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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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town of Mansoul. Himself was not a native of it, but came with the
Prince Emmanuel from the court. He was a great acquaintance of
Captain Credence and Captain Good-Hope; some say they were kin, and
I am of that opinion too. This man, as I said, was made governor
of the town in general, especially over the castle, and Captain
Credence was to help him there. And I made great observation of
it, that so long as all things went in Mansoul as this sweet-
natured gentleman would, the town was in most happy condition. Now
there were no jars, no chiding, no interferings, no unfaithful
doings in all the town of Mansoul; every man in Mansoul kept close
to his own employment. The gentry, the officers, the soldiers, and
all in place observed their order. And as for the women and
children of the town, they followed their business joyfully; they
would work and sing, work and sing, from morning till night: so
that quite through the town of Mansoul now nothing was to be found
but harmony, quietness, joy, and health. And this lasted all that
summer.

But there was a man in the town of Mansoul, and his name was Mr.
Carnal-Security; this man did, after all this mercy bestowed on
this corporation, bring the town of Mansoul into great and grievous
slavery and bondage. A brief account of him and of his doings take
as followeth:-

When Diabolus at first took possession of the town of Mansoul, he
brought thither, with himself, a great number of Diabolonians, men
of his own conditions. Now among these there was one whose name
was Mr. Self-Conceit, and a notable brisk man he was, as any that
in those days did possess the town of Mansoul. Diabolus, then,
perceiving this man to be active and bold, sent him upon many
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