Emmanuel and his captains waged war upon Diabolus and entered Mansoul, capturing the residents of the Recorder, whose name is Mr. Conscience. The news spread immediately throughout the town how the Recorder's house was possessed, his rooms taken up, and his palace made the seat of the war. And no sooner was it noised abroad, they took the alarm seriously and spread the news to others, who were his friends, And you know, as a snowball loses nothing by rolling, so in little time, the whole town was consumed with the thought that they must expect nothing from the prince except destruction. And the fundamental cause for their concern was this, the recorder was afraid. The recorder trembled, and the captains were surprisingly gracious to the recorder. So many came to see, but when they beheld the captains in the palace with their own eyes and saw their battering rams constantly active against the castle gates to beat them down, they were riveted in their fears, and they were all amazed. And, as I said, the man of the house would increase all this, for whoever came to him or spoke with him, nothing would he talk of tell them or hear except that death and destruction now attended Mansoul. For, spoke the old gentleman, you all recognize, every one of you, that we all have been traitors to that once despised but now famously victorious and glorious Prince Emmanuel. For as you can see, he now not only surrounded us in his siege, but has forcefully entered our gates. Moreover, Diabolus flees before him, and he has, as you beheld, made my house a garrison against the castle where Diabolus lives. As for me, I have transgressed greatly, and he who is clean, it is well for him. But I say I have transgressed greatly in keeping silence when I should have spoken, and in perverting justice when I should have executed the same. True, I have suffered something at the hand of Diabolus for taking part with the laws of King Shaddai. But that, alas, what will that do? Will that make compensation for the rebellions and treasons I have done, and have suffered without gainsaying to be committed in the town of Mansoul? Oh, I tremble to think of what will be the end of so dreadful and so furious a beginning. Now, while these brave captains were busy in the house of the old recorder, Captain Execution was just as busy in other parts of the town. In securing the back streets and the walls, he also tenaciously hunted the Lord Willbewill. He would not allow him to rest in any corner. He pursued him so hard that he frightened Willbewill's men away and made him glad to thrust his head into a hole to hide. Also, this mighty warrior cut three of the Lord Willbewill's officers down to the ground. One was old Mr. Prejudice, the one whose skull was cracked in the mutiny. It was he whom Lord Willbewill made keeper of Ear Gate and fell by the hand of Captain Execution. There was another, Mr. Backward-to-all-but-not, and he was also one of the Lord Willbewill's officers. being the captain of the two guns once mounted on the top of Irrgate, whereas this one was also cut down to the ground by Captain Execution. Besides these two, there was a third whose name was Captain Treacherous. He was a vile man, but one in whom Willbewill placed a great deal of confidence, but he was also cut down to the ground by Captain Execution with the rest. He also made a very great slaughter among my Lord Willbewill's soldiers, killing many that were stout and sturdy and wounding many who were nimble and active for Diabolus. But all these were Diabolonians. There was not a man hurt who was a native of Mansoul. Other feats of war were likewise performed by other captains. Captain Good Hope and Captain Charity were assigned to Eye Gate, and there a great execution was accomplished, for Captain Good Hope with his own hands slew one Captain Blindfold, the keeper of that gate. This blindfold was captain of a thousand men, and they were the ones who fought with mauls. He also pursued blindfolds men, slew many, and wounded more, having made the rest hide their heads in corners. There was also a Mr. Illpaws at the gate, of whom you have heard before. He was an old man and had a beard reaching down to his belt. The same was Diabolus's orator, who did much mischief in the town of Mansoul. He fell by the hand of Captain Goodhope. What shall I say? The Diabolonians in these days lay dead in every corner, though too many were still alive in Mansoul. Now the old recorder, and my lord understanding, with some other chiefs of the town, to wit such as knew they must stand and fall with the famous town of Mansoul, came together one day, and after consultation, had jointly agreed to draw up a petition to send to Emmanuel, since the prince now sat in the gate of Mansoul. So having drafted their petition to Emmanuel, the contents whereof were these, that they, the old inhabitants of the now deplorable town of Mansoul, confessed their sin and were sorry that they had offended his princely majesty and prayed that he would spare their lives. Under this petition, he gave no answer at all, and that troubled them yet so much the more. Now all this was done while the captains who were in the recorder's house were using the battering rams against the gates of the castle in order to beat them down. So after some time, hard work and painful toil, the gate of the castle, which was called impregnable, was beaten open and broken into several splinters. This opened the way to go up to the hold in which Diabolus had hid himself. Then tidings were sent down to Irgate, for Immanuel still abode there, to let him know that a way was made in at the gates of the castle of Mansoul. But oh, how the trumpets at the tidings sounded throughout the prince's camp! For now the war was so near an end, and Mansoul itself was being set free. Then the prince arose from the place where he was, and took with him those of his men of war who were most fit for that expedition and marched up the street of Mansoul to the old recorder's house to be continued. The recorder, Mansoul's Mr. Conscience, while taken captive by Prince Emmanuel and repentant over the sins he committed against King Shaddai and his son, knew that, quote, taking part with the laws of King Shaddai, end quote, did not mean true salvation, for, said he, I have transgressed greatly in keeping silence when I should have spoken, and in perverting justice when I should have executed the same. Why did his keeping some of God's law not save the soul, and what did conscience mean by this last statement? Read Galatians 3 10-12 and Proverbs 27 5 to help with your answer. Mansoul began to pray and petitioned Emmanuel, saying that They, quote, confess their sin and were sorry that they had offended his princely majesty and prayed that he would spare their lives, end quote. However, Emmanuel gave no answer at all. Why did he not answer this prayer immediately? Read Acts chapter nine, verses 10 through 18 to help with your answer. And that's the Holy War episode three.