Pictures from Pilgrim's Progress - Part Two

Extract

Pictures from Pilgrim’s Progress – Part Two
C. H. Spurgeon

Booklet Contents
6. Christian at the Cross
7. Formalist and Hypocrisy
8. Formalist and Hypocrisy (concluded)
9. Christian Arrives at the Palace Beautiful
10. “Come in, Thou Blessed of the Lord”

6. Christian at the Cross
“Now I saw in my dream that the highway, up which Christian was to go, was fenced on either side with a wall, and that wall was called Salvation. Up this way therefore did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty because of the load on his back. He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending, and upon that place stood a cross, and a little below in the bottom a sepulchre.” A Voice said, “Away, away to Calvary!” Yet he trembled at the voice for he said within himself, “Why should I go thither, for there my blackest sin was committed; there I murdered the Saviour by my transgressions.” But Mercy beckoned and said, “Come, come away, poor sinner!” And the sinner followed. The chains were on his legs and hands, but he crept as best he could, till he came to the foot of the hill called Calvary, on the summit of which he saw a cross. O sinner, I would that thou wouldst stand at the foot of the cross, and think of Jesus till thou couldst find comfort! I believe the shortest way to faith is to consider well the object of faith. The true way to get comfort is not to try to comfort yourself away from the cross, but think of Christ dying for you till you are comforted; say unto your soul, “I will never remove from the cross until I am washed in His precious blood: …