theyaretheavowedfriendsofDiabolus，thereforelookaboutyou。TheyusedheretoforetolodgewiththeirPrinceintheCastle，whenIncredulitywastheLordMayorofthistown;butsincemycominghither，theyliemoreintheoutsidesandwalls，andhavemadethemselvesdens，andcaves，andholes，andstrongholdstherein。Wherefore，OMansoul！thywork，astothis，willbesomuchthemoredifficultandhard;thatis，totake，mortify，andputthemtodeathaccordingtothewillofmyFather。Norcanyouutterlyridyourselvesofthem，unlessyoushouldpulldownthewallsofyourtown，thewhichIambynomeanswillingyoushould。Doyouaskme，Whatshallwedothen？Why，beyoudiligent，andquityoulikemen;observetheirholes;findouttheirhaunts;assaultthem，andmakenopeacewiththem。Wherevertheyhaunt，lurk，orabide，andwhattermsofpeacesoevertheyofferyou，abhor，andallshallbewellbetwixtyouandme。AndthatyoumaythebetterknowthemfromthosethatarethenativesofMansoul，Iwillgiveyouthisbriefscheduleofthenamesofthechiefofthem;andtheyarethesethatfollow:—TheLordFornication，theLordAdultery，theLordMurder，theLordAnger，theLordLasciviousness，theLordDeceit，theLordEvil—Eye，Mr。Drunkenness，Mr。Revelling，Mr。Idolatry，Mr。Witch—craft，Mr。Variance，Mr。Emulation，Mr。Wrath，Mr。Strife，Mr。Sedition，andMr。Heresy。Thesearesomeofthechief，OMansoul！ofthosethatwillseektooverthrowtheeforever。These，Isay，aretheskulkersinMansoul;butlookthouwellintothelawofthyKing，andtherethoushaltfindtheirphysiognomy，andsuchothercharacteristicalnotesofthem，bywhichtheycertainlymaybeknown。
’These，OmyMansoul，（andIwouldgladlythatyoushouldcertainlyknowit，）iftheybesufferedtorunandrangeaboutthetownastheywould，willquickly，likevipers，eatoutyourbowels;yea，poisonyourcaptains，cutthesinewsofyoursoldiers，breakthebarsandboltsofyourgates，andturnyournowmostflourishingMansoulintoabarrenanddesolatewilderness，andruinousheap。Wherefore，thatyoumaytakecouragetoyourselvestoapprehendthesevillainswhereveryoufindthem，Igivetoyou，myLordMayor，myLordWillbewill，andMr。Recorder，withalltheinhabitantsofthetownofMansoul，fullpowerandcommissiontoseekout，totake，andtocausetobeputtodeathbythecross，all，andallmannerofDiabolonians，whenandwhereveryoushallfindthemtolurkwithin，ortorangewithoutthewallsofthetownofMansoul。
’ItoldyoubeforethatIhadplacedastandingministryamongyou;notthatyouhavebutthesewithyou，formyfirstfourcaptainswhocameagainstthemasterandlordoftheDiaboloniansthatwasinMansoul，theycan，andifneedbe，andiftheyberequired，willnotonlyprivatelyinform，butpubliclypreachtothecorporationbothgoodandwholesomedoctrine，andsuchasshallleadyouintheway。Yea，theywillsetupaweekly，yea，ifneedbe，adailylectureinthee，OMansoul！andwillinstructtheeinsuchprofitablelessons，that，ifheeded，willdotheegoodattheend。Andtakegoodheedthatyousparenotthementhatyouhaveacommissiontotakeandcrucify。
’Now，asIhavesetbeforeyoureyesthevagrantsandrunagatesbyname，soIwilltellyou，thatamongyourselves，someofthemshallcreepintobeguileyou，evensuchaswouldseem，andthatinappearanceare，veryrifeandhotforreligion。Andthey，ifyouwatchnot，willdoyouamischief，suchanoneasatpresentyoucannotthinkof。
’These，asIsaid，willshowthemselvestoyouinanotherhuethanthoseunderdescriptionbefore。Wherefore，Mansoul，watchandbesober，andsuffernotthyselftobebetrayed。’