Diabolians being come, they eagerly prepared themselves for action, for Capt. Credence had told the captains over hight, that they should meet their Prince in the field tomorrow, was like oil to a flaming fire; for of a long time they had been at a distance, they therefore were for this the more earnest and desirous of the work. So the hour being come, Capt. Credence, with the rest of the men of war, drew out their forces before it was day by the sally-port of the town; and being all ready,' Capt. Credence went up to the head of the army, and gave to the rest of the captains the word, and so they to the under officers and soldiers, which was, The sword of Prince Emanuel, and the shield of Capt. Credence; which in the Mansoulian tongue is, The word of God and faith. Then the captains fell on and began roundly to front, and flank, and rear Diabolus's camp.

Now they left Capt. Experience in the town, because he was ill of his wounds, which the Diabolians had given him in the last fight. But when be perceived that the captains were at it, what does he, but calling for his crutches with haste, gets up, and away he goes to the battle, saying, Shall I lie bere when my brethren are in the fight, and when Emanuel the Prince will shew himself in the field to his servants? But when the enemy saw the man come with his crutches, they were daunted yet the more, for thought they, what spirit has possessed these Mansoulians, that they fight me upon crutches. Well, the captains fell on, and did bravely handle their weapons, crying and shouting as they laid on blows, The sword of the Prince Emanuel and the shield of Capt. Credence.

When Diabolus saw that the captains had so valiantly surrounded his men, be concluded (for the present) nothing for them was to be looked for but blows. Wherefore he also falls upon the Prince's army with all his deadly force. Who was it that at first he met with in the fight, but Capt. Credence on the one hand, and Lord

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Will-be-will on the other; now Will-be-will's blows were like the blows of a giant, for he had a strong arm, and he fell in upon the Election-doubters, who were the life-guards of Diabolus, and he kept them in play a long while, cutting and battering shrewdly. When Captain Credence saw my Lord engaged, he did stoutly fall on the same company also on, the other hand, and so they put them to great disorder. Capt, Good-hope had engaged the Vocation-doubters, who were sturdy men, but he was a valiant man; Capt. Experience did also send him some aid; so he made them to retreat. The rest of the armies were hotly engaged, and that on every side, and the Diabolians did fight stoutly. Then did my Lord Secretary command that the slings from the castle should be played, and his men could throw stones at an hair's breadth. But after a while those that were made to fly before the captains of the Prince, did begin to rally again, and they came up stoutly upon the rear of the Prince's army, where they began to faint, but remembering that they should see the face of their Prince by and by, they took courage, and a very fierce battle was fought. Then shouted the captains as before; and with that Diabolus gave back, thinking that more aid had, been come; but no Emanuel as yet appeared. Moreover the battle did hang in doubt, and they made a little retreat on both sides. Now in the time of respite, Capt. Credence bravely encouraged his men to stand to it, and Diabolus did the like to his men as well as he could. The contents of Capt. Credence's speech here follows: Gentlemen soldiers, and my brethren in this design, it rejoiceth me much to see in the field so stout and valiant an army, and such faithful lovers of Mansoul. You bave bitherto shewn yourselves men of truth and courage against the Diabolian forces, so that they have not yet much to boast of their gettings. Now take to yourselves your wonted courage, and shew yourselves men, even this once only; for in a few

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minutes after the next engagement this time, you shall see your Prince shew himself in the field, for we must make this second · assault upon this tyrant Diabolus, and then Emanuel comes.

No sooner had the captain made this speech to his soldiers, but one Mr. Speedy came post to the captain, to tell him Emanuel was at hand. Wherefore, like men raised from the dead, so the captains and their men arose, made up to the enemy, and cried, The sword of the Prince Emanuel, and the shield of Capt. Credence. The Diabolians also bestired themselves, and made resistance as well as they could, but in this last engagement the Diabolians lost their courage, and many of the Doubters fell down dead to the ground. Now when they had been in the heat of battle about an hour or more, Capt. Credence lift up his eyes, and saw, and behold Emanuel came, and he came with colours flying, trumpets sounding, and the feet of his men scarce touched the ground with haste. Then did Capt. Credence wheel his to the townward, and gave to Diabolus the field. So Emanuel came upon him on the one side, and the enemy's place was betwixt them both; then again they fell to it, and now it was but a little while more but Emanuel and Capt. 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 Diabolians on the other side, and that Capt. Credence and his Highness had got them up betwixt them, they so shouted that the ground rent again. 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 Ema nuel, and of his noble Capt. Credence: So they fell all down slain before them, before his Prince, and before his royal army; there was not left so much as one Doubter alive; they lay spread upon the ground like

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dead men, as one would spread dung upon the land.

When the battle was over, all things came in order in the camp; then the captains and elders of Mansoul came together to salute Emanuel, while without the corporation; so they saluted him and welcomed him with a thousand welcomes. So he smiled upon them, and said Peace be unto you. Then they went to go up to Mansoul, they, the Prince, with all the new forces 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 :

First, as I said, all the gates of the town were opened, yea, the castle gates; the elders too of Mansoul placed themselves at the gates of the town, to salute him at his entrance thither; and so they did, for as he drew near, and approached towards the gates, they said, Lift up your beads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in. And they answered again, Who is the King of Glory? And they made return to themselves, The Lord strong and mighty, the Lordmighty in battle. Lift up your beads, Oye gates, even lift them up ye everlasting doors, &c.--2dly, It was ordered also by those of Mansoul, that all the way from the towngates to those of the castle, his blessed Majesty should be entertained with the song, by the best singers in Mansoul; then did the elders and the rest answer one another as Emanuel entered, till he came to the castle gates, with songs and sound of trumpets, saying, 'They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King in the Sanctuary. So the singers went before, the players on instruments followed after, and among them were the damsels playing on timbrels.-3dly, Then the captains in their order waited on the Prince, as he entered at the gates, Capt. Credence and Capt. Good-hope went before, Capt. Charity came behind, with others, and Capt. Pa

tience followed after all; and the rest of the captains, some on the right hand, and some on the left, accompa nied Emanuel into Mañsoul; and all the while the colours were displayed, the trumpets sounded, and continual shoutings among the soldiers. The Prince himself rode into the town in bis armour, which was all of beaten gold, and in bis chariot, the pillars of it were of silver, the bottom of gold, the covering of it was of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love for the daughters of Mansoul. 4thly, When the Prince was come to the entrance of Mansoul, be found all the streets strewed with flowers, curiously deckt with branches from the green trees about the town. Every door also was filled with persons who had adorned the front of their houses with something of singular excellency, to entertain him withal as he passed; they also, as Emanuel passed by, did welcome him with shouts of joy, saying, Blessed be the Prince that cometh in the name of bis Father Shaddai. 5thly, At the castle gates, the elders of Mansoul, to wit, my Lord Mayor, my Lord Will-bewill, the Subordinate Preacher, Mr. Knowledge and Mr. Mind, with other of the gentry, saluted Emanuel again; they bowed before him, they kissed the dust of his feet, they thanked, they blessed and praised his Highness for not taking advantage against them for their sins, but rather had pity upon them in their misery, and returned to them with mercies, and to build up their Mansoul for ever. Thus was he had up straight to the castle; for that was the Royal Palace, and the place where his Honour was to dwell; the which was ready prepared for his Highness by the presence of the Lord Secretary, and the work of Captain Credence; so he entered in. 6thly. Then the people of Mansoul came to him into the castle to mourn and weep, and lament for their wickedness, by which they had forced him out of the town. So they bowed themselves to the ground several times, they also wept aloud, and asked forgiveness of the Prince, and prayed