When Evangelist had heard from Christian all that took place, he
said: Stand still a while, that I may show thee the words of God.

So Evangelist went on to read, 'Now the just shall live by faith,
but if a man draw back, my soul shall have no joy in him.' Is not
this the case with thee? said he: Hast not thou drawn back thy
feet from the way of peace, to thine own cost; and dost thou not
spurn the most high God?

Then Christian fell down at his feet as dead, and said: Woe is
me! Woe is me!

At the sight of which, Evangelist caught him by the right hand,
and said: Faith hopes all things.

Then did Christian find some peace, and stood up.

Evangelist.--I pray thee give more heed to the things that I
shall tell thee of. The Lord says, 'Strive to go in at the strait
gate, the gate to which I send thee, for strait is the gate that
leads to life, and few there be that find it.' Why didst thou set
at nought the words of God, for the sake of Mr. Worldly Wiseman?
That is, in truth, the right name for such as he. The Lord hath
told thee that he who will save his life shall lose it.' He to
whom thou wast sent for ease, Legality by name, could not set
thee free; no man yet has got rid of his load through him; he
could but show thee the way to woe, for by the deeds of the law
no man can be rid of his load. So that Mr. Worldly Wiseman and
his friend Mr. Legality are false guides; and as for his son