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Rh the College of Physicians, according to the rules made in that case and provided."

"But, sir," said she, "what is this pill good for else?"

It is an universal pill: it is good against all the diseases that pilgrims are troubled with; and when it is well prepared, it will keep good time out of mind.

Pray, sir, make me up twelve boxes of them; for if I can get these, I will never take other physic.

These pills are good to prevent diseases, as well as to cure when one is sick. Yea, I dare say it, and stand to it, that if a man will but use this physic as he should, it will make him live for ever. But, good Christiana, thou must give these pills no other way than as I have prescribed; for if you do, they will do no good. So he gave unto Christiana physic for herself and her boys, and for Mercy; and bid Matthew take heed how he ate any more green plums; and kissed them and went his way.

It was told you before, that Prudence bid the boys, if at any time they would, they should ask her some questions that might be profitable, and she would say something to them.

Then Matthew, who had been sick, asked her, *'Why, for the most part, physic should be bitter to our palates?"

To show how unwelcome the Word of God, and the effects thereof, are to a sinful heart.