Preface
“Go then, my little Book, and show to allThat entertain and bid thee welcome shall,What thou dost keep close shut up in thy breast;And wish what thou dost show them may be blestTo them for good, may make them choose to bePilgrims better, by far, than thee or me.Tell them of Mercy; she is oneWho early hath her pilgrimage begun.Yea, let young damsels learn of her to prizeThe world which is to come, and so be wise;For little tripping maids may follow GodAlong the ways which saintly feet have trod.”
Adapted from John Bunyan.