Piety

"PIETY regulating the devotions of the soul and spirit."[1]

"In the conversations that ensue, PIETY is the first to speak. She inquires into the inward motives that prompted the Pilgrim to this pilgrimage. CHRISTIAN’S answer to this inquiry opens up afresh the memory of his flight from the City of Destruction. He tells of the 'dreadful sound' by which he was 'driven out' of his native land. Wrath from without, conviction from within, and both these working upon conscience—deep calling unto deep—created that “dreadful sound,” so that the man was 'driven' to flight. The further questions proposed by PIETY reproduce the narrative of the preceding scenes of the pilgrimage, including the Wicket-gate, the illustrations of the Interpreter’s House, the sight of One who did hang bleeding upon a tree, the tokens and credentials given him at the Cross, and the unworthy companions that met him on the way. Then the Pilgrim reports progress, and explains his past experiences."[1]