Sointhemorningtheyallgotup; andaftersomemoretalkingtogether, , wheretheyshowedhimrecordsofthegreatestage; inwhich, asIrememberinmydream, theyshowedhimfirstthehistoryoftheLordofthehill, thatHewasthesonoftheAncientofDays, , andthenamesofmanyhundredsthatHehadtakenintohisservice; andhowhehadplacedtheminsuchhousesthatcouldneitherbylengthofdaysnordecaysofnaturebedestroyed.
ThentheyreadtohimsomeoftheworthyactsthatsomeofHisservantshaddone; as, howtheyhadconqueredkingdoms, wroughtrighteousness, obtainedpromises, stoppedthemouthsoflions, quenchedtheviolenceoffire, escapedtheedgeofthesword, outofweaknessweremadestrong, waxedvaliantinfight, andturnedtoflightthearmiesoftheenemies.
Theythenreadagaininanotherpartoftherecordsofthehouse, whereitwasshownhowwillingtheirLordwastoreceiveintoHisfavoranyevenany, , ofallwhichChristianhadaview; asofthingsbothancientandmodern, togetherwithpropheciesandforetellingsofthingsthatsurelycometopass, bothtothedreadandwonderofenemies, andthecomfortandhappinessofpilgrims.
Thenextdaytheytookhimandledhimintothearmory, wheretheyshowedhimallmannerofweaponswhichtheirLordhadprovidedforpilgrims; assword, shield, helmet, breast-plate, all-prayer, .
' rod; thehammerandnailwithwhichJaelslewSisera; thepitchers, trumpets, andlampstoo, ', moreover, theslingandstonewithwhichDavidslewGoliathofGath, andtheswordalsowithwhichtheirLordwillkilltheManofSin, , besides, manyexcellentthings, , theywenttotheirrestagain.
