The Pilgrim's Pꝛogreſs
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Beelzebub, the Enemy of our Lord, I defie him and all his Angels.
Then Proclamation was made, that they that had ought to fay for their Lord the King againſt the Priſoner at the Bar, mould forthwith appear and give in their evidence. So there came in three Witneſſes, to wit, Envy, Superſtition, and Pickthank. They was then asked, If they knew the Priſoner at the Bar? and what they had to ſay for their Lord the King againſt him.
Then ſtood forth Envy, and ſaid to this effect; My Lord, I have known this man a long time, and will atteſt upon my Oath before this honourable Bench, That he is
Judge. Hold, give him his Oath; So they ſware him. Then he ſaid, My Lord, This man, notwithstanding his plauſible name, is one of the vileſt men in our Countrey; He neither regardeth Prince nor People, Law nor Cuſtom: but doth all that he can to poſſeſs all men with certain of his diſloyal notions, which he in the general calls Principles of Faith and Holineſs. And in particular, I heard him once my ſelf affirm, That Chri-
stianity
