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captain over the Grace-doubters was Captain Damnation; he over the
Felicity-doubters was Captain Past-hope, and his ancient-bearer was Mr.
Despair. The nature of the Doubters is "to put a question upon every
one of the truths of Emanuel, and their country is called the Land of
Doubting, and that land lieth off and furthest remote to the north
between the land of Darkness and that called the Valley of the Shadow of
Death." They are not children of the sun, and although they are not
sinners in the common sense of the word, those that were caught in
Mansoul were promptly executed.
There is nothing to be done but to fight and wait for the superior help
which will come if we do what we can. Emanuel at first delayed his aid
in the great battle, and the first brunt was left to Captain Credence.
Presently, however, Emanuel appeared "with colours flying, trumpets
sounding, and the feet of his men scarce touched the ground; they hasted
with such celerity towards the captains that were engaged that . . .
there was not left so much as one Doubter alive, they lay spread upon
the ground dead men as one would spread dung on the land.
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