness for entrance into the city.

PILGRIM'S PROGRESS holds Rome in great contempt - first as the Pagan capitol that ruled and held the "known world" captive and then as the headquarters of the Catholic Church, which still ruled and held the "known world" captive until the Reformation. Bunyan called it as he saw it and was not ashamed to say it. I will not interject my thoughts and feelings as this is about Bunyan and his book - and I will let history judge the accuracy of Bunyan's opinion on the religious tyranny of Rome.
     Bunyan held other churches in equally low regard. The Church of England, the Puritans, and even the Quakers fared as poorly under his gaze as did Rome. Additionally, any religion that sought to be both the civil and the religious authority over the hearts and minds of its subjects or allowed itself to be used by the monarch as a tool to persecute those it did not like.

a term Christina uses when referring to the City of Destruction

(from the word 'sagacious'; keen in perception; discerning)
In Book 2 he is an aged man who meets the Narrator outside the city of Destruction and tells the story of Christina, her sons, and Mercy setting off on their pilgrimage. He narrates their story until they reach the Wicket Gate, at which time the Narrator takes over telling the story.

see Valley of the Shadow of Death
According to STRONG's, the satyr mentioned in the Holy Bible is a translation of 'a hairy he-goat'. In mythology, it is a half-human, half-goat creature that inhabited the dark and dangerous parts of a forest.

In BOOK 1, as Christian came to the bottom of the hill that was the place of Deliverance, he came upon three sleeping figures: with fetters on their heels. He tried to wake them and help them take the fetters off.
     Simple (simpleton) said: "I see no danger."
     Sloth (laziness) said: "Yet a little more sleep."
     Presumption (a legal inference as to the existence or truth of a fact not certainly known that is drawn from the known or proved existence of some other fact) said: "Every tub must stand on his own bottom," meaning, 'every man must rely upon himself,' having fallen prey to the false belief that Self-Reliance is God's plan (as opposed to 'self-sufficiency').
     In BOOK 2, Christina and her party find that these three have been hanged up in irons. Great-Heart mentions by name pilgrims who have been persuaded to do as these three: Slow-pace, Short-wind, No-heart, Linger-after-lust, Sleepy-head, and Dull.