yet to find out more Diabolonians, wherever they lurked, whether in dens, caves, holes, vaults, or where else they could, in or about the wall or town of Mansoul. But though they could plainly see their footing, and so follow them by their track and smell to their holds, even to the mouths of their caves and dens, yet take them, hold them, and do justice upon them, they could not their ways were so crooked, and their holds so strong, and they so quick to take sanctuary there.

But Mansoul did now with so stiff an hand rule over the Diabolonians that were left, that they were glad to shrink into corners; time was when they durst walk openly, and in the day; but now they were forced to embrace privacy and the night; time was when a Mansoulian was their companion; but now they counted them deadly enemies. This good change did Mr. Prywell's intelligence make in the famous town of Mansoul.

By this time Diabolus had finished his army, which he intended to bring with him for the ruin of Mansoul ; and had set over them captains, and other field officers, such as liked his furious stomach best; himself was lord paramount, Incredulity was general of his army, their highest captains shall be named afterwards; but now for their officers, colours, and scutcheons.

1. Their first captain was Captain Rage; he was captain over the election doubters, his were the red colours; his standard-bearer was Mr. Destructive, and the great red dragon he had for his scutcheon. (Rev. xii. 3, 4, 13, 15-17).

2. The second captain was Captain Fury; he was captain over the vocation doubters; his standard-bearer

was Mr. Darkness, his colours were those that were pale, and he had for his scutcheon the fiery flying serpent. (Numb. xxi. 6)

3. The third captain was Captain Damnation; he was captain over the grace doubters; his were the red colours, Mr. No-Life bare them, and he had for his scutcheon the black den. (Matt. xxii. 13; Rev. ix. 1.)

4. The fourth captain was the Captain Insatiable; he was captain over the faith doubters; his were the red colours, Mr. Devourer bare them, and he had for a scutcheon the yawning jaws. (Prov. xxvii. 20.)

5. The fifth captain was Captain Brimstone; he was captain over the perseverance doubters; his also were the red colours, Mr. Burning bare them, and his scutcheon was the blue and stinking flame. (Psa. xi. 6; Rev. xiv. 11.).

6. The sixth captain was Captain Torment; he was captain over the resurrection doubters; his colours were those that were pale, Mr. Gnaw was his standard-bearer, and he had the black worm for his scutcheon. (Mark ix. 44, 46, 48.)

7. The seventh captain was Captain No-Ease; he was captain of the salvation doubters; his were the red colours, Mr. Restless bare them, and his scutcheon was the ghastly picture of death. (Rev. xiv. 11, vi. 8.)

8. The eighth captain was the Captain Sepulchre; he was the captain over the glory doubters; his also were the pale colours, Mr. Corruption was his standard-bearer, and he had for his scutcheon a skull, and dead men's bones. (Jer. v. 16.)

9. The ninth captain was Captain Past-Hope; he was

captain of those that are called the felicity doubters; his standard-bearer was Mr. Despair; his also were the red colours, and his scutcheon was a hot iron and the hard heart. (1 Tim. iv. 2; Rom. ii. 5.)

These were his captains, and these were their forces, these were the standards, these were their colours, and these were their scutcheons. Now, over these did the great Diabolus make superior captains, and they were in number seven; as, namely, the Lord Beelzebub, the Lord Lucifer, the Lord Legion, the Lord Apollyon, the Lord Python, the Lord Cerberus, and the Lord Belial; these seven he set over the captains, and Incredulity was lord-general, and Diabolus was king. The reformades also, such as were like themselves, were made some of them captains of hundreds, and some of them captains of more. And thus was the army of Incredulity completed.

So they set out at Hell-Gate-hill, for there they had their rendezvous, from whence they came with a straight course upon their march toward the town of Mansoul. Now, as was hinted before, the town had, as Shaddai would have it, received from the mouth of Mr. Prywell the alarm of their coming before. Wherefore they set a strong watch at the gates, and had also doubled their guards; they also mounted their slings in good places, where they might conveniently cast out their great stones to the annoyance of the furious enemy.

Nor could those Diabolonians that were in the town do that hurt as was designed they should; for Mansoul was now awake. But, alas! poor people, they were sorely affrighted at the first appearance of their foes, and

at their sitting down before the town, especially when they heard the roaring of their drum. (1 Pet. v. 8.) This, to speak the truth, was amazingly hideous to hear; it frighted all men seven miles round, if they were but awake and heard it. The streaming of their colours was also terrible and dejecting to behold.

When Diabolus was come up against the town, first he made his approach to Ear-gate, and gave it a furious assault, supposing, as it seems, that his friends in Mansoul had been ready to do the work within; but care was taken of that before, by the vigilance of the captains. Wherefore, missing of the help that he expected from them, and finding his army warmly attended with the stones that the slingers did sling-for that I will say for the captains, that considering the weakness that yet was upon them by reason of the long sickness that had annoyed the town of Mansoul (James iv. 7), they did gallantly behave themselves he was forced to make some retreat from Mansoul, and to intrench himself and his men in the field, without the reach of the slings of the town.

Now, having intrenched himself, he did cast up four mounts against the town; the first he called Mount Diabolus, putting his own name thereon, the. more to affright the town of Mansoul; the other three he called thus, Mount Alecto, Mount Megara, and Mount Tisiphone; for these are the names of the dreadful furies of hell. Thus he began to play his game with Mansoul, and to serve it as doth the lion his prey, even to make it fall before its terror. But, as I said, the captains and soldiers resisted so stoutly, and did do such execution

with their stones, that they made him, though against stomach, to retreat; wherefore Mansoul began to take

courage.

Now upon Mount Diabolus, which was raised on the north side of the town, there did the tyrant set up his standard, and a fearful thing it was to behold; for he had wrought in it by devilish art, after the manner of a scutcheon, a flaming flame fearful to behold, and the picture of Mansoul burning in it.

When Diabolus had thus done, he commanded that his drummer should every night approach the walls of the town of Mansoul, and so to beat a parley; the command was to do it at nights, for in the day time they annoyed him with their slings; for the tyrant said, that he had a mind to parley with the now trembling town of Mansoul, and he commanded that the drums should beat every night, that through weariness they might at last, if possible (at the first they were unwilling yet), be forced to do it.

So this drummer did as commanded: he arose, and did beat his drum. But when his drum did go, if one looked toward the town of Mansoul, "Behold darkness and sorrow, and the light was darkened in the heaven thereof." (Isa. v. 30.) No noise was ever heard upon earth more terrible, except the voice of Shaddai when he speaketh. But how did Mansoul tremble! it now looked for nothing but forthwith to be swallowed up.

When this drummer had beaten for a parley, he made this speech to Mansoul: "My master has bid me tell you, that if you will willingly submit, you shall have the good of the earth; but if you shall be stubborn, he is resolved.