'Meditate on
these things,' said Paul to Timothy his son in the gospel, 'that thy
profiting may appear unto all.' 'Thou art a minister of the word,' wrote
the learned William Perkins beside his name on all his books, 'mind thy
business.'
PASSION
'A man subject to like passions as we are.'--James 5. 17.
That was a very significant room in the Interpreter's House where our
pilgrim saw Passion and Patience sitting each one in his chair. Passion
was a young lad who seemed to our pilgrim to be much discontented. He
was never satisfied. He would have all his good things now. His
governor would have him wait for his best things till the beginning of
next year; but no, he will have them all now. And then, when he had got
all his good things, he soon lavished and wasted them all till he had
nothing left but rags. Then said Christian to the Interpreter, 'Expound
this matter more fully to me.' So he said, 'Those two lads are figures;
Passion, of the men of this world; and Patience of the men of that which
is to come.' 'Then I perceive,' said Christian, ''tis not best to covet
things that are now, but to wait for things to come.
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