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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners-Part3_JOHN BUNYAN(1628-1688)_English Literature(文学名著)-第2页

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could never light on the right till now. He told me also, that in

a little time I should see all professors turn to the ways of the



Ranters. Wherefore, abominating those cursed principles, I left

his company forthwith, and became to him as great a stranger, as I



had been before a familiar.

45. Neither was this man only a temptation to me, but my calling



lying in the country, I happened to light into several people's

company, who though strict in religion formerly, yet were also



swept away by these Ranters. These would also talk with me of

their ways, and condemn me as legal and dark; pretending that they



only had attained to perfection, that could do what they would and

not sin. Oh! these temptations were suitable to my flesh, I being



but a young man and my nature in its prime; but God, who had, as I

hoped, designed me for better things, kept me in the fear of His



name, and did not suffer me to accept such cursed principles. And

blessed be God, Who put it into my heart to cry to Him to be kept



and directed, still distrusting my own wisdom; for I have since

seen even the effects of that prayer, in His preserving me, not



only from Ranting errors, but from those also that have sprung up

since. The Bible was precious to me in those days.



46. And now methought, I began to look into the Bible with new

eyes, and read as I never did before, and especially the epistles



of the apostle St Paul were sweet and pleasant to me; and indeed I

was then never out of the Bible, either by reading or meditation;



still crying out to God, that I might know the truth, and way to

heaven and glory.



47. And as I went on and read, I lighted upon that passage, TO ONE

IS GIVEN, BY THE SPIRIT, THE WORD OF WISDOM; TO ANOTHER THE WORD



KNOWLEDGE BY THE SAME SPIRIT; AND TO ANOTHER FAITH, etc. 1 Cor.

xii. And though, as I have since seen, that by this scripture the



Holy Ghost intends, in special, things extraordinary, yet on me it

did then fasten with conviction, that I did want things ordinary,



even that understanding and wisdom that other Christians had. On

this word I mused, and could not tell what to do, especially this



word 'Faith' put me to it, for I could not help it, but sometimes

must question, whether I had any faith, or no; but I was loath to



conclude, I had no faith; for if I do so, thought I, then I shall

count myself a very cast-away indeed.



48. No, said I, with myself, though I am convinced that I am an

ignorant sot, and that I want those blessed gifts of knowledge and



understanding that other people have; yet at a venture I will

conclude, I am not altogetherfaithless, though I know not what



faith is; for it was shewn me, and that too (as I have seen since)

by Satan, that those who conclude themselves in a faithless state,



have neither rest nor quiet in their souls; and I was loath to fall

quite into despair.



49. Wherefore by this suggestion I was, for a while, made afraid

to see my want of faith; but God would not suffer me thus to undo



and destroy my soul, but did continually, against this my sad and

blind conclusion, create still within me such suppositions,



insomuch that I could not rest content, until I did now come to

some certain knowledge, whether I had faith or no, this always



running in my mind, BUT HOW IF YOU WANT FAITH INDEED? BUT HOW CAN

YOU TELL YOU HAVE FAITH? And besides, I saw for certain, if I had



not, I was sure to perish for ever.

50. So that though I endeavoured at the first to look over the



business of Faith, yet in a little time, I better considering the

matter, was willing to put myself upon the trial whether I had



faith or no. But alas, poor wretch! so ignorant and brutish was I,

that I knew not to this day no more how to do it, than I know how



to begin and accomplish that rare and curious piece of art, which I

never yet saw or considered.



51. Wherefore while I was thus considering, and being put to my

plunge about it (for you must know, that as yet I had in this



matter broken my mind to no man, only did hear and consider), the

tempter came in with this delusion, THAT THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO



KNOW I HAD FAITH, BUT BY TRYING TO WORK SOME MIRACLE; urging those

scriptures that seem to look that way, for the enforcing and



strengthening his temptation. Nay, one day, as I was between

ELSTOW and BEDFORD, the temptation was hot upon me, to try if I had



faith, by doing some miracle; which miracle at this time was this,

I must say to the PUDDLES that were in the horsepads, BE DRY; and



to the DRY PLACES, BE YOU PUDDLES: and truly one time I was going

to say so indeed; but just as I was about to speak, this thought






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