nd on looking up I could perceive queen Anne, on
the pinnacle of the building, with a sword in each hand. With the one in
her left, which is called Justice, she preserves her subjects from the
men of the city of Perdition; and with the other in her right, which is
the sword of the Spirit, or the word of God, she preserves them from
Belial and his spiritual evils. Under the left sword were the _Laws of
England_; under the other was a large _Bible_. The sword of the Spirit
was fiery and of prodigious length, it would kill at a distance to which
the other sword could not reach. I observed the other princes with the
same arms, defending their portions of the church; but I could see that
the portion of my queen was the fairest, and that her arms were the most
bright. By her right hand, I could see a multitude of people in
black--archbishops, bishops, and teachers, assisting her in sustaining
the sword of the Spirit; and some of the soldiers and civil officers, and
a few, very few of the lawyers, supporting, along with her, the other
sword. I obtained permission to rest a little by one of the magnificent
doors, whither people were coming to obtain the dignity of the _universal
church_; a tall angel was keeping the door, and the church within side
was so vividly light, that it was useless for _Hypocrisy_ to show her
visage there--she sometimes appeared at the door, but never went in.
After I had been gazing about a quarter of an hour, there came a
_papist_, who imagined that the Pope possessed the catholic church, and
he claimed his share of dignity. "What proof of your dignity have you?"
said the porter. "I have plenty," said he, "of _traditions of the
fathers_, and _acts of the congresses of the church_; but what further
assurance do I need, than the word of the Pope, who sits upon the
infallible chair?" Then the porter proceeded to open an exceedingly
large Bible. "Behold," said he, "the only Statute Book which we use
here, prove your claim out of that, or depart;" whereupon he departed.

At this moment there came a drove of Quakers, who wanted to go in with
their hats upon their heads, but they were turned back for their
unmannerly behaviour. After that, some of the children of the barn, who
had been there for some time, began to speak. "We have," said they, "no
other statute than you, therefore show us our dignity." "Stay," said the
glittering porter, looking them fixedly in the face, "and I will show you
some