MAN. "I left off to watch and be sober; I laid the reins upon the
neck of my lusts; I sinned against the light of the word, and the
goodness of God; I have grieved the Spirit, and he is gone; I
tempted the devil, and he is come to me; I have provoked God to
anger, and he has left me; I have so hardened my heart that I CANNOT
repent."
Then said Christian to the Interpreter, "But is there no hope for
such a man as this?" "Ask him," said the Interpreter.
Then said Christian, "Is there no hope but you must be kept in the
iron cage of despair?"