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acquaintance_n may_v afford_v they_o but_o these_o be_v but_o ceremony_n as_o i_o call_v they_o in_o the_o title_n of_o this_o chapter_n i_o willing_o withdraw_v myself_o from_o they_o neither_o shall_v i_o have_v be_v desirous_a to_o have_v meddle_v with_o they_o at_o all_o but_o that_o the_o example_n of_o other_o stratagem_n other_o lip_n de_fw-fr milit_fw-la rom._n reusner_n de_fw-fr arte_fw-la stratagem_n who_o have_v write_v in_o this_o kind_n lead_v i_o unto_o it_o and_o the_o respect_n unto_o my_o reader_n in_o common_a civility_n require_v it_o at_o my_o hand_n who_o i_o can_v not_o well_o leave_v after_o the_o sight_n of_o so_o many_o dumb_a figure_n without_o a_o word_n or_o two_o at_o the_o part_n there_o remain_v only_o now_o that_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o office_n rank_n and_o ability_n strive_v for_o honour_n and_o victory_n propound_v to_o himself_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o command_n of_o the_o leader_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o soldier_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o conquest_n and_o the_o disgrace_n and_o damage_n of_o the_o defeat_n above_o all_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o heart_n unto_o almighty_a god_n from_o who_o hand_n victory_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o obtain_v it_o be_v especial_o to_o be_v expect_v 18.32.34_o expect_v psal_n 18.32.34_o it_o be_v god_n that_o gird_v i_o with_o strength_n of_o war_n and_o make_v my_o way_n perfect_a he_o teach_v my_o hand_n to_o fight_v etc._n etc._n 144.1_o etc._n psal_n 144.1_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n my_o strength_n which_o teach_v my_o hand_n to_o war_n and_o my_o finger_n to_o fight_v 7._o fight_v psal_n 44.5_o 6_o 7._o through_o thou_o will_v we_o overthrow_v our_o enemy_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n will_v we_o tread_v they_o under_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o we_o 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