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01:57And I am going to that which is Celestia.
02:01Its prince bids me go.
02:04Prince!
02:05I am an enemy of this prince.
02:13I hate his laws, his people.
02:20I come here to oppose you.
02:25Beware what you do, Apollyon.
02:27For I am on the road that belongs to the Celestial Prince.
02:33Silence! Prepare to die, pilgrim.
02:39For I swear by my infernal abode that I shall spill your soul where you stand.
03:19As I slept...
03:22I had a dream.
03:27A dream.
04:01Get your filthy hands off me!
04:04Shut your mouth!
04:07And I want no trouble from you.
04:12Are you alright, friend?
04:15Forgive me.
04:16I...
04:17I didn't realize anyone was there.
04:20I...
04:22Let me help you.
04:24I'm alright!
04:25Are you?
04:28Well, I'm in jail, am I not?
04:32Yes, we are.
04:36And right you are.
04:39And you, for what?
04:42Murder?
04:43Theft?
04:44What treachery brings us together?
04:48Preaching.
04:52An errant Christian.
04:54What did you do?
04:56Take a wrong turn, good pilgrim?
05:00Lose your way?
05:01No.
05:03I'm on my way.
05:05Blast if they haven't locked me up with a lunatic.
05:09And I suppose God's map to heaven leads through Bedford Jail.
05:14Perhaps.
05:17Then do tell, pilgrim.
05:20Perhaps I too may find my way out of this...
05:24Stinking pit!
05:26Quiet!
05:27In there!
05:28Ah!
05:30If you would hear me, then I shall begin at the beginning.
05:35Ah.
05:37A storyteller as well.
05:39A story might be just a thing to pass the time away.
05:44Huh.
05:45Do tell, pilgrim.
05:47I and the rats shall listen.
05:52My journey begins in Elstow.
05:56A place not far from here.
06:00I was quite a troublemaker in those days.
06:03A real menace.
06:05Pass it over here, bull!
06:07Throw the ball to me!
06:09Throw it!
06:10Catch!
06:11Ow!
06:12That hurt you!
06:14Take it!
06:14Hey!
06:15And that...
06:16Ah!
06:16Stop!
06:17Stop!
06:18Fight!
06:18Fight!
06:19Fight!
06:20Fight!
06:20Fight!
06:21Fight!
06:21Hope that teaches you a lesson, Philip Smith.
06:24You know this.
06:28No one hits me.
06:30No, sir.
06:32Not...
06:32John Bunyan!
06:34Ow!
06:35I shall have that filthy mouth of yours washed out once and for all.
06:39Ow!
06:39It is the last thing I do.
06:41Ow!
06:41That really hurts.
06:42No son of mine.
06:44No...
06:47Poor as we may be will have a gutter for a mouth.
06:50You will get to your chores or it will be the whip at your back.
06:55What am I to do with you, John?
06:58You were to be about your chores.
07:01And that filthy language.
07:04I'm sorry.
07:05Father.
07:06Are you?
07:08I promise.
07:10I shall never swear or use foul language again.
07:14I promise.
07:16And you will get to your chores.
07:18Yes, Father.
07:20Right away.
07:22All right, then.
07:23But you will not be allowed to play for the remainder of the day.
07:27You will remain in this room.
07:30You must think about your actions, John.
07:34Yes, Father.
07:37Oh, and John.
07:39About the chores.
07:41John?
07:44John!
07:46John!
07:48John Bunyan!
07:49John Bunyan!
07:51John Bunyan!
08:12I'm a thief among them.
08:13In fact, one of our band once said of me...
08:16Why, if it wasn't for people like Johnny here, the devil would have no company in hell.
08:25I was a happy-go-lucky fellow.
08:28But I knew I was bad.
08:31Real bad.
08:33The thought of hell tormented me always.
08:36And night time was the worst.
08:40Aaaaaah!
08:44Aaaaaah!
08:47I thought I should change for the better.
08:50Do something helpful to others.
08:53A cause.
08:54Something that would save me from hell.
08:57And give me a place in...
09:00Heaven.
09:01So, I did what I thought to be the most sacrificial thing.
09:08I joined the army.
09:12Aaaaaah!
09:14Aaaaaah!
09:20Aaaaaah!
09:22This is madness!
09:23What's the good of all this?
09:25For our people.
09:27And for our country.
09:29And why do you think the other side fights?
09:32Aaaaaah!
09:33Huh?
09:34For the same thing, dunce.
09:36They do it for country as well.
09:39But in the end, young Bunyan,
09:41we're all just killing each other just the same.
09:45And going straight from this hell to another.
09:47And going straight from this hell to another.
09:50Bunyan!
09:52Bunyan!
09:52Sir?
09:53Go to the garrison to your right!
09:56Sir, I can't.
09:57I...
09:58John!
09:59I will go.
09:59No, I...
10:01Wait.
10:02No!
10:06No, wait!
10:19No!
10:22No!
10:24No!
10:26No!
10:27No!
10:28No!
10:28No!
10:29No!
10:29I realized that day that both good men and bad men died side by side in war.
10:37The real battle was the one within my own heart.
10:44And I longed for peace.
10:47I longed for peace.
10:50No!
10:51No!
10:52No!
10:52For someone to show me the way.
11:05Why are you crying?
11:07I am afraid.
11:11Afraid of what?
11:12Of death. For I know that, as all men, I shall one day die, and that, thereafter, I shall face
11:24God's judgment. Try as I might, I am sinful, and I don't know what to do.
11:33Flee from the coming wrath.
11:37What? Where must I flee?
11:40See that narrow gate?
11:42I cannot.
11:45Look through your tears. Do you see the shining light?
11:52I... I believe I do.
11:54Keep that light in your eye, and go straight to it. There you shall find the gate, and at the
12:03gate, you shall be told what to do.
12:10War brought me face to face with death, and I was scared. Scared that I would die and end up
12:19in hell.
12:19So, I tried as much as any man could to be good. I attended church regularly, stopped using foul language,
12:31read the Bible, got married, and began to work.
12:35No one in all of England would be as deserving of heaven as I.
12:47I was empty. No matter how good I thought I had become, there was something missing.
12:56But God led me on.
13:04Perhaps I'll find work here.
13:09Oh, and I had a most wonderful experience whilst reading Matthew this morning.
13:14Don't tell.
13:15Come unto me, all who are weary and heavy laden.
13:18And I shall give you rest.
13:20Dear me, I too have been blessed by that promise, and have felt Jesus so near to me.
13:25Oh, yes.
13:28Pardon me, ladies.
13:30Well, good day, good sir.
13:33If you seek work, I do have a pot or two that needs mending.
13:37I beg your pardon, but it is I that would seek your help, kind lady.
13:42Oh?
13:43You see, I too think of myself as a Christian.
13:46I am not one to eavesdrop, but I must confess, to hear you speak of the Lord is to hear
13:53you speak of a very dear and close acquaintance.
13:56Well, of course.
13:58And what is your experience, dear Tinker?
14:01Is it not the same?
14:02I have tried hard, very hard, to do good, to obey God as my master, to fear and honour him
14:14and try to please him.
14:16But it is to me, dear ladies, as if my goodness is but a new coat of paint on the
14:23same old building.
14:25I try to do what is right, what is good, yet...
14:29Your heart is still the same?
14:31Oh, Pastor Guilford, just in time.
14:34You were saying, Master...
14:36Bunyan, that my goodness is but a new coat of paint on the same old building.
14:44But you...
14:45Yes?
14:46You, madam, seem to me to be a new building altogether.
14:51Oh! Bless you, dear boy, bless you!
14:55You need to lay down your burden, young Bunyan.
14:58Ah, yes.
15:01I know, young Bunyan, you need to...
15:04Lay down your burden.
15:08It is through Christ's goodness that we are saved, not our own.
15:12For by grace are we saved, through faith.
15:16Christ said,
15:17Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
15:22He is your saviour, Master Bunyan.
15:26Which means...
15:28He saves those that cannot save themselves.
15:32Again I say...
15:35Lay...
15:35Down your burdens.
15:55That burden...
15:58There is one on every man and woman.
16:01I carry my own.
16:04Your load is lightened.
16:06Heaven's light fills your heart.
16:08Your journey ends.
16:08Oh no, dear friend.
16:10Once the light penetrated my heart, the journey was just beginning.
16:15And I saw clearly that one must journey on toward the light.
16:21And the way is not always easy.
16:26Ow!
16:27Hold still, Father.
16:31Done.
16:32Now you're ready to preach.
16:34Wonderful.
16:35My eldest daughter is the best assistant in Elstow.
16:39And the prettiest, I might add.
16:43And you are the most handsome preacher.
16:46Are you certain?
16:50Yes, you still are.
16:51I don't need sight to know that, Father.
16:54Alright, we're ready.
16:57Where's Johnny?
16:59Ready.
17:10I gather I've come to the right place to hear the illegal preacher.
17:14If you mean the tinker preacher, indeed you have.
17:17But you needn't worry.
17:19We meet every day.
17:20And the authorities haven't bothered us yet.
17:22And I shall soon see if he lives up to his fame and his writings.
17:26Ah, his pen is but his sword.
17:30So truly a man of conviction.
17:33I crave that.
17:35I am weary of empty preaching from the official church.
17:38Come then.
17:39Enter with us.
17:40For he shall be here shortly.
17:43This man Bunyan knows that any unauthorized preaching is against the law.
17:49He is guilty of breaking the statute against unlawful assembly.
17:54That tinker preacher need only speak one word.
17:57And this arrest warrant will suffice to put an end to his so-called church.
18:03I must warn John.
18:05I must warn him.
18:08John!
18:09Thank goodness I have found you.
18:11Found me?
18:12I am on my way to preach.
18:14Listen to me, John.
18:15You must not preach today.
18:17What?
18:18The magistrate of Harlington has sworn a warrant for your arrest.
18:22Oh, John.
18:23If you so much as utter one word.
18:25I will not dismiss the meeting on that account.
18:28But John, you mustn't.
18:29Father.
18:31My dears.
18:33Listen to me.
18:35We must be brave.
18:37No, Father.
18:38John.
18:39Shh.
18:40Listen now.
18:42How will the people keep the faith if their pastor is unwilling to suffer loss for it?
18:48I shall preach God's word, come what may.
18:53You knew that you would be arrested.
18:56That is madness.
19:18The scripture saith, whom Christ has set free is free indeed.
19:25And the time will come when you will not worship in this building or that place, but the true worshippers.
19:32John Bunyan!
19:33The true worshippers will worship in sincerity and in truth.
19:38John Bunyan!
19:40The scripture saith, it is better to put...
19:43I have here a warrant for your arrest!
19:46For faith is the help of man.
19:51Be brave, my darling.
19:53God be with you, Father.
19:55God be with you.
20:00From where do you presume to get the authority to preach, Tinker?
20:06From the scripture, sir.
20:07Indeed.
20:09The scriptures tell us, if any man minister, let him do it in the ability which God gives him.
20:15Surely you are familiar with the epistle of Peter.
20:18I am a judge, not clergy.
20:21Be that as it may, you have the right to exercise that...
20:25a gift within the privacy of your own family.
20:31Otherwise...
20:32Otherwise...
20:33You may not!
20:34Yet God's word compels me to share it with others.
20:40Your word conflicts with God's, which...
20:43That is enough!
20:45You will take three months to think about this, Tinker, in prison.
20:51And then you will decide whether you are willing to submit to our decision.
20:55That is, to attend the parish church and abandon your preaching and incessant writings.
21:02If you refuse, you will be banished from the realm.
21:06If you are ever found again in England, you will be hanged by the neck until you be dead.
21:14But...
21:14That is our verdict!
21:16Take him away!
21:23And Betsy?
21:25Johnny?
21:26How are they?
21:27They're fine, Father.
21:29Johnny found another frog and put it in the tea kettle and, well, he's doing extra chores today.
21:37Father, when will you...
21:39I'm sure I will be home soon, darling.
21:43I pray so.
21:45I'm proud of you, Father.
21:48Sorry, little miss, but you need to go now.
21:52Yes, sir.
21:54I'd best be showing you to the door.
21:56Mother or I will be back tomorrow.
21:58We'll bring you some more paper for your writing.
22:01Ah, that I know he needs.
22:04The man writes day and night.
22:07Stay warm, my little one.
22:09Yes, Father.
22:11You too.
22:21I love you.
22:23I love you, my little one.
22:57John Bunyan, I'm here to inquire whether you are now willing to submit to the laws of this land and
23:03desist from holding public meetings which are an unlawful assembly.
23:08If you refuse, you shall remain in this prison.
23:12What say you, Bunyan?
23:13Sir, as God is my witness, I have not spoken any evil in our meeting.
23:18I cannot go against God's word.
23:22God has made me a pastor.
23:24How can I go against his will?
23:29So you could walk out of here a free man if you just agree not to preach?
23:34I know what I would do.
23:38You've lost everything, John Bunyan.
23:41Are you so certain you're on God's path?
23:46God does not promise us an easy road.
23:49The truth is, difficulties come to each one of us.
24:01Lord have mercy on us.
24:06Bunyan?
24:07Bunyan, what is happening?
24:09It's the plague.
24:11It has infected London.
24:13People are coming to the country to escape it.
24:16We cannot sit around and wait to be infested in these small quarters.
24:20We are letting some of the prisoners go home.
24:22Home?
24:24Now, wait a minute.
24:26You must not leave Bedford.
24:28You are still a prisoner, but I know I can trust you.
24:32Bunyan, once this is over, you will return.
24:41And may God have mercy on us all.
24:47The plague killed over a hundred thousand people.
24:52Many more than the war.
24:54Everyone in Bedford was affected, in one way or another.
25:03As promised, I have returned.
25:06I am glad to see you well.
25:08True to your word, Bunyan.
25:10But I had no doubt.
25:12And your family.
25:14Are they well?
25:15Ah, yes.
25:16And I have wonderful news.
25:18I will be a father once more.
25:21Elizabeth is with child again.
25:23And I also have good news for you.
25:25You have been granted a parole.
25:29Paroled?
25:29With all the conflict this country is having, the government changes the law frequently.
25:35Depending who is in power.
25:37You are free to live at home.
25:41But beware, Bunyan.
25:44And take heed.
25:45The laws could change overnight.
25:50Those that have gone before us loved the word of God.
25:55And confessed that they were pilgrims and foreigners on this earth.
25:59John Bunyan.
26:01Yes, I am he.
26:04And I am a constable.
26:06And this is an illegal meeting.
26:11And?
26:13Is that the end?
26:15Is that your journey?
26:17Your pilgrimage?
26:18Back in this foul prison.
26:21For twelve years.
26:24In truth, Bunyan.
26:25A pilgrim that never gets to his destination is on no pilgrimage at all.
26:31Seems to me you have been walking in circles.
26:34A professional prisoner would be a more fitting title for you.
26:39Perhaps.
26:41Perhaps.
26:42But many people carry their cages with them, no matter how freely they roam.
26:48That is true enough.
26:51I have prayed fervently and asked God for what other purpose I had been set aside.
26:58When I finally realized my purpose, the words flowed faster than I could write.
27:07One night, as I slept, I had a dream.
27:14I was a pilgrim, living near the city of destruction, wondering which way to go.
27:22When I was brought into contact with a man named Evangelist, who set me on the right course.
27:30Eventually, I met with several opponents, some of which were Judge Hategood, and one...
27:43A fiendish opponent.
27:58In the name of the Lord, I will rise!
28:11A fiendish opponent.
28:19Pastor Bunyan
28:21Pastor Bunyan
28:23What?
28:24Are you done?
28:26Is your sentence over?
28:28Oh no
28:29When the law changed and the church was given the freedom to meet in public
28:33I was chosen by the free church to be its pastor
28:37While in jail?
28:38Yes
28:39He goes to preach his sermon
28:40Talks with the people
28:42And then he returns
28:44The honest man that he is
28:46John's sentence has not yet been overturned
28:49You see, every pilgrim has a resting place
28:52For now, God has seen to it that this is mine
28:56This is the fruit of my time here
28:59I think you will enjoy it
29:02Remember friend, a pilgrimage with God never goes in circles
29:07He always gets us to his destination
29:10No matter what the road reveals
29:29There goes a truly free man
29:37Who can know the length of his life
29:40I do not know if I shall remain a free man to preach the gospel of Christ
29:45And be locked in prison
29:47Or end with the hangman's noose about my neck
29:52Whichever it may be
29:54If through my freedom or imprisonment or yet by my death
29:59I can convert but one soul to Christ
30:02My life shall have been well spent
30:07Prison or death
30:09Or liberty and life
30:11I shall stand by my God
30:14And with bold and heart do pray that as this pilgrim
30:20This unworthy traveler
30:24Comes at last to that great and celestial city
30:28To which his Lord has beckoned him come
30:31His footsteps
30:33His falls, scrapes and tumbles
30:37May chart the path for other weary travelers
30:41And thus, at last
30:44One firm step at a time
30:48May guide them home
30:52To God
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