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
This done, Emmanuel called the Lord Willbewill to him, and gave him in
commandment to take care of the gates, the wall, and towers in Mansoul;
also the Prince gave him the militia into his hand, and a special charge
to withstand all insurrections and tumults that might be made in Mansoul
against the peace of our Lord the King, and the peace and tranquillity of
the town of Mansoul. He also gave him in commission, that if he found
any of the Diabolonians lurking in any corner of the famous town of
Mansoul, he should forthwith apprehend them, and stay them, or commit
them to safe custody, that they may be proceeded against according to
law.
Then he called unto him the Lord Understanding, who was the old Lord
Mayor, he that was put out of place when Diabolus took the town, and put
him into his former office again, and it became his place for his
lifetime. He bid him also that he should build him a palace near
Eye-gate; and that he should build it in fashion like a tower for
defence. He bid him also that he should read in the Revelation of
Mysteries all the days of his life, that he might know how to perform his
office aright.
He also made Mr. Knowledge the Recorder, not of contempt to old Mr.
Conscience, who had been Recorder before, but for that it was in his
princely mind to confer upon Mr. Conscience another employ, of which he
told the old gentleman he should know more hereafter.
Then he commanded that the image of Diabolus should be taken down from
the place where it was set up, and that they should destroy it utterly,
beating it into powder, and casting it into the wind without the town
wall; and that the image of Shaddai, his Father, should be set up again,
with his own, upon the castle gates; and that it should be more fairly
drawn than ever, forasmuch as both his Father and himself were come to
Mansoul in more grace and mercy than heretofore. He would also that his
name should be fairly engraven upon the front of the town, and that it
should be done in the best of gold, for the honour of the town of
Mansoul.
After this was done, Emmanuel gave out a commandment that those three
great Diabolonians should be apprehended, namely, the two late Lord
Mayors, to wit, Mr. Incredulity, Mr. Lustings, and Mr. Forget-Good, the
Recorder. Besides these, there were some of them that Diabolus made
burgesses and aldermen in Mansoul, that were committed to ward by the
hand of the now valiant and now right noble, the brave Lord Willbewill.
And these were their names: Alderman Atheism, Alderman Hard-Heart, and
Alderman False-Peace. The burgesses were, Mr. No-Truth, Mr. Pitiless,
Mr. Haughty, with the like. These were committed to close custody, and
the gaoler’s name was Mr. True-Man. This True-Man was one of those that
Emmanuel brought with him from his Father’s court when at the first he
made a war upon Diabolus in the town or Mansoul.
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