War it was rescued out of his Hand.) So long my Lord Mayor was rather an Impediment in, than an Advantage to, the famous Town of Manfoul.

The Recorder

As for Mr. Recorder, before the Town was taken, he was a Man well read in put out of Place. the Laws of his King, and also a Man of Courage and Faithfulness to speak Truth on every Occafion: And he had a Tongue as bravely-hung, as he had an Head filled with Judgment. Now this Man, Diabolus could by no means abide, because, though he gave his Confent to his coming into the Town, yet he would not, by all Wiles, Trials, Stratagems and Devices that he could ufe, make him wholly his own. True, he was much degenerated from his former King, and also much pleased with many of the Giant's Laws, and Service: But this would not do, for as much as he was not wholly his; he would now and then think upon Shaddai, and have a dread of his Law upon him, and then he would speak with a Voice as great against Diabolus, as when a Lion roareth. Yea, and would alfo at certain times when his Fits were upon him (for you must know, that sometimes he had terrible Fits) make the whole Town of Mansoul hake with his Voice; and therefore the new King of Manfoul could not abide him.

He fometimes Speaks for his firft King.

He is more debauched than

before.

Diabolus therefore feared the Recorder, more than any that was left alive in the Town of Mansoul, because as I faid, his Words did shake the whole Town; they were like the Ratling of Thunder, and alfo like Thunder-claps. Since therefore the Giant could not make him wholly his own, what doth he do, but ftudies all that he could to debauch the Old Gentleman, and by Debauchery to ftupify his Mind, and more harden his Heart in Ways of Vanity. And as he attempted, fo he accomplished his Defign. He debauched the Man, and by little and little, so drew him into Sin and Wickedness, that at last he was not only debauched as at firit, and fo by confequence defiled, but was almoft (at laft 1 fay) past all Confcience of Sin. And this was the

farthef

The Town taken off from heeding of him.

Wherefore he bethinks

fartheft Diabolus could go. him of another Project, and that was to perfuade the Men of the Town that Mr. Recorder was mad, and fo not to be regarded. And for this he urged his Fits, and said, If he be himself, why doth he not do thus always? But, quoth he, all mad Folk have their Fits, and in them raving Langzage; fo hath this old and doating Gentleman. Thus by one Means or other, he quickly got Manfoul to flight, neglect, and defpife whatever Mr. Recorder could fay. For befides, what already you have heard, Diabolus had a Way to make the Old Gentleman when he was merry, unfay and deny what he in his Fits had affirmed. And indeed this was the next Way to make himself ridiculous, and to cause that no Man fhould regard him. Also now he never fpake freely for King Shaddai, but always by Force and Constraint. Befides, he would at one Time be hot against that, at which at another he would hold his Peace, for uneven was he now in his Doings. Sometimes he would be, as if fast asleep, and again fometimes as dead, even then when the whole Town of Manfoul was in her Career after Vanity, and in her Dance after the Giant's Pipe.

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How Confcience

becomes fo ridiculous, as with Carnal Men it is.

but of a foolAnd fo would

And that he

Wherefore, fometimes when Mansoul did use to be frighted with the thundering Voice of the Recorder that was, and when they did tell Diabolus of it, he would anfwer, that what the Old Gentleman faid, was neither of Love to him, nor Pity to them, ifh Fondness that he had to be prating: hush, ftill, and put all to quiet again might leave no Argument un-urged that might tender to make them fecure, he faid, and faid it often, Oh Manfoul! Confider, that notwithstanding the Old Gentleman's Rage, and the Rattle of his high and thundring Words, you hear nothing of Shaddai himfelf (when Liar and Deceiver that he was, every Out-cry of Satanical Mr. Recorder against the Sin of Manfoul was the Voice of God in him to them.)

Rhetorick.

But he goes on and says, You see that he values not the Lofs, nor Rebellion of the Town of Mansoul, nor will he trouble himself with calling of his Town to a Reckoning, for their giving themselves to me. He knows that though ye were his, now you are lawfully mine; fo leaving us to one another, he now hath fhaken his Hands of us.

Moreover, O Manful! quoth he, confider how I have ferved you, even to the uttermost of my Power; and that with the best that I have, could get, or procure for you in all the World: Befides, I dare fay, that the Laws and Customs that you now are under, and by which you do Homage to me, do yield you more Solace and Content, than did the Paradife that at firft you poffeffed. Your Liberty alfo, as yourselves do very well know, has been greatly widen'd and en

His Flatteries.

larged by me; whereas I found you a pen'd up People, I have not laid any Restraint upon you c you have no Law, Statute, or Judgment

of mine to fright you; I call none of you

Confcience.

to Account for your Doings, except the Madman, you know who I mean: I have granted you to live, each Man like a Prince in his own, even with as little Controul from me, as I have from you.

Men fometimes

And thus would Diabolus hufh up, and quiet the Town of Mansoul, when the angry with their Recorder that was, did at Times moleft

Confcience.

them: Yea, and with fuch curfed Orations as thefe, would fet the whole Town in a Rage and Fury against the old Gentleman: Yea, the Rafcal Crew at fome Times would be for deftroying him. They have often wifhed (in my Hearing) that he had lived a Thoufand Miles off from them: His Company, his Words, yea, the Sight of him, and efpecially when they remembred how in old Times he did ufe to threaten and condemn them; (for all he was now fo debauched) did terrify and afflict them fore.

But all Wishes were vain; for I don't know how, unlefs by the Power of Shaddai, and his Wifdom, he w preferved in Being amongst them. Befides, his I

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The Will.

was as ftrong as a Catle, and flood hard by a frong Ill-thoughts. Hold of the Town; moreover, if at any Time any of the Crew or Rabble attempted to make Of Fears. him away, he could pull up the Sluices, and let in fuch Floods as would drown all round about him. But to leave Mr. Recorder, and to come to my Lord Will-be-will, another of the Gentry of the famous Town of Manfoul. This Will-bewill was as high born in Manfoul, and was as much, if not more, a Free-holder than many of them were: Befides, if I remember my Tale aright, he had fome Priviledge peculiar to himself in the famous Town of Manfoul: Now, together with thefe, he was a Man of great Strength, Refolution and Courage, nor in his Occafion could any turn him away. But I fay, whether he was proud of his Eftate, Priviledges, Strength, or what (but fure it was thro' Pride of fomething) he fcorns now to be a Slave in Manfoul; and therefore refolves to bear office under Diabolus, that he might (fuch an one as he was) be a petty Ruler and Governor in Manfeul, and (head-ftrong Man that he was) thus he began betimes; for this Man, when Diabolus did make his Oration at Ear gate, was one of the first that was for confenting to his Words, and for accepting of his Council as wholefome, and that was for opening of the Gate, and letting him into the Town: Wherefore Diabolus had a Kindnefs for him; and therefore he defigned for him a Place: And perceiving the Valour and Stoutnefs of the Man, he coveted, to have him for one of his great Ones, to act and do in Matters of the highest Concern.

The Will take Place under Diabolus,

So he fent for him, and talked with him of that fecret Matter that lay in his Breaft, but there needed not much Perfuafion in the Cafe. For as at firft he was willing that Diabolus fhould be let into the Town'; fo now he was as willing to ferve him there: When the Tyrant therefore, perceived the Willingness of my Lord to ferve him, and that his Mind ftood bending that Way, he forthwith made him Captain of the Čaftle,

Heat.

Flefh.
Seufes.

Mr. Mind, my
Lord's Clerk.

Governor of the Wall, and Keeper of the Gates of Manfoul: Yea, there was a Claufe in his Commiffion, that no Thing without him should be done in all the Town of Menfoul So that now, next to Diabolus himself, who but my Lord Will-be-will in all the Town of Manfoul; nor could any thing now be done, but at his Will and Pleasure throughout the Town of Manfoul, Rom. viii. 7. He had also one Mr. Mind for his Clerk, a Man to fpeak on, every Way like his Master: For he and his Lord were in Principle one, and in Practice not far afunder, Eph. ii. 2, 3, 4. And now was Manfoul brought under to Purpofe, and made to fulfil the Lufts of the Will, and of the Mind.: But it will not out of my Thoughts, what a defperate one this Will-be-will was, when Power was put into his Hand. First, he flatly denied that he owed any Suit or Service to his former Prince, and Liege-Lord. This done, in the next Place he took an Oath, fwore Fidelity to his great Mafter Diabolus, and then being stated and fettled in his Places, Offices, Advancements and Preferments; Oh! you cannot think unless you had feen it, the ftrange Work that this Workman made in the Town of Manfoul.

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The Carnal Will oppofech Confcience.

Firft, he maligned Mr. Recorder to Death, he would neither endure to fee him, nor hear the Words of his Mouth; he would shut his Eyes when he faw him, and ftop his Ears when he heard him fpeak. Alfo he could not endure that fo much as a Fragment of the Law of Shaddai fhould be any where feen in the Town. For Example, his Clerk Mr. Mind had fome old rents Neh. ix. 26. and torn Parchments of the Law of good Shaddai in his Houfe, but when Will-be will faw them, he caft ther behind his Back. True, Mr. Recorder had fome of the Laws in his Study, but my Lord could by no means come at them: He alfo thought and faid, the Windows of my old Lord-Mayor's Houfe were always Cortupt Will too light for the Profit of the Town of loves a dark, Manfoul. The Light of a Candle he could Understanding.