The Holy War – John Bunyan

thou and thy master have carried it not rightly, and as you should, to the
captains of Shaddai; for in three things you are faulty:--First, In that you
would not let Mr. Conscience and myself be at the hearing of your discourse.
Secondly, In that you propounded such terms of peace, to the captains, that
by no means could be granted, unless they had intended that their Shaddai
should have been only a titular prince, and that Mansoul should still have had
power by law, to have lived in all lewdness and vanity before him, and so by
consequence Diabolus should still here be king in power, and the other only
king in name. Thirdly, For that thou didst thyself, after the captains had
showed us upon what conditions they would have received us to mercy, even
undo all again with thy unsavoury, and unseasonable, and ungodly speech.'
INCRED. When old Incredulity had heard this speech, he cried out,
'Treason, treason: To your arms, to your arms, O ye, the trusty friends of
Diabolus in Mansoul.'[19]
UND. 'Sir, you may put upon my words what meaning you please, but I
am sure that the captains of such an high Lord as theirs is, deserves a better
treatment at your hands.'
INCRED. Then said old Incredulity, 'This is but little better. But, Sir,'
quoth he, 'what I spake, I spake for my prince, for his government, and the
quieting of the people, whom by your unlawful actions you have this day set
to mutiny against us.'
CONS. Then replied the old Recorder, whose name was Mr.
Conscience, and said, 'Sir, you ought not thus to retort upon what my Lord
Understanding hath said. It is evident enough that he hath spoken the truth,
and that you are an enemy to Mansoul; be convinced, then, of the evil of
your saucy and malapert language, and of the grief that you have put the
captains to; yea, and of the damages that you have done to Mansoul thereby.
Had you accepted of the conditions, the sound of the trumpet and the alarm
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