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, it did a 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 sepulcher. So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders and fell from off his back and began to tumble and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the sepulcher where it fell in and I saw it no more. Then was Christian glad and lights him and said, With a merry heart, Ye hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death. Then He stood still awhile to look and wonder, for it was very surprising to Him that the sight of the cross should thus ease Him of His burden. He looked therefore and looked again, even till the springs that were in his head sent the waters down his cheeks. Now as he stood looking and weeping, behold, 3 shining ones came to him and saluted him with, peace be to thee. So the first said to him, thy sins be forgiven thee. The second stripped him of his rags and clothed him with a change of raiment. The third also set a mark in His forehead and gave Him a roll with a seal upon it, which He bade Him look on as He ran. Then Christian gave 3 leaps for joy and went on singing. Thus far I did come laden with my sin, nor could ought ease the grief that I was in. Till I came hither, what a place is this? Must here be the beginning of my bliss? Must hear the burden fall from off my back. Must hear the strings that bound it to me crack. Blessed cross, blessed sepulcher, blessed rather be, the man that there was put to shame for me.