The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World; Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of MansoulBunyan, John
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The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World; Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Mansoul
Bunyan, John
Christian fiction; Soul; Spiritual warfare -- Fiction
No sooner had the captain made this speech to his soldiers, but one Mr.
Speedy came post to the captain from the Prince, to tell him that
Emmanuel was at hand. This news when the captain had received, he
communicated to the other field-officers, and they again to their
soldiers and men of war. Wherefore, like men raised from the dead, so
the captains and their men arose, made up to the enemy, and cried as
before, ‘The sword of the Prince Emmanuel, and the shield of Captain
Credence!’
The Diabolonians also bestirred themselves, and made resistance as well
as they could; but in this last engagement the Diabolonians lost their
courage, and many of the doubters fell down dead to the ground. Now,
when they had been in heat of battle about an hour or more, Captain
Credence lift up his eyes and saw, and, behold, Emmanuel came; and he
came with colours flying, trumpets sounding, and the feet of his men
scarce touched the ground, they hasted with that celerity towards the
captains that were engaged. Then did Credence wind with his men to the
townward, and gave to Diabolus the field: so Emmanuel came upon him on
the one side, and the enemies’ place was betwixt them both. Then again
they fell to it afresh; and now it was but a little while more but
Emmanuel and Captain Credence met, still trampling down the slain as they
came.
But when the captains saw that the Prince was come, and that he fell upon
the Diabolonians on the other side, and that Captain Credence and his
Highness had got them up betwixt them, they shouted, (they so shouted
that the ground rent again,) saying, ‘The sword of Emmanuel, and the
shield of Captain Credence!’ Now, when Diabolus saw that he and his
forces were so hard beset by the Prince and his princely army, what does
he, and the lords of the pit that were with him, but make their escape,
and forsake their army, and leave them to fall by the hand of Emmanuel,
and of his noble Captain Credence: so they fell all down slain before
them, before the Prince, and before his royal army; there was not left so
much as one doubter alive; they lay spread upon the ground dead men, as
one would spread dung upon the land.
When the battle was over, all things came into order in the camp. Then
the captains and elders of Mansoul came together to salute Emmanuel,
while without the corporation: so they saluted him, and welcomed him, and
that with a thousand welcomes, for that he was come to the borders of
Mansoul again. So he smiled upon them, and said, ‘Peace be to you.’
Then they addressed themselves to go to the town; they went then to go up
to Mansoul, they, the Prince, with all the new forces that now he had
brought with him to the war. Also all the gates of the town were set
open for his reception, so glad were they of his blessed return. And
this was the manner and order of this going of his into Mansoul:
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