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me by the Lord of the place whither I go; and that, as you ſay, to cover my nakedneſs with. And I take it as a token of his kindneſs to me, for I had nothing but rags before. And beſides, ^{f f} Chriſtian has got his Lords Coat on his back, and is comforted therewith he is comforted alſo with his Mark an his Roll. thus I comfort my ſelf as I go: Surely, think I, when I come to the Gate of the City, the Lord thererof will know me for good, ſince I have his Coat on my back; a Coat that he gave me freely in the day that ſtript me of my rags. I have moreover a mark in my forehead, of which perhaps you have taken no notice, which one of my Lords moſt intimate Aſſociates, fixed there in the day that my burden fell off my shoulders. I will tell you moreover, that I had then given me a Roll ſealed to comfort me by reading, as I go in the way; I was alſo bid to give it in at the Cœleſtial Gate, in token of my certain going in after it: all which things I doubt you want, and want them, becauſe you came not in at the Gate.

To theſe things they gave him no anſwer, only they looked upon each other and laughed. Then I ſaw that they went on all, ſave that Chriſtian