The Holy War – John Bunyan

CLERK. Where did you hear him say this?
HATE. I heard him say it in Folly-yard, at the house of one Mr. Simple,
next door to the sign of the Self-deceiver. Yea, he hath said this to my
knowledge twenty times in that place.
CLERK. We may spare further witness, this evidence is plain and full.
Set him by, jailer, and set Mr. Notruth to the bar.
Mr. No-truth, thou art here indicted by the name of No-truth, an intruder
upon the town of Mansoul, for that thou hast always, to the dishonour of
Shaddai, and the endangering of the utter ruin of the famous town of
Mansoul, set thyself to deface and utterly to spoil all the remainders of the
law and image of Shaddai that have been found in Mansoul, after her deep
apostasy from her king to Diabolus, the envious tyrant. What sayest thou?
Art thou guilty of this indictment, or not?
NO-TRUTH. Not guilty my Lord.
Then the witnesses were called, and Mr. Know-all did first give in his
evidence against him.
KNOW. My Lord, this man was at the pulling down of the image of
Shaddai; yea, this is he that did it with his own hands. I myself stood by and
saw him do it, and he did it at the commandment of Diabolus. Yea, this Mr.
Notruth did more than this, he did also set up the horned image of the beast
Diabolus in the same place. This also is he that, at the bidding of Diabolus,
did rend and tear and cause to be consumed all that he could of the
remainders of the law of the King, even whatever he could lay his hands on,
in Mansoul.
CLERK. Who saw him do this besides yourself?
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