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- Mr. Worldly Wiseman asks Christian where he’s headed, and Christian explains that he’s going to the Wicket-gate in order to be rid of his burden, as per Evangelist ’s advice. Mr. Worldly Wiseman condemns Evangelist’s counsel. The Slough of Despond, he warns Christian, is only the beginning of the troubles he’ll meet if he heeds Evangelist.
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Christian must reject Mr. Worldly Wiseman’s efforts to get him to reject God’s counsel; instead, Christian should treasure the Cross above all things. In reality, Legality is “the Son of the Bond-woman,” or Mount Sinai, who, along with her children, is in bondage herself.
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Worldly Wiseman denounces Evangelist ’s advice to go to the...
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Mr. Worldly Wiseman advises Christian to get rid of his burden by going to the village of Morality and seeking Legality to help him remove it. How does Christian feel when he sees Evangelist coming towards him?
Worldly Wiseman denounces Evangelist ’s advice to go to the Wicket-Gate because Christian will encounter all sorts of dangers and unpleasantness that way. Instead, he urges Christian to visit the village of Morality, where Legality or Civility will remove his burden for him.
Christian follows Mr. Worldly Wiseman's advice at first, but soon finds his burden getting heavier and the hill (Mt. Sinai) feeling steeper. As he struggles against nature, he regrets listening to the stranger. Fearful, he stops his ascent. At that moment, the Evangelist appears.
Christian is later diverted by Mr. Worldly Wiseman who tries to convince Christian that he can seek deliverance from his burden through the law (with the help of Mr. Legality and his son,...
Worldly Wiseman: I would advise thee, then, that thou with all speed get thyself rid of thy burden; for thou wilt never be settled in thy mind till then; nor canst thou enjoy the benefits of the blessing which God hath bestowed upon thee till then.
John Bunyan ’s book presents the journey of a man named Christian, who’s symbolic of the average Christian person. In the book, Christian flees the City of Destruction, finds salvation from his sins, and progresses toward the Celestial City (Heaven), encountering many obstacles on the way.
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