The Holy War – John Bunyan

my conduit* doth always run wine. Thus doing, thou shalt drive from thine
heart and stomach all foul, gross, and hurtful humours. It will also lighten
thine eyes, and will strengthen thy memory for the reception and keeping of
all that the King's most noble Secretary teacheth (Heb 5:14).
When the Prince had thus put Mr. Recorder (that once so was) into the
place and office of a minister to Mansoul, and the man had thankfully
accepted thereof, then did Emmanuel address himself in a particular speech
to the townsmen themselves--[10]
'Behold,' said the Prince to Mansoul, 'my love and care towards you. I
have added, to all that is past, this mercy, to appoint you preachers; the most
noble Secretary to teach you in all high and sublime mysteries; and this
gentleman,' pointing to Mr. Conscience, 'is to teach you in all things human
and domestic; for therein lieth his work. He is not, by what I have said,
debarred of telling to Mansoul anything that he hath heard and received at
the mouth of the Lord high Secretary; only he shall not attempt to presume to
pretend to be a revealer of those high mysteries himself; for the breaking of
them up, and the discovery of them to Mansoul, layeth only in the power,
authority, and skill of the Lord high Secretary himself. Talk of them he may,
and so may the rest of the town of Mansoul; yea, and may, as occasion gives
them opportunity, press them upon each other, for the benefit of the whole.
These things, therefore, I would have you observe and do, for it is for your
life, and the lengthening of your days.
'And one thing more to my beloved Mr. Recorder, and to all the town of
Mansoul. You must not dwell in nor stay upon anything of that which he
hath in commission to teach you, as to your trust and expectation of the next
world; of the next world, I say, for I purpose to give another to Mansoul,
when this with them is worn out, but for that you must wholly and solely
have recourse to, and make stay upon his doctrine, that is your teacher after
the first order. Yea, Mr. Recorder himself must not look for life from that
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