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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 by John Bunyan
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Incredulity set to the bar.

Clerk. Mr. Incredulity, thou art here indicted by the name of
Incredulity, (an intruder upon the town of Mansoul,) for that thou
hast feloniously and wickedly, and that when thou wert an officer
in the town of Mansoul, made head against the captains of the great
King Shaddai when they came and demanded possession of Mansoul;
yea, thou didst bid defiance to the name, forces, and cause of the
King, and didst also, as did Diabolus thy captain, stir up and
encourage the town of Mansoul to make head against and resist the
said force of the King. What sayest thou to this indictment? Art
thou guilty of it, or not?

Then said Incredulity, 'I know not Shaddai; I love my old prince; I
thought it my duty to be true to my trust, and to do what I could
to possess the minds of the men of Mansoul to do their utmost to
resist strangers and foreigners, and with might to fight against
them. Nor have I, nor shall I, change mine opinion for fear of
trouble, though you at present are possessed of place and power.'

Then said the Court, 'The man, as you see, is incorrigible; he is
for maintaining his villainies by stoutness of words, and his
rebellion with impudent confidence; and therefore set him by,
gaoler, and set Mr. Forget-Good to the bar.

Forget-Good set to the bar.

Clerk. Mr. Forget-Good, thou art here indicted by the name of
Forget-Good, (an intruder upon the town of Mansoul,) for that thou,
when the whole affairs of the town of Mansoul were in thy hand,
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