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Calvary died. Then were they remanded to the Cage again, until further order should be taken with them. So they put them in, and made their feet fast in the Stocks. Here also they called again to mind what they had heard from their faithful friend _Evangelist_, and were the more confirmed in their way and sufferings, by what he told them would happen to them. They also now comforted each other, that whose lot it was to suffer, even he should have the best on't; therefore each man secretly wished that he might have that preferment: but committing themselves to the Allwise dispose of Him that ruleth all things, with much content they abode in the condition in which they were, until they should be otherwise disposed of. Then a convenient time being appointed, they brought them forth to their Tryal, in order to their condemnation. When the time was come, they were brought before their enemies, and arraigned. The Judge's name was Lord _Hate-good_. Their Indictment was one and the same in substance, tho somewhat varying in form, the contents whereof was this: _That they were enemies to and disturbers of their Trade; that they had made Commotions and Divisions in the Town, and had won a party to their own most dangerous Opinions in contempt of the Law of their Prince_. Now _Faithful_ play the Man, speak for thy God: Fear not the wickeds' malice, nor their rod: Speak boldly man, the Truth is on thy side; Die for it, and to Life in triumph ride. Then _Faithful_ began to answer, that he had only set himself against that which had set itself against Him that is higher than the highest. And said he, as for Disturbance, I make none, being myself a man of Peace; the Party that were won to us, were won by beholding our Truth and Innocence, and they are only turned from the worse to the better. And as to the King you talk of, since he is _Beelzebub_, the enemy of our Lord, I defy him and all his Angels. Then Proclamation was made, that they that had aught to say for their Lord the King against the Prisoner at the Bar, should forthwith appear and give in their evidence. So there came in three witnesses, to wit, _Envy_, _Superstition_, and _Pickthank_. They were 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 thi
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