ELIZABETH BUNYAN, Elizabeth replied, "He preacheth nothing but the Word of God ; " when Twisden cried, "He preach the Word of God ! " (and ' withal she thought he would have struck her',) " he runneth up and down, and doth harm." "No, my Lord, it is not so," firmly replied the young wife. " God hath owned him, and done much good by him." " God !" exclaimed Twisden ; " and his doctrine is the doctrine of the Devil !" " My Lord, when the righteous Judge shall ap- pear, it will be known that his doctrine is not the doctrine of the Devil." Tired of parleying with her, Judge Twisden now hastily turned to Hale, " My Lord," he said, " do not mind her, but send her away." " I am very sorry, woman," said Sir Matthew, " that I can do thee no good ; thou must do one of the things aforesaid, but a writ of error will be the cheapest." Seeing that it was hopeless to make any impres- sion, though she repeatedly asked them to send for Bunyan, that he might speak for himself, Elizabeth tearfully quitted the Swan Chamber. She concludes her own recital by saying : -" This I remember, that though I was somewhat timorous at my first entrance into the chamber, yet before I went out I could not but break forth into tears ; not so much because they were so hard-hearted against me and my husband, but to think what a sad account such 26
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