The Holy War – John Bunyan

Then said Mr. Loth-to-stoop, 'Sir, you seem to be very hard. Suppose my
master should yield to all that your lordship hath said, provided that his
friends and kindred in Mansoul may have liberty to trade in the town, and to
enjoy their present dwellings; may not that be granted, sir?'
Then said Emmanuel, 'No: that is contrary to my Father's will; for all,
and all manner of Diabolonians that now are, or that at any time shall be
found in Mansoul, shall not only lose their lands and liberties, but also their
lives' (Rom 6:13; Gal 5:24; Col 3:5).
Then said Mr. Loth-to-stoop again, 'But, sir, may not my master, and
great Lord, by letters, by passengers, by accidental opportunities, and the
like, maintain, if he shall deliver up all unto thee, some kind of old friendship
with Mansoul' (John 10:8).
Emmanuel answered, 'No, by no means; forasmuch as any such
fellowship, friendship, intimacy, or acquaintance in what way, sort, or mode
soever maintained, will tend to the corrupting of Mansoul, the alienating of
their affections from me, and the endangering of their peace with my Father.'
Mr. Loth-to-stoop yet added further; saying, 'But, great sir, since my
master hath many friends, and those that are dear to him in Mansoul, may he
not, if he shall depart from them, even of his bounty and good-nature, bestow
upon them, as he sees fit, some tokens of his love and kindness, that he had
for them, to the end that Mansoul, when he is gone, may look upon such
tokens of kindness once received from their old friend, and remember him
who was once their King, and the merry times that they sometimes enjoyed
one with another, while he and they lived in peace together.'
Then said Emmanuel, 'No; for if Mansoul come to be mine, I shall not
admit of, nor consent that there should be the least scrap, shred, or dust of
Diabolus left behind, as tokens or gifts bestowed upon any in Mansoul,
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