The holy war made by Shaddai upon Diabolus, for the regaining of the metropolis of the world : or, The losing and taking again of the town of Mansoul . lege of itself. The third, was called Sweet-SinHold, because by that he fortified Mansoul againstall desires of good. The first of these holdsstood close by Eye-gate, that, as much as mightbe, light might be darkened there; the secondwas built hard by the old castle, to the end thatthat might be made more blind, if possible ; andthe third stood in the market-place. He that Diabolus made governor over the firstof these, was one Spite-God, a most
The holy war made by Shaddai upon Diabolus, for the regaining of the metropolis of the world : or, The losing and taking again of the town of Mansoul . lege of itself. The third, was called Sweet-SinHold, because by that he fortified Mansoul againstall desires of good. The first of these holdsstood close by Eye-gate, that, as much as mightbe, light might be darkened there; the secondwas built hard by the old castle, to the end thatthat might be made more blind, if possible ; andthe third stood in the market-place. He that Diabolus made governor over the firstof these, was one Spite-God, a most blasphemouswretch: he came with the whole rabble of themthat came against Mansoul at first, and was him-self one of themselves. He that was made thegovernor of Midnight Hold, was one Love-no-Lignt: he was alco of them that came first againstthe town. And he that was made the governorof the hold, called Sweet-Sin Hold, was one whosename was Love-Flesh : he was also a very lewdfellow, but not of that country where the othersare bound. This fellow could find more sweet-ness when he stood sucking of a lust, than he didin all the paradise of God. -I. The Hold of Djflanee. p. 28. THE HOLY WAR. 29 And now Diabolus thought himself safe. Hehad taken Mansoul, he had engarrisoned himselftherein, he had put down the old officers, andhad set. up new ones ; he had defaced the imageof Shaddai, and had set up his own; he had /-spoiled the old law books and had promoted hisown vain lies ; he had made him new magistratesand set up new aldermen ; he had builded himnew holds, and had manned them for himself:and all this he did to make himself secure, incase the good Shaddai, or his Son, should cometo make an incursion upon him. Now you may well think, that long before thistime, word, by some or other, could not but becarried to the good King Shaddai, how his Man-soul, in the continent of Universe, was lost; andthat the runagate giant Diabolus, once one of hisMajestys servants, had, in rebellion a
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