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st._n james_n st._n dennis_n st._n mark_n but_o be_v thou_o evermore_o the_o patton_n and_o protector_n of_o our_o city_n of_o our_o kingdom_n be_v thou_o evermore_o the_o general_n of_o our_o army_n if_o thou_o be_v with_o we_o who_o can_v be_v against_o we_o deo_fw-la javante_fw-la nil_fw-la obest_fw-la livor_fw-la malus_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la juvante_fw-la nil_fw-la prodest_fw-la labour_fw-la gravis_fw-la if_o thou_o give_v a_o blessing_n envy_n can_v hurt_v we_o if_o thou_o deny_v a_o blessing_n labour_n can_v profit_v we_o but_o it_o be_v thou_o that_o save_v we_o thou_o only_o save_v we_o thou_o always_o save_v we_o thou_o save_v we_o from_o all_o danger_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n thou_o be_v the_o fountain_n salvation_n be_v the_o stream_n thou_o be_v the_o sun_n salvation_n be_v the_o beam_n thou_o be_v the_o tree_n salvation_n be_v the_o fruit_n it_o be_v thou_o that_o save_v we_o from_o our_o enemy_n it_o be_v nero_n vain_a complaint_n that_o he_o have_v neither_o friend_n nor_o enemy_n whereas_o in_o truth_n he_o have_v none_o but_o enemy_n woe_n be_v i_o my_o mother_n say_v jeremy_n 10._o that_o thou_o have_v bear_v i_o a_o man_n of_o coâ—tention_n i_o have_v neither_o lend_v nor_o take_v upon_o usury_n yet_o every_o one_o do_v curse_v i_o if_o innocence_n itself_o shall_v assume_v the_o shâ—pe_n of_o a_o man_n and_o dwell_v upoâ—_n earth_n it_o will_v 〈◊〉_d enemy_n rather_o than_o a_o man_n want_z enemy_n his_o bosom_n friend_n shall_v become_v his_o enemy_n inimici_fw-la hominis_fw-la domestici_fw-la ejâ—â—_z they_o of_o a_o man_n household_n prove_v often_o hiâ—_z enemy_n â—eâ—_n a_fw-la mâ—â—_z own_o self_n often_o prove_v his_o own_o great_a enemy_n to_o rise_v yet_o one_o degree_n high_o as_o it_o 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a cross_n to_o want_v all_o cross_n so_o to_o 〈◊〉_d eâ—emies_n be_v the_o great_a enmity_n enemy_n be_v the_o â—am_fw-la nâ—rs_n that_o nail_v we_o close_o to_o our_o god_n enemy_n be_v the_o bruâ—hâ—s_v that_o wear_v away_o 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readiness_n bow_n and_o sword_n that_o be_v all_o manner_n of_o military_a preparation_n 3._o that_o when_o we_o have_v store_n of_o warlike_a provision_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o place_v our_o confidence_n in_o our_o arm_n not_o make_v they_o as_o idol_n for_o i_o will_v not_o trust_v in_o my_o bow_n 4._o that_o our_o only_a defence_n from_o danger_n be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o only_a dependence_n ought_v to_o be_v upon_o our_o god_n but_o it_o be_v thou_o 5._o that_o in_o lieu_n of_o his_o protection_n and_o our_o preservation_n god_n expect_v vitulos_fw-la labiorum_fw-la the_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n as_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n call_v they_o that_o be_v a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o favour_n this_o bring_v my_o text_n home_o to_o the_o present_a occasion_n for_o i_o will_v not_o trust_v in_o my_o bow_n it_o be_v not_o my_o sword_n that_o shall_v help_v i_o but_o it_o be_v thou_o that_o save_v we_o from_o our_o enemy_n and_o put_v they_o to_o confusion_n 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midst_n of_o wolf_n 16._o novum_fw-la and_o inauditum_fw-la â—ellandi_fw-la genus_fw-la a_o new_a and_o strange_a kind_n of_o warrefaire_n say_v saint_n chrysostome_n between_o a_o few_o nnarmed_a sheepâ—_z and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o ravenous_a wolf_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o wolf_n as_o if_o one_o shall_v cast_v a_o handful_n of_o dry_a reed_n or_o flax_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o â—ot_a fire_n to_o extinguish_v it_o but_o this_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n rather_o to_o magnify_v hiâ—_z power_n in_o the_o protection_n of_o his_o servant_n from_o their_o enemy_n then_o in_o the_o preservation_n of_o they_o without_o enemy_n sanguine_a fundata_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d siam_fw-it sanguine_fw-la crevit_fw-la the_o church_n be_v plant_v in_o blood_n it_o be_v water_v with_o blood_n what_o need_v i_o reckon_v up_o the_o persecution_n of_o david_n the_o blow_n of_o micheas_n the_o saâ—_z of_o isay_n the_o bond_n of_o john_n baptist_n the_o stone_n of_o steven_n the_o cross_n of_o 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