It
would make a man blush to have his pockets searched for things that
are stolen, in the midst of a market, especially if he stand upon
his reputation and honor. But thou must have thy heart searched, the
bottom of thy heart searched; and that, I say, before thy neighbor
whom thou hast wronged, and before the devils whom thou hast served;
yea, before God whom thou hast despised, and before the angels,
those holy and delicate creatures, whose holy and chaste faces will
scarce forbear blushing.
"IGNORANCE" CONDEMNED AT THE JUDGMENT.
While I was gazing at all these things, I turned my head to look
back, and saw Ignorance come up to the riverside; but he soon got
over, and that without half the difficulty which the other two men
met with. For it happened that there was then in that place one
Vain-hope, a ferryman, that with his boat helped him over. So he, as
the others I saw, did ascend the hill to come up to the gate; only
he came alone, neither did meet with any the least encouragement.
When he was come up to the gate, he looked up to the writing that
was above, and then began to knock, supposing that entrance should
have been quickly administered to him; but he was asked by the men
that looked over the top of the gate, "Whence come you? and what
would you have?" He answered, "I have eat and drank in the presence
of the King, and he has taught in our streets.
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