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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners-Part22_JOHN BUNYAN(1628-1688)_English Literature(文学名著)-第2页

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COBB. You know, saith he, that the Scripture saith, THE POWERS

THAT BE, ARE ORDAINED OF GOD.



BUN. I said, Yes, and that I was to submit to the King as supreme,

and also to the governors, as to them who are sent by Him.



COBB. Well then, said he, the King then commands you, that you

should not have any private meetings; because it is against his



law, and he is ordained of God, therefore you should not have any.

BUN. I told him that PAUL did own the powers that were in his day,



to be of God; and yet he was often in prison under them for all

that. And also, though JESUS CHRIST told PILATE, that He had no



power against him, but of God, yet He died under the same PILATE;

and yet, said I, I hope you will not say that either PAUL, or



Christ, were such as did deny magistracy, and so sinned against God

in slighting the ordinance. Sir, said I, the law hath provided two



ways of obeying: the one to do that which I, in my conscience, do

believe that I am bound to do, actively; and where I cannot obey



actively, there I am willing to lie down, and to suffer what they

shall do unto me. At this he sat still, and said no more; which



when he had done, I did thank him for his civil and meek

discoursing with me; and so we parted.



O! that we might meet in heaven!

Farewell. J. B.



HERE FOLLOWETH A DISCOURSE BETWEEN MY WIFE AND THE JUDGES, WITH

OTHERS, TOUCHING MY DELIVERANCE AT THE ASSIZES FOLLOWING; THE WHICH



I TOOK FROM HER OWN MOUTH.

AFTER that I had received this sentence of banishing, or hanging,



from them, and after the former admonition, touching the

determination of the justices if I did not recant; just when the



time drew nigh, in which I should have abjured, or have done worse

(as Mr Cobb told me), came the time in which the King was to be



crowned. Now, at the coronation of kings, there is usually a

releasement of divers prisoners, by virtue of his coronation; in



which privilege also I should have had my share; but that they took

me for a convicted person, and therefore, unless I sued out a



pardon (as they called it), I could have no benefit thereby,

notwithstanding, yet, forasmuch as the coronationproclamation did



give liberty, from the day the King was crowned, to that day

twelvemonth, to sue them out; therefore, though they would not let



me out of prison, as they let out thousands, yet they could not

meddle with me, as touching the execution of their sentence;



because of the liberty offered for the suing out of pardons.

Whereupon I continued in prison till the next assizes, which are



called MIDSUMMER ASSIZES, being then kept in AUGUST, 1661.

Now, at that assizes, because I would not leave any possible means



unattempted that might be lawful, I did, by my wife, present a

petition to the judges three times, that I might be heard, and that



they would impartially take my case into consideration.

The first time my wife went, she presented it to Judge HALE, who



very mildly received it at her hand, telling her that he would do

her and me the best good he could; but he feared, he said, he could



do none. The next day, again, lest they should, through the

multitude of business, forget me, we did throw another petition



into the coach to Judge TWISDON; who, when he had seen it, snapt

her up, and angrily told her that I was a convicted person, and



could not be released, unless I would promise to preach no more,

etc.



Well, after this, she yet again presented another to judge Hale, as

he sat on the bench, who, as it seemed, was willing to give her



audience. Only Justice CHESTER being present, stept up and said,

that I was convicted in the court, and that I was a hot-spirited



fellow (or words to that purpose), whereat he waived it, and did

not meddletherewith. But yet, my wife being encouraged by the



high-sheriff, did venture once more into their presence (as the

poor widow did before the unjust judge) to try what she could do



with them for my liberty, before they went forth of the town. The

place where she went to them, was to the SWAN-CHAMBER, where the



two judges, and many justices and gentry of the country, was in

company together. She then coming into the chamber with a bashed



face, and a trembling heart, began her errand to them in this

manner:-



WOMAN. My lord (directing herself to judge Hale), I make bold to




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