And, first,
they did as Ill-pause had taught them; they looked, they considered
they were taken with the forbidden fruit; they took thereof, and
did eat; and having eaten, they became immediately drunken
therewith. So they open the gate, both Ear-gate and Eye-gate, and
let in Diabolus with all his bands, quite forgetting their good
Shaddai, his law, and the judgment that he had annexed, with solemn
threatening, to the breach thereof.
Diabolus, having now obtained entrance in at the gates of the
town, marches up to the middle thereof, to make his conquest as
sure as he could; and finding, by this time, the affections of the
people warmly inclining to him, he, as thinking it was best
striking while the iron is hot, made this further deceivable speech
unto them, saying, 'Alas, my poor Mansoul! I have done thee indeed
this service, as to promote thee to honour, and to greaten thy
liberty; but, alas! alas! poor Mansoul, thou wantest now one to
defend thee; for assure thyself that when Shaddai shall hear what
is done, he will come; for sorry will he be that thou hast broken
his bonds, and cast his cords away from thee.
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